Representing Jesuit's Key Club at the Orlando Convention were: Thomas Turner '19– Lt. Gov. Division 14B, Kyle Erickson '18 - President, Tyler Petitt '19 – Treasurer,
Nicholas Haskell '19 – Vice President Elect, Phillip Thompson '19 - Junior Class Director, Michael Lennartz '18 – Sergeant in Arms, Sean Doherty '20 –
Club Editor, Trace Nuss '19 – Secretary-Elect, Bryce Connolly '18 – Sergeant in Arms, T.J. Perez '19 – Webmaster Elect, and Brennen Gil '20, Kegan Lovell '19,
Vivero, Andrew Hanna '19, Guilson Chua '19, and John Cullaro '18.
JESUIT PERSPECTIVES • SPRING 2018 7
For a half-century, Jesuit High
School's Key Club has developed a
proud tradition of outstanding service
to the community. And in this year,
the 50th since its founding at Jesuit, Key
Club has been recognized with a slew of
prestigious honors.
April 7 weekend at the annual Key
Club District Convention in Orlando,
Jesuit was honored for across-the-board
excellence with numerous top awards.
Jesuit was selected for the Distinguished
Club Award from among more
than 300 Key Clubs in the state, and
Jesuit also earned the Governor's
Project Award, for service requirements
relating to the Governor's HEALTH
Project.
Individually, Kyle Erickson '18 was
named a Distinguished Club President;
Thomas Turner '19 was named a Distinguished
Lieutenant Governor; Tyler
Petitt '19 was named a Distinguished
Club Treasurer; and Phillip Thompson
'19 was named a Distinguished Junior
Class Director. (Thompson also recently
received the Anne Frank Humanitarian
Award from the Florida Holocaust
Museum, see page 17.)
Christian Jung '18 placed 2nd in Digital
Poster, Petitt placed 3rd in the Project
Display, and Trace Nuss '19 placed
3rd in the Oratorical Contest for his
presentation about how our cultures,
demographics, and experiences affect
our perceptions and understanding
of servant leadership, the Key Club
pledge, and the Kiwanis Family. (Nuss
also recently won two other awards,
see page 17.)
Jordan Vivero '18 earned the People's
Choice Award in the Talent Contest for
his performance of "Bohemian Rhapsody,"
which generated a standing ovation
from the 2,500 in attendance.
In addition to collecting awards, the 16
Jesuit Key Club members in attendance,
along with moderators Amy Martin
and April Bombka and Kiwanis advisor
Marty Koscso, P ’02, ’07 participated in
leadership workshops, District caucuses,
service fairs, and shared ideas and
experiences with the Key Club representatives
from Belen Jesuit in Miami.
The convention culminated a big year
for Key Club. In the fall, more than 100
club members participated in the Kiwanis
fundraiser at Raymond James Stadium
in the pre-dawn hours on a school
day. In January, the club once again
supported the Holocaust Remembrance
Day event in Ybor City, and the annual
Putt-Putt Fundraiser in February raised
more than $7,000 for the Children’s
Cancer Center in Tampa.
KEY CLUB
Honored
at State
After five
decades,
Key Club’s
commitment
to service is as
strong as ever
Rex Barbas '68, who founded Jesuit's Key Club 50 years ago,
spoke at Convocation this spring