Hawk Happenings

Dia de los Muertos

Hawk Happenings, November 1, 2018

Spanish 2 students in Form VI presented their Dia de los Muertos shrines in the library this afternoon, November 1.

Party Animals

Hawk Happenings, October 11, 2018

Cistercian Upper School students celebrated a big Homecoming win with festivities on Saturday Night.

Cistercian hosts STAIRS Program

Hawk Happenings, October 11, 2018

On Saturday, October 6, just hours before the big Homecoming Dance, Cistercian hosted STAIRS, which is a local tutoring and mentoring program dedicated to giving disadvantaged youth an opportunity to “step up” at a crucial point in their education process, namely the transition between middle school and high school.

Egg Drop

Hawk Happenings, September 25, 2018

Form VII (Juniors) participated in the annual Egg Drop experiment in Physics class.

Encaustic Elective

Hawk Happenings, September 25, 2018

Upper School students taking the encaustic elective explore the age-old, yet newly hip technique of encaustic wax painting.

Cistercian attends “Rays of Light” in Dallas.

Hawk Happenings, September 24, 2018

This September Fr. John and a student from Form V volunteered at Rays of Light, a Dallas philanthropy dedicated to serving children with special needs and their families. They spent an evening blowing bubbles, watching a movie, and playing sports, Legos and other fun games with the children.

Spanish Review

Hawk Happenings, September 20, 2018

Spanish 3 students peer edit each other’s timed responses in class.

Freshman Launch Party

Hawk Happenings, September 4, 2018

After the first home football game, the freshmen and their Form Master were welcomed into Upper School by the traditional “Launch” party.

First Pep Rally

Hawk Happenings, August 31, 2018

Students had their first pep rally of the year in preparation for our first Varsity Home football game and the Saturday Cross Country meet.

Form II Starts the Year

Hawk Happenings, August 29, 2018

Fr. John’s Second Form combined their start of the year pool party with a community service project, painting over graffiti as high as they could reach.