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Welcome to our second monthly e-newsletter. This was a big month for us here at Cristo Rey Jesuit, and we've got a lot to share. Let us hear your comments - we love
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 From
the President's Perspective
Tell me a story . . . Over the past two weeks, the story of Cristo Rey Jesuit - Houston’s newest college preparatory school exclusively serving the most economically disadvantaged children in the city – has gotten bigger. To be precise, we have added 83 more stories to the dream come true story school of 2009. Three weeks ago, 83 freshmen joined our family and reminded me, more powerfully than anything else this past year, why this school stands as a place of hope and promise for so many.
On Monday morning, August 10th, I watched Eduardo cross our college prep threshold. He comes from a single parent family and is tenderly cared for by his mom who sells tortillas to a local supermarket to support her family of five. The Ceja brothers, who come from a family of 8, worked summer jobs so they could pay the $25/mo. minimal tuition to attend Cristo Rey Jesuit as their one chance to get to college. And I could not forget Sarah, a student who towers over me (not that hard to do!) and comes from a Sudanese refugee community, many of whom escaped the war-torn country to seek a better life in this country. There are 80 more stories just as moving, just as powerful, just as inspiring as Eduardo’s, the Cejas' and Sarah’s. Read
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Opening Day!
After more than two years of planning and preparation, on August 10th, 2009, the doors opened for the first time at Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory High School of Houston. On the first day of Corporate Training Camp, the staff and board members of Cristo Rey Jesuit arrived at the school early (6am!) and were eager greet the inaugural freshmen, the Class of 2013.
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College Visits
On the third day of Corporate Training Camp, three buses pulled into Cristo Rey Jesuit to transport 3/4 of the students to local college campuses for computer training and skills sessions. As a way of starting a culture of college preparation, Cristo Rey Jesuit formed partnerships with Rice University, the University of Saint Thomas, and the University of Houston to offer on-campus computer training and immersion. Read More >
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Look Who's Talking
The opening of Houston’s newest and most innovative Catholic high school – the school that combines faith, a rigorous academic program and a corporate work-study program – has captured the attention of the news media. Reporters from across the city have descended upon Cristo Rey Jesuit, her administration, and her first class of students to bring news of one of the most promising educational programs started in the southwest part of the United States. Read More >
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Corporate Houston Commits
Compelled by the school’s mission, its outreach to the most disadvantaged communities, the chance to mentor teenagers into a better life, and the reality of getting a very well trained entry-level, full time employee, some of the most prestigious corporations in Houston responded and have become the founding members of a school that has been set on a course to not only change the lives of her students – but of Houston as well.
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Important
Dates
August 31
- Students meet Corporate Sponsors
September 1
& 2 - Student
Orientation at Job Site
September 3
- Mass of the Holy Spirit (6pm)
September 8
- First day of school for Class of 2013
How
You Can Help
Financial and in-kind donations allow us to do "more" for our students
and our
school. If you would like to make a donation to
Cristo Rey Jesuit, please contact Bee Dickson,
Director of Development, at 713-303-0060 or click
here to make a donation online.
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