DePaul Cristo Rey High School

DePaul Cristo Rey High School
Address
1133 Clifton Hills Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220-1405 United States
Coordinates	39°8′46″N 84°32′8″W / 39.14611°N 84.53556°W / 39.14611; -84.53556 (DePaul Cristo Rey High School)Coordinates: 39°8′46″N 84°32′8″W / 39.14611°N 84.53556°W / 39.14611; -84.53556 (DePaul Cristo Rey High School)
Information
Type	Private, college-preparatory, work-study
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	St. Vincent de Paul
Established	June 5, 2011[1]
School district	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati[2]
Authority	Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
President	Sr. Jeanne Bessette, OSF
Principal	Mr. Andrew Farfsing
Grades	9 (as of 2011[update])
Gender	Co-ed
Number of students	92[3]
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Slogan	The School that Works for Cincinnati[4]
Tuition	$5,000 (2011–12)[5]
Website	depaulcristorey.org

DePaul Cristo Rey High School (DPCR) is a private, college-preparatory high school located in the Clifton neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The non-diocesan school, which opened June 5, 2011,^[1] is one of 23 Catholic high schools that serve the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Named after St. Vincent de Paul,^[6] it is operated by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati as the 25^th member of the Cristo Rey Network of work-study schools that target students from low-income families.

History

DePaul Cristo Rey is located adjacent to Cincinnati State Technical and Community College at the former German-language Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church (German: Concordia Evangelisch-Lutherisch Kirche),^[7] which disbanded on August 23, 2009, a year after closing its elementary school.^[8] In November 2009, the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati purchased the building and grounds with the intention of establishing a Cristo Rey school.^[9]

DePaul Cristo Rey was dedicated June 5, 2011,^[1] and is welcomed its first freshman class on August 17, 2011,^[10] to become Cincinnati's first new Catholic school since La Salle, Moeller, and McAuley High Schools opened in 1960.^[11]

Work-study

Following the Cristo Rey model, DePaul Cristo Rey's Corporate Work Study Program (CWSP) has partnered with 30 local businesses and community organizations to provide each student with five days of clerical work a month. Companies pay the school $6,000 per student or $27,000 for four students.^[10][5] As of 2011, these corporate partners include:^[4]

Archdiocese of Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds College of Mount St. Joseph Fifth Third Bank Frisch's Good Samaritan Hospital

Macy's, Inc. Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati TriHealth Turner Construction Western & Southern Financial Group Xavier University

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "DePaul Cristo Rey High School". Values for a Lifetime. Archdiocese of Cincinnati Catholic Schools. 2011. http://valuesforalifetime.com/schools/depaul-cristo-rey-high-school. Retrieved 2011-08-16. 
2. ^ Although located within the geographic boundaries of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Public Schools, DePaul Cristo Rey is run by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati.
3. ^ "DePaul Cristo Rey High School's Academic Year Has Begun" (Press release). DePaul Cristo Rey High School. 2011-08-22. http://www.depaulcristorey.org/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=45. Retrieved 2011-08-26. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Current CSWP Partner List". DePaul Cristo Rey High School. 2011-06-07. http://www.depaulcristorey.org/page.cfm?p=502. Retrieved 2011-08-16. 
5. ^ ^{a b} May, Lucy (2010-12-17). "New DePaul Cristo Rey Catholic school seen as good for business". Cincinnati Business Courier (American City Business Journals). http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/print-edition/2010/12/17/new-depaul-cristo-rey-catholic-school.html. Retrieved 2011-08-16. 
6. ^ Bessette, Jeanne, OSF. "Welcome from the President". DePaul Cristo Rey High School. http://www.depaulcristorey.org/page.cfm?p=355. Retrieved 2011-03-18. 
7. ^ "Concordia Lutheran Church". The Sacred Spaces of Greater Cincinnati and the German Influence. http://libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/exhibits/sacred_spaces/concordia.html. 
8. ^ "Concordia Lutheran Church Will Close". Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church. 2009-07-27. http://www.concordia-cincy.org/Concordia%20story.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-16. 
9. ^ Amos, Denise Smith (2009-11-04). "New Catholic school selects site". The Cincinnati Enquirer (Gannett Company). 
10. ^ ^{a b} Amos, Denise Smith (2011-08-06). "DePaul Cristo Rey students get down to business". The Cincinnati Enquirer (Gannett Company). http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110807/NEWS0102/108070374/. Retrieved 2011-08-16. "Two weeks before DePaul Cristo Rey High officially opens its doors as Cincinnati's first new Catholic high school in over 50 years, some in its first freshman class are already getting a case of the jitters." 
11. ^ Amos, Denise Smith (2010-10-21). "First Catholic High School in 50 Years Nears". The Cincinnati Enquirer (Gannett Company). http://www.depaulcristorey.org/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=14. Retrieved 2011-08-16. 

External links

• DePaul Cristo Rey High School official webpage
• Sisters of Charity school profile