Cristo Rey Boston High School

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Cristo Rey Boston High School
Location
Cristo Rey Boston High School
100 Savin Hill Avenue

Dorchester
,
Massachusetts
02125

United States
Coordinates 42°18′44″N71°3′15″W / 42.31222°N 71.05417°W / 42.31222; -71.05417
Information
Former nameSt. John's High School
North Cambridge Catholic High School
Type Private, Coeducational,Catholic
MottoCollege its not the dream. Its the plan
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Established1921
PresidentRosemary J. Powers
PrincipalThomas Ryan
Faculty60
Grades 9–12
Color(s)Blue and Gold   
Athletics conference MIAA – Catholic Central League
Nickname Knights
Accreditation NEASC [1]
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Cristo Rey Network
Work StudyOperations Manager, Marcin Kunicki, Adebisi Lipede
Website Official site

Cristo Rey Boston High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Boston. It offers full-tuition scholarships to all accepted students]. The school was founded in 1921 as St. John's High School, and opened in 1951 as an independent school, North Cambridge Catholic High School. The school moved from Cambridge to Dorchester in 2010. It has 376 students in grades 9-12.

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History

The Cristo Rey Network and relocation

In 2004, North Cambridge Catholic High School joined the Cristo Rey Network, a national network of Catholic high schools exclusively serving families of limited economic means. [2] [3] [4] The school replicated the Cristo Rey Corporate Work Study Program which allows each student to offset the majority of the cost of their education by working entry-level jobs five days per month throughout Greater Boston. Companies pay $33,800 for a team of four students, the equivalent of one full-time employee, which allows the school to offset the cost of educating students. [5]

In 2010, the school moved to Dorchester in order to better serve the population of students primarily commuting from Boston's most under-resourced zip codes. Upon moving, the school was renamed Cristo Rey Boston High School. Cristo Rey Boston acquired the former St. William’s Elementary School, which had been closed in 2009 and unused in the interim. In its first year in Boston, the school completed nearly $2 million in renovations to upgrade the facilities to a modern high school. The school’s capacity also increased with the relocation and is now able to educate roughly 400 students.

The former North Cambridge Catholic building was sold on September 17, 2010 for $3.6 million to Somerville resident Dr. Mouhab Z. Rizkallah, an orthodontist. The building underwent Cambridge Historical Landmark status in December 2010. It is located in a Residence B Zone, and is being converted into residential apartments. [6]

Athletics

Cristo Rey High School's athletic teams, the Cristo Rey Knights, participate in the following athletics:

School facts

Notable alumnus

References

  1. ↑ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  2. ↑ Cristo Rey Boston. "Cristo Rey Boston History". Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ "School Turnaround: Cristo Rey Boston High School Case Study - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ Jeff, Thielman (August 2012). "School Turnaround: Cristo Rey Boston High School Case Study". Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice. 16 (1). ISSN   1097-9638.
  5. ↑ Cristo Rey Boston. "Cristo Rey Boston Corporate Work Study Program". Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  6. ↑ "History – About Us – Cristo Rey High School Boston". www.cristoreyboston.org. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Cristo Rey High School Basketball Game History". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  8. ↑ "North Cambridge Catholic High School 07-08 Basketball Schedule". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ Cristo Rey Boston High School: A Focus on Student Retention
  10. ↑ "Our Corporate Partners – Work Study – Cristo Rey High School Boston". www.cristoreyboston.org. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

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