The latest news from Cristo Rey St. Martin.
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....
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
When CRSM teacher Chris Call and his family were suddenly uprooted from their home following a fire last week over Spring Break, juniors Eileen R., Ashley F. and Noe L. immediately teamed up to raise awareness and bring hope to their cherished teacher. Call has been a...
During Spring Break, eight CRSM students traveled to South Dakota to visit Red Cloud High School, a Jesuit and Lakota high school on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The 1,000-mile bus trek marked the fifth journey our Waukegan high schoolers have made to form new...
With 32 college acceptances already under his belt, CRSM senior Joshua Davis was one of the students featured in a Chicago Tribune/Lake County News Sun March 25 story. Josh was attending an event promoting historically Black colleges and told the reporter: “I want to...
On Wednesday, February 25th, the Corporate Work Study Program met virtually with its 80 business partners. Participants gathered in round-table discussions meant to maximize the benefits to the companies, managers, student supervisors and Cristo Rey students. Brian...