2006 - 2007 Jayson's Wild Photo Archive |
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Jesuit Wrestling Head Coach Carlos Bertot, with the help
of two Blue Jay athletes, instructs a group of more than 30 youngsters
from ages 5 to 13 at the Jesuit Kids’ Wrestling Camp.
The camp concludes on Friday, August 3.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Still pouring concrete! In spite of the afternoon rains,the work in the school yard
is progressing The Jesuit yard is off limits until the resurfacing project
is completed. If all goes as scheduled, the yard will be back in service
before the start of the new school year.
Monday, July 23, 2007
No parking in the yard today... or the next few weeks! The Jesuit yard is
off limits until the resurfacing project is completed. If all goes as scheduled,
the yard will be back in service before the start of the new school year.
Monday, July 2, 2007
At the recent Jesuit Fishing Rodeo, Rhine Perrin, Jr. ’09, boated these two nice reds.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 
On a recent sweltering summer morning on the Will Clark Field, members of the
Blue Jay football team participated in conditioning drills.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Be careful! An Operation Upgrade camper plays chess
with senior Jimmy Sobotie. Operation Upgrade is a
Jesuit summer program that challenges middle school students
throughout the metropolitan area to sharpen their critical thinking skills.
Monday, June 11, 2007 
Summer camps continue...this week, the Mid-City Wrestling Club
offered an Advanced Granby Wrestling Camp to interested athletes
throughout the metropolitan area. Here, Jesuit Head Wrestling Coach
Carlos Bertot observes the action and offers some advice to two wrestlers.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 
Last month, the Jesuit rugby team traveled to Utah to compete
for the national rugby title. The Jays played hard, exemplified by
junior Ian Wisecarver run in the above picture; however,
the team came up short in their title quest.
Monday, June 4, 2007 
Summer camp has begun! Coach Hunter Higgins
with seniors Evans Hadden (left) and Chris Joseph in the background
are preparing to teach the basketball campers another drill.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 
Yesterday, Jayson’s Daily Wild Photo recognized the faculty and staff
for their 25 years of service to Jesuit High School at the end of the
year luncheon in the Student Commons. Today, Jayson recognizes
this year’s "veteran” crew also honored at yesterday’s gathering (from the left):
Fr. Norman O’Neal, S.J., 45 years; Mr. Frank Misuraca, 45 years;
and Dr. Thomas Spitzfaden, 35 years.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 
Jesuit’s Faculty and Staff Honored at Luncheon... Among the many
faculty and staff members recognized at the end of the year luncheon
Tuesday in the Student Commons were two twenty-five year veterans
pictured above: Mr. Steve Hayes (left), Social Studies teacher, and
Mr. Sidney Gleason, a member of the Jesuit Maintenance Staff.
Friday, May 25, 2007 
At graduation rehearsal, the valedictorians of the Class of 2007
gathered for an informal group photo in front of the Jesuit Seal.
Front row, from left: Michael Collins, Alex Faust, Colin Hosli,
Trevor Jackson, and Nicholas Knowles;
Back row, from left: Kyle Lutkewitte, Casey McMann, Andrew Tessier,
Tony Thomas, and Patrick Vocke
Thursday, May 24, 2007 
At graduation rehearsal Thursday morning, prefect of discipline Top Abshire was
on the prowl for long hair, scalping those seniors whose heads sported
what appeared to be mops. Several seniors were told to visit a barber or
risk not walking across stage Thursday night at the Pontchartrain Center.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
The Piano Man... Jesuit is very fortunate to have many talented pianists,
one of them being junior Ben Ireland here performing
at Sunday's Baccalaureate Mass.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 
Study, study, study...Pre-freshman Matthew DeCuir reviews his notes
before taking his exams Tuesday morning.
Monday, May 21, 2007 
Thank you very much...Seniors at the Baccalaureate Mass Reception surround
a humble Mr. Dan DiRosa, Social Studies Department Chairman, for a picture.
Friday, May 18, 2007 
Students at lunch in the student commons enjoy a new feature to the physical plant,
one of the nine new large-sized LCD monitors installed in the school.
Thursday, May 17, 2007 
Keeping the Beat... Junior Mark Correa shows off during
Wednesday’s lunchtime "Stick Jam” in Traditions Courtyard.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 
During Wednesday morning’s community Mass, Fr. Donald Saunders, S.J.,
commissioned the new student Eucharistic ministers.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 
And the fans celebrate... Blue Jays in the Zephyr Field stands
show their enthusiasm when the Jesuit baseball team clinched
their sixth state baseball title Saturday night.
Monday, May 14, 2007 
The 2007 State Baseball Champions
Friday, May 11, 2007 
Places everyone... Last Friday, seniors took time out of their busy schedule
on Senior Day to take both a class and a homeroom picture. Here,
Mr. Mike Prados, Student Activities Director, is helping the seniors find
their spots for a homeroom picture.
