The Jacksonville Jaguars marked Hispanic Heritage Month with youth football camps, a literacy event and recognition for two local Latino Youth Honors nominees. The team began its activities Sept. 15 with a Somos DUUUVAL Youth Football Camp for BridgePrep Academy students and continued the following week with events at Englewood Elementary School and Global Leadership Academy Discovery Campus.
Quarterback Joey Aguilar, wide receiver Trebor Pena and running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. surprised students at the first camp, which was presented by Ticketmaster. Wide receivers Pena and Michael Wortham participated in the second camp Sept. 22 with Englewood Elementary School students. Students at both schools received Jaguars T-shirts and merchandise, while each school received an equipment donation from Ticketmaster.
Jaguars connect football with reading
Aguilar also visited Global Leadership Academy Discovery Campus on Sept. 22 for a Somos DUUUVAL-themed Literacy Locker Room presented in collaboration with Whataburger and READ USA. Jaxson de Ville and members of THE ROAR participated in the event.
Aguilar read to kindergarten through second-grade students and spoke about the importance of reading. Students received books for their home libraries, Jaguars merchandise and a free meal from Whataburger. The event added a literacy component to the Jaguars’ Hispanic Heritage Month programming.
Jacksonville Jaguars recognize Latino youth
The Jacksonville Jaguars recognized their 2026 Latino Youth Honors nominees during the Sept. 27 game against the New England Patriots. The nominees were Lorena Clutter of The Bolles School and Enrique Ordonez of Nease High School. The Jaguars selected both students for contributions in athletics, leadership, academics and service.
Clutter is a senior flag football wide receiver and linebacker at The Bolles School. She is involved with BLUE, a school club that raises awareness of poverty in third-world Hispanic countries, and she organizes an annual clothing drive with her sister to send clothing to Peru and the Dominican Republic. Clutter also recently competed in a statewide Spanish competition in Orlando and recorded her best finish to date.
Ordonez is a senior running back at Nease High School and the son of Mexican immigrants. He was recognized for his contributions in athletics, leadership, academics and service, as well as his connection to the Latino community.
Clutter and Ordonez will be considered by the NFL for the overall Latino Youth Honors awards. The group includes 64 nominees from all NFL clubs, with 32 males and 32 females.
Essay contest adds community recognition
The Jaguars Foundation also supported the annual Duval County Public Schools Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest. Students submitted essays about an influential Hispanic person making an impact in the community.
Aoife Lewis won the elementary school contest, Shannialia Perez Montero won the middle school contest and Nicole Jiang won the high school contest. All three winners were recognized Oct. 2 and received Jaguars merchandise and custom jerseys.
FSB Take
The Jacksonville Jaguars’ Hispanic Heritage Month programming connected football, literacy and student recognition. Aguilar, Pena, Rodriguez and Wortham participated in youth events at BridgePrep Academy and Englewood Elementary School, while the Literacy Locker Room brought reading support to Global Leadership Academy Discovery Campus.
Clutter and Ordonez give the Jacksonville Jaguars two local nominees in the NFL’s 2026 Latino Youth Honors process. The Duval County Public Schools essay contest added another opportunity for students to be recognized through the Jaguars Foundation’s Hispanic Heritage Month efforts.
Source: Original report