An iconic hallmark of the Catholic faith, St. Peter's Basilica stands tall in the city of Rome. In April, the dome-shaped icon of the modern Catholic Church housed numerous masses leading up to the pinnacle event of the liturgical calendar, Lent. This Holy Thursday, in particular, an alumnus of Jesuit Dallas received the opportunity to sing the Exultet, a 12-minute chant sung...
On Friday, May 1st, Jesuit Principal Mr. Tom Garrison, President Mike Earsing, and the rest of Jesuit Administration gathered together with the school's teachers, coaches, and staff for the annual Faculty Awards Banquet. The yearly reception aims to honor the faculty as a whole, who according to Mr.Garrison '92 "truly make Jesuit special and an exceptional place of learning."...
For many freshmen, Senior Convocation is just another dreary event with Mr. McDaniel or Mr. Garrison listing off the names of people they’ve probably never met, but, as students progress in their Jesuit career, they begin to grasp the significance of this event. On the morning of Friday, May 8th, the Class of 2015 finally experienced this significance firsthand.
After all...
At the end of every Junior year, there comes a highly anticipated ceremony; The Junior Convocation. The Jesuit community gathers together as a whole to celebrate the achievements of outstanding Juniors who challenged themselves inside and out of the classroom. The ceremony also recognizes the transition between Junior year and Senior year, a transition into leadership.
The annual Junior Convocation was...
Whenever a Jesuit student thinks of red hair and biology, only the famous Mrs. Jones could come to mind. Teaching biology throughout her many years at Jesuit, she is known to most students as the guiding light of medical society, an outstanding biology teacher, or the lady who will convince other students to buy medical supplies for the annual...
It’s a rare instance. The door to the office is open, and no one else is inside. You enter the room, taking a seat in one of the plush, high-backed chairs. You fish a piece of paper out from your backpack, an essay that has taken you hours to write. Mr. Oglesby, seated at his computer, swivels his rolling...
The Jesuit Dallas Alma Mater's origins have been a subject of myth around the school for many years. The occasional murmur appears, though is quelled by waves of haters unwilling to believe. However, in order to find its origins we must look at our own: 1942, the year that Jesuit High School was founded on the old Oak Lawn...
We all know her as our beloved Educational Technologist, the person we see when our iPad won't connect to WiFi or when we neglectfully toss our iPad and the screen cracks, but come August 21st of next school year, Mrs. Michele Williams will no longer be magically solving all of our technology problems as head of Jesuit's technology integration. Instead,...
