Hawk Happenings

Vesuvius Day

Hawk Happenings, May 22, 2018

Form I Latin students destroyed Pompeii, using water balloons to simulate Vesuvius.

Solar Panel Install

Hawk Happenings, May 15, 2018

Tim Parker discusses the recent installation of solar panels on the Science Building.

Senior Sciences

Hawk Happenings, May 10, 2018

Chemistry made ice cream while Physics did the annual egg-drop exercise.

French Field Study

Hawk Happenings, May 8, 2018

Accompanied by Mr. Saliga, Mme. Obels took some of Cistercian’s French students on a field study to Fair Park to see the musical Les Misérables.

Spring SPC

Hawk Happenings, May 7, 2018

Congratulations to all our SPC athletes.

Rice Bowls for CRS

Hawk Happenings, May 4, 2018

Thanks to the Lenten sacrifices and contributions of the students in Form I, $628.26 was collected from Rice Bowls and donated to Catholic Relief Services.  These donations are used to help support programs that prevent hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world. 

Beatification of Fr. Janos (John) Brenner

Hawk Happenings, May 1, 2018

Fr. Abbot Peter wrote to us after attending the beatification of Fr. Janos (John) Brenner, a Cistercian Hungarian priest.

Wetlands visit

Hawk Happenings, April 30, 2018

On Friday students in Form I went to the John Bunker Sands Wetlands area to research different types of soil and the wetlands ecosystem. The day-long field study included times walking the boardwalk through the wetlands and time in the education center looking at their findings through microscopes.  

Latin Scroll Project

Hawk Happenings, April 23, 2018

Students recreated an “Exultet Scroll”, making an illuminated manuscript of the medieval Easter hymn (which is traditionally sung at the Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday).

Retail as Art

Hawk Happenings, April 21, 2018

Two Cistercian students won scholarship awards at the 10th Retail as Art Photography Scholarship Awards at the Dallas Contemporary!