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The student news site of De Smet Jesuit High School

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The Mirror

The hockey team plays Marquette for the 2024 Challenge Cup  title tonight at 8:30 at Centene Center.
Hockey set to defend their Challenge Cup title tonight
Luke Koenig, Editor-in-Chief • March 1, 2024

It is Groundhog Day for the De Smet Jesuit Spartans as they are playing in their third straight Challenge Cup Final game tonight at 8:30 at Centene...

Luke Koenig '24 reads a live auction item description with James Lane '24 and auctioneer Graham Crow. Photo used with permission from Inter-State Studios
Auction delivers new highs for fundraising and expectations
Andrew Dolan February 26, 2024

The 50th annual Spartan Spectacular Auction was held on Feb 10 and raised over $1.1 million going towards the tuition gap and the school’s...

Members of the Great Ignatian Challenge student team, along with president Fr. Ronny O'Dwyer S.J., deliver food to St. Patrick Center.
St. Patrick Center thrives with help from Great Ignatian Challenge
Hank Hardage, Opinions Editor • February 20, 2024

The shelves that were once nearly empty in the St Patrick Center, are now overflowing with food. The donations from this year's Great Ignatian...

Andrew Harzy '24, Anthony Mercurio '24, and Scottie Rupp '24 prepare lunch at St. Center.
Still time to pick up hours for service requirements
Liam Mahfood-Thurman, Entertainment Editor • February 12, 2024

The second semester is here, and time is ticking for Spartans to complete their required service hours. For sophomores, they must complete...

President Fr. Ronny O'Dwyer S.J. announces to the faculty this morning that De Smet will begin serving students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades beginning in the fall of 2025.
De Smet to add 6th, 7th, and 8th grades in fall of 2025
Luke Koenig, Editor-in-Chief • February 6, 2024

After a long collaboration process with the Archdiocese of St. Louis, De Smet Jesuit has been granted permission to launch an academic program...

Beau Keeman '27, Saul Rico '25, and Cayden Smotherson '25 won the state championship Feb. 3 at the Missouri Scholastic Esports Federation Winter Bash in the game Apex Legends.
Esports team wins first state title
Liam Mahfood-Thurman, Entertainment Editor • February 5, 2024

The De Smet Jesuit Apex Legends Esports team won the State Championship at the Scholastic Esports Federation’s Winter Bash on Feb. 5. The...

Jack Trout '25 and Michael Schmidt '25 walk out of the tunnel in the home opener football game against Chaminade on Sept. 8.
Training for the future
Hank Hardage, Opinions Editor • January 15, 2024

New opportunities await, as the schools athletic trainer Alex Brody opened the doors to its new athletic training shadow program for students...

James Pantazi '26 and Jack Gaffney '26 load items into the storage pod. All of the food collected was donated to St. Patrick Center.
School donates 20 tons of food to St. Patrick Center
Hank Hardage, Opinions Editor • December 18, 2023

It’s official, The Great Ignatian Challenge wrapped up Nov. 21. As a result, the school helped raise over 40,000 pounds of canned food to help...

Adding 6th, 7th, and 8th grades to De Smet Jesuit in the fall of 2025 remains a possibility. The school should know for sure by February.
School expects to reach final decision on expansion in February
Luke Koenig, Staff Writer • December 8, 2023

De Smet Jesuit and President Fr. Ronny O’Dwyer S.J. have announced an update on the potential middle school expansion. Along with further collaboration...

Teens could have a healthy physique, but when they look in the mirror, all they see is an inferior version of themselves.
A silent struggle
Andrew Dolan, Staff Writer • December 6, 2023

He doesn’t feel comfortable wearing normal clothes without a “pump,” an insecurity that comes from a history of bullying from being skinny....

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