Jesuit High School of Tampa

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Jesuit High School of Tampa
Motto Ad majorum dei glorium -- AMDG
Established 1899
Type of institution Private
Principal Joseph Sabin
Students All-Male
Enrollment About 750 Students
Location Tampa, Florida, USA
President Fr. Joseph Doyle, S.J.
Colors Blue and White
Mascot Tigers
Website www.jesuittampa.org
Jesuit recently completed a fund raising campaign in order to build a bell tower and memorial to long time faculty, staff, and sports teams
Jesuit recently completed a fund raising campaign in order to build a bell tower and memorial to long time faculty, staff, and sports teams

Jesuit High School of Tampa is a private, Catholic, all-male high school located in Tampa, Florida established in 1899.

Jesuit of Tampa teaches a college preparatory curriculum and is widely regarded as one of the finest high schools in the Tampa Bay Area. Jesuit of Tampa has graduated federal judges, political leaders, priests, teachers, physicians, independent pharmacists, journalists, scientists, attorneys, professional athletes, writers, scholars, actors, painters, engineers and entrepreneurs. According to Nick Suszynski, current alumni director as of 2006, Jesuit has graduated fourteen judges in its history. The alumni association commonly refers to the high school as "Tampa's Largest Fraternity." Jesuit's current president is Fr. Joseph F. Doyle, S.J., and its current principal is Mr. Joseph Sabin. The school has been open since 1899, then located in downtown Tampa and directly affiliated with Sacred Heart Parish (formerly a Jesuit-run parish) known as Tampa College. In 1956 the campus was moved to its current location on Himes Avenue in West Tampa. The campus is centered around St. Anthony's Chapel and its trademarked pale green, steeple. To the north of the chapel is the cafeteria, fine arts building, and the Jesuit residence. Classroom buildings surround the remaining sides of the chapel. The southeast portion of the campus is the home of the newly renovated athletic center which was dedicated to renowned alum and baseball legend Al Lopez and the library dedicated to Fr. Richard Hartnett, S.J.

Jesuit's curriculum includes studies in theology, mathematics, sciences, fine arts, language arts, foreign language, physical education, and social studies. Despite being a Jesuit-run high school, there has been a steep decline in the number of religious individuals based at the school.[citation needed] The Jesuit residence is nowhere near the capacity it once had as late as the 1980s. Usually there are 3-6 religious teaching and/or living in the residence at any given time. The religious teach courses and serve as chaplains, leading daily masses and monthly all-school masses. Each school year is begun with the Mass of the Holy Spirit, a tradition that dates back to early days of Jesuit education. All students are required to attend school masses, though the school does not discriminate students on the basis of religion.

Another unique factor that makes Jesuit students visible in the community is its strict dress code. Students are expected to wear slacks with dress shirts and ties part of the year. When outside of the classroom, students can be found contributing several thousand hours of community service. Students in the Key Club are regarded among the nation's best, having won many awards since its mid-1990s inception. Other notable clubs include SADD, National Honor Society, award winning language honor societies, religious service group Agmen Christi (formerly led by the late Tom Kranz), and the Tiger yearbook, Tiger newspaper, The Lyre literary magazine, and the school's drama troupe, The Jesuit Masque. Of course, one of the staples of the Jesuit experience is participation in athletics (chronicled below). The motto of Tampa Jesuit is "Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam" which means "For the Greater Glory of God." The school also strives to make "Men For Others."

Contents

[edit] Alma Mater

Freedom and Brotherhood
Service and Friendship
Dear Mother Help Us to Cherish Your Dream
Lead us to seek truth and form us into your sons, Jesuit Implant in us All God's Love


[edit] Athletics

Jesuit has arguably one of the best athletic programs in the Tampa Bay area. The school was the FHSAA Boys outstanding athletic program of the year in 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 2000-2001, and 2005-2006. In addition, the school won the Tampa Tribune athletic program of the year in 2003-2004, and the St. Petersburg Times athletic program of the year in 2004-2005. In the past 10 years, the soccer, baseball, cross country, and track teams have combined for a total of 11 state championships. Jesuit has had a great many of talented coaches who have led their teams to the playoffs and several championships. Some of these legendary coaches include "Wild" Bill Minahan, Dominick Ciao, Paul Straub, John Crumbley, Mike Boza, John Szponar,Joe Curtis,Jason Musial, and Bob Bauman.

