“Through the Mission Drive, we
are able to spread awareness
about the severity of the issue at
hand (in Colombia), raise funds,
and foster incentive for further
action in the student body and
even greater Tampa Bay community.”
– Andrew Hanna ’19
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Fr. Vincent Capuano, S.J. celebrates, but the
students won the basketball game
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access to education, throughout the
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on FOX 13, as well as in an online
interview by Fe y Alegria.
Andy Wood '92, Jesuit's Director of
Community Service, established a goal
of $300 raised per homeroom during the
drive. The weekly homeroom collections
were supplemented by Mission Drive
Day funds generated via small fees
associated with participation in various
video game competitions, bocce,
ultimate frisbee, basketball, and much
more, as well as food sales. Math teacher
April Bombka led the way again this year
in both homeroom collections and food
sales on Mission Drive Day.
The Mission Drive dates back to the
1930s at Jesuit, and Mission Drive Day
kicked off with a spectacular all-school
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Wegmann and Dominic DiCarlo. The
selections included songs from George
Harrison, Nirvana, Harry Belafonte, and
Elton John.
Among the winners of the various
Mission Drive Day games and events
were Jonathan Dawson '21 in the Italian
Club's meatball eating contest, The
Goonies captured the ultimate frisbee
title, Steve Tonello '18 won the FIFA video
game competition, Nick Caulley '19 was
victorious in the movie trivia contest,
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tournament, and faculty Matt Kaiser and
Miguel Menendez prevailed in the bocce
tournament.
The day concluded with the annual
student-faculty basketball game in front
of the student body in the Tiger Palace.
The student team, despite a colossal
coaching disadvantage and biased
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point.
Activities across campus helped raise money
for the Mission Drive
Mission Drive Day began with a spectacular
music concert.
The Italian Club's meatball eating
contest was a popular activity
Ethan Sutton '18
Scan to access an online feature story
on the Fe y Alegria website about
Sebastian Torres ’19 and Andrew
Hanna ’19