College & Career Counseling

Cristo Rey’s comprehensive four-year program utilizes Naviance—an online guide that assists students with college and career planning—and engages freshmen in learning style instruments, personality inventories, career surveys, goal setting, and resume development. Students learn the importance of their “numbers” regarding GPA and standardized test scores, and how those numbers are used in college acceptances, Bright Futures, and scholarship awards.

 

College & Career Services for CRT students includes:

• Communication with parents/guardians and students — the essential key in the exciting journey towards a post secondary education
• Providing assistance in developing a data driven college interest list
• Guidance with standardized testing
• Assistance with essay writing
• Opportunities to meet with college representatives through Rep Visits and Semester College Fairs
• Field trips to local college campuses
• Guidance and information for Dual Enrollment and Summer programs

Student Corner:

If you have questions regarding the College & Career Counseling Department, please contact Ms. Jennifer Smith jsmith@cristoreytampa.org

College & Alumni Support

The mission of our Alumni Coordinator Office is to provide college and career readiness to all Cristo Rey Tampa students to successfully enroll in a college or university. Our Alumni Coordinator monitors and connects with Cristo Rey Tampa Alumni throughout their college career regularly to ensure all CRT Alumni have the resources to reach their educational goals.

Counseling Support

Cristo Rey Tampa Salesian High School is committed to providing quality education to its students by serving them in a wholistic manner. To achieve this goal, school faculty/staff as well as parents/guardians may refer students for counseling services at any time during the academic year. The goal of the school counseling program is to help students succeed emotionally, spiritually, and academically by addressing mental health issues. Possible counseling topics include depression, anxiety, anger, disruptive behavior, and low self-concept.

In addition to individual counseling services, Cristo Rey Tampa Salesian High School provides group counseling services for students which address a variety of topics throughout the year. Parent/guardians are also welcomed to inquire about family counseling sessions, which may be provided in select circumstances.

We also host quarterly Parent Formation Nights centered on topics related to teens and serve as a time to educate parents and answer their questions.  Parent Formation Nights are scheduled September through May (see the online calendar) and parent participation is expected.

If you have further questions about the school counseling program at Cristo Rey Tampa Salesian High School, please contact Erin McEntegart, LCSW via email at emcentegart@cristoreytampa.org 

 If you believe that your child is experiencing a mental health crisis, is a risk to themselves or others or needs immediate assistance, please contact 911 or the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay (211). 

Social and Emotional Development

Through Frameworks and the School Connect® program, our students learn the lifelong importance of social and emotional learning (SEL). , an integral part of education and human development. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel, and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.

SEL advances educational equity and excellence through authentic school-family-community partnerships to establish learning environments and experiences that feature trusting and collaborative relationships, rigorous and meaningful curriculum and instruction, and ongoing evaluation. SEL can help address various forms of inequity and empower young people and adults to co-create thriving schools and contribute to safe, healthy, and just communities.

SEL proactively helps children and adults develop and practice the following competencies: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.

About Frameworks of Tampa Bay  

Frameworks of Tampa Bay is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower educators, youth services professionals, and parents and guardians with training, coaching, and research-based resources to equip students with social and emotional skills.

Food & Menus

All Cristo Rey Tampa Salesian High School students are eligible to receive breakfast and lunch. In partnership with LivyO’s Catering, their culinary staff works to bring students and staff fresh, healthy meals options set forth by the National School Lunch Program.

The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential childcare institutions.

The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a non-pricing meal service option for schools such as Cristo Rey Tampa. CEP allows Cristo Rey Tampa to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students without collecting household applications.

The program also incorporates a Wellness Policy to promote healthy eating habits and physical activity at school.

2023-2024 Monthly Menus (Breakfast & Lunch):

September 2023

Uniforms

As a private college preparatory school, the mandatory school uniform at Cristo Rey Tampa Salesian High School establishes an environment of respect and focus on academics. School uniforms can be purchased from Educational Outfitters. For more information, visit Educational Outfitters or their store located at 3904-D W. Hillsborough Avenue.

Girl’s Uniforms