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The student news site of De Smet Jesuit High School

The Mirror

The student news site of De Smet Jesuit High School

The Mirror

First floor under renovation for the preparation of the middle school.

Spring break brings more construction changes

Charlie Frein, News Editor March 14, 2025

The school’s construction project on the first floor has made significant progress in the past few months. This construction is being done in preparation for the new middle school opening next year as...

Students are invited to partake in a paid internship at the Saint Louis Art Museum

New internship program offers students a look into the art industry

Henry Reardon, Staff Writer March 6, 2025

Students will have the opportunity to take part in a paid internship at the Art Museum this fall thanks to new Personal and Academic Counselor Calvin Kohler introducing it to the school. “The...

Artificial intelligence, as it gets smarter and better everyday, is becoming the future of music. Ai has already shown the ability to create quality music early on, so the future of the tool seems limitless. Photo generated by Leonardo. AI

AI is becoming the future of the music industry

Henry Reardon, Staff Writer March 5, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the future of music. Over the past year, ChatGPT AI bots have had an increase in usage all over the globe. AI has been used by people to ask simple questions all the...

Zurich Buchanan '26 codes his new game. Buchanan, despite only being 17, is coding and producing the game independently.

Junior creating passion project independently

Liam Mahfood-Thurman, Web Editor March 4, 2025

It was 2020, during the covid related lockdown, he was playing Fortnite. Out of nowhere, the idea for a cool game came into his head. The idea was so interesting to him he wanted it to be made, but he...

Schools should cut back on the amount of homework they assign students.

The tipping point of homework

Cole Devine, Web Editor March 3, 2025

Homework has long since been a heavily debated topic. Schools often assign homework that can take students several hours to complete. While homework is intended to educate students, many people wonder...

Unreleased music is killing the music industry, and ruining the listening experience for new fans.

Hackers are ruining the music industry

Liam Mahfood-Thurman, Web Editor February 27, 2025

If you roam around on Soundcloud, you will find millions of songs from your favorite hip-hop artists that have never been released. Artists such as Lil Wayne, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, and Playboi Carti...

De Smet Dionysian Players to perform musical

Bobby Dolan, Entertainment Editor February 26, 2025

The De Smet Dionysian Players (DDP) will perform the musical Hands on a Hard Body at 7pm on Thursday Feb 27-Saturday March 1 in the Thomas F. Hunter, Jr Memorial Theatre. “I was made aware of this musical...

John Delaney '26 holds a photo of him in the hospital with his parents. Delaney battles with a rare condition of scoliosis, in which he was diagnosed at a very young age.

Standing up to rare lifelong condition

Charlie Frein, News Editor February 25, 2025

Before John Delaney could even celebrate his first birthday, his grandma noticed a hump in his back. They immediately called the doctor and had X-rays performed. They found a 30-degree curve of the spine. “It...

Lil Uzi Vert's debut album Luv is Rage 2's unique and groundbreaking sound makes it the greatest album of all time. Album cover courtesy of Atlantic records.

LUV is Rage 2 is the greatest trap album ever

Liam Mahfood-Thurman, Web Editor February 24, 2025

After a run of three highly popular mixtapes, Lil Uzi Vert’s first studio album Luv is Rage 2 (LIR2), debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The album had an immediate and lasting impact on...

Former College Table Tennis National Champion David Cabrera challenging a student in a match.

Teachers challenge raises roars throughout the school

Torin Lopez, Staff Writer February 20, 2025

Profe. Cabrera has a challenge for all students. All you need to do is beat an NCAA table tennis champion and you get an “A”. So far many have attempted it, but nobody has beaten the table tennis wizard. Global...

Students need to take more action towards better recycling by following the green teams directions.

The school’s next steps towards being green

Hank Hardage, Opinion Editor February 19, 2025

The school needs to be more environmentally friendly, and it all starts with you. The school's student-led Green Team has already created initiatives to focus on, regarding its environmental issues. The...

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