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A Look Inside De Smet’s Middle School Experience

This video walks you through the new De Smet Middle School. You see how the program is built around the needs of young men, from the classroom to activities and community life. The goal is to show how the environment, teaching, and support help students grow with confidence and purpose.
Jack Guignon, Social Media Editor
December 11, 2025
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Middle School students in a classroom listening to a teachers lesson.
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Music: Copyright free Artlist.io -Wolf Samuels – Blue Skies
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Middle schoolers group together in between acts at a rehearsal, engaging in conversations and awaiting their next lines.
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Gus Bilger '27 stacks cans during the GIC collection day on Nov. 6th
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Sra. Grimm makes a video for the November 5th edition of Three-minute Theology video on October 28th 2025 at De Smet Jesuit High School campus ministry office.
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The Rock crumbles under the pressure of 'The Smashing Machine'
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Trent Givens '28 is using competition within his own team to improve as a competitive chess player.
Trenton Givens: Every Move Matters
Ian Thomas ’26 putting in the work during practice.
Tradition in Motion: Ian Thomas '26
Seniors stand with their coaches under their banners to celebrate senior night on Jan. 14, 2026.
Slideshow: Wrestling Senior Night
Spartans work towards sacraments of initiation at the Mission Week kickoff mass on Jan. 27, 2026
BLOCK TALKS: Mission Week Preview
Owen Mcenaney '29 stares down the puck, readying for a face-off in the game vs Marquette on Nov. 25 2025
Slideshow: Spartans Hockey Aims to Close Out Season on a High Note
Will Foulk '27 deflects a shot mid-air against Chaminade on Jan. 9, 2026.
Slideshow: Spartan Basketball wins 65-63 vs Chaminade
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Students holler, "stuff the bus!" during the Great Ignatian Challenge kickoff assembly Oct. 22. The goal of the challenge is to collect 30,000 pounds of non-perishable items for St. Patrick's Center.
Great Ignatian Challenge begins
Ben Figge '27 works with clay during a sculpting class.
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In honor of graduation, several seniors sat down to reflect on their four years at De Smet.
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In honor of Mother's Day, students and faculty talk about why their mother is so special to them.
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Lewis Schelinski '27 applies a microphone to Santiago Castillo '26 preparing for Hands on a Hard Body rehearsal.
De Smet Dionysian Players to perform musical
Michael Scally '25 and Michael Schmidt '25 carry cans of food into Emerson lobby as part of the Great Ignatian food drive on Oct. 17.
Students Challenged to Collect Over 22 Tons of Food for Third Annual Great Ignatian Challenge
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Jack Guignon
Jack Guignon, Social Media Editor