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Iris Sanchez, CRSM Campus Minister, 2018 Alumni
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Volunteer Spotlight: Susan Felitto
For nearly seven years, Susan Felitto has been a dedicated volunteer at Cristo Rey St. Martin, supporting students through the college application process and serving on the Event Planning Committee. What began as working directly with students quickly grew into a...
Alumni Spotlight: Alondra Murillo ’18 Gives Back at AbbVie
Alondra Murillo, a Cristo Rey St. Martin Class of 2018 graduate, is a powerful example of how the Corporate Work Study Program can shape long-term success and come full circle. Now a Senior HR Operations Specialist at AbbVie, Alondra is also supervising a current CRSM...
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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...
Alumni Spotlight: Fernando Rufino ’21 Returns to Share His Journey
Cristo Rey St. Martin is proud to celebrate Fernando Rufino, Class of 2021, who returned to campus last month to speak with students. A first-generation college graduate, Fernando earned his degree in Sociology from Connecticut College in May 2025 and now works as an...
CWSP Success Coaches: Supporting Student Growth
Our CWSP Success Coaches- Mari-Lou Menezes, Keith Schoeneberger, John Simons, and Kate Kniest- play a vital role in helping students grow into confident, capable professionals. When students receive constructive feedback at work, success coaches step in to guide them...
Discovering New Pathways: Alumni Scientist Lays the Foundation for Cancer and Other Medical Treatments
Weekdays, Jalyn Jones works in the R & D lab at AbbVie, testing and experimenting with drugs slated to break new ground in complex medical treatments including oncology. The CRSM ’16 grad is especially proud of his “associate scientist,” title because (he’s the...
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...
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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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