Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (Minneapolis)

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Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
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SloganA School That Works
MascotCusco the Puma
Team namePumas
AccreditationNCA-CASI
Tuition$2,400
Graduates345
AdmissionsMyriam Vigil
AthleticsRobert Carpentier
Websitecristoreytc

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School is a

Society of Jesus in 2007 and is one of over 36 high schools in the country which follow the Cristo Rey work-study model of education for students from low-income families.[1]

Background

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School opened in August 2007 and saw its first students graduate in 2011. It is part of the Cristo Rey Network of high schools, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago.[2] In October 2017, the school had 117 corporate partners who were ready to employ students through the Cristo Rey Work Study Program.[3]

Spirituals

Students make day-long retreats in the first three years and in their senior year they make a 3-day Kairos retreat.

Ignatian retreats.[6]

Service requirement

In order to graduate, students are required to complete at least 60 hours of volunteer service (40 hours for students during the Coronavirus pandemic), and one long-term or large-scale project. Service hours and project can be completed during school hours and outside of school.[7]

Extra-curricular activities

Sports

  • Boys' and girls' basketball
  • Boys' and girls' soccer
  • Girls' volleyball
  • Boys' and girls' track and field
  • Baseball
  • Softball

Activities

  • Art
  • Chess Club
  • Choir
  • Dance
  • Girls Finance club
  • Junior Achievement Business Club
  • One Act Play
  • Robotics
  • Spring Musical
  • Student Government
  • Student Ambassadors (PAWS)[8]

References

  1. ^ "Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Minneapolis is making the grade". www.insightnews.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  2. ^ CRJHS. "School History". Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  3. ^ "Corporate Partners – Corporate Work Study – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School". www.cristoreytc.org. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  4. ^ "Retreats – Campus Ministry – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School". www.cristoreytc.org. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  5. ^ user1. "The Daily Examen". Ignatian Spirituality. Retrieved 2018-01-06. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Worship – Campus Ministry – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School". www.cristoreytc.org. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  7. ^ "Service – Campus Ministry – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School". www.cristoreytc.org. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  8. ^ "Extra-Curriculars – Student Life – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School". www.cristoreytc.org. Retrieved 2018-01-06.

Further reading

  • Kearney, G. R. More Than a Dream: The Cristo Rey Story: How One School's Vision Is Changing the World. Chicago, Ill: Loyola Press, 2008.
    ISBN 978-0-82-942576-5

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