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Guidance
The Holy Cross High School Guidance Department works with faculty, parents, students, and local agencies to ensure that each individual student is fully supported in terms of academic, career, and social/emotional development. In conjunction with the mission of our school, we aim to guide students through schedule changes and course selections, college and career planning, test coordination, learning and utilizing coping skills, crisis events, improving peer relationships, and one on one or group discussions. Students are encouraged to seek out their school counselor for assistance and support.
College Scholarship Information
Scholarship information is posted to the Senior Class Google Classroom. For information, please contact Mr. Robert Musso, Director of Guidance or Mrs. Alexa Bravis.
8th Grade Scholarship Opportunity
The Constance M and Joseph A Brocavich Memorial Scholarship Fund with the Scranton Area Foundation
PROGRAMS TO ASSIST STUDENTS
C.R.O.S.S. Student Assistance Program:
The C.R.O.S.S Team is a crisis intervention team designed to assist school personnel by identifying issues which pose a barrier to a student’s learning and school success. The program aims to help students develop healthy coping skills, make positive lifestyle decisions, and avoid substance abuse problems. Confidentiality is the cornerstone of this Student Assistance Program, which is a crisis intervention program instituted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
To refer a student, please contact a member of our CROSS team.
Our C.R.O.S.S. Team
Mrs. Alexa Bravis, abravis@hchspa.org
Mrs. Angela Morrision, amorrison@hchspa.org
Mrs. Kandy Taylor, ktaylor@hchspa.org
Mr. Joe DeGrazia, jdegrazia@hchspa.org
Mrs. Kim Kanuik, kkanuik@hchspa.org
Mrs. Laura Hudak, lhudak@hchspa.org
Safe 2 Say
The Safe 2 Say Something program provides an anonymous tip line for parents and students to report dangerous activities or threats of violence in schools.
This is statewide program providing a phone number and app to report behavior that leaves the student feeling unsafe. For more information, please see the brochure link below.
The brochure
The link
Suicide Prevention Hotline
Mental illness affects 1 out of every 4 persons. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death nationally and over 1,900 Pennsylvanians died by suicide in 2016.
If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis or is considering suicide, help is available. Reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact Crisis Text Line by texting PA to 741-741.
Olweus Program
Policy on Bullying
Holy Cross students have created the following school policy.
“In recognition of the dignity and respect each individual is due; Holy Cross will follow the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program definition of bullying and school wide rules for anti-bullying."
By definition, “Bullying is when someone repeatedly and on purpose says or does mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time defending himself or herself.”
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Anti-Bullying Rules
- We will not bully others.
- We will try to help students who are bullied.
- We will try to include students who are left out.
- If we know that somebody is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school and an adult at home.