For the last fourteen years, Jesuit seniors have taken a Social Justice and Public Policy course in order to reflect on their service every week. Now, however, this class has been upgraded and renamed to the Service and Justice Capstone course.
Director of Community Service Mr. Rich Perry, who has the most influence over the material and framework of the class,...
On February 3rd, the English 4 Non-Western literature class learned from a whole new perspective by touring the Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum, Crow Museum, and the Dallas Museum of Art. Non-Western Literature is a senior class taught by Mrs. Row and Mr. McGowan. The class explores the modern books of various cultures not typically discussed in English class. The...
2015 marks the beginning of the new Peruvian foreign exchange program. Our Mexican exchange program, which will occur for the seventh consecutive year this spring, allows for six students of all grade levels to spend five weeks experiencing life at our campus. This year, however, five students traveled 3400 miles from Lima to Dallas for the first time.
Mr. Perry,...
“…To give and not count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds…” these are the words given to us from St. Ignatius in his prayer for generosity. This prayer embodies everything that Dallas Jesuit and other Jesuit schools across the nation strive for, characteristics like brotherhood, service before self, commitment, and integrity.
One specific characteristic that Dallas...
A defining aspect of a student's senior year at Jesuit is the opportunity to participate in many different retreats that allow seniors to step away from the sometimes stressful tribulations of academics, athletics, and extracurriculars. One of these retreats in particular strikes a chord with many Jesuit seniors: the Kairos retreat. Although underclassmen may simply see the Kairos Retreat as...
Salvete omnis! (That is "hello everyone" for the non-classical speakers.)
It's that time of year again. Yes, indeed, it is time for Jesuit's JCL (Junior Classical League) students to start studying for their Latin tests for the upcoming Area Competition, a regional competition for the JCL schools of North Texas.
This year, however, brings a unique twist for Jesuit. Instead of traveling...
For the 16th year in a row, Jesuit’s Medical Society has hosted a school wide medicine drive to gather various medications for it's annual mission trip to Guatemala in the Spring. The drive started the second week of January and will continue through Friday, February 6th.
Focusing mainly on the freshmen and sophomore classes, “a different medication is assigned to each...
Jesuit is a fantastic high school, not only because of its superior academic and sports programs, but also because of its complete extracurricular experience. Jesuit has many student-run clubs ranging from the Medical Society to the Ultimate Frisbee Club, and also provides many opportunities to travel on immersion trips to regions as far away as Peru and Alaska. In...
