[3] On January 17, 2019, St. Petersburg Catholic High School announced it had received a $1 million gift from Raymond James CEO Paul Reilly (’72) and his wife Rose.

[8] The gift was the largest ever received by the school, and funded significant renovations on the campus, including classrooms, offices, bathrooms, and faculty workspaces.

On Jan. 26, 2024, St. Petersburg Catholic High School was the site of an education forum moderated by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the pope’s ambassador to the United States.

The panel featured secular and Catholic educators from Florida and Ohio discussing how they apply the teachings of Father Giussani from the book.

The school commissioned the mural in memory of their late chaplain, Father Carl Melchior, who left his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to become a priest.