Cristo Rey Kansas City High School

Cristo Rey Kansas City High School is a Roman Catholic high school founded by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth in 2006 as a part of the Cristo Rey Network of schools. It is located in Kansas City, Missouri, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph.[2]

Cristo Rey Kansas City High School
Look forward to the good that is yet to Be
Address
211 West Linwood Boulevard

Kansas City, Missouri 64111, United States
Information
TypePrivate, college prep, coed
MottoLook Forward To The Good That Is Yet To Be
Established2006 (2006)
OversightSisters of Charity, Catholic,
Cristo Rey Network
PresidentJohn O’Connor
PrincipalMichael Padow
Staff27 (20 students per class)
Grades9–12
Enrollment350 (2019)
Campus typeIndoors
Color(s)Purple and gold   
SloganA School That Works!
AthleticsGreat Plains Conference
MascotPuma
AccreditationNorth Central Association [1]
TuitionBased on family ability to pay
AdmissionsDirector, Marcela Lopez
AthleticsDirector, Jeff Ward
Websitewww.cristoreykc.org
Sisters of Charity Cristo Rey KC

Background

In 2010, Cristo Rey graduated its first class. In that year and in subsequent years, 100% of its graduates were accepted to college.

Annually, the school hosts its own version of a "Dancing with the Stars" fundraiser,[3][4] the event includes community leaders as celebrity stars.[5] In 2012 students and faculty received a donation of 400 iPads.[6] In 2013 and in 2016, Cristo Rey students were selected for the national Horatio Alger Scholar program, which honors outstanding students who have overcome early obstacles to their education.[7]

Activities

All students are offered retreat experience each year, and in senior year the three-day Kairos retreat.[8]

The voluntary service requirement for all students is 20 hours each year.[9] A special feature of the school's service program is its annual Community Service Day.[10] The school also hosts university students doing voluntary service projects.[11]

The following clubs are active at the school: Art Club, Cheerleading, Drum Line, FIRST Robotics, Interact of Rotary International, National Hispanic Honor Society, National Honor Society, No Place For Hate, Peer Counselors, Student Ambassadors, and Student Council.[12] A popular extracurricular is being one of the CRKC Student Dancers and a part of their hip hop performance.[13]

The school is a member of the Missouri State High School Activities Association and fields boys' and girls' teams in cross country, soccer, and basketball, track and field, along with boys' baseball and girls' volleyball.[14]

References
  1. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. CRKCHS. "Mission of Cristo Rey Kansas City". Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  3. "The meaning of a Cristo Rey high school graduation". National Catholic Reporter. 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  4. "Home - Dancing with the Stars". www.dancingwiththekansascitystars.org. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  5. "Cristo Rey Kansas City's Fly Me To The Moon – The Independent". kcindependent.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  6. "TechOrchard and Cristo Rey Kansas City partner to manage iPad one-to-one deployment | TechOrchard". techorchard.com. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  7. "Triumph over adversity makes KC teen a national Horatio Alger Scholar". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. 2016-02-11. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  8. "Retreats - Cristo Rey Kansas City". www.cristoreykc.org. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  9. "Service - Cristo Rey Kansas City". www.cristoreykc.org. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  10. "Cristo Rey High School Community Service Day - Independence Avenue CID". Independence Avenue CID. Archived from the original on 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  11. "Spring break volunteers give sisters' projects a boost". Global Sisters Report. 2017-04-03. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  12. "Clubs - Cristo Rey Kansas City". www.cristoreykc.org. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  13. Cristo Rey KC (2017-06-19), Cristo Rey Kansas City Student Dancers 2017, retrieved 2018-01-08
  14. "Athletics - Cristo Rey Kansas City". www.cristoreykc.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2018-01-08.

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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