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Ms. Emma Doerfler contributes to Jesuit environment with her kindness and patience
In the classrooms of Garnier Hall, Ms. Emma Doerfler can be found
teaching English to freshmen and sophomores. She has been a
teacher at Jesuit High School Sacramento for two years now,
instructing English 1 and English 2, and has also been involved
with the Cross Country team.
The North American Martyrs embody the spirit of being a “Man for Others”
Oct. 19, marked the celebration of the Feast of the North American Martyrs. These patron saints of Jesuit High School Sacramento serve an important role in our community, to Jesuits, and to Catholics everywhere.
The group consists of eight saints: Saint René Goupil, Saint Isaac Jogues, Saint Jean de Lalande, Saint Antoine Daniel, Saint Jean de Brébeuf, Saint Noël Chabanel, Saint Charles Garnier, and Saint Gabriel Lalemant. These saints were all French Jesuits who died on a mission to North America in the 1600s.
Jesuit football increases win streak with strong victory against Franklin
On Friday, Oct. 1, the Jesuit High School Sacramento Marauders varsity football team earned a win against Franklin High School, adding another victory to their win streak with a score of 47-16, making their record 5-1 for the season.
The game started off close, with Jesuit winning 13-8. But, the Marauders had an outstanding second quarter scoring 3 TD. The Marauders completed the game with 379 total yards which included 6 rushing TD and 1 receiving TD while holding Franklin to 2 TDs.
Jesuit Parades Into Homecoming at Haggin Oaks
This Saturday, Sept. 25, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Jesuit High School Sacramento will have their Homecoming Dance at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex. The Homecoming Dance ends Spirit Week with a fiesta.
The theme for the dance is Mardi Gras. It was inspired by the recent Hurricane Ida in New Orleans and Jesuit’s call to help with disaster relief there. Student Activities Director Mr. Peter Ferrari gives his reasoning for the theme.
Jesuit football suffers disappointing loss against Folsom High School but looks forward to next game against Granite Bay
After lots of rescheduling and hoping for good air quality, the Jesuit High School Sacramento Marauders and Folsom High School Bulldogs were finally able to play against each other to open the football season on Monday, Aug. 30.
The game ended with the Marauders losing by a landslide in a 7-56 loss against the Bulldogs. Jesuit lost 3 fumbles which was a leading factor in the lopsided defeat.
Jesuit football hopes to set the tone with a win in their season opener against Folsom
Update: Due to poor air quality in Folsom, the varsity football game has been moved to Jesuit at 4:30 p.m. and we have adjusted the story to mention that.
On Friday, Aug. 27, at 4:30 p.m. the Jesuit High School varsity football team will be facing a tough opponent as their season opener is against the Folsom High School Bulldogs at Jesuit.
Due to COVID-19, these two teams were not able to play against each other last year. The last time Jesuit faced the Bulldogs was in August of 2019, losing with a score of 12-52.
Newly-elected Student Executive Council ready for 2021-2022 school year
After a day of voting and a run-off vote, students have elected the next Student Executive Council for the 2021-2022 school year.
Jesuit football defeats Christian Brothers in overtime thriller
While Jesuit High School Sacramento and Christian Brothers High School decided not to call this year’s matchup the annual “Holy Bowl,” last Friday’s game will still go down as one of the better battles between the two longtime rivals.
Jesuit High School to host Pingpong Tournament for students
After hosting a seemingly successful NBA2K Tournament a few weeks ago, Jesuit High School Sacramento is getting ready to hold its second Spirit Activity of the semester, a pingpong tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 3.