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In this moving tribute to his dear friend, Robert Bergman '93 reminds us that a smile and a kind word can touch people forever.
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![black white photo of student with testimonial about why he chose De Smet Jesuit]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647360753/desmet/ershr3t9kz4cjgg5pqrq/LukeBurns2023.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1647360753/desmet/ershr3t9kz4cjgg5pqrq/LukeBurns2023.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1647360753/desmet/ershr3t9kz4cjgg5pqrq/LukeBurns2023.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647360753/desmet/ershr3t9kz4cjgg5pqrq/LukeBurns2023.png","width":1080}])
We asked our students: which classes, clubs, or teams made them feel like they belonged at De Smet Jesuit High School? Here's one answer to #WhyDeSmet.
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Give a student a drone for Christmas and a trip to visit family (in Ghana) and watch what happens.
![black white photo of student with testimonial about why he chose De Smet Jesuit]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647360754/desmet/br49poyo999fxjijg8ek/JarenJackson2024.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1647360754/desmet/br49poyo999fxjijg8ek/JarenJackson2024.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1647360754/desmet/br49poyo999fxjijg8ek/JarenJackson2024.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647360754/desmet/br49poyo999fxjijg8ek/JarenJackson2024.png","width":1080}])
We asked our students: why did you choose to come to De Smet Jesuit High School? Here's one answer to #WhyDeSmet.
![black and white photo, close up of finger pointing toward viewer, blurred person in background]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647892440/desmet/fpl20rhpzg8xz5swy8du/bergmanblogyou2022-03-21.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1647892440/desmet/fpl20rhpzg8xz5swy8du/bergmanblogyou2022-03-21.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647892440/desmet/fpl20rhpzg8xz5swy8du/bergmanblogyou2022-03-21.png","width":600}])
With one quarter left for this year's seniors, Mr. Bergman looks back over the last few years with profound gratitude.
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We asked our students: how do you feel when you arrive at school each morning? Here's one answer to #WhyDeSmet.
![Priest in purple vestment makes a cross of ashes on the forehead of. a teenage boy.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647271502/desmet/cefjdlfaah3j2z2aw4vv/WEB-editAshes-JLorimier.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1647271502/desmet/cefjdlfaah3j2z2aw4vv/WEB-editAshes-JLorimier.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1647271502/desmet/cefjdlfaah3j2z2aw4vv/WEB-editAshes-JLorimier.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1647271502/desmet/cefjdlfaah3j2z2aw4vv/WEB-editAshes-JLorimier.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1647271502/desmet/cefjdlfaah3j2z2aw4vv/WEB-editAshes-JLorimier.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647271502/desmet/cefjdlfaah3j2z2aw4vv/WEB-editAshes-JLorimier.jpg","width":1800}])
Adapted from the Ash Wednesday 2022 homily given by Rev. Ronald R. O’Dwyer, S.J., at De Smet Jesuit.
Photo by Jacob Lorimier '22
![student wears apron in front of stove in kitchen, Chinese characters on screen below]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1647026924/desmet/aszjh4o8umgesdzmjwvi/FriedRiceIronChefGrahamLabonte2022.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1647026924/desmet/aszjh4o8umgesdzmjwvi/FriedRiceIronChefGrahamLabonte2022.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1647026924/desmet/aszjh4o8umgesdzmjwvi/FriedRiceIronChefGrahamLabonte2022.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1647026924/desmet/aszjh4o8umgesdzmjwvi/FriedRiceIronChefGrahamLabonte2022.png","width":1025}])
How to make fried rice...and share it with your family! Graham Labonte '24 is this year's Iron Chef for Mrs. Tseng's Chinese classes. Enjoy his reflection AND video for this popular project!
![Cartoon illustration of Spider-Man.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1642704095/desmet/h6rx1cq1x4z86rmkqvt0/SpiderMan.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1642704095/desmet/h6rx1cq1x4z86rmkqvt0/SpiderMan.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1642704095/desmet/h6rx1cq1x4z86rmkqvt0/SpiderMan.png","width":800}])
Superheroes teacher Robert Bergman '93 reflects on Spider-Man and second chances.
![black and white photo, dad holds son's hand, blurred market in background]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1637615244/desmet/ms95qfvfvfzjnyz6mwjx/062021holdhands.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1637615244/desmet/ms95qfvfvfzjnyz6mwjx/062021holdhands.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1637615244/desmet/ms95qfvfvfzjnyz6mwjx/062021holdhands.png","width":600}])
Teacher and dad Robert Bergman '93 reminisces about parental hand holding and notes the importance of a student's space in a classroom.
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![Paintings of St. Ignatius, in his battle uniform and in a simple robe.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634051276/desmet/xr5roc1x8dzcnfbxm7qo/Ignatius.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634051276/desmet/xr5roc1x8dzcnfbxm7qo/Ignatius.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634051276/desmet/xr5roc1x8dzcnfbxm7qo/Ignatius.png","width":544}])
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about Trauma, Our Global Pandemic, and an Ignatian Year
![From Intrepid Ed News: Nick Dressler '02 on how Assessment and Grading Flourish in the Classroom and in Sports]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580136856/desmet/icnktzxxb1mbcadueewg/smartboarddressler2019-11-3CBecherwebCROP1800x1200.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580136856/desmet/icnktzxxb1mbcadueewg/smartboarddressler2019-11-3CBecherwebCROP1800x1200.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1580136856/desmet/icnktzxxb1mbcadueewg/smartboarddressler2019-11-3CBecherwebCROP1800x1200.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1580136856/desmet/icnktzxxb1mbcadueewg/smartboarddressler2019-11-3CBecherwebCROP1800x1200.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1580136856/desmet/icnktzxxb1mbcadueewg/smartboarddressler2019-11-3CBecherwebCROP1800x1200.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580136856/desmet/icnktzxxb1mbcadueewg/smartboarddressler2019-11-3CBecherwebCROP1800x1200.jpg","width":1800}])
Sports analogies abound in and about the classroom where veteran English teacher Nick Dressler '02 stresses the need for more authentic assessments in his Intrepid Ed News article.
![In Parents' Words: Why Your Gifts Matter]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1631221404/desmet/qp6j7ih7nwokuafkek3m/DistelrathPhoto.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1631221404/desmet/qp6j7ih7nwokuafkek3m/DistelrathPhoto.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1631221404/desmet/qp6j7ih7nwokuafkek3m/DistelrathPhoto.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1631221404/desmet/qp6j7ih7nwokuafkek3m/DistelrathPhoto.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1631221404/desmet/qp6j7ih7nwokuafkek3m/DistelrathPhoto.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1631221404/desmet/qp6j7ih7nwokuafkek3m/DistelrathPhoto.jpg","width":1920}])
A family of five inspired by collective enthusiasm shares why they give.
![lightning strikes onto mountains in distance, desert landscape in foreground, grey purply sky]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1630340938/desmet/rqix6hbyum6ehb7k9arg/03stormindesertserenity.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1630340938/desmet/rqix6hbyum6ehb7k9arg/03stormindesertserenity.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1630340938/desmet/rqix6hbyum6ehb7k9arg/03stormindesertserenity.png","width":600}])
Inspired by an Arizona monsoon, Rob Bergman '93 grasps the meaning of courage and wisdom and the well-known prayer.