College Ready
“I admire all the Cristo Rey students who do all of their schoolwork to keep their grades up…”
Chris Call, Science Teacher
Work Prepared
“I support Cristo Rey because it works. Supervisors report that these students are professional, serious and focused…”
Terry Brady, Retired CEO and President,
Underwriters Laboratories
Committed to Faith and Justice
“This school changed my life. I want to give back.”
Dulce Zarinana, CRSM ’16, Carthage College ’20,
CWSP Coordinator at Cristo Rey St. Martin
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News & Updates
The Gorter Family Foundation: An Original Supporter of CRSM Since 2007
Dating all the way back to 2007, The Gorter Family Foundation has always been a champion of Cristo Rey St. Martin. When we were still known as Saint Martin De Porres High School, Jim Gorter took a bus tour with Addie Morrison, of Lake County Community Foundations, and...
Business Partner Spotlight: First Insurance Funding
First Insurance Funding (A Wintrust Company) has been a Corporate Work Study Partner of CRSM since 2007. Currently, First Insurance employs five Cristo Rey St. Martin students, four in Office Services, and one in the Marketing Department. Our Corporate Work Study...
Building Bridges: Cultivating a Partnership with Overture Promotions
7 months into our first year with students working at Overture Promotions, and already a strong, and collaborative relationship has been developed through our Corporate Work Study Program. Overture Promotions is a certified minority-owned company located in the...
Ada Rios: Always Striving For Success
From traveling the globe to achieving academic milestones ahead of schedule, Ada Rios’ journey has been full of excitement. Ada is a Cristo Rey St. Martin Alum from the class of 2020. After graduating from CRSM, Ada accepted a full-tuition scholarship to Hope College...
The Gorter Family Foundation: An Original Supporter of CRSM Since 2007
Dating all the way back to 2007, The Gorter Family Foundation has always been a champion of Cristo Rey St. Martin. When we were still known as Saint Martin De Porres High School, Jim Gorter took a bus tour with Addie Morrison, of Lake County Community Foundations, and...
Alumni Spotlights
Alumni Spotlight: Class of ’19 Alum is Now a Published Scholar
Cristo Rey alumnus from the class of 2019, Andy Estrada, has recently earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola University Chicago, majoring in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. He has also accomplished the remarkable feat of securing a Research Assistant...
All in the Family
During her salutatorian speech eight years ago, Anissa Garza shared that graduating from Cristo Rey was a triumph for her whole family. Today, those words have never rung truer for the first-generation student, her two younger brothers, and parents. All their lives,...
Alumna Talks About Humanity, Immigration at TEDxHopeCollege
Last February, Venecia Rodriquez took the TEDxHope College stage, where she joined other speakers sharing their stories at the renowned event themed “The Threshold.”
Alumni Spotlight: Travel to Japan with Edwin Morales
Japanese culture and language have always fascinated CRSM '20 Alum and Posse Scholar recipient, Edwin Morales. His interest was so profound that he chose to study abroad in Nagoya, Japan during his Junior year of college and pursue Japanese as one of his majors at St....
Alumni Spotlight: Class of ’19 Alum is Now a Published Scholar
Cristo Rey alumnus from the class of 2019, Andy Estrada, has recently earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Loyola University Chicago, majoring in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. He has also accomplished the remarkable feat of securing a Research Assistant...
Admissions
In and out of the classroom, we are committed to students getting to and through college. For five consecutive years, CRSM has been named by the Wall Street Journal as one of “America’s Most Challenging High Schools.”
From soccer and volleyball to theater and volunteering to feed and clothe the homeless, we offer a variety of ways for students to get involved.