Jason De Guzman ’25
Plank Staff, News Editor
Jason De Guzman ’25
Attendance (916) 480-2135
Sophomore Retreat: a journey of self-discovery
This year, the Sophomore Retreat will take place on Jan. 31, Feb.
2, Feb. 6, Feb. 9, and Feb. 13 at Christ the King Retreat Center
and are led by the Senior Retreat Team and facilitated by faculty
members working with Campus Ministry.
Baseball star Ethan Tsui ’23, a Marauder and a friend
At the start of 2019, the new batting cages for the Jesuit High
School Sacramento Baseball Team had just been constructed.
Varsity Baseball Coach Joseph Potulny ’76 was holding tryouts
when he noticed a freshman who was there almost every day. That
freshman was Ethan Tsui ’23 who would eventually end up starring
on Coach Potulny’s varsity baseball team.
Stop Asian Hate movement encourages respect in America
Ever since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, hate
crimes against Asian Americans have increased throughout the
country. In response, the Stop Asian Hate movement was created in
order to increase awareness and speak out against these crimes.
Now, two and a half years after the beginning of the COVID-19
pandemic, members of the Jesuit High School Sacramento community
reflect back on those troubling times.
Food drive aims to donate 100,000 pounds of food
Since 1968, Jesuit High School Sacramento has hosted an annual
Advent Food Drive; one of the oldest traditions at Jesuit.
Valorant club offers an alternative to sports
Valorant is a team-based first person combat video game developed by Riot Games. Since its initial release in June 2020, it has grown to be hugely popular among the gaming community so much so that students – along with the help of mathematics teacher Mr. Justin Tsai – have created a Valorant club at Jesuit High School Sacramento.
Mr. Richard Hanson brings optimism, empathy to the classroom
Mr. Richard Hanson began working at Jesuit High School Sacramento this year as a statistics and computer science teacher. He taught at Amador Valley High School for 29 years before coming to Jesuit.
Mr. Hanson appreciates the kindness of the faculty, staff, and students that has helped him adjust to teaching at Jesuit.
