Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (Minneapolis)

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
Location
2924 4th Avenue South Minneapolis , Minnesota 55408, USA
Coordinates	44°56′59″N93°16′13″W / 44.94972°N 93.27028°W / 44.94972; -93.27028
Information
Type	Private, coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic Jesuit
Established	2007;18 years ago (2007)
President	Jeb Myers
Dean	Sr. Mary, James Nelson Erin Healy
Chaplain	Fr. John Paul, S.J.
Grades	9–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	455 (2016)
Hours in school day	7-12
Campus	Urban 160,000-square-foot (15,000 m2) Colin Powell Leadership Center
Color(s)	Columbia Blue and Orange
Slogan	A School That Works
Mascot	Cusco the Puma
Team name	Pumas
Accreditation	NCA-CASI
Tuition	$2,400
Graduates	345
Admissions	Myriam Vigil
Athletics	Robert Carpentier
Website	Official website

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School is a private Roman Catholic high school located in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 2007 and is one of over thirty-six high schools in the country which follow the Cristo Rey work-study model of education for students from low-income families. ^[1]

Background

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School opened in August 2007 and saw its first students graduate in 2011. It is part of the Cristo Rey Network of high schools, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago. ^[2] In October 2017, the school had 117 corporate partners who were ready to employ students through the Cristo Rey Work Study Program. ^[3]

Spirituals

Students make day-long retreats in the first three years and in their senior year they make a 3-day Kairos retreat. ^[4] Three days each week the entire school participates in the 5-minute daily examen practice, ^[5] which grew out of Ignatian retreats. ^[6]

Service requirement

In order to graduate, students are required to complete at least 60 hours of volunteer service (lowered to 40 hours for students during the COVID-19 pandemic), and one long-term or large-scale project. Service hours and project can be completed during school hours and outside of school. ^[7]

References

1. "Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Minneapolis is making the grade". insightnews.com. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
2. CRJHS. "School History" . Retrieved May 11, 2007.
3. "Cristo Rey Jesuit High School". cristoreytc.org. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
4. "Retreats – Campus Ministry – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School". www.cristoreytc.org. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
5. "The Daily Examen". Ignatian Spirituality. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
6. "Worship – Campus Ministry – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School". cristoreytc.org. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
7. "Campus Ministry – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School". cristoreytc.org. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

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

External links

• Cristo Rey Network
• Fr. John P. Foley honored with Presidential Citizen's Medal
• "In A Class By Itself", cbsnews.com. Accessed August 29, 2025.
• Cristo Rey Featured in WashPost column by George Will
• Boston Globe - With sense of purpose, students cut class for a day ^{[ dead link ]}
• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Success of Innovative Urban Catholic School Sparks Major Investment