The Plank

In the 2021-2022 season, the Jesuit High School, Sacramento Varsity Football Team had six wins and zero losses in the Delta League, including a 44-0 victory versus Christian Brothers High School in the Holy Bowl. Including non-league games, the team ended the season with a 10-2 record. They lost only to Folsom High School, last year’s Northern California football champions. This year’s varsity team’s first game will be against Bishop Manogue High School on Friday, Aug. 26, in Reno, Nevada.

On Feb. 18, 2022, “Uncharted” was released in theaters. The film stars Tom Holland as Nathan Drake, Mark Wahlberg as Victor “Sully” Sullivan, and Sophia Taylor Ali as Chloe Frazer. It opened to overwhelmingly negative critical reviews, and underwhelming box office results, making only 51 million dollars in its opening weekend and one of very few movies to make less than a 1 thousand dollar-per-theater average.

Taylor Vicente ’22 will be remembered for his academic and co-curricular excellence. On top of being a high achiever in his academics, Taylor was an integral part of the nationally recognized robotics program at Jesuit High School Sacramento.

For the last four years, Christian Covert ’22 has immersed himself in all aspects of campus life at Jesuit High School Sacramento. He is known as a dedicated varsity rugby player and exuberant classmate, but his most notable involvement is being the Student Executive Council Vice President.

On Thursday, March 31, Jesuit High School Sacramento held their exciting annual Spring Orchestra Concert. Hosted by Orchestra Teacher Mr. Paolo Reyes, this production highlighted student performances from the Beginner Strings, String Orchestra, and Symphony Orchestra groups.

On Dec. 20, 2019, Netflix released the first season of the long awaited “The Witcher” series, starring Henry Cavill. Now with the release of the second season, I figured it was time to look back on the first season.

For Jesuit High School Sacramento teacher, Mr. Timothy Beers, 2022 marks the last school year in which he will teach at Jesuit. Mr. Beers’ legacy will always be one to remember; he has taught and coached generations of Marauders with pride and passion.

The Social Justice Summit on Human Dignity took place on March 9, 2022 with the goal of teaching students about different aspects of justice and how they can be applied to world problems today.

On Oct. 6, 2020, Jesuit High School Sacramento student Bassem Mansour ’23 was riding his bike when he was hit by a truck and dragged 50-feet. After the accident, he had to be airlifted to the hospital due to severe blood loss.