Recently hired by Mano a Mano Family Resource Center, a prominent multi-program social service agency, Jonathan Catalan (CRSM ’14, Loras College ’18) agreed to sit down with Cristo Rey for an interview to talk about his journey from Cristo Rey, to Iowa and back again. He stopped by Cristo Rey St. Martin on his way to work in Round Lake … Read More
Professional Development Day: Redefined
Where else do business executives and high school educators meet to discuss ideas that will improve students’ chances for success? On Tuesday, January 29th, the Corporate Work Study Program organized Cristo Rey teachers and staff for a joint Professional Development Day with business partner supervisors. The agenda: explore ways to structure and support CRSM students so that they can demonstrate … Read More
Cristo Rey’s Beth Kainic Wins Award
CTCL (Colleges That Change Lives), a non-profit that supports quality post-secondary education, has named Cristo Rey St. Martin’s Beth Kainic as a recipient of The 2019 Counselors That Change Lives Award. The CTCL award recognizes the extraordinary work Ms. Beth Kainic does in her role as a college counselor who is “changing the lives of students each and every day … Read More
The Snowy and Cold Junior Class Retreat
Early in February the junior class (one-hundred in all) headed out for Camp Duncan in Ingleside, Illinois to gather for the 2019 Junior Class Retreat. You may remember the weather on February 1st – nine inches of snow and sub-zero temperatures! Though the weather did shorten the retreat, there was no lack of enthusiasm among the participants about the value … Read More
Principal Odiotti Speaks On Academic Accomplishments
In his recent presentation at student assembly, Principal Michael Odiotti summed up the 1st semester and set goals for the rest of the year. Mr. Odiotti informed the class that, “It’s been a particularly good year for CRSM – our best ever. Ten years ago the number of students that reached a cumulative GPA average of 2.0 was 68%. We … Read More
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Tuesday January 22nd Cristo Rey St. Martin students experienced a prayer service quite different from what they have come to expect in typical Catholic religious services. In celebration of the life of Martin Luther King Jr., Cristo Rey St. Martin invited the First Baptist Church of North Chicago to lead a worship service in the tradition of the A.M.E. … Read More
Internships Equal Bright Futures for Chicago Students
Recently, CVS Health published an article on their corporate Intranet about their partnership with the Cristo Rey St. Martin Corporate Work Study Program; it is re-printed here with permission. Thank you CVS for the kind words and continued support for our students through this program. Internships Equal Bright Futures for Chicago Students by Holly Steel, Corporate Communications, CVS Health Rebecca … Read More
The Art Club Visits The Weinberg/Newton Gallery
While CRSM does not have a formal fine arts program, we do offer an Art Club that meets occasionally after school and on weekends. The Art Club brings in guest artists to teach students different mediums, works with local art studios to schedule hands-on field trips, and this month brought students on a field trip to The Weinberg/Newton Gallery in … Read More
A Passion for Early-Childhood Education and a $15,000.00 Grand Prize
Ofelia Gonzalez graduated from Cristo Rey St. Martin in 2013. But her calling became clear many years before that – eighteen to be exact. Turns out, Ofelia’s older brother was coming home from school and teaching his younger sister what he had learned that day. So, as Ofelia noted, “Because of him, I started school with a head start in … Read More
The Alumni Party 2008 – 2018
see the video: https://youtu.be/M87zQEkslBU On Thursday evening, December 20th, over eighty CRSM Alumni from the classes of 2008 through 2018 gathered at the new Cristo Rey St. Martin campus to re-connect and celebrate. Alumni reminisced about their time at the old campus over dinner and refreshments and many took “the tour” – walking the new facility for the first … Read More