As Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep completes its first full year in its new facility on Belvidere Rd., applications for admission continue to soar. The school received its largest number of applicants since opening its doors 15 years ago. According to Noemi Cuesta, Director of Admissions, there are 237 applications in process, with 138 already completed and interviewed. “Our … Read More
World Religion Discussion Held
As the world around us seems to further divide based on our differences, scholars from major world religions came together at the Religious Founders Day Interfaith Workshop to present and lead discussions about welcoming neighbors regardless of religion, race or social standing. For a third consecutive year Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community joined together … Read More
Kendall and Odiotti Invited to Speak about Successes
On October 30th, AdvancEd, the organization that accredits primary and secondary schools throughout the United States (including Cristo Rey St. Martin) held its two-day Midwest Regional Conference in Chicago. During the Conference Liz Livingston Howard, Clinical Professor of Management at the Northwestern Kellogg Center for Nonprofit Management hosted a seminar and discussion regarding her recently authored case study. The seventeen … Read More
CRSM Alumni Nominated for Emmy
Three Cristo Rey St. Martin graduates were nominated for an Emmy Award by the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for their work on “One Last Tour,” a lighthearted trip through the school’s former modest facilities on the south side of Waukegan. This is the 4th time a CRSM production has been nominated. Alex Hoy … Read More
Cristo Rey Work Study Innovations & the 90 Day Check-In
The staff of the Corporate Work Study Program is charged with guiding first generation, future professionals into the world of work for the first time. Placing students with 70 different business partners to work for 100 unique supervisors demands something quite different from traditional on-boarding. Each summer, Cristo Rey St. Martin freshmen spend weeks in training – covering everything from … Read More
Interfaith Events Lead to Cristo Rey St. Martin – Rochelle Zell Jewish High School Friendships
One year ago this November, the CRSM Campus Ministry hosted a gathering of religious leaders from different faith traditions. Representatives from the Ahmadiyya Muslim, Sikh, Catholic and Jewish communities participated as panelists. One hundred and twenty guests were in attendance for the presentations and discussions. At that panel discussion, Rabbi Zach Silver of Rochelle Zell Jewish High School and Jim … Read More
The Cristo Rey – Discover Partnership Reaches Beyond the Work-Study Program
Discover Financial Services is not only a leading partner for Cristo Rey St. Martin’s (CRSM) Corporate Work Study Program, with 28 CRSM students covering 7 full-time-equivalent positions at Discover, in recent years Discover has deepened the partnership through their Discover Cares program as well. Discover Cares is a highly developed and far reaching volunteer program created by Discover Financial Services … Read More
Alumna Appreciates the Science of Hard Work
Carly May has a personalized approach to success: work “really” hard! It’s an ethic the CRSM Class of 2011 alumna says she acquired in high school at Cristo Rey St. Martin and one she attributes to her college and graduate school success. Last May, she graduated with a Masters in Information Science from DePaul University and currently is a Business … Read More
A Big Day for Many CRSM Seniors
Twenty-five CRSM seniors traveled to the Chicago Scholars’ Onsite Admissions Forum in Chicago on October 23rd. Again this year, McCormick Place was packed with over 1,000 students from throughout the Chicago area interviewing with 185 selective enrollment colleges and universities. The CRSM seniors at the Onsite Admissions Forum represented both CRSM’s own Knight Scholars as well as CRSM student scholars with … Read More
Over 200 People Elevate at the Lincolnshire Marriott
On Saturday night October 20th, over 200 people attended a party in Lincolnshire, IL. There was dinner, there was dancing, a fabulous band and chances to win gifts – all the things one might expect of a memorable Saturday night out. But your typical Saturday night this was not. It was decidedly a-typical because 200 people gathered expressly to help 403 Cristo Rey students … Read More