While the physical bridge has been in use all school year, today is the first day that the sign is on full display on the second floor entrance to the bridge. Jesuit continues to thank Walter ’64, Robert ’66, Klein ’68, Sid ’69, and Scott Stuart ’77 for their continued support and generosity. 

On April 13, 2021, Freshmen in Mr. Firmin’s ’10 Biology class had the opportunity to dissect earth worms. Freshmen Spencer Lanosga and Jake Giardina took on the lab together and learned much about the terrestrial invertebrate. 

In celebration of the Easter season student council hosted an egg toss that took place on Will Clark Field. Enjoying the eggcellent weather Enzo Solitario joined his fellow pre-freshman in collecting candy for every successful toss and catch they performed.

Fr. Nathan O’Halloran, S.J., talks to the Jesuit sodality about the importance of vocations to service. Fr. O’Halloran, S.J., explained the story of his parents working as catholic missionaries at the Lord’s Ranch in New Mexico, just outside of Juarez to illustrate the point that lay people can be called to a vocation of total service to the poor, and sodalists should be paying attention to this special call. 

Senior Garrett Derbes opens the grill to check on charbroiled oysters before Jesuit’s baseball game against Newman. Seniors were treated to a senior tailgate before the big game that included raw or charbroiled oysters and jambalaya. Seniors were also allowed free entrance into the highly anticipated matchup and helped the team secure a victory from the student section. 

Senior Matthew Lacour and his father Bernard pose for a picture after the friendly rugby match. On Saturday, March 27, Jesuit rugby alumni, fathers of players, and current players met at Marconi field for the annual “Dads vs. Lads” touch rugby match. Skills were shown and no injuries were had during the muddy contest, and now all sides can start preparing for the rematch in one year’s time. 

On Thursday, March 25, junior Michael-Paul Fine led select altar servers from station to station in the Chapel of the North American Martyrs while senior Daniel Douglass explained each stop along the way. For the next two days, Jesuit students will have the opportunity to experience Jesus’ passion and obtain the sacrament of Reconciliation during their religion classes. With the end of Lent right around the corner, this event will help every Blue Jay end his lenten journey on a positive and impactful note. 

Before the mid-afternoon storm came, Jesuit students gather in the courtyard during lunch to play spikeball. The two versus two game is now a constant theme throughout both Jesuit both lunch periods, and the average passerby can sometimes even see two games occurring simultaneously. 

Junior Jack Larriviere dunks junior Joseph Liberto during lunch in the Jesuit courtyard. During lunch on March 18, contestants from eighth graders to teachers participated in festival type events such as a three-point contest and dunking booth to celebrate the drive-thru Jesuit Bazaar that will be held at John Ryan Stadium on Saturday, March 20. 

On Friday, March 12, the Jesuit High School Facilities and Maintenance Crew celebrated Ernest Pierre’s last day. Pierre has been a fixture on Carrollton & Banks for 35 years, and while this is an exciting occasion, the whole Jesuit community will miss his reliable and comforting presence. 

Fr. Kevin Dyer, S.J., narrates a skit detailing St. Ignatius of Loyola’s rise to sainthood by starting with the battle of Pamplona. Upperclassmen launched water balloons signifying cannonballs, and senior class president Zack Jaubert played an extremely convincing Ignatius. Eighth graders got to see the play and engage in other spiritual discussions throughout the day on Jesuit’s campus during their pre-freshmen retreat. 

Roy Daigle ’51 attempts a shot in the Gayle & Tom Benson Arena during the Alumni Class Captains’ meeting on March 10. At the end of the meeting, alumni from each decade competed against each other in a free-throw contest for prizes and bragging rights.

Daniel Augustin’s 5th and 6th period theology classes got to play a few rounds of “trash-ketball” last Friday, March 5, to prepare for their up coming exams. Donning their favorite sports jerseys students split into two teams and were quizzed with review questions. If they answered correctly they then were able shoot from different spots in the classroom to earn points for their team.

Jesuit High School’s very own Alumni & Communications Asst., Myles Kuss, receives his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.  Thanks to the Care Team of The Urgent Care – MidCity, Jesuit faculty and staff were able to easily get the vaccine on campus.

On Friday Feb. 26, students of Jesuit’s Model UN Team attended the opening session of the YMCA Youth & Government Model UN Conference in St. Ignatius Hall.  While for the past five years the team has traveled to Baton Rouge to debate global issues, students this year participated online from campus.  Divided into the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, and the General Assembly, the Blue Jays represented Ethiopia, Japan, Armenia, Vietnam, and the Czech Republic. They negotiated and debated resolutions to issues such as energy accessibility and sustainability, healthcare and poverty, and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Conflict. 

Fine arts teacher and assistant band director Mr. Giaccone plays the flugelhorn for his class. On Feb. 26, sophomore’s in Mr. Giaccone’s class got to leave the classroom and listen to multiple types of horns. Giaccone displayed his versatility by playing multiple different types of horns from a top class flugelhorn to a lower grade plastic trumpet while his class answered questions on each type.