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Thought provoking, powerful and incredibly well spoken: these are the only words that can suffice to describe Mr. Donahue while I was in his presence during this unique interview. To freshmen, he is the intimidating man who sets the bar for their years at Jesuit during freshmen orientation. To upperclassmen, he is a highly respectable man who truly has a unique...
“The world is full of stories, in books, movies, and experiences. That’s why I chose English: I love the stories.” Mr. Colin Hanley murmured these words with a grin while reflecting on his life choices and on his four years at Dallas Jesuit. Mr. Hanley was recently awarded the Catholic Foundation’s Work of Heart Award, a prestigious honor that recognizes unsung...
"For the dead and the living we must bear witness," writes Elie Wiesel for President Carter before the opening of The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This quote has great meaning, as it calls for us to “bear witness” to the awful truth that is prejudice, intolerance, and hatred in the world. It serves as a reminder to remain vigilant against evil...
A child asked his father, “How were people born?” So his father said, “Adam and Eve made babies, then their babies became adults and made babies, and so on.” The child then went to his mother and asked her the same question. She replied, “We were monkeys then we evolved to become like we are now.” The child ran...
Jesuit's strong academic programs have always been a defining aspect of school life. This was fully revealed in this year's UIL (Universal Interscholastic League) Academic District Meet, held from April11-12,  in which Jesuit students showed off their intellectual prowess in competitions ranging from English to Math. The Jesuit UIL Academic team competed in Spelling & Vocabulary and Ready Writing, as well...
In the summer going into seventh grade, Mabeth Diaz, a current junior at Jesuit, got into a four-wheeling accident that truly changed his life forever. Even though this particular accident seemed awful at the time, it has allowed him to grow immensely and become the man he is today.  Mabeth and his family have a tradition of going up to...
One of the many, many benefits of attending Jesuit College Preparatory is the opportunity to go on a retreat every year with classmates. To begin their Jesuit careers, all students first attend the Freshman Retreat in which they discover the school-wide spiritual community at Jesuit. Next, near the end of their sophomore year, students go on the Midpoint Retreat...
As Mr. Hanley and current Student Council executives Zander Erturkuner & Garrett Amy stood patiently, yet intently, the scantron machine slowly tallied up the votes, one by one. Two more for Wunderlick. Another vote for Pontikes. Hamrick gets three more votes. This went on until finally the final ballot was accounted for, and the new names of Student Council emerged. Last...

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