Expanding Horizons
Inspiring Excellence
Transforming Communities
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 CRSM because it works. Supervisors report students are professional, serious and focused.” –Terry Brady, President, Underwriters Laboratories
Committed to Faith and Justice
“This school changed my life. I want to give back.”- Dulce Zarinana, CRSM ’16, DePaul University graduate student, Jesuit Volunteer Corps immigration legal advocate
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News & Updates
Northwestern, Colorado College, Middlebury – Acceptances Starting to Stream In!
From a full-ride Posse Scholarship to Middlebury College to Northwestern University, Colorado College, University of Chicago and other top-tier colleges across the country early acceptances and scholarship offers are on a roll for CRSM seniors this month....
Celebrating “Education as Freedom” in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
In what has become an annual tradition to celebrate the life of our nation’s renowned civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, CRSM students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered Tuesday, Jan. 17, for a worship service. “Education is freedom was a key...
Lights, Camera, Action: CRSM Student Thespians Learn from Chicago Playwright
Already plans are underway for opening night. Stage sets are being designed. Budding actors are auditioning for lead roles. The 40 students enrolled in the Introduction to Drama class are buzzing with anticipation for this year’s coming production in April. What...
Alumni Spotlights
Powered by Her Purpose: Alumna Receives Loyola University President’s Medallion Award
Ruby Hernandez has been inspired by the world of business ever since her high school internships at Wintrust and Gewalt Hamilton Associates through Cristo Rey’s Corporate Work Study Program. Now, the CRSM Class of ’21 grad juggles full-time studies at Arrupe College...
Alumna Cheyanne Williams, Esq. is paving the way for the next generation of CRSM students
Daughter of a barber and medical assistant, middle child of three, and first-generation lawyer– Cheyanne Williams has always been inspired by the legal system. She was in grade school when she binge-watched TV crime shows and set her intention to become a lawyer. The...
Alumna Returns to CRSM to Talk About “Taboo” Mental Health Issues with Students
At one point in the pandemic, CRSM alumna Marilu Bueno, 22, a college psychology and theater major, realized that high school students at her alma mater had spent a significant chunk of the last two school years isolated from friends and in a fractured learning...
Admissions
Thank you for considering us! We are an affordable, safe, co-educational, Catholic high school committed to academic excellence for students of limited economic means in the greater Waukegan and North Chicago area.
Thank you for considering us! We are an affordable, safe, co-educational, Catholic high school committed to academic excellence for students of limited economic means in the greater Waukegan and North Chicago area.
Academics
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.”
Work Study
We are preparing students for the future workforce while they work to cover educational costs. Our business partners span industries including financial services, engineering, architecture, law, education and nonprofit organizations.
Student Life
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.
Our Business Partners
