“Joy” is a term that has been on my mind a lot lately. The end of the school year and beginning of summer descend on CRSM like converging whirlwinds. Everything happens so quickly but they are always times of great joy. With so many events and activities, it’s difficult to absorb more than a brief moment of one before the … Read More
Freshmen Class Getting Ready
to “Go Corporate” Freshmen finished their first week of training in the Corporate Work Study Program. Another 2 week session is coming up in August to make sure they’re ready to go for our business partners! There is no doubt that Cristo Rey St. Martin is a leader in work study training. Students work diligently on a wide … 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
Fast-tracking his career since 14, alumnus recruits college students for global biopharmaceutical company
Meet Kevin Castro. The 22-year-old Class of 2013 graduate has been laying the groundwork for his present position at AbbVie Inc. since he was 14-years-old. In 2009 as a freshman, he worked at Abbott Laboratories through the Corporate Work Study Program. (AbbVie is the spin-off company of Abbott.) Fast forward eight years: The Posse Scholar and recent graduate of Connecticut … Read More
August President’s Pen: Work Inspires Ultimate Student Future
I pulled into school last week and was greeted by dozens of our incoming freshmen waiting to get into school and continue their job preparation training for the Corporate Work Study Program. Earlier this week, I was visiting W.W. Grainger and, while walking with my host and huge CRSM supporter, Greg Irving, I bumped into four of our students working … Read More
Founders’ Dinner Thanks Supporters and Raises Almost $275,000
Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep celebrated the beginning of its second decade of educating students and thanked the community of supporters for their ongoing support at the annual Founders’ Dinner, March 7, 2015 at Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park. More than 200 guests raised almost $275,000 towards the promise of bright futures that lie ahead for students in … Read More
Education at Work Scores High Marks
“We couldn’t exist without you,” Preston Kendall, Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep president told the more than 100 Lake County business men and women who braved the record-breaking -30 degree wind chill that gripped the Chicago area Feb. 19, 2015 to gather at W. W. Grainger in Lake Forest for the school’s Mid-Year Business Partner Meeting. Thanking the crowd … Read More
Chicago Business Leaders Drum up Job Support
About 150 Chicago business executives gathered Dec. 2, 2014 at The Union League Club downtown to support Cristo Rey’s three Chicago area schools: Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep in Waukegan, Christ the King Jesuit College Prep on Chicago’s West Side and Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in the Pilsen neighborhood. The goal of the event was to create new … Read More
Role Reversal: Teachers Shadow Students at Work
On a recent school day, a team of Cristo Rey St. Martin teachers left behind their classrooms and headed to Aon Hewitt’s sprawling corporate campus in Lincolnshire. The team was on the mission to shadow Danielle, a junior at CRSM, and her on-the-job activities in the sales and marketing departments. A junior and Schuler scholar, Danielle has worked at Aon … Read More
CWSP Program Working Harder Than Ever
As the 2014-2015 school year begins, our Corporate Work Study Program launches a bigger and better program than ever. Consider these impressive facts: • We’ve grown to 75 full-time jobs from 43. • We’re driving 100 students a day to a demographic territory from Pleasant Prairie in Wisconsin, south to Touhy Avenue in Skokie, west to Antioch. • The retention … Read More