Ready, Willing, and Able: Blue Jays Line Up To Donate at Annual Blood Drive
Blue Jays wait patiently to step up and begin the process of donating blood.
Many Jays who are of age to donate are utilizing their off period
or the lunch hour to give to this worthy cause.
Check out the photo gallery below for some
action shots from the blood drive.
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At Thanksgiving, Give Thanks While Assessing Level of
Personal Virtues
The Jesuits celebrate Mass on Thanksgiving Day 2009 for Blue Jays and their families in the Chapel of the North American Martyrs. Fr. Anthony McGinn, S.J.
is joined by (from left) Fr. Donald Saunders, S.J., Fr. Norman ONeal, S.J.,
Fr. Raymond Fitzgerald, S.J. and Fr. Nick Schiro, S.J.
2009 Thanksgiving Drive Video
Listen: In His Own Words... 
Fr. McGinn with his fellow Jesuits
| Thanksgiving Day Mass Homily by Fr. McGinn: Besides Giving Thanks for God's Many Blessings, Blue Jays Should Also Take Time to Assess Important Virtues
(Total Run Time 3:25)
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Thanksgiving Drive 2009: Blue Jays Display Their Irrepressible Spirit in Preparing and Delivering Baskets
to 400 Needy Families in Our Community
Pre-freshmen in Mr. Goodlett and Ms. Toni Wyonts homeroom are ready to brighten
the Thanksgiving holiday for the five families they will visit Wednesday morning.
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To give and not to count the cost... This line from St. Ignatius Prayer of Generosity, a prayer learned by each Blue Jay upon entering Jesuit High School, embodies the humble service that God calls each individual to perform. The Thanksgiving Drive is one of many opportunities for a Blue Jay to put this prayer into action. Through the Thanksgiving Drive and other service occasions, Blue Jays learn to be men of faith and men for others. Thanksgiving Drive 2009: Photo Galleries |
Listen: In Her Own Words... 
Jesuit math teacher Mrs. Leslie Merritt addresses Blue Jays during the prayer service in the Chapel of the North American Martyrs.
| Thanksgiving Drive Prayer Service Address
by Mrs. Leslie Merritt: Jesuits Annual Thanksgiving Drive Provides Opportunities to Inspire and to See
the Good in Everyone.
(Total Run Time 4:49) |
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Lessons Remembered: Jesuit Alumni Return Home and Recommit to Helping and Serving Others
All in the Family: Each year, Hank Ecuyer 51
and his son John 83, who returns to Jesuit from Florida, work the alumni aspect of the
Thanksgiving Drive, a tradition instilled
in both Blue Jays during their high school days.
| Tuesday before Thanksgiving is preparation day. Soon after the lunch hour has ended, Jesuit alumni take over the cafeteria and prepare the hundreds of baskets to be distributed to the needy throughout the metropolitan area. By nightfall, the turkeys arrive; the frozen ones and (pun intended) the Blue Jays from the Class of 1983, who purchase all of the turkeys for each Thanksgiving Drive basket. Jesuit's Thanksgiving Drive transcends generations; it is one of the many tangible bonds of the Blue Jay Spirit. Jesuit Alumni Thanksgiving Drive Photo Gallery |
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Men for Others: Teachers Join Students Serving the Community
Looking good! Jesuit students and teachers
join Habitat for Humanity in constructing
this needed home in New Orleans.
| Many Blue Jays from the Class of 2010
use part of their summer break to help
the community. Some students work with Habitat for Humanity building a home for the needy. Joining the Blue Jays in their efforts this
past Friday were Jesuit adminstrators
and teachers.
Getting their hands dirty with the students
were Mr. Mike Giambelluca, Mrs. Kathy Juhas, Mr. Mike Prados, Br. Larry Huck,
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Four Senior Blue Jays Recognized For Parish Service and Leadership
Congratulations to seniors, from left, Stephen Merritt, Chris Heneghan, Jonathan Coote,
and Jared Rodrigue for receiving the St. Timothy Award for outstanding service
and leadership in their parishes.
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These four Blue Jays, along with ten other recipients, met with Archbishop Alfred Hughes at St. Louis Cathedral, where they were acknowledged at a prayer service. Read more about these Blue Jays honor in The Clarion Herald. |
Blue Jays Spruce Up Jesuit Church on Baronne Street and Learn About Its History
Theology teacher Matt Orillion 98 talks with a group of eighth graders about the
history of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and Jesuit High School.
Blue Jays travelled downtown recently to learn more about the Jesuits history
in New Orleans and to offer their services to the parish.
After touring and learning about the rich history of the
Jesuits Church, Blue Jays help prepare the parish
for the upcoming Christmas season by cleaning up.
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Blue Jays Donate to a Worthy Cause
Seniors Charles Tiblier (front) and Daniel Moise give a thumbs up
after donating blood.
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Friday in the Student Commons, Jesuit students lined up to donate blood to The Blood Center. Twice a year, the Blood Center calls upon Blue Jays to volunteer to donate blood. As seen in these pictures, Jesuit students did not disappoint. 
A Blood Center nurse clears senior Kavin Keller to donate blood.
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Jays Brave the Elements to Help Neighbor 
Saturday mornings weather was far from friendly to construct a playground,
but Blue Jays did not allow a sloppy field and a biting cold wind to stop
them from assisting our neighbors, the Esperanza Charter School,
from building a new playground. Here, sophomores Roger Bacon (left)
and Paul Mickan assist one of the many adult volunteers.
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Blue Jay's Volunteer Efforts Recognized by Clarion Herald 
Senior Bradley Latham was featured in a
Clarion Herald article about his volunteer work
to improve life in New Orleans.
(Photo and article courtesy of the Clarion Herald) Its one thing to have a fertile imagination just about every teenager has that. But what sets Jesuit senior Bradley Latham apart is the tangible result of his dreaming. Latham, 17, has formed a nonprofit corporation, TeensLead, whose goal is to connect high school students who have service hour requirements with revitalization projects that need to be done to improve the quality of life in neighborhoods across New Orleans. Read the entire article in the Clarion Herald about Brad Latham.
Pre-freshmen Do Service Work at Immaculate
Conception Church 
Michael McKay and Clay Tufts clean the statue of the Blessed Mother above the altar
in the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Baronne Street.
Thirty-five members of the class of 2011 visited the Church of the Immaculate Conception in downtown New Orleans Thursday afternoon to help the Jesuit-run parish prepare for the Christmas season. The young Blue Jays cleaned the pews, mopped the floors, and dusted the statues in anticipation for Christmas. 
Pre-freshman Ike Carriere cleans the holy water font located in the back of the church.
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