As one of the biggest events in the school calendar, March 9th-13th, the Student vs Teacher Olympics provided memorable moments across all the events.

Opening with trivia, the students won a tightly contested battle by two points after getting out to a strong start.

“We gave it a good effort after we fell behind early, but we weren’t shaken by that,” said English Teacher Mr. Andrew Burrows ’11. “Our confidence was still there, and we bonded together. It’s also a dramatic moment in us getting a daily double and risking it all. We wanted to do something for the fans.”

The theme of close competition was maintained by the most hyped event of the Olympics, the basketball game. After a standout performance from Dean Joey Elftmann ’00, the teachers forced the students to overtime, and despite losing by the barest of margins, it was one to remember.

“Honestly, if it weren’t for Dean Elftmann going off at the end with five threes, I don’t think we would have even had a chance,” Science Teacher Mr. Bryan Heng said. “Props to the students for really giving it their all.”

Despite the teachers going 0-2 in the opening rounds of the Olympics, they weren’t completely out of the race. Rallying momentum from the early setback, the Teachers won the soccer game after a stellar four-goal performance from English Teacher Mr. Kyle Trivits, including the game-winner from midfield.

“I’ll respect Mr. Trivits for making that shot,” said Wyatt Mattes ’26. “We fell asleep, we were all still talking, and the game started. All respect to Mr. Trivits for the four goals.”

Next was powerball, where the students and the teachers faced off for the whole lunch period. In the end, the students pulled out a win, which helped recoup from their loss in soccer. 

Finally, volleyball, which was a hard-fought battle for both sides, but the students again pulled out a victory 3-2 and solidified their win in the olympics against the teachers. 

In the end, the students won a tightly contested battle between the two sides of Jesuit, students with 25 points to the teachers’ 21 points. But overall, both sides enjoyed the competition.

“It was something I was looking forward to once I found out that this was a thing,” Mr. Heng said. “In my previous schools, I always loved participating in these kinds of competitions. I’m a pretty competitive individual normally, and if you pit me against some of the students that I teach, then all the better.”