Other Activities

March For Life

In January, members of the RJ Students for Life Club participated in the annual March for Life Rally on Capital Hill in Washington D.C. joining tens of thousands of marchers for an inspiring, peaceful and joy-filled rally in support of human rights and to celebrate and dignify life from conception to death.

Wish Week

FIRST-EVER CHIMAYó PILGRIMAGE

A delegation of 12 students and three faculty members embarked on a new senior hiking pilgrimage in New Mexico in March. Joining Creatio’s pilgrimage to El Santuario de Chimayó, the group spent four days trekking a total of 28 miles to some of the oldest churches in northern New Mexico, including the sacred and holy ground of the El Santuario de Chimayó Shrine. The Pastoral Office will offer two of these incredible experiences to senior students next year.

Global Activism Leadership Summit

Over five days in August, five RJ students and three teachers participated in the Jesuit Global Activism Student Leadership Summit held virtually and coordinated by St. Louis University High School. Regis Jesuit was one of 21 Jesuit schools across 11 different time zones that took part in the summit, which focuses on a “common mission and vision to collaboratively explore solutions to the challenges and injustices we face as a global community.”

INTERNATIONAL SAMARITAN 5K RUN/WALK

In October, student and faculty runners, walkers and cheering fans united on campus for the third annual International Samaritan Global 5K race organized by the Ignatian Immersion & Solidarity Office. Through team fundraising efforts, including a fun inter-faculty challenge between English teacher Jaxson Schneider and science teacher Andrew Connor, the Regis Jesuit community raised a total of $35,195, exceeding the $30,000 goal to help bring clean running water to the Honduran Buen Samaritano neighborhood where the water supply has been contaminated by the local garbage dump.

In April, the RJ community participated in the school’s third annual Wish Week supporting David, a nine-year-old battling cancer and his wish to meet his favorite soccer player through the Make-AWish Foundation. Organized by the Servant Leadership Class, RJ hosted a week-long soccer-themed celebration including dressdown days, local restaurant nights, student-led fundraisers and a pep rally, ultimately raising more than $20,000 in support of David’s wish. Funds raised from our two prior Wish Weeks have made it possible for Make-A-Wish to fulfill the wishes of eight kids battling life-threatening illnesses.