Thursday, May 10, 2007 
Another photo for the Hall of Champions... Spring sports teams gathered
after school recently to take their team photos for the yearbook and
for the Hall of Champions. Here, Mr. Pierre DeGruy is making sure
all is right before taking the track team picture.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 
Meet the Press... WDSU sports reporter Fletcher Mackel interviews
sophomore pitcher Jordan Rittiner Tuesday afternoon in front of the school.
Jordan and the baseball team return to the LHSAA State Baseball Tournament
at Zephyr Field this Friday night at 7 when they face Destrehan High School.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007 
Why is sophomore Peter Flores smiling at the Welcome Day lunch
in Traditions Courtyard this past Sunday? Is it because he has
his much anticipated hamburger? Is it because he lost his little brother?
Or is it because he is happy to be at Jesuit on a Sunday morning?
Monday, May 7, 2007 
Freshmen Ben Wicker (left), Cody Young, and Dion Griffin gather in
Traditions Courtyard before Monday morning assembly.
Friday, May 4, 2007 
Although Top is known to write up a PH on virtually anything, here,
he is not issuing one of his many PHs. Rather, the school disciplinarian
is joining the senior class in the annual shirt signing ceremony
during the lunch period on Thursday. Here, senior Jamal Lawson
waits for Top to complete his message.
Thursday, May 3, 2007 
Mission Drive Reward... Homerooms that exceeded their assigned goal
were given a pizza party Wednesday afternoon as a thank you
from the Mission Drive. Here, prefreshmen Alex Coffey (left)
and Joey Tumminello are digging in.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
All smiles... At the start of their senior year when this picture was taken,
Elliott Waits (left) and Brad Leonhard displayed their excitement
for the school year with Ms. Kathi Tomeny, a Jesuit math teacher.
With three days left before senior exams start, these two characters and
the entire senior class can clearly see their high school careers coming to a close.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Jesuit’s Rugby team, pictured above at an earlier practice, defeated Rummel
this past weekend in the regional rugby tournament. The Blue Jays move on
to the Rugby National Championship Tournament in Utah later this month.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Senior Connor Martinez entertains the Blue Jays gathered in Traditions Courtyard
at lunch this past Friday for the annual String Jam Concert.
Saturday, April 28, 2007 
Greg Bensel ’80, who is Vice-President of Communications for the New Orleans Saints,
addresses Friday morning’s Assembly.
Friday, April 27, 2007 
Jesuit’s M.C.J.R.O.T.C. passes before the students assembled
on Will Clark Field Thursday afternoon.
Thursday, April 26 
From Jayson’s photo archive... The Jesuit cheerleaders perform
at the Worldwide Spirit Association’s Cheerleader Competition
earlier this school year. The Blue Jays took home the championship trophy
from this prestigious event.
Wednesday, April 25 
Spring is here and so is spring football. The Blue Jays prepare
for the 2007 season with afternoon practice on Will Clark Field.
Tuesday, April 24 
A promise is a promise... early in the season and in a moment of
temporary insanity, Head Track Coach Chris LaMothe promised
his athletes he would let them shave his head if they won the district title.
The track team won their title; and during the lunch period,
senior Brad Leonhard had the honor Monday to start the shaving.
A promise made is now a promise fulfilled.
Monday, April 23 
It’s not every day when a Blue Jay is personally escorted to class by the
prefect of discipline, which is why pre-freshman Jeffrey Duplantier
seems sheepish walking alongside Top Abshire.
Friday, April 20 
Thursday’s lunch time activity-- “Beat Box Battle”-- in the Traditions Courtyard
pitted senior Josh Owens against Mr. Jason Giaccone from the music department.
By the expression on Josh’s face, it appears Josh does not appreciate
Mr. Giaccone’s stylistic interpretations of the latest “music.”
Thursday, April 19 
Clearing the hurdles... senior Yuki Dunn takes the lead in his preliminary event
at the district meet Wednesday afternoon. The Distict 8-5A Track Meet
wraps up Friday evening at Tad Gormley Stadium in City Park.
Wednesday, April 18 
“I pledge allegiance to the flag...” Principal Mike Giambelluca leads
the Jesuit student body in the pledge at a recent morning assembly.
Tuesday, April 17
Latin made easy with Mr. Aaron Pidel, S.J.!
Mr. Pidel gives his Latin class a brief break while he smiles for the camera.
Monday, April 16 
Hand to hand combat? Prefreshman Mac Bulloch tests
eighth grade counselor Andrew Schiro before a recent morning assembly.
Friday, April 13 
Before the school day starts Friday, eighth graders
John Dawes (left) and Randall Agee (right) test their skills at
arm wrestling with Chris Farnet (middle) supervising the contest.
