Saint Anthony Catholic School provides five primary benefits to our students and their families:
Achieve More. Your student will acquire the foundational knowledge, problem-solving skills, values, and sense of self to achieve more, both as a student and as a young person entering the world.
Live Catholic Values. Your student will do more than just learn about Catholic values at Saint Anthony Catholic School – they will demonstrate them on a daily basis in a variety of situations and places, from their interactions with faculty and staff in the classroom; to their relationships with fellow students on campus; to their fun time with friends and family away from School.
Experience a Higher Standard. Our faculty and staff hold one another to a higher standard of professionalism and dedication befitting the enduring tradition of Saint Anthony Catholic School, and we lovingly encourage the same level of effort and commitment from each student.
Be Part of an Extraordinary Community. The Saint Anthony Catholic School community is a deeply supportive, vibrant and lifelong network of families, faculty, staff and alumni whose meaningful bond far transcends the physical boundaries of classrooms and schoolyards.
Learn with Technology. Your student will utilize contemporary hardware and software as part of their everyday learning experience, enhancing their technical savvy, their self-confidence, and their overall understanding and application of real-world technologies.
ACCREDITATION
Saint Anthony Catholic School is fully accredited by the Florida Catholic Conference (FCC). Our last accreditation visit occurred in April 2013 and review in 2016.
- The Florida Catholic Conference Accreditation Program (FCCAP) is considered one of the finest accreditation organizations in the nation and has served as a model for other areas.
- The program has established a system for accountability and school improvement through adoption of educational standards and a “Seven Year Cycle” of accreditation.
- Each “fully accredited” school undergoes a self-evaluation process using the School Improvement Plan (SIP) model under an FCC agreement with the National Study of School Evaluation (NSSE).
- STREAM Certification through the Florida Catholic Conference (FCC).
OUR HISTORY
Saint Anthony Catholic School is a historical landmark nestled near downtown Fort Lauderdale. The school was constructed in 1926, designed by the famous architect Francis Abreau. Saint Anthony Catholic School has the distinct honor of being the first Catholic school established in Broward County. In September of 1926, Saint Anthony Catholic School opened its doors under the pastoral direction of Father Michael Mullaly and Sister Marguerite Cichansk, OP, Principal. Adrian Dominican Sisters taught and administered Saint Anthony Catholic School from its foundation, until 1982.
In 1928 Father John J. O’Looney became the pastor of Saint Anthony Catholic Church and was the driving force for Catholic education throughout Fort Lauderdale. In 1952 grades nine through twelve were transferred to another site. That high school was originally named Central Catholic High School, which was later renamed, and is known today as, Saint Thomas Aquinas High School. Father Timothy G. Hannon became pastor of Saint Anthony Catholic Church in 1982, and secured the services of the Order of the Marist Brothers, with Brother Thomas Aquinas, FMS becoming the first brother principal. After the untimely death of Brother Thomas in 1986, Mrs. Elaine L. Patterson became the first lay principal. Father Jerry Singleton was the Pastor of Saint Anthony Catholic Church until 2014 when Father Michael Grady became the Pastor and is currently leading the way for continued enhancements and advancements to Saint Anthony Catholic School. The school is now under the direction of Ms. Jenna McIntosh who was assigned as principal in 2022.
Today Saint Anthony Catholic School has an enrollment of over 430 students. The school consists of PreK3 through 8th Grade. The students, faculty, and staff begin the day during flag raising by reciting the Saint Anthony Catholic Student Mission Statement, which emphasizes and reinforces what we are all about.
Welcome
to Tampa Catholic High School
...a leader in the education of boys and girls in the Edmund Rice tradition. We are a Catholic high school in the Diocese of St. Petersburg dedicated to providing our students with “Veritas et Caritas” (truth and charity) through educational excellence in a Christ-centered environment. For more than 50 years TC has built upon our traditions of Faith, Excellence and Family by offering a superior high school experience to our students. We welcome families of all faiths and diverse backgrounds, and promote a culture of achievement. Our commitment to excellence is also reflected in our continuing efforts to improve our facilities, our technology infrastructure and our iPad program.
