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As most people know, Jesuit is always innovating and developing new ideas for itself to stay updated and efficient. The testing center is one of the most recent inventions implemented at Jesuit that has proved to be very successful. Located in room A115, the testing center allows students to make up tests and quizzes in an easy, well-organized manner....
Every year, thousands of students from all over the world participate in the USACO, the United States of America Computing Olympiad, and through grit and determination, fight through the anxiety-wreaking four hours of tense programming. As an individual competition, the USACO supports the efforts of these students by offering them the ability to participate in the IOI, the International...
For anyone who's even mildly paid attention to pop music over the past 12 years, the name Bruno Mars should ring a few bells. Whether it was singing about catching grenades for girls, being locked out of heaven, or praising everything he likes, Mars has been a staple of pop music for a while now, racking up over 50...
With Thanksgiving now over, the season of Advent is here, starting on Sunday, December 3rd, and lasting for four Sundays up until Sunday, December 24th Christmas Eve. What is the Season of Advent you might ask? Advent comes from the Latin word “ad-venire” meaning to come towards. Advent is a time when we not only remember Jesus’ first coming...
Jesuit College Preparatory School has been known to produce top athletes in all sports, and just this past year, 25 graduates from the class of 2014 committed to playing various sports at the college level. Just recently, another impressive invitation was given to upcoming Senior Bo Schneider, Jesuit's starting quarterback, from The University of Central Florida. Schneider will play...
The Jesuit Rangers have had a very interesting season to start. In week one they dropped a very winnable game against Hebron, then came in week two and beat state-ranked Rockwall in the waning moments of the game. Neither of those games matters, however, as it is really for morale and practice because those teams do not affect playoff...
On a bright and sunny day at the end of July, ten students disembarked from a shuttle and onto the sprawling campus of Emory University, ready to search for the dorm rooms they would be staying in. Surrounding them were two thousand other like-minded individuals, excited to be experiencing the annual Junior Classical League convention and putting their studies of Latin, ancient Greek,...
JESUIT--Nick Ackels ’12, owner of and forward for JBA team Blake Griffin & Company, expects big things from his team this year. “Returning last year’s league MVP, Matt White, is a great start, obviously,” explains the player/owner. “In addition to having him, we return guards Sheldon Robbs ’12 and Michael Stephens ’12. It’s going to be a great year for...

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