It is Monday morning and the first day of school at CRSM. The entire community of 406 students, including the new freshman Class of 2026, and about 100 faculty, staff and volunteers gathered at 8:15 a.m. in the cafeteria for a kick-off assembly. “We want you to do...
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Crossing Borders: Students Experience First-Hand the Plight of Asylum Seekers
Last month, five recent CRSM grads traveled to the southernmost border section between Mexico and the United States to witness first-hand the plight of asylum seekers and to better understand the humanitarian crisis at the border. The goal of the annual trip is for...
Summer Reads: Principal Mike Odiotti’s Top Picks
Grab a book and your beach bag! Principal Mike Odiotti’s top summer reads! For the fourth year in a row, “Dr. O” is sharing his favorite books of the summer (thus far). “Read, read, and read” is the mantra he’s always sharing with students, staff, and faculty “both...
Girl Power! STEM Summer Camp at CRSM
It’s a growing trend: Female participation in STEM education (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and computer coding), is becoming increasingly popular as an exciting, interactive path for girls who are eyeing science as a career path at an early age....
Baird “Kids Win!” Grant Brings Student-Run Coffee Shop Within Reach
Cristo Rey St. Martin is honored to have been selected as an inaugural recipient of The Paul Purcell “Kids Win!” Annual Baird Education Grant. The grant award was established as a tribute to former Baird Chairman Paul E. Purcell who passed away in February 2020. Mr....
“In this room I see so much hope,” Emily Valedictorian CRSM Class of ‘22
Gratitude was the overriding theme Saturday, May 28th, when CRSM celebrated many historic achievements, including 100% of the senior class being accepted into four-years bachelor’s programs, for the third year in a row! It was a joyful day with family, friends,...
100% of CRSM Graduates Accepted to a 4-Year Bachelor’s Program for the Third Year in a Row
From Brown University and Northwestern University to other prestigious institutions such as Stanford, Boston, Fairfield and St. Louis universities, 100% of the Class of ’22 has been accepted to four-year colleges. On Friday, April 29, the seniors celebrated National...
CRSM Receives $15,000 for COVID-19 Community Response Efforts
The Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County awarded CRSM a $15,000 grant for its extensive health outreach efforts to students and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. CRSM was honored for “providing extensive parent education, mobile food drives and...
Govenor Pritzker Visits CRSM
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined legislators, community leaders and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity at Cristo Rey St. Martin on May 9 to announce $30 million in funding for over a dozen projects that aim to reduce stormwater flooding in...
Business Professionals Help Students Explore Career Pathways
Forty local business professionals spent the evening of May 17th at CRSM discussing and demonstrating their career journeys with 100 sophomores and seniors. The goal was to help students explore future careers and prepare to seize tomorrow’s opportunities. From...