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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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Alumna Spotlight: Arlette Silva, CRSM ’24
When 2024 graduate Arlette Silva wrote to Campus Minister Jim Dippold, she shared a remarkable year of spiritual and personal transformation at Fairfield University. “I got confirmed,” she began, noting that although she did not grow up attending Sunday Mass...
Two CRSM Teachers Earn Prestigious National Board Certification
Cristo Rey St. Martin is proud to celebrate two of its dedicated educators, Rob Horcher and Elizabeth Partenach, who recently achieved National Board Teaching Certification, one of the most rigorous and respected credentials in the field of education. The...
School News & Updates
Healthcare Heroes in Training: Celebrating CRSM’s First CNA Cohort
This summer marked an important milestone for Cristo Rey St. Martin. 39 students completed the school’s first Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program through a new partnership with Dominican University. Running from June 17 through August 15, the program combined...
Bright Minds, Big Ideas: Abbott & CRSM Partner for Student Success
Bright minds and big ideas filled CRSM during CWSP freshman training week as Abbott volunteers joined students for hands-on workshops. A total of 39 Abbott employees, coordinated by alum Oscar Gonzalez, CRMS ‘17, and Abbott Organization Change Manager Summer Camper,...
Into the Wild: CRSM at Camp Owakonze
Eight CRSM students spent a week deep in the northern coniferous forest this summer, returning home with new skills, new confidence, and lifelong friends. Thanks to the generosity of Lake Forest Open Lands, the Center for Conservation Leadership, and the Urban...
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.



























































