“Jesuit High School has a tradition of taking ordinary boys and helping them do extraordinary things.”

-- Fr. Joseph Doyle, S.J.

Welcome to Jesuit High School of Tampa

As you peruse our web site, I hope that you will find it helpful and enlightening.

Jesuit is a fully accredited, comprehensive preparatory high school. From the day the school opened in 1899, Jesuit has aimed to remain true to its original mission. As far as the individual boy will allow, Jesuit strives to form the mind, body, conscience and heart of each student. Jesuit’s faculty, administration and staff labor to keep all of these elements in balance.

Jesuit has long been recognized for its strong academic and athletic programs. However, Jesuit is much more than academics and athletics. You should note that the school, inspired by the Jesuit tradition of finding God in all things, requires 150 hours of community service as part of the curriculum and conditions for graduation. Moreover, these hours must serve people with real needs such as the needy, handicapped, ill, elderly or otherwise disadvantaged. In this way, Jesuit seeks to integrate the value of serving others into the process of learning.

Jesuit is an experience of melding together all facets of a student’s development. The goal is to develop men who will continue to work with others, for the good of others, throughout their adult lives. We hope to form men who are reverent, appreciative of relationships, and able to use their God-given talents productively. In this increasingly difficult world, we strive to be “counter-cultural” by encouraging the boys to have the ethical, moral and spiritual fortitude to survive challenging times, to be non-violent men in their families and society, and to live a character-driven, meaningful life.

The high school years can be a demanding time. We ask our parents to participate in bringing about their sons’ transition from being a boy to becoming a well disciplined, moral and hopefully, loving man.

In Him,

Rev. Joseph F. Doyle, S.J.
President