After years of searching, an executive director has finally been found…but who is he? With three words, Sam Houser described himself as an only child, persistent, and disciplined. He explained that growing up as an only child made him impatient but also structured because his home was disciplined. “If we want to get somewhere as an organization, or if I want to get somewhere as a person, I don’t expect the result overnight. I can persist, which is not quite the same as being

Despite a heartbreaking loss at the CIF playoffs in the first round, the boys soccer team dominated throughout an undefeated season, signaling an evolution in the school’s soccer program… The sky was reaching dusk as the referee blew on the whistle. The New Roads soccer team had defeated Wildwood School in a nail-biting match with a final score of 3-2. With 3 goals by Edgar Silva, New Roads had done what they had failed to do the year before: beat Wildwood. The New Roads soc

All about your amazing interim head of school through the lyrics of a song! As you walk around campus, you've probably seen a guy with a button-down shirt, jacket, jeans, which he attributes to his “ongoing lack of creativity and the fact that at 68, I have a fixed amount of cognitive capital to spend each day and I can't afford one point of IQ energy on sartorial choices,” and a big smile who's always excited to ask how you're doing. If you haven't already, I’d recommend sa

As students began finishing up their ISPs (some in a greater rush than others), I started to get curious about the projects that wouldn’t be shown at the ISP X-block. On April 22nd, the entire New Roads Upper School community came into the Moss Theater to watch six Independent Study Project (ISP) presentations — but what about the other 18 ISPs happening this year? In an effort to learn more, I interviewed three people who pursued ISPs this year and fulfilled their presenta

By Claire Demoff '26 and Bodhi Milano '26 Symptoms include long stretches of illness, stomach aches, and headaches– careful, this ruthless virus is on the hunt BREAKING UPDATE: SENIORITIS HAS STARTED SPREADING TO UNDERCLASSMEN AS WELL. SCIENTISTS HAVE FOUND NO KNOWN CURE, OTHER THAN EARLY PREVENTION. ONCE YOU’VE GOT IT, THERE IS NO GOING BACK. As senior year rolls around, many 12th graders (if not all of them, rare is the breed who fends off this persistent disease), fall pr

These tips have a 100% success rate. New Roads School is showing an all-time low of romantic relationships on campus. The reasons for this are unknown, but the solution is right here on The Jaguardian. These tips are bound to help your sad single life. And if they don't, sorry to say, you're a lost cause. Tip One: In hopes you are reading this with a girl in mind, we are going to get right into it. The brain has many emotional counterparts, so why not use them to our advanta