Cristo Rey Kansas City High School

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, USA
Information
Type Private, college prep, coed
Established 2006 (2006)
Oversight Sisters of Charity, Catholic,
Cristo Rey Network
President John O’Connor
Principal Mary Kallman
Vice principal Michael Padow,
Marianne Hughes
Chaplain Gary Kruger
Staff 27 (20 students per class)
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 386 (2015)
Color(s) Purple and gold         
Slogan A School That Works!
Athletics Great Plains Conference
Mascot Puma
Accreditation North Central Association [1]
Tuition Based on family ability to pay
Admissions Director, Marcela Lopez
Athletics Director, Jeff Ward
Website www.cristoreykc.org
Sisters of Charity Cristo Rey KC

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]

Background

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

The students are chosen because of their economic need, which facilitates fundraising.[3] In 2010 the school raised $400,000 through its own version of a "Dancing with the Stars" fundraiser,[4][5] and this fundraiser, including community leaders and celebrity stars, was still being employed in 2018.[3] In 2012 students and faculty received a donation of 400 iPads.[6] In 2016 a Cristo Rey student was chosen 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 3-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: Anime Club. Art Club, Cheerleading, Drum Line, FIRST Robotics Competition, Girls Who Code, 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, 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. 1 2 "Cristo Rey Kansas City's Fly Me To The Moon – The Independent". kcindependent.com. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  4. ↑ "The meaning of a Cristo Rey high school graduation". National Catholic Reporter. 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  5. ↑ "Home - Dancing with the Stars". www.dancingwiththekansascitystars.org. 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. 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. Retrieved 2018-01-08.

Coordinates: 39°4′2″N 94°35′20″W / 39.06722°N 94.58889°W / 39.06722; -94.58889

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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