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Weekly Update – August 4, 2022
The start of school is almost here!
Final preparations and projects are wrapping up, and we are ready to begin another school year at Jesuit High School! Most teachers are on campus preparing for the always busy academic year. We are rested and ready to do the important work of Jesuit High School.
Summer Update – July 15
Parents and Friends,
The excitement for the start of the 2022-23 school year is growing, and our planning for the opening of school is nearly finalized. I am pleased to report that our staffing is fully complete. As we work to onboard the newest members of our faculty and staff, we also prepare to welcome over 275 freshmen into the Jesuit family. The physical campus is getting its final touches for our return with the new stadium field installed, half of the campus repainted, and four classrooms fully renovated as part of our annual classroom refresh project.
Weekly Update – May 26
Dear Parents, Students, Faculty, and Staff
Congratulations Class of 2022! A reminder to our returning families that we will switch to a monthly update over the summer—June 15 and July 15.
A few upcoming dates to keep in mind:
Weekly Update – May 12
Let us all remember to take a breath as we prepare for our finals week. This time of year is a bittersweet transition—we get ready to send forth our Class of 2022 as Men for Others, and we welcome our newest Marauders! Class of 2026 don’t forget to check your Welcome page for events, info, and resources. A.M.D.G.
Turf Update
Loyola Field Warranty Replacement Underway
After not having use of home turf for the end of the winter soccer season and all of the spring season, Jesuit Athletics finally has some great news on the warranty replacement – work is beginning this week. AstroTurf will be on-site starting demolition of the top layer and other work over the next 4-5 weeks to complete the project, which will see a new surface and graphic field design.
Jesuit Stadium Lighting Permitting Process Begins
Dark-Sky Certified Lights to Provide Safe Environment for Players and Spectators
To protect players and spectators and make the best use of school facilities, Jesuit High School has applied to the County of Sacramento seeking approval for a Use Permit Amendment to install state-of-the-art lights in the stadium. The need for lighting has become increasingly evident due to the extreme late summer and fall heat, particularly for football, causing stadium conditions that present significant health risks for players, event participants, and spectators.
The proposed lighting technology eliminates light trespass and has been reviewed and certified by the International Dark-Sky Association to respect neighboring residents. Moreover, with an emphasis on moving our home football games to Friday nights, away from competing weekend daytime campus activities, will relieve traffic and reduce parking intrusion into the surrounding neighborhoods.
Weekly Update – May 5
Using good practices now to ensure we enjoy safe end-of-year events
Over the last few weeks, there have been reports of a small uptick in COVID cases throughout the Sacramento region and in a few local schools. As has usually been the case, we have also seen a similar uptick in cases reported amongst our community.
We want to remind you of several key practices that can help everyone in our community to remain safe from COVID so we can enjoy and celebrate our upcoming events:
- Masking, particularly in indoor settings, is one way you can protect yourself and others from the spread of COVID. Please remember that masks are strongly encouraged but not required at school events.
A Sad Announcement to Share With Our Jesuit Community
Shared with parents and students Tuesday morning, May 3, 2022.
Dear Jesuit High School Community:
It is with heavy hearts that we inform you of the death of sophomore Luke Felsted. With the family’s permission, we share that his death was by suicide. We mourn his passing and grieve his absence in our community.
Mourning the death of a student is perhaps the hardest thing we do as a school community. It is during these times that we rely on the strength of our faith in God and in one another.
Jesuit Student Giving Back After UC Davis Doctors Save His Life Twice
Bassem Mansour '23
EL DORADO HILLS (CBS13) — You won’t hear 16-year-old Bassem Mansour, Jesuit High School class of 2023, gripe about getting out of his wheelchair. He’s proud to show his progress and he has come a long way.
“I just remember waking up in the ER not being able to feel or move anything below my chest,” he said.
Bassem was riding his bike in October 2020 when a pickup truck sideswiped him and then dragged him 50 feet.
“I was kind of laying there basically lifeless with just my head working,” said Bassem.
Weekly Update – March 24
Student Class Schedule Balancing Period (March 28-April 13)
At this time we have a freeze on all changes to students’ 2022-2023 academic schedules as we finish up the process at each grade level. Starting Monday, March 28, and up until we depart for Easter Break, we will allow students to request minor changes to their schedule to balance the rigor of their courses. Our ability to honor such requests will be limited, however, so students should meet all prerequisites for a course they are requesting; there will not be an opportunity to appeal. (The appeals process is now closed for all grade levels except rising sophomores, who have until the end of the day tomorrow, March 25. Appeals decisions will be sent out the week of April 4.) We will make changes to students’ course requests based on space available in individual courses, so not all requests will be honored. Please keep in mind that these changes do not guarantee the course will be on a student’s official schedule for the fall. Seniors especially should know that their requests may conflict when we build the master schedule. Any student wishing to make a change to his course requests during this period should contact his counselor directly.
Cafe Purchases Require Student ID
For a variety of reasons, some instances of unauthorized charges for food from the cafeteria were reported last week. In response to this issue, we have returned to the exclusive use of student ID cards to purchase food from the cafeteria. Therefore, effective Tuesday, March 22nd, all students are required to scan their student ID and show their card to the clerk to purchase any food or beverage items from the cafeteria. No items will be sold without a student ID card present. Since students have always been required to have their physical ID card in their possession when they are on campus, this change does not place an undue burden on any students. By having their ID card ready for use prior to arriving at the cash register, our students have also helped to make the process of securing lunch more efficient, which has resulted in more time for them to eat and enjoy a well-earned break in the middle of the school day. For students worried about forgetting or misplacing their ID card, we have suggested placing the ID card in their cell phone case. Should a student find themselves in a position where they forgot their ID card at home, they should check into the Dean’s Office prior to going to the cafeteria so that we can ensure that they can still get food that day. In addition, if a student loses or misplaces his student ID card and needs a replacement, student ID cards are available for purchase and can be reprinted in the Dean’s Office for $10.
Four Marauders are National Merit Finalists
A distinction that places them among the top 1% of seniors nationwide
Congratulations to seniors Charles Diaz, James Irwin, Robert Lee, and Matthew Mellas on advancing to Finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Our Marauders are among an elite group of about 15,000 students nationwide – less than 1% of the nation’s graduating seniors.
Weekly Update – March 3
NOTE - Special Schedule for March 7 - 11
Please check your email for information on the 2022-2023 academic year registration.