College Ready
“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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Students Live Out Our Mission Through Service
Each year, CRSM students embody our mission of being people for others by serving throughout our local community. So far this school year, students have completed over 530 hours of volunteer service through Campus Ministry’s outreach programs, partnering with local...
Business Partner Spotlight: It’s a Win-Win Partnership!
For more than 20 years, Baxter International has remained a valued and engaged Corporate Work Study partner, providing students with meaningful workplace opportunities that support both their academic and professional growth. As one of our founding partners, Baxter...
School News & Updates
Volunteer Spotlight: Moira Caserio’s Legacy of Care and Connection
For four years, Moira Caserio has been a familiar face at Cristo Rey St. Martin, first as a volunteer and now, briefly, as a college counselor, stepping in while Sharon Holdvogt, one of two CRSM college counselors, was on maternity leave. Her last official day is...
Alumni Spotlight: Sebastian Catalan-Castrejon CRSM ’20
Sebastian Catalan-Castrejon (CRSM ’20) recently earned his Bachelor’s in Athletic Training from the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS), becoming the first in his family to graduate from college. He is currently completing his Master’s degree through the UIS...
Donor Spotlight: Kristen and Mike Watson
When Kristen Watson first volunteered in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood in the 1990s, she didn’t know it would set her on a path back home to Waukegan and to Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep. Encouraged by her Jesuit brother, Brian Paulson, she joined a junior...
Alumna Returns to CRSM to Talk About “Taboo” Mental Health Issues with Students
At one point in the pandemic, CRSM alumna Marilu Bueno, 22, a college psychology and theater major, realized that high school students at her alma mater had spent a significant chunk of the last two school years isolated from friends and in a fractured learning...
They’re Back! 9 Alums Return to CRSM to Make a Difference
From serving on the leadership team and the board of directors to teaching, navigating student jobs, and mentoring scholarship recipients, to leading retreats for campus ministry, nine CRSM alums have a special connection to the school as the 2022-23 school year kicks...
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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.



























































