Graduation 2023

Jesuit High School graduated its Class of 2023 on Wednesday (May 24), as the school celebrated commencement exercises at the Straz Center in downtown Tampa.

The graduating class of the school's 124th year is comprised of 191 students. Of the graduates, 165 (86%) have received academic or athletic scholarships, and 124 (65%) received Florida Bright Futures Scholarships, with a total scholarship value of more than $21 million. One-hundred percent were accepted into college, with 165 colleges and universities, as well as three Service Academies, accepting Jesuit students in 2023, including renowned institutions such as Boston College, Brown University, UCLA, the University of Chicago, Georgetown University, Georgia Tech, North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Notre Dame, the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S Naval Academy (Annapolis), the University of Pennsylvania, Rice University, the University of Virginia, Washington University, and Yale University.

The class Valedictorian is Cameron Bailey (4.66 GPA), and the Salutatorian is Christopher Tan (4.64 GPA). Bailey will attend the University of Florida's Honors College, while Tan will attend the University of South Florida in its Biomedical Sciences program. For video of the presentations by Bailey and Tan, as well as the President’s Address by school president Fr. Richard C. Hermes, S.J., please click here or visit the YouTube channel for Jesuit High School, @JesuitTampa.

In keeping with one of Jesuit's earliest traditions, graduates wore the classic tuxedo at Graduation. The traditional cap and gown were worn Tuesday night (May 23) at Baccalaureate Mass.

Click here to view a PDF of the event program from Graduation 2023. It includes a listing of all 191 graduates, as well as: the names of the seniors who were recognized at Awards Night in late April; the 85 seniors who graduated summa cum laude (4.1 GPA or better); those who graduated magna cum laude (3.8 GPA) and cum laude (3.5 GPA); and the college acceptances and scholarships earned by members of the Class of 2023.

Each year, four special awards are presented during commencement exercises to recognize outstanding members of the graduating class. The recipients of these awards are determined by a vote of the faculty, and they are commemorated on the 'Men for Others' monument on the Jesuit campus. The 2023 winners were announced by principal Mike Scicchitano at graduation:

• The Charles J. Lashley Award, for outstanding characteristics of leadership of the student body, the highest honor Jesuit High School confers upon a graduating senior:  Ayden Lee
• The Larion J. Elliot Award, for dedication and commitment to Christ and the Church through the example of his Christian Life:  Matthew Griffith
• The Pedro Arrupe Award, for excelling as a ‘Man for Others’ through distinguished achievement in community service:  Cameron Bailey
• The Joseph P. Gavan Award, for outstanding generosity and dependability in service to the school community:  Devin Stevens

Hundreds of downloadable photos from Graduation 2023 have been made available on Google Drive, please click here to access them. Additional photos available for purchase, including each senior with Father Hermes, can be viewed here.