Friday, March 29, 2024

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Earlier this year, three seniors who wanted to make a difference in the Jesuit community approached Coach Andrew Civello, assistant golf and tennis coach as well as freshman health educator, to moderate their Anglers’ Club, which is dedicated to learning to fish and appreciating the fishing experience. Elated by the opportunity, Coach Civello recognized that “the Jesuit seniors are taking...
Every year since 1993, Jesuit Community Service designates the Meals on Wheels program as a senior community service site. In the program, sixteen seniors deliver food to people in need across the metroplex. In the quest to serve all in need, seniors drive their coolers of food to impoverished homes in all corners of the Dallas area. Jesuit’s commitment to...
On December 7, 2011, Jesuit’s vocally-inclined took time out of their day to brighten the Christmas season for the elderly. The young men of Jesuit Choir, led by music teachers Zane Crownover and Ann Morton, ventured to the St. Joseph’s assisted living home and the Sunrise senior community to spread Christmas cheer through song.  And while the two residences...
We all know that although Christmas can be “the most wonderful time of the year”, it can also be the most stressful – endless shopping in order to find the right gifts for loved ones.  But for some families, Christmas can become more of a burden then a blessing.  These underprivileged families, stricken with misfortune and poverty, often cannot...
Photography provided by Jacqueline Morris-Rotich On November 5, 2011, Jesuit again eagerly displayed its desire to help the needy and disaffected. The American/African Outreach Society (AAOS) held a soccer tournament on the lower practice field for Dallas’ African refugee community.  The tournament was held specifically for the residents of the Shiloh Apartment complex, a home for African refugees.   “The first purpose...
Therapy Dog Group is a senior community service project that enlists dogs to aid people with disabilities. Over the past two months, a group of ten Jesuit seniors led by Mrs. Cheryl Woolnough in the student affairs office have prepared their canine friends for action, training them to help needy persons. Students take their dogs to participating sites around Dallas...
In the first two weeks of summer, while most of the Jesuit community was watching its beloved Mavericks in the NBA Finals, 21 students and their three faculty chaperones geared up for something entirely different: a taste of Nicaragua. Students traded in their air-conditioners for small 6-inch fans, their beds for bunks, and their game-day burgers for rice and...
Entering the season of Christmas or Easter, it may be difficult to get in the holiday spirit, especially since everyone is so busy. However, by realizing how much you really have compared to others, you may momentarily forget about your troubles and give of yourself to better the world and the lives of people. One way of doing this...

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