This story was originally published July 2018 In his rapid rise career as Texans President, Jamey Rootes readily admits to the critical role of relationships rather than the sheer self-reliance of individual wizardry. Relationships nurtured and cemented by an indomitable verve and energy that have characterized his professional ascent. First and foremost, a lasting relationship [...]
St. Thomas remains dedicated to transforming the minds and hearts of the Eagle community through social service and advocacy, ensuring that the Basilian mission of Teach Me Goodness, Discipline and Knowledge measures beyond mere motto, but is a stable of life. During the launch of the 2019-20 academic year, the student body is providing valuable [...]
This story was originally published in October 2016 Faculty member Daniel Bryant ‘93 has long held an appreciation for the remote reaches of wilderness, pausing throughout a long day along rock walls and rushing falls, stopping atop jagged ridges to gaze at the stunning natural wonders. Yet for Bryant, the epic views from a vista [...]
St. Thomas is proud to acknowledge Hunter Henderson ‘19 and Gabe Lenz ‘19 who have earned the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout, the highest achievement in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Henderson and Lenz continue the thriving legacy of Eagle scholars who have reached this milestone accomplishment that has been and continues to be [...]
From the very beginning of his new command role at St. Thomas, Fr. James Murphy, CSB embraced the benefit of introspection, not just inspection. Named on January 31 the third president in the school’s storied history, Fr. Murphy was intent on an ego-less approach to his 100-day action plan that would introduce and reflect his [...]
For weeks if not months, Josh Wolf ‘19 has been distinctly aware that one way or another, his near and far future was about to change in life-altering ways - a confluence of tantalizing talent, exhausting work and faraway dreams harbored by millions of boys through optimistic adolescence before hard realities arrive for most of [...]
St. Thomas Dean of Students Rod Takacs tackles a speed round of questions. As the highest ranking Lord of Discipline (in complete accord with goodness and knowledge), what’s the most outrageously creative albeit untruthful excuse/alibi that sparked your internal bemusement from a guilty party trying in vain to avoid inevitable wrath? "This has actually happened [...]
As we conclude the most recent academic year, I am drawn back in 2011 when I began teaching at St. Thomas. That year I was primarily involved with freshmen theology and encountered that group as they developed and matured into their 2015 graduation. Many of those young freshmen have since graduated from colleges and universities [...]
Imagination and willpower were always the most important gifts granted Shane Williams ‘19. He applied the powerful pair in equal doses during a St. Thomas career marked by brilliance magnified by his own appreciation. “I love this school because of the opportunities for every student,” Williams says. “The gut-feeling to attend here was strong. That [...]
Plato Pappas ‘19 leaves St. Thomas with a substantial record of academic acclaim and accomplishment. Pappas earned recognition as a National Merit Hispanic Scholar as well as entry into the National Honor Society, excelled in the rigorous economics curriculum and served on the student board of directors of the Houston Branch of the Dallas Federal [...]
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