Campus Corner playing fields. Most noticeably was the women’s varsity volleyball team, who was undefeated and finished with a state title. They reached attention on a national setting, and were ranked No. 9 in the country. Standout players were juniors Nicole Peterson, who was named the Oregonian Volleyball Player of the Year, Ariana Wiltjer, senior Symone Tran, and sophomore Kathryn Decker.
one of the two Jesuit teams won the state competition and went to North Carolina to compete at Nationals. Three seniors, Laurel Nee, Kai McPheeters, and Danny Bugingo, represented Jesuit and the State of Oregon, and placed 9th out of 22 teams. Appeared in the May 2015 Issue of the Jesuit Crusader.
“The Courage, Yes the Courage” The Campus Ministry Department led another year of retreats, masses, and spiritual opportunities for students. Starting the year off was the Senior Pilgrimage, a 12-mile walk to St. Francis Church. The theme of the year came from Pope Francis’ first homily as Pontiff: "My wish is that all of you will have the courage, yes the courage, to walk in the presence of the Lord.” The theme carried through with freshman and sophomore overnight retreats and seven Junior Encounters. Weekly liturgies in the Smith Gym drew guest priests from all over, including Archbishop Sample and Archbishop Vlazney. These Campus Ministry events highlighted the spirit of the Jesuit community.
Beloved Teachers Leave for New Adventures BY AMIE HOOKLAND '15
Drama Productions Seek Connections The Moyer Theatre graced us with a year full of productions aimed to the theme of “Seeking Connections”: Proposals, In The Heights, Hamlet, the JHS Playwriting Festival, One Acts, and the freshman ensemble. The techtheatre group took a trip to Disneyland to learn about how the Disney magic happens, and continued to help run all the productions in behind-the-scenes ways.
Teachers leaving from left to right: Mrs. Foulke, Ms. Maier, Mrs. Barr, and Mr. Van Alstyne. Photo by Tayz Hernandez '17.
At the end of the 2014-15 school year, four teachers will be leaving Jesuit. Mr. Van Alstyne, Mrs. Foulke, Mrs. Barr, and Ms. Maier are planning on leaving once the school year
Sexual Assault Awareness Assembly Draws Attention to a Greater Issue At the beginning of March, there was an assembly at Jesuit focused on bringing attention to the issue of sexual assault in high school and college students. This assembly was divided into two and was separated by gender. Students listened to talks from their teachers and a presentation by local school police about rules and consequences. This assembly brought out emotion and feelings in many students, and sparked conversations that happened in classrooms and around the school that day. The only way to prevent an issue is to bring attention to it and by having this poignant assembly, discussions began to happen around the Jesuit HS campus.
is up to explore different things. Freshman faith formation teacher Mr. Van Alstyne will be leaving after two years at Jesuit. During his time here, he was involved with the Knights program, helped out on various Jesuit retreats, and was a chaplain for varsity soccer and swimming. As part of his journey as a Jesuit scholastic, he will be moving to Germany to continue his education. “I am going to study German in Germany with the hope of someday being able to teach philosophy in college, and to do that you need to pass German reading tests,” Mr. Van Alstyne said. Mr. Van Alstyne will get to work and live in Munich at a Jesuit college that focuses on philosophy with Jesuits from all around the world who want to learn German. Along with continuing his education, Van Alstyne is looking forward to traveling around Germany as he has never been there before. Regular and honors biology teacher Ms. Foulke will also be leaving Jesuit. Since she started working at Jesuit in
Ethics and Mock Trial teams Control the Classrooms Competition at Jesuit is not only limited to the sports fields, but also the classrooms. The Mock Trial team, led by seniors Lucile Beckett and Kai McPheeters, went to the state competition and placed 4th. Their case was about police use of excessive force without a burden of proof. Also, the new Ethics Bowl team set a high bar for years to come since
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