Annual Report

Dear Friends,

The theme for this year’s annual report is Writing New Chapters. High school is just the opening paragraph for young people as they journey into adulthood, composing the stories of their lives. Our students and alumni are writing new chapters for themselves, their families, and their community; creating new storylines as the first in their families to attend college and pursue professional careers while also honoring the narratives of their parents who have been integral to bringing them this far.

Our students’ stories are full of dramatic and positive plot
twists in the face of many challenges. With dropout rates
at area public high schools close to 40%, CRSM students
are staying in school and continuing to college. Of all the
students who started with us in ninth grade for the Class of
2023, 96% graduated this Spring. That is a record high for

CRSM and the highest retention rate ever recorded for any
Cristo Rey school ever. For the fourth year in a row, 100%
of our senior class was accepted to at least one bachelor’s
program. 

Writing is hard work. It doesn’t happen overnight, and
it doesn’t happen alone. Our success has always been a
team effort – a collective success resulting from the hard
work and generosity of so many people, including you!
We couldn’t have come this far alone, and we can’t
continue our mission without you. 

Your support is more important than ever! Even though
you are not physically in the hallways and classrooms
on a daily basis, you are with us in spirit. You help us
continue and extend our mission to more and more young
people. By supporting our students, their families, and
our community; you help in Writing New Chapters full of
promise and hope for brighter futures. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Preston Kendall

President of CRSM