Jesuit High School of Tampa

Earlier this month, eight rising seniors from the Class of 2027 renewed Jesuit High School’s extraordinary annual tradition of brotherhood and service to the Lakota people of the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Jack Bedell, Fletcher Harding, Noah Kreye, Rafael Ludovice, Bobby Miller, Brady O’Connor, Jake Schifeling, and Tucker Thurston, along with chaperones Andy Wood '92 and Henry Ibanez '86, gave of themselves with humility and compassion, helping to better the lives of others, especially the children at the Body, Mind, and Soul VBS.

Click below to read all about this phenomenal service immersion mission trip!

https://www.jesuittampa.org/about/migrated-news/~board/migrated-news/post/fulfilling-the-mission

Photos by Andy Wood '92

The Jesuit Summer Bridge program had an amazing day creating pictures out of pieces from Bricks 4 Kidz! Thank you to Joey Diaz ’23 and Bricks 4 Kidz-Tampa, FL for the fun morning!

https://bricks4kidz.us/florida-tampa

There is still time to make an impact at Jesuit before the fiscal year ends on June 30!

Directing your IRA Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) to Jesuit High School is a powerful way to support our mission of forming Men for Others, while meeting your charitable giving goals.

Please consult your financial or tax advisor for guidance. To get started today directing your RMD to Jesuit, contact our Development Office at 813-877-5344, ext. 716.

To make a gift to the school now, go to www.jesuittampa.org/give.

Carter French '22 is scaling the highest of heights on a most improbable journey as a throwback to a different era of college athletics.

An academics-first, med school-bound student-athlete at a powerhouse program, French, known as "Doctor" around North Carolina baseball, has helped the Tar Heels reach the College World Series and put them in prime position for a berth in the championship.

The walk-on, 4-year player for UNC, who was Jesuit's Class of 2022 co-Salutatorian, scored the winning run in the clinching Super Regional game last week. Then on Sunday at the CWS in Omaha, Neb., he was 2-for-3 as UNC improved to 2-0 in the CWS to move within a win of a berth in the championship.

French, who won football (2021) and baseball (2022) State titles at Jesuit, is one of seven Jesuit baseball alums to participate in the College World Series since 2022, joining:

2022 – P Josh Mallitz '20 - Ole Miss (National Champions)
2023 – C Bennett Lee '20 – Wake Forest
2023 – P Camden Minacci '20 – Wake Forest
2024 – IF Bradke Lohry '21 – Tennessee (National Champions)
2024 – P John Abraham '23 – Florida State
2024 – P Jamie Arnold '22 – Florida State

Click the links below for French content.

Interview after Sunday's win: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZl6GUjjthV/

UNC website feature: https://college.unc.edu/2026/05/meet-carolina-baseballs-doctor/

Video highlight of phenomenal catch: https://x.com/DiamondHeels/status/2046757684209148371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2046757684209148371%7Ctwgr%5E6f7411be888859b4563a2d21f029b1d68e1be04e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcollege.unc.edu%2F2026%2F05%2Fmeet-carolina-baseballs-doctor%2F

First-person story by French in The Athletic:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7352701/2026/06/12/carter-french-north-carolina-omaha-baseball/

The 4th annual Theatre Camp at Jesuit is in its second week in the Antinori Center for the Arts! The two-week camp, led by Jesuit’s theatre director, Richard Miller, culminates with a performance of “The Wizard of Oz” on Friday at 7:00pm inside the Shembekar Auditorium!

Jesuit Summer Bridge is underway! The comprehensive 5-week enrichment program for middle school boys is packed with learning, activities, and fun. The local boys are under the direction of JSB principal Jonathan Barlaan '07, teachers Erick Alvarez-Gil, and Jake Pedrero ’12, with graduate counselors Gage Holeman ’25 and Henry Bravo ’26, plus a host of student counselors, all making an impact in an instructive and nurturing environment.

The annual South Dakota service immersion mission trip is underway! Eight rising seniors along with chaperones Andy Wood ’92 and Henry Ibanez ’86, after a weekend of sightseeing, are getting to work.

For the next five days they will be operating a Vacation Bible School on the Rosebud Indian Reservation for the Lakota children as part of the St. Francis Mission on the reservation. In the evenings they will be performing manual labor, such as painting, garden work, and cemetery clean-up and repairs.

Follow their service work all week on Instagram, .

The eight rising seniors/Men for Others are: Jack Bedell, Fletcher Harding, Noah Kreye, Rafael Ludovice, Bobby Miller, Brady O’Connor, Jake Schifeling, and Tucker Thurston.

Jesuit is wrapping up its first week of summer camps! Some Jesuit summer camps still have openings, click the link below to register!

https://jesuittampa.launchtrack.events/

15 Jesuit students are having a great week in Belle Glade on Jesuit’s first mission trip of the summer! Jesuit has a rich history of service to Belle Glade, a rural town along Lake Okeechobee. Led by teacher Erick Alvarez-Gil and Ben Rodenbaugh, the students are renewing that relationship this week while serving a community in need.