Alumni Spotlight

Alums Make a Lasting Impact on Waukegan Community

Alums Make a Lasting Impact on Waukegan Community

Inspired by Cristo Rey’s commitment for students to become people for others, three alums from our first and early graduating classes, are embodying the mission to give back and help fellow immigrants and neighbors in Waukegan through several high-profile non-profits...

Great Aspirations: Alum Pays It Forward to the Community

Great Aspirations: Alum Pays It Forward to the Community

Since his high school years at CRSM, Jonathan Catalan has aspired to reach out and give back to the others in Waukegan and neighboring communities. “I really feel it is my responsibility to contribute to the people in my community,” says Catalan, a CRSM Class of ’14...

Alumna Lauded as Business “Rookie of the Year”

Alumna Lauded as Business “Rookie of the Year”

At 15 years old, Samantha Bahena made a pledge: “I want to be that one out of 10 students in Waukegan who goes to college,” which at the time was the trajectory. The 22-year-old CRSM Class of ’17 grad recently was named “Rookie of the Year,” at Advanced...

Anthony Ochoa Talks About Coming Back to CRSM

Anthony Ochoa Talks About Coming Back to CRSM

Meet Anthony on Video… A recent graduate of Bates College, Anthony has taken a job with Schuler Scholars* to work at his alma mater. “We are thrilled to have Anthony joining our Cristo Rey St. Martin Schuler team. His perspective as an alumnus of both the school and...