[edit] National championships

Baseball - 1997
Soccer - 2001

[edit] State championships

Football - 1968
Basketball - 1950, 1984
Soccer - 1987, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
Baseball - 1994, 1997, 2000
Cross Country - 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005
Track - 2003

[edit] All Sports Awards

Florida High School Activities Association Boys Outstanding Athletic Program of the Year
1997-1998
1998-1999
2000-2001
2005-2006

St. Petersburg Times Outstanding Athletic Program
1997-1998
1998-1999
2004-2005
2005-2006

Tampa Tribune Athletic Program of the Year
2003-2004

[edit] Notable alumni

  • Xavier Beitia, kicker: 2001-2003 Florida State University, 2004 New York Jets, 2006 Berlin Thunder
  • Ted Couch, benefactor who gave the first endowment to start H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute.[1]
  • Jim Davis, US Congressman
  • Jay Feely, National Football League kicker: 1997-1998 University of Michigan, 2001-2004 Atlanta Falcons, 2005-Current New York Giants
  • Lionel, nationally syndicated radio talk show host
  • Dave Magadan, former Major League Baseball player: 1986-1992 New York Mets, 1993 Florida Marlins and Seattle Mariners, 1994 Florida Marlins, 1995 Houston Astros, 1996 Chicago Cubs, 1997-1998 Oakland Athletics, 1999-2001 San Diego Padres
  • Rich McKay, National Football League executive: 1993-2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, general manager, 2003-2006 Atlanta Falcons, president and general manager
  • Lou Piniella, former Major League Baseball player and manager: 1964 Baltimore Orioles,1968 Cleveland Indians, 1969-1973 Kansas City Royals, 1974-1984 New York Yankees, 1985-1986 New York Yankees (coach), 1986-1988 New York Yankees (manager), 1990-1992 Cincinnati Reds (manager), 1993-2002 Seattle Mariners (manager), 2003-2005 Tampa Bay Devil Rays (manager), 2007-present Chicago Cubs (manager)
  • Brad Radke, pitcher, 1995-2006 Minnesota Twins
  • Joe Vance, Animator, Walt Disney Feature Animation
  • Tedd Webb, broadcaster, photographer, author
  • Charles R. Wilson, US Circuit Judge, US Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

[edit] External links


Institutional Constituent Members

Arrupe Jesuit High School (CO) • Bellarmine College Preparatory (CA) • Bellarmine Preparatory School (WA) • Boston College High School (MA) • Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (IN) • Brophy College Preparatory (AZ) • Canisius High School (NY) • Cheverus High School (ME) • Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola (PR) • Creighton Preparatory School (NE) • Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (IL) • De Smet Jesuit High School (MO) • Fairfield College Preparatory School (CT) • Fordham Preparatory School (NY) • Georgetown Preparatory School (MD) • Gonzaga College High School (DC) • Gonzaga Preparatory High School (Spokane) (WA) • Jesuit College Preparatory School (Dallas) (TX) • Jesuit High School (New Orleans) (LA) • Jesuit High School (Portland) (OR) • Jesuit High School (Sacramento) (CA) • Jesuit High School of Tampa (FL) • Loyola Academy (IL) • Loyola Blakefield (MD) • Loyola High School (MI) • Loyola High School of Los Angeles (CA) • Loyola School (NY) • Marquette University High School (WI) • McQuaid Jesuit High School (NY) • Red Cloud Indian School (SD) • Regis High School (New York) (NY) • Regis Jesuit High School (CO) • Rockhurst High School (MO) • St. Ignatius College Prep (IL) • St. Ignatius College Preparatory (CA) • St. Ignatius High School (OH) • St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy (OH) • St. Joseph's Preparatory School (PA) • St. Louis University High (MO) • St. Peter's Preparatory School (NJ) • St. Xavier High School (Cincinnati) (OH) • Scranton Preparatory School (PA) • Seattle Preparatory School (WA) • Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (TX) • University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy (MI) • Verbum Dei High School (CA) • Walsh Jesuit High School (OH) • Xavier High School (NY)

Institutional Associate Members

Belen Jesuit Preparatory School • Loyola High School (Montreal) • St. Bonaventure's (St. John's, Newfoundland) • St. John's College (Belize) • St. Paul's High School (Winnipeg) • St. Ignatius High School (Haiti) • Xavier High School (Micronesia)
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