The CRSM graduating class of 2020 met for a Zoom retreat on May 15. Rather than gathering at the Viatorian Province Center for a final spring retreat as they typically have done, seniors and staff logged on to a video conferencing platform and reflected on the last four years together. After a chance to reconnect and some Zoom games, students … Read More
Corporate Work Study: Accolades and Senior Goodbyes
As the year comes to a close, the CWSP has a lot to be proud of; even as they say goodbye to their Seniors – who performed better than any other prior class. Business Partners Presented Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors with Their Work Study Awards: click here Corporate Work Study Staff Say Their Final Farewells to Senior Workers: … Read More
“Resilient, Adaptable and Determined”: An Interview with Jessena Fields
I talked with Jessena (CRSM ’15 SIU ’19) as she was beginning her exit from Carbondale, IL after her recent graduation from Southern Illinois University. Heading toward Houston, her plans include growing her successful on-line business, eventually reopening her hair and clothing boutique and getting her master’s in marketing. After speaking with her I came away knowing I spoke with … Read More
Student Work
Every fall, English IV students spend a significant amount of time choosing and researching a social problem, exploring all the facets of the issue and ultimately proposing a solution. Then COVID-19 happened. All students were suddenly required to do the brainstorming, research, writing, and revising within the confines of e-learning. These two authors took inspiration from the history we are … Read More
“Checking back”: An Interview with Kevin Castro
I caught up with Kevin (CRSM ’13, Connecticut College ’17) shortly after he recorded a speech that played during Cristo Rey’s recent fundraiser. You might also recognize him from an Alumni Spotlight he did several years ago. I decided to check back in with him and hear about what he’s been up to since that last interview. The following … Read More
Ministry: Our Students and Our Community
Campus Ministry is Standing Next to Students and Their Families The Virtual Sophomore Retreat Broadview prayer vigils for immigrants in detention A Virtual Easter Season Taize Prayer Manning the Lunch Meal Distribution Program Organizing the Big Shoulders’ Local Restaurant Funding Program Pitching in to distribute Home Run Inn frozen pizzas (Donated by the Big Shoulders Fund) The Virtual Sophomore Retreat … Read More
Students & Teachers Acclimate to e-learning
Teachers and students have become more adept at e-learning, managing to institute radical changes in a few short weeks. 88% of students indicate that they are putting in 4-6 or more hours a day into their studies (44% of those indicate they are putting in more than 6 hours). CRSM staff have put in vast amounts of time successfully moving … Read More
CRSM Supporters Rally at the Virtual Founders’ Fundraiser
On Saturday April 18th, CRSM held its first Virtual Founders’ Fundraiser. This year’s theme, We Are More Than a Building was particularly apropos. As President Preston Kendall put it, “The problems caused by the pandemic are wide-ranging, including the necessary step to cancel our in-person Founders’ Fundraiser – but we can be together in spirit. It turned out just that … Read More
Work Study: Career Assignments
Students were recently asked to create job descriptions of their CWSP jobs. After completing a PowerPoint training module and a reflection on a year with their company, they are now in the process of creating videos to say thank you to their work supervisors. Career Pathways Jhoseline wrote: “Today I had a storm of ideas. Where I see … Read More
Notes from the Counseling Department
I am so used to seeing students at school that now, even the smallest interaction with them makes me so happy. Both the students and I appreciate the human connection that we are able to have, even though it might be virtual. It has been wonderful getting to meet students’ families, siblings, and even pets when conducting Zoom meetings. It … Read More