Senior Seminar Presentations

May 15, 2021 | Media

Seniors finished their exams and are ready for Baccalaureate and graduation this weekend. Before they leave, we want to acknowledge one of their final academic accomplishments, the Honors Senior Seminar presentations.

This year’s seminars covered a variety of topics, such as a Machiavellian twist on Shakespeare’s Henry V, the political effects of the pandemic on Latin America, three collages that capture different Renaissance movements, the importance of genotyping, and many more.

The seminar classes take place over the entire senior academic year and are intended as a substantial intellectual experience. These courses move from reflection and conversation in the fall towards practice in the spring, culminating in an academic project/presentation sparked by individual student interest and guided by the elective seminar director.

Seniors, congratulations on completing your academic journey at Cistercian!

Hawk Happenings

Christmas Concert

Forms I and II shared their Christmas Concert with our community. Thank you to Mr. Lewis and the boys for a wonderful evening of music.

Seussical Jr.

Highlights from our Middle School production of Seussical Jr. With our biggest cast yet, 40 students came together to bring the stories of Dr. Seuss to life on stage.

Aviation Pioneer Steven Udvar-Hazy

A group of Cistercian seniors attended a special talk with aviation pioneer Steven Udvar-Hazy at Circle T Ranch in Westlake. Through our partnership with the Junior World Affairs Council, students had a unique opportunity to hear firsthand from one of the leaders who helped shape the modern aviation industry.

Publications

Finding God in the ecotone of faith and life

"Finding God in the ecotone of faith and life" by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. As Catholics, how should we imagine our relationship with the world? We often talk about “walls” and “doors” and “bridges” to explain how the Church should either connect to the world...

And lead us not into temptation

"And lead us not into temptation"  by Fr. Thomas for Texas Catholic. In the last decade, the liturgical versions of the Our Father have been changed in both French and Italian to soften the apparent harshness of this petition. The French translation is now “Ne nous...