The question, “What did you do for your summer vacation” reverberated through the halls of CRSM these first weeks back at school as teachers and students recounted their tales of significant travel and educational adventures. From climbing Machu Picchu in Peru, to drumming circles, to college campuses and the golf course, each story was more exciting than the next. On … Read More
Mentor, mentor: Area professionals share their wisdom, support
Role models are figures who actively bring change and inspire people to achieve new heights. This summer and during the first weeks of school, area business persons shared their wisdom on and off the job to help students make the right choices and aspire them to achieve great things. We are grateful to the 30 volunteers who shared their time … Read More
Alumna on a mission to be a person for others
Days after finishing her freshman year in college, Abbey Guadarrama found herself in a cubicle in the Corporate Work Study office at Cristo Rey’s new home. The Class of 2017 alumna is on a mission to be a person for others, she says. That is exactly what she did this summer. As the work study program’s intern she spent her … Read More
“Because of Walgreens and CWSP, I am on track to have an internship in my dream job.”
Erik, a senior who works at Walgreens Boots Alliance and will be attending Elmhurst College in the fall. This is the speech he delivered at our Evening of Gratitude to our Business Partners on May 9, 2018. Good evening, my name Is Erik. I am very happy to be speaking to you all today. I am a transfer student. When I … Read More
Education to Employment: Lunch and learn about careers
In the spirit of Knights helping Knights, and the Lake County business community helping our students, Cristo Rey St. Martin is looking to alumni and other area business persons to share their professional and personal experience and expertise with current CRSM students. New this year, CRSM is launching a series of Monday “Lunch and Learn” sessions in which alumni and … Read More
Five CRSM Seniors Share Their Reflections on the Corporate Work Study Program
Celebrating success at work, Cristo Rey St. Martin students, staff and faculty paid tribute to our Corporate Work Study Program partners at an event held at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Here five students share the speeches they presented that evening. Be inspired. Brian, Class of 2017, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Good Evening Everyone, I am very excited to be here … Read More
Business Partners, Board Members and Faculty Unite to Create Brighter Future for Students
With the purpose of fortifying and uniting their efforts to create a brilliant future for Cristo Rey St. Martin students, business partners, faculty, board members and staff came together on March 22, 2017 to brainstorm ideas for creating greater success for CRSM students both in school and in the business world. About 150 people attended the all-morning event held at Grainger’s headquarters … Read More
Students Earn High Marks at Work
At this time of year, when high school classrooms and hallways are filled with students taking exams and hoping to earn good grades in their classes, our students at Cristo Rey St. Martin already are receiving some early returns on their performance in the workplace. Supervisors from our Corporate Work Study Program partner companies regularly report on our student’s job … Read More
Celebrating Success at Work: A Tribute to Our Corporate Work Study Partners
“Without you our school would not exist,” Preston Kendall, president of CRSM, told the group of about 100 local business persons who attended the Corporate Work Study appreciation gathering recently held at the Chicago Botanic Garden on May 11, 2016. “Our students come from an environment where the odds are stacked against them,” said Kendall. “But beyond the academic advantages … Read More
Growing Number of Students Stay On-the-Job over Break
Forty-five students were hired by our Corporate Work Study Program partners to work throughout the Christmas break, almost a 50 percent increase over last year, when 30 students were hired, and a significant increase over 2014, when 10 students were invited to work over the holidays. “This demonstrates the vital role and value our students have at the companies they … Read More