The Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ Writing Challenge is an opportunity for students to express in writing what principle or personal ethic is a driving factor in their lives. It is meant to publicly recognize young people who reflect upon and write about their personal beliefs and values through the lens of their Jesuit Catholic education.
ESSAY PROMPTS BY GRADE LEVEL
Ninth: Loving
Think about times you have experienced love, kindness and generosity. At the time, you may not have recognized God’s friendship in these moments. Describe a time when you experienced love in your life and how it impacted you. Reflecting on this experience, how do you recognize this as an act of God’s love?
Tenth: Open to Growth
Thinking about your first two years at Arrupe Jesuit, what does it mean to be Open to Growth? How have you embraced this idea so far,
and in what ways have you grown as a young person during your time here? Describe a time at Arrupe when you had to be Open to Growth, and describe what you learned from the experience.
Eleventh: Intellectually Competent/Religious
Reflecting on your time at Arrupe, what does it mean to be "Intellectually Competent?" How does being Religious fit into being Intellectually Competent? Include an example of a time when you saw the intersection of these two values during your time at Arrupe Jesuit.
Twelfth: Work Experienced/Committed to Justice
During your time at Arrupe you’ve grown into a more Loving, Religious, and Intellectually Competent person who is Open to Growth. In your final year, where does being Committed to Justice fit into your life? How have you seen an interaction between being Committed to Justice and Work Experienced? Describe a time when both of these values overlapped during your time at Arrupe Jesuit.
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