Hawk Happenings
Quiz Bowl
Cistercian’s Middle School Quiz Bowl team traveled to Chicago for the National Quiz Bowl Championship and finished tied for 13 out of 160 teams. Congratulations Hawks!
Athletic Awards
Our Upper School Athletics Awards Ceremony honored this year’s many achievements in sports. Kudos especially to all of our senior athletes, the five Hawk Award recipients who lettered in three (or more) varsity sports, and to this year’s Tom Hillary Award recipient.
Texas History Trip
Form III had a blast on their Texas History trip, a true Cistercian rite of passage! Huge thanks to the dads and faculty who made it all happen.
We have a pope!
It’s not every day a new Pope is chosen. Students gathered in the lunchroom to watch the announcement of Pope Leo XIV. Habemus Papam!
Prom
The 2025 Junior-Senior Prom was held at the Westin Downtown Dallas. Thank you to everyone who helped make the evening a success.
Senior Seminar Night
At Senior Seminar Night, all Cistercian seniors presented the culmination of a year’s research across philosophy, science, political theory, the arts, and more. Topics ranged from Alzheimer’s disease to American foreign policy, NBA championship predictions, and the...
Upper School Drama
Upper School students staged a remarkable production of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, featuring original live compositions and professional fight choreography.
MS Black Undefeated
MS Black finishes the season undefeated! Cistercian’s Middle School Black Team capped off a perfect run with an 8–0 record. Go Hawks!
Art Exhibit
Stop by the Irving Arts Center to see artwork from Cistercian Preparatory School’s Middle and Upper School students, on display in the Courtyard Gallery through May 10. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 PM. Admission is free.
Thy Kingdom Come
The more I reflect on the petitions of the Our Father, the more I’m convinced that I have no idea what I’m praying when I mumble those words multiple times every day.
The current object of my loving mystification is “Thy kingdom come.” In an effort to be slightly less intimidated by this vast and marvelous petition, I will arrange my musings as responses to the time-honored journalistic questions.
Continuum Fall 2024
Contents From the Headmaster News & Notes College Matriculation "A Cloud of Witnesses" by Tom Pruit "A Calling of the Heart" by Bob Greenfield In Memoriam Class Reunions Fall Sports Afterthoughts by Patrick Spence '08 Running as a metaphor for the spiritual life...
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