Cristo Rey Kansas City High School

Cristo Rey Kansas City High School
Address
211 West Linwood Boulevard Kansas City, Missouri, (Jackson County), 64111  United States
Coordinates	39°4′2″N 94°35′20″W / 39.06722°N 94.58889°W / 39.06722; -94.58889Coordinates: 39°4′2″N 94°35′20″W / 39.06722°N 94.58889°W / 39.06722; -94.58889
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic, Sisters of Charity
Established	2006
President	Sr. Vickie Perkins
Principal	Mary Kallman
Vice principal	Michael Swanson
Asst. Principal	Brother Dale Mooney
Grades	9–12
Average class size	20
Hours in school day	8
Color(s)	Purple and Gold
Mascot	Puma
Accreditation(s)	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Tuition	$2,000
Affiliation	Cristo Rey Network
Admissions Director	Marcela Lopez
Athletic Director	Carl Capra
Website	http://www.cristoreykc.org

Cristo Rey Kansas City High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Kansas City, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph.

Background

Cristo Rey Kansas City was established in 2006. It is part of the Cristo Rey Network of high schools, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago.^[2] In 2010 Cristo Rey will have their first graduating class. 59 of 59 students at Cristo Rey Kansas have all been accepted to college

Book about the Cristo Rey Model

In January 2008, Loyola Press will release a book titled More than A Dream: How One School's Vision is Changing the World (More than a Dream official site). The book, authored by G.R. Kearney, a writer and former volunteer teacher at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago, documents the unlikely development of the Cristo Rey model and its remarkable success throughout the United States.

References

1. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2009-06-23. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ CRKCHS. "Mission of Cristo Rey Kansas City". http://www.cristoreykc.org/About/mission.html. Retrieved 2007-05-11. 

External links

• School Website
• More than a Dream (official book site)