Thursday, April 12 
Prior to the bell, a group of sophomores in Ms. Tomeny's
geometry class act, well, sophomoric.
Wednesday, April 11 
A meeting of the minds... Principal Mike Giambelluca and the Jesuit faculty
begin a full agenda of topics to be discussed at Wednesday morning’s meeting.
Tuesday, April 10 Do these guys appear rested after their Easter holiday?
Well, here are two Blue Jays-- sophomore Matt Darensbourg (left)
and pre-freshman Joel Priez-- taking a "power nap"in the halls
Tuesday morning before the warning bell.
Thursday, April 5 
Me llamo Señor Jay Hooks, S.J., y enseño Espanol en Jesuit.
Me gusta "Jayson’s Wild Daily Photo."
Wednesday, April 4 
We have a winner!!! Senior Philip Sampognaro (left) recognizes
senior Blake Nichols’s impressive achievement: consuming
6 chicken sandwiches in 10 minutes. The student council sponsored
Tuesday's lunch-time activity in Traditions Courtyard to celebrate
the re-opening of the Jesuit cafeteria and the return of the
ridiculously popular chicken sandwich.
Tuesday, April 3 
Senior Robert Speyrer, skilled in both mathematics and wrestling, pins down
the value of x in Mr. Wright's Calculus AB class.
Monday, April 2 
In preparation for Holy Week, Jesuit theology teacher Mr. Matt Orillion
and the pre-freshmen in his Christianity class walk the campus
Friday morning and pray the rosary.
Friday, March 30 
Let's conjugate another verb! Mr. Joe Knight, long-time classics teacher
at Jesuit, instructs his students on the finer points of Latin and Greek.
Thursday, March 29 
When it comes to pyramids, the great Egyptian builders will have
a tough time matching the geometric skills these juniors displayed
on Will Clark Field at lunch Wednesday afternoon. The base of this
impressive structure consists of (from the left) Christian Trinchard,
Brad Rouen, T.J. Faucheaux, and Joe Cobena. The next level is
Craig Raymond, Jake Miranda, and Boe Reboul. Next, Michael Gruezke
and Stephen Kampen support the cap of the pyramid, Andy Reboul.
Wednesday, March 28 
The Faculty-Senior Football Game: Here's a sweet memory for the faculty
and, in particular, for Mr. Jeremy Reuther, who leaps and catches the ball
to the amazement of the players, crowd, and himself. The faculty crushed
the seniors in this game that took place in December 2006,
but the seniors even the score later in the faculty-senior basketball game.
The third and deciding athletic contest-- dodgeball-- has yet to be scheduled.
Tuesday, March 27 
Although the Bazaar concluded Sunday, these Blue Jays found a reason to stick around
until Monday -- the numbers were hot at the "Instant Bingo” booth, which reportedly
caused bursitis and inflammation in the elbows of several budding risk-takers.
It’s just a good thing they did not cross that police line.
Sunday, March 25 (Blue Jay Bazaar)
Sunday Night Fever... Steve Lundgren ’88 (far left), keyboard player
for the Bucktown All-Stars, demonstrates one of the tactics of avoiding PH
to pre-freshmen Gregory Schwing and Mac Bulloch -- make sure your shoes are tied.
The Bucktown All-Stars was the featured band at Sunday's Bazaar.
In addition to Lundgren, the band features two other Blue Jays --
Doug Kinler ’88, who plays nice riffs on rhythm guitar, and Ryan Thibodaux ’92,
who blows a mean trumpet.
Saturday, March 24
Extra!!! Extra!!! Read All About It!!! Blue Jays from the junior class
read the latest school news in The Blue Jay Friday afternoon
in Traditions Courtyard.
Friday, March 23 
The Blue Jay Band, under the direction of Mr. Joe Caluda, is always
ready to fire up the crowd at an athletic game. a pep rally,
or a Mardi Gras parade.
Thursday, March 22 
What’s the Spanish Club up to? Earlier this semester, club members
got together with their moderators -- Ms. Melissa Blancaneaux
and Mr. Jay Hooks, S.J.-- and had a fajita fiesta.
Wednesday, March 21 
Seeing double? Senior Jeff Schott playfully mimics
his former English teacher at the recent teacher impersonation event
in the Traditions Courtyard during lunch period.
Monday, March 19 
No, pre-freshman David Williams is not celebrating
the re-opening of the cafeteria...not yet! This picture was taken at the food eating
contest during Welcome Week earlier this school year.
Thursday, March 15
Relaxing in between exams, Blue Jays throw the ball on Will Clark Field.
Wednesday, March 14 
Studying between exams... Sophomores do some last minute studying
during a break in Traditions Courtyard before the next round of exams begin.
Tuesday, March 13
Br. Dardis appears bewildered by the pledges.
Monday, March 12
Sophomore Evan Prange's expression says it all: Exam week is here.
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