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Kumkum Bonnerjee,
CRSM Science Teacher
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“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
“I am inspired daily by students who, rooted in faith, rise to confront social injustices through service and prayer. I’ve witnessed this through our students who volunteer, and student-led groups such as Oportunidades Para Todos”
Iris Sanchez, CRSM Campus Minister, 2018 Alumni
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CRSM in the News
Cision PR: iBIO Launches 9th Annual STEMgirls Summer Camp with 127 Participants Exploring “Girls and Gears: Machines in Motion”
Click here to read about the iBio STEMgirls Camp held here at CRSM!
Chicago Tribune: Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep celebrates 20th graduation; ‘We want everyone to see what’s possible’
Click here to read the full article on the Chicago Tribune website.
Chicago Tribune: Elawa Farm’s Winter Market struggling to keep up with egg shortage, demand; ‘Part of our mission to build a resilient, sustainable local food system’
Read the full Chicago Tribune article here: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/10/elawa-farms-winter-market-struggling-to-keep-up-with-egg-shortage-demand-part-of-our-mission-to-build-a-resilient-sustainable-local-food-system/
A Decade of Music and Prayer Honoring Dr. King: Grateful for Khalid Jernigan
For the past ten years, the soulful sound of a saxophone has helped shape CRSM’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. worship services, guiding the community into reflection, prayer, and celebration. That sound belongs to Khalid Jernigan, a gifted saxophonist whose music has...
Business Partner Spotlight: PurposeBuilt Brands
Cristo Rey St. Martin students are off to a strong start through a new Corporate Work Study partnership with PurposeBuilt Brands (PBB), gaining valuable professional experience at the company’s Gurnee, Illinois and Somers, Wisconsin locations. The partnership was...
School News & Updates
A Decade of Music and Prayer Honoring Dr. King: Grateful for Khalid Jernigan
For the past ten years, the soulful sound of a saxophone has helped shape CRSM’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. worship services, guiding the community into reflection, prayer, and celebration. That sound belongs to Khalid Jernigan, a gifted saxophonist whose music has...
Business Partner Spotlight: PurposeBuilt Brands
Cristo Rey St. Martin students are off to a strong start through a new Corporate Work Study partnership with PurposeBuilt Brands (PBB), gaining valuable professional experience at the company’s Gurnee, Illinois and Somers, Wisconsin locations. The partnership was...
Sharing the Word: Student-Led Lectio Divina at CRSM
During Flex time on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, students gathered for a Lectio Divina prayer session led by Vincent, CRSM Class of 2028. Lectio Divina, Latin for “sacred reading,” is an ancient way of reading and praying with Scripture, inviting God’s word to speak to...
Alumni Spotlight: Alondra Murillo ’18 Gives Back at AbbVie
Alondra Murillo, a Cristo Rey St. Martin Class of 2018 graduate, is a powerful example of how the Corporate Work Study Program can shape long-term success and come full circle. Now a Senior HR Operations Specialist at AbbVie, Alondra is also supervising a current CRSM...
Alumna Spotlight: Arlette Silva, CRSM ’24
When 2024 graduate Arlette Silva wrote to Campus Minister Jim Dippold, she shared a remarkable year of spiritual and personal transformation at Fairfield University. “I got confirmed,” she began, noting that although she did not grow up attending Sunday Mass...
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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.”
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