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You can always go home again. What a gift this place is... as per usual I was emotionally overwhelmed in the best way walking in the front door. Gratitude and more #a7riii #voigtlander40mmf12 #AMDG #gratitude

@thadfilms

Jesuit Father-Son Casino Night! Having a great time with Dakota!

@Jesse Salazar

Beautiful day at Jesuit for Adopt-aFamily with family, friends, and the Jesuit Community! Awesome tradition of adopting over 100 families each year for Christmas and today was a day of wrapping and delivering! Thanks to all for their time and generosity!

@Gabe Vazquez

We would like to thank Mr. Williams, the Substance Educator Counselor at @jesuitdallas, for talking to our 7th & 8th graders about Substance Abuse during Red Ribbon Week. It was a very informing presentation so please follow up with your kids to continue a positive discussion.

@POPSchoolNews

Such a pleasure to have Sullivan McCormick, S.J. ’11 back on campus and discussing the Jesuit Formation process with our Theology classes and sharing his own personal discernment process. #welcomebacktojesuit #AMDG

@jesuitalums

Thank you Jesuit for allowing me to play the sport I love with a group of brothers I’ll always remember. These last four years have flown by and I am truly grateful for each and every moment. #LeaveALegacy

@jack_barton11

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Beginning in 1996 with six members, the Jesuit Dallas Medical Society is now one of the largest clubs on campus with over 125 students participating in a myriad of activities to prepare them for the possibility of a future career in medicine. One aspect of the program, and one that offers an unparalleled experience, is the STARS program through UT’s Southwestern Medical Center. Jesuit seniors Ermias Belay, Jack Casey, and William Nickols (pictured left to right) were accepted into the program last summer, and presented their conclusions to the School community in the fall.

Each summer, selected high school students from around the metroplex are offered an opportunity to work one on one with faculty researchers on an investigative project in a laboratory setting, which is eventually published. There is no other program like it in biomedicine, and for the eighth consecutive year, Jesuit students were picked to participate. Belay’s project aimed to determine the gene expression of GPR84 in C2C12 muscle cells, Casey conducted USV and reflex testing of Clock, huCLOCK and KO modified mice, and Nichols studied DEAD-box RNA Helicase Binding with G-Quadraplexes. “It really is an amazing program,” expressed medical society moderator Max von Schlehenried ’06, “and we are so grateful for the opportunity our students are given to produce such outstanding work and research.”

Tristan Hassell ’21 Selected to Congressional Youth Advisory Council

Junior Tristan Hassell was one of 45 high school students across Collin County accepted into the Congressional Youth Advisory Council (CYAC), a program which offers students a unique opportunity to learn about the federal government, discuss public policy and local Collin County issues, and interact with their federal representative and congressional staff while serving their community.

Following the inaugural meeting of this year’s class, Congressman Van Taylor, who serves on the House Committee on Education and Labor as well as the House Committee on Homeland Security, stated, “It’s no secret Collin County is home to some of the brightest and most involved students in the nation; however, after our first meeting, I was even more impressed with the depth of knowledge, dedication to community, and excitement towards learning displayed by these students.”

Hassell was chosen following an evaluation by an independent selection board comprised of educators and community leaders, who assessed each applicant’s leadership skills, academic performance, extra-curricular participation, and community service.