By Jakobi Lundy-Bass Staff Writer
Loyola has many people on its staff, filling a variety of titles. Many of the positions can be found in every school: principal, assistant principal, counselor and teacher. Then there are those that one might only encounter from time to time: Dean of Students.
Loyola’s dean of students is Wyatt Jones III, who also is a Loyola alumnus.
“What really brought me back was, I felt that it was up to me to teach young men like my father did,” Jones III said.
His father, Deacon Wyatt Jones II, was approached by the archdiocese to start an inner city school for young men. That school would be Loyola High School. The first dean of the school taught the current dean what he teaches the students today.
“The lessons I teach the students here have long ranging effects on their lives outside of the school,” Jones III said.
That’s because Jones III can be seen at many of the students’ events in support of their school as well as their outside efforts. He tries to teach students not only how to behave in school, but also how to conduct themselves in professional and social settings. He also teaches them what they need to become a successful. Jones has accompanied the young men to many events and sets the example for how they should dress, act and speak.
