- Cristo Rey High School (Sacramento)
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Cristo Rey High School Address 6200 McMahon Drive
Sacramento, California, 95824
United StatesCoordinates 38°31′7″N 121°25′57″W / 38.51861°N 121.4325°WCoordinates: 38°31′7″N 121°25′57″W / 38.51861°N 121.4325°W Information Type Private, Coeducational Motto Mercy ∙ Goodness ∙ Service Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic;
Society of Jesus;
Sisters of Mercy;
Sisters of Notre Dame de NamurEstablished 2006 President Sister Eileen Enright, RSM Principal Joanne M. Castronovo Vice principal Sr. Maria Campos, RSM Grades 9-12 Color(s) Purple and Burgundy Mascot Saints Accreditation(s) Western Association of Schools and Colleges[1] Tuition $2,200 Affiliation Cristo Rey Network Alumni 53 Director Work-Study W. David Brown Dean of Student Affairs Marco Farias Director of Admissions Ileana Oseguera Website http://www.cristoreysacramento.org Cristo Rey High School Sacramento is a private, Roman Catholic high school in the Fruitridge Manor neighborhood of Sacramento, California. It is on McMahon Dr between Stockton Boulevard and 65th street. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento.
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Background
Cristo Rey HS opened in August, 2006. It is part of the Cristo Rey Network of high schools, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago.[2] The school is co-sponsored by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), the Sisters of Mercy, and the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
Class of 2010
On Thursday June 3, Cristo Rey HS graduated its first graduating class. The first graduation ceremony was held at St. Ingatius Loyola Church.[3] The class consisted of 53 students and 100% of those students were admitted into colleges and universities.[4]
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
- ^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". http://www.acswasc.org/directory_search.cfm. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ HS. "School History". http://cristoreysacramento.org/. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
- ^ McKee, Maxwell (4 June 2010). "Cristo Rey High School's first 4 year graduating class". Sacramento Press. http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/29040/Cristo_Rey_High_Schools_first_4_year_graduating_class. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ Garza, Jennifer (3 June 2010). "All 53 graduates at Cristo Rey High accepted into college". The Modesto Bee. http://www.modbee.com/2010/06/03/1192113/all-53-graduates-at-cristo-rey.html. Retrieved 4 June 2010.[dead link]
External links
Categories:- Roman Catholic secondary schools in California
- Educational institutions established in 2006
- Cristo Rey Network
- Jesuit high schools in the United States
- High schools in Sacramento, California
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