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Iris Sanchez, CRSM Campus Minister, 2018 Alumni
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CRSM Welcomes the Class of 2029 with Open Arms and Tacos
CRSM’s Class of 2029 will be 105 strong and counting! To acclimate and welcome our incoming freshmen into our community, the Admissions Department hosts a Family Night in the spring for all new students and their families. This year, 94 families were able to join us...
College Decisions Have Been Made for CRSM Class of 2025: Stanford, Yale, MIT and more!
Our annual College Decision Day celebration is one of the most meaningful traditions at Cristo Rey St. Martin. This event honors the achievements of our senior class as they prepare for the next chapter of their academic journeys. This year, we are thrilled to share...
School News & Updates
Building Civic Leaders: Mikva Challenge Unites Students and Community Advocates
On February 20, 2025, we hosted the Mikva Challenge at Cristo Rey St. Martin. Students from three area high schools (Round Lake, Stevenson, and North Chicago) joined CRSM students for the event. According to the program's website, the Mikva Challenge develops youth to...
From Classroom to Career: A Recap of CRSM’s Career Conversations Event
Organizing a professional development day event like Career Conversations at Cristo Rey St. Martin takes a village. In this case, this "village" is made up of 100+ juniors and over 50 volunteers- including CRSM alums and business partners, who donated their time to...
AI and the Next Generation: CRSM Students Contribute to Research
It’s not every day that CRSM students’ quotes and insights end up in a professional manuscript. However, this will be the case for the students involved in the after-school club AI Club, which is dedicated to exposing students to Artificial Intelligence (AI). When...
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...
Duke Alumna Has a Catalytic Vision to Tell the Stories of the Marginalized
Like many visionaries, Kala Juett has grand ambitions, which fall nothing short of becoming a prominent storyteller in the film and movie industry. She hopes to shift the culture to more of a focus on social change and give voice to those whose stories have been...
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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.”
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.
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