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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
CRSM Goes Solar: Expected to Save $58,476 Annually
CRSM is proud to announce that our new solar energy system on the roof of our school is now fully operational and producing clean, renewable energy. This marks a major milestone in our commitment to sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint. Since becoming...
20 Years of Purposeful Partnership: Ed Wehmer and CRSM’s Journey Together
Edward (Ed) Whemer, founder of Wintrust Financial, is a long-time supporter of education and preparing students to become purposeful professionals through the Corporate Work Study Program (CWSP). He was a key stakeholder from the very first day when St. Martin de...
A Journey of Faith and Justice: Fr. Corey Brost’s Enduring Impact on CRSM
From driving our students to their Corporate Work Study (CWS) jobs the year we opened, to helping our current students become leaders of faith, Fr. Corey Brost has been with Cristo Rey St. Martin since its very beginning. The Viatorians, or The Clerics of St. Viator,...
Alumni Spotlights
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...
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...
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...
“It was time for me to fly,” CRSM Alumna on Graduating from Skidmore and Launching Marketing Career
During the last year and a half, Atzallali Saucedo-Ruiz graduated from Skidmore College, launched her marketing career at an international British-based firm, and moved into her first apartment. “It was time for me to fly,” says the Class of ’17 CRSM grad and Schuler...
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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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