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Robotics Competition

March 18, 2019 | Media

Fusion Corps, Cistercian’s robotics team, is in the midst of its competition season. They had their first competition in Plano from March 14-16. After falling from 2nd to 15th during the heat of the qualification matches due to some issues with their robot, they battled back rising as high as the 2nd seed before finishing fourth overall. The team then captained the fourth overall alliance and defeated the fifth alliance in the quarterfinals before falling to the first alliance in the semifinals. The judges at the competition also acknowledged the impressive effort and comeback of the team by awarding them the Judges Award.

It was a strong start for Fusion Corps as they look forward to the Dallas District where they hope to qualify for the State Championship in Austin!

Hawk Happenings

Form VI Gliders

Form VI students put their glider designs to the test after weeks of planning, simulations, and construction. After a month of work, they finally launched their individually built gliders, seeing their designs take flight.

BraveArt 2025

Upper School students explored a variety of artistic disciplines during the annual BraveArt Festival on Friday. From silversmithing to printmaking, students engaged in hands-on workshops led by guest artists. The day concluded with the reveal of a new senior metal sculpture, “Christ the Redeemer.”

Form III Rockets

3, 2, 1, liftoff! Form III was “out to launch” in near perfect weather conditions. After the students help one another with rocket preparation, class anticipation builds from countdown to launch to hopeful recovery of each rocket.

Experience Cistercian

Publications

Herod’s trial of conscience

The death of John the Baptist is a chilling story for multiple reasons. It is a story about the fury of Herodias, who hated John so much for speaking the truth about marriage that she manipulated Herod, her would-be husband, into murdering him. It is also a story about the weakness of Herod, who just waited too long to do what he knew was right – to the point that doing the right thing required a sacrifice he felt incapable of making.

Reflections on heaven in the Lord’s Prayer

“I want to go to heaven” is a common expression by Christians when asked to give a reason for their faith. Curiously, the phrase “to go” or “to get to heaven” is not found in the Bible. While heaven is rightly considered the goal and magnetic pull on everyone’s spiritual compass, it is neither a destination nor a physical place as Jesus presents it in the “Our Father” prayer.

Reflecting upon technology and prayer in our lives

Technology is everywhere. There seems to be a gadget or app for everything. Computers for calculating; engines for ease; chemicals for control — is there any aspect of our lives untouched by instruments and processes?