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Inspiring Excellence
Transforming Communities
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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CRSM in the News
Chicago Tribune: Waukegan’s Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep celebrates 20th anniversary; ‘There are so many opportunities and programs’
Click here to read the Chicago Tribune article about Cristo Rey St. Martin's 20th Anniversary.
The North Shore Weekend: Disconnect To Connect
Click here to read The North Shore Weekend article about our eight CRSM students who went on the July 2024 summer trip to Camp Owakonze in Ontario, Canada!
Chicago Tribune: Larger farmers market opens in new Waukegan location; ‘It’s good to see all this here’
Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep is hosting a farmers market every Friday until August 30, 2024! Check out what the Chicago Tribune has to say about it here.
CRSM Students Grow in Faith and Fellowship at Viatorian Youth Congress
This summer, Cristo Rey St. Martin students joined young people from Viatorian schools and parishes across the country for the 2026 Viatorian Youth Congress (VYC), held July 27–30 at Casa Iskali in Des Plaines. The annual retreat gives students opportunities to deepen...
650 Families Served Through Community Effort and Compassion
What happens when students, staff, and community partners come together with a shared purpose? Thursday, May 13, the answer was clear: hope in action. In partnership with Northern Illinois Food Bank, Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep hosted a grocery distribution...
School News & Updates
From Uncertainty to Impact: A Cristo Rey Success Story
“I graduated at the height of the pandemic…standing on the edge of something new without knowing exactly what the future would look like.” For Monse Adan, Cristo Rey St. Martin Class of 2020, uncertainty was not a barrier. It was a beginning. Today, Monse is a...
Cristo Rey St. Martin Celebrates the Class of 2026
Cristo Rey St. Martin proudly celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2026 on Saturday, May 23, 2026, marking an important milestone for a remarkable group of students, families, faculty, staff, and supporters. The celebration followed Friday’s (May 22, 2026) Senior...
Cristo Rey St. Martin Facilities Team Receives CRN Outrageously Bold Award
Cristo Rey St. Martin is proud to celebrate our Facilities Team, who have been honored by the Cristo Rey Network with an Outrageously Bold Award. The award is presented by the Cristo Rey Network's national office as part of its annual recognition program, with each...
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...
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...
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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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