FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Parents, Alumni, and Friends of Jesuit,
One of the distinguishing marks
of Jesuit education is the way in
which it understands service in
relation to education, formation,
and faith. Service of others is
not an add-on to one’s education
or formation. It is not a mere
supplement to faith. Learning to
live for others, and to be present
to others in need, and to work for
the common good and a more
just society all flow directly from
faith in the Risen Christ. The
encounter with those in greatest
need and the opportunity to
think through and understand
the cultural, economic, and
political realities that contribute
to so many social problems are
the very stuff of good Jesuit
formation.
We have a great history at Jesuit
High School of immersing our
students, and even our faculty
and staff, in the midst of our
fellow human beings in distress
and special need. Not only
through our robust community
2 JESUIT PERSPECTIVES • SPRING 2019
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT
Rev. Richard C. Hermes, S.J.
PRINCIPAL
Barry Neuburger
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR ACADEMICS
Debra Pacheco
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR DISCIPLINE
Dr. Angelo Pastore
ASSISTANT DISCIPLINARIAN
Ryan Henry
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Nicholas Suszynski '98
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Pete Young
Contributing Photographers:
Pete Young, Amy Martin, Ray Rodriguez ’91, Scott
Murray, Riley Martin ’20, Scott Purks, Gigante
Productions, Inc.
Perspectives is a magazine for and about the students,
alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends, and
supporters of Jesuit High School in Tampa, Fla. It
is published three times a year by Jesuit's Development
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service program, but also
through full immersion trips at
home and abroad, or particular
projects such as Special Olympics
or the weekly staff participation
in Meals on Wheels, we try to
incorporate community service
and striving to be “Men for
Others” into the very fabric of
our school life.
In this issue of Perspectives, you
will learn about Jesuit students
reaching out to those who suffer
in some way or experience
acute need, serving them, and
then in turn being transformed
themselves by the encounter. It
is quite common that initially the
act of service is uncomfortable
or awkward. It often takes the
student out of his comfort zone.
However, as each student learns
to let his guard down and enter
the moment with generosity, he
discovers the mysterious law of
transformation. As he aims to
make a difference, he discovers
that he too has changed. The
encounter with those afflicted
reminds all of us, who mostly
live in secure comfort, that
happiness and joy and faith are
not determined by riches or
poverty, health or sickness, youth
or old age.
As you read about our students
giving themselves in service, it is
important to see these many acts
of encounter and generosity as
part of their growth in faith, their
training in Christian discipleship.
For in serving the needy, they
follow and serve Christ, whose
whole life and existence was not
for Himself, but for others.
May our students, in striving to
live as “Men for Others,” come
to better know, love, and serve
Jesus Christ, who completely
poured himself out for the
salvation of all.
Yours in the Risen Christ,
Rev. Richard C. Hermes, S.J.
Rev. Richard C. Hermes, S.J.
President
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