We warmly welcome you to spend time exploring our website. Please visit our beautiful 40+ acre campus on the Hillsborough River and learn about all the wonderful things that are happening here at Tampa Catholic!
OUR CATHOLIC IDENTITY
What is spirituality at Saint Anthony Catholic School? Saint Anthony Catholic School’s identity is embedded in daily life at school. Belief in a loving God and a visible outreach to others is how we live our lives in the school community. Religious instruction is the beginning of a carefully guided spiritual journey, where prayer, appreciation, respect, reflection, and a growing knowledge base intertwine. Saint Anthony Catholic School affirms the virtues Christ exhibited as he walked the earth.
Although Saint Anthony is a Catholic school, we embrace and honor the families of all faiths in our community, for their very presence enriches us all. Christians and non-Christians are more alike in their spirituality than they are different, and it is these essentials that we celebrate. As our Saint Anthony graduates enter broader communities, we recognize that they will be working and living among many different cultures and faiths. We believe that their spiritual journey, begun with people of all faiths at Saint Anthony, will engender a life-long appreciation for the many ways there are to worship God, and will enable them to live in peace and harmony with others.
“There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different kinds of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone.” (1 Corinthians 12:4-6)
Saint Anthony: A Catholic School
As a Catholic school, the religious core of our tradition is rooted in Christianity and the richness of the Roman Catholic tradition. At the core of this tradition is the tenet that we must love one another as God has loved us.
“I give you a new commandment: Love one another. Such as my love has been for you, so must your love be for each other. This is how all will know you for my disciples: your love for one another.” (John, 13:34-35)
As a Catholic School, we are grounded in the teachings of Christ and His Church, and committed to nourishing the unique spirituality of each member of our school community and deepening our students’ understanding of God’s role in their lives.
As a Catholic school we are a community of openness and inclusivity. Indeed, the roots of the word “Catholic” (katha holos) mean “all are welcome.” We demonstrate by our love for one another that “…within this fundamental unity of the faith there is room for a plurality of cultural differences, forms of expression, and theological views.” (To Teach as Jesus Did, 1972, #18)
Hence, we fulfill our mission when we invite students and families of all faiths to join our school community. Catholic spirituality is a way of living in the world that acknowledges that we are “all spiritual beings on a human journey.” Our tradition appreciates the mystery and breadth of God’s love. We live our mission when we give witness to this powerful and awe-inspiring mystery and this energizing love.
Saint Anthony is a thriving faith-filled community. From preschool through middle school, we offer opportunities for learning, worship, daily prayer, reflection, school liturgies, the sacraments, and the integration of morals and values in academic studies. While these experiences form the core of our mission and tradition, we affirm the right of each child and member of our community to follow spiritual paths open to discussion and inquiry that are respectful and mindful of our Catholic tradition and accepting of differing views.
Our values spring from our religious conviction. By introducing students to a thoughtful study of the Christian faith in the Catholic tradition, we prepare them to recognize the importance of their own spirituality, religion in our nation and the world, and the critical values of tolerance, reverence, respect, and understanding, among people of different faiths. In these ways, we are preparing leaders, young people of virtue, conviction and perspective who can appreciate the powerful and positive role that values and religion play in shaping their own lives and the future direction of human kind. We expect every student to strive for peace and justice, respect the dignity of every human being, and be “men and women for others.”
We are fortunate to be identified as a Catholic school, not only because this expresses the importance and centrality of Christ, God’s grace, love, and power in the raising of children, but also because this Catholic tradition provides the compass for our navigation through the shifting winds of change so prevalent in our lives today. We strive to act out of love, teach love, model love and love one another in this community. When we love, we are transformed and Christ’s presence is alive.
Children are planted in warm, safe and loving soil here at Saint Anthony. We believe that the grounding that they acquire here in prayer, worship, study, reflection, the conscious pursuit of virtue, excellence, and spirituality will nourish their roots. Of course, at times we will need to tend the weeds or provide some extra fertilizer and water; yet, if we allow our children’s roots to reach out into the soil and seek a path of their own creation, we will all be able to take great joy and pride in the young men and women who will emerge. Our job always is to plant seeds that, with God’s help, will flourish in time.
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