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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
Campus Ministry: CRSM Class of 2028 Reflect on Their Freshman Retreat
As part of our commitment to faith and justice, all CRSM grade levels have a required retreat with their class every year. These retreats allow freshmen to become better acquainted, and gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a CRSM student and a person...
Academic Success: CRSM Ranks First in the Cristo Rey Network for College Readiness and Student Retention
Each year, the Cristo Rey Network, a national network of 40 schools that we are a part of, releases data on key performance indicators. This year, Cristo Rey St. Martin is proud to have ranked first in two critical areas: college readiness and 3-year aggregated...
College Applications Are In!
With 1,034 applications submitted to colleges across the country, our seniors anxiously await their results. At this time over 60 seniors, close to 60% of the class, have reported acceptances into 4-year colleges. Just a few of the schools CRSM students are hoping to...
First Semester Academic Success
First semester results are in for the 2024/25 school year! Scroll down to read a statment sent by CRSM Principal Dr. Mike Odiotti, to our student and their families about our semester one results: "Dear CRSM community, As we reach the midway point of this academic...
Community and Compassion: CRSM’s Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Roses covered the cafeteria, and the volunteer orchestral group played as students, families, and staff made their way in for mass. Many had bouquets of roses in hand to offer at the Altar, and others had single roses they had purchased in support of the House of...
Alumni Spotlights
First CRSM Alumna Elected to School’s Board of Trustees
Since her freshman year at Cristo Rey St. Martin 16 years ago, Esmeralda “Esme” Silva has been determined to be of service to others. Dedicated to paying her life forward and amplify the voices of victims of violence, the 30-year-old works to end human trafficking in...
Alums Make a Lasting Impact on Waukegan Community
Inspired by Cristo Rey’s commitment for students to become people for others, three alums from our first and early graduating classes, are embodying the mission to give back and help fellow immigrants and neighbors in Waukegan through several high-profile non-profits...
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...
Powered by Her Purpose: Alumna Receives Loyola University President’s Medallion Award
Ruby Hernandez has been inspired by the world of business ever since her high school internships at Wintrust and Gewalt Hamilton Associates through Cristo Rey’s Corporate Work Study Program. Now, the CRSM Class of ’21 grad juggles full-time studies at Arrupe College...
Alumna Cheyanne Williams, Esq. is paving the way for the next generation of CRSM students
Daughter of a barber and medical assistant, middle child of three, and first-generation lawyer– Cheyanne Williams has always been inspired by the legal system. She was in grade school when she binge-watched TV crime shows and set her intention to become a lawyer. The...
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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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