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“The students are the best portion of my job. They constantly rise above my expectations and perform their very best in difficult subjects like physics.”
Kumkum Bonnerjee,
CRSM Science Teacher
Work Prepared
“I support Cristo Rey because it works. Supervisors report that these students are professional, serious and focused…”
Terry Brady, Retired CEO and President,
Underwriters Laboratories
Committed to Faith and Justice
“I am inspired daily by students who, rooted in faith, rise to confront social injustices through service and prayer. I’ve witnessed this through our students who volunteer, and student-led groups such as Oportunidades Para Todos”
Iris Sanchez, CRSM Campus Minister, 2018 Alumni
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News & Updates
Recently graduated CRSM Seniors help lead the Viatorian Youth Congress
At the beginning of every summer, a group of Cristo Rey St. Martin students accompany members of the Clerics of St. Viator for the Viatorian Youth Congress (VYC) at Casa Iskali in Des Plaines, IL. The VYC is a summer youth retreat for Catholic, Viatorian faith, and...
CRSM Offers Dual-Credit Statistics Course
For the past three summers, Cristo Rey St. Martin has offered a dual-credit statistics course for students to get a head start on earning college credit. Over the years, this has been a popular way for students to earn college and high school math credits, to free up...
Going Green Here and There
What do solar energy and a trip to the Mexican border have to do with each other? Earlier this year, our students partnered with a non-profit organization in Mexico to assist them in the same project we're doing for our community on the roof of CRSM. For the past...
Alumni Spotlights
“I Was Mad at the World, That’s How I Got to CRSM”: An Interview with José Elizondo
José (CRSM ’16, Marquette ’20) spoke with me on the phone from his room on the campus of Marquette University. His story is one of contrasts – a small town in Texas to a busy suburb in Illinois, from a high school with 2000 students to 400 at Cristo Rey. As one of...
“The Genuine Article – Something Greater Than Just Me”: An Interview with Angel Gomez
I had lunch with Angel (CRSM ’14, Dominican University ’18) down the street from where he works as an Executive Team Assistant to the Deputy Superintendent of Waukegan Public Schools. His journey with his family from Laredo, Texas to Zion to Waukegan was interesting,...
“Cristo Rey Didn’t Change Me – It Changed Everything”: An Interview with Oscar Gonzalez
I caught up with Oscar (CRSM ’17, College of the Holy Cross ’21) while he was in New York City. He was good enough to take a time out for us during his semester internship with the Clinton Foundation. We spoke about his time at CRSM, tapping into the Cristo Rey...
Bold and Brave: Alumna Seizes Opportunities to Make Her Life and Others’ Extraordinary
“Open up and strive to learn more about yourself as a person. Raise your hand more and grab the opportunities that are being given to you.” These are the words of wisdom, Mayra Tenorio, 28, Class of 2011 alumna wants students at Cristo Rey St. Martin to hold close to...
Unstoppable: Alumna Races Toward Career Helping Other Immigrant Students
Marathoner. DePaul University graduate student. Jesuit Volunteer Corps immigration law advocate. Political science graduate Carthage College. Explorer of 12 national parks. Intern for former Congressman Bob Dold and Governor Bruce Rauner and CRSM campus ministry...
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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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