A Communication to Cristo Rey Network Friends and Family | June 2023 |
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Dear friends of Cristo Rey, Over fourteen years, it has been my honor to serve and advance the Cristo Rey movement. As Fr. John Foley reminds us, "..the Cristo Rey movement is God working in our world, through all of us working together." Each of us who contributes to this shared mission is blessed by the opportunity to demonstrate a faith that does justice - through our actions. Our Network remains grateful for the collective engagement of every individual and organization in this committed nationwide effort - investors, corporate partners, religious sponsors, and board members. There is much unfinished work to do, and your partnership in this movement remains essential. Our incoming President and CEO, Kelby Woodard, is poised to lead the implementation of Cristo Rey's new Strategic Plan 2026 and facilitate our movement's forward progress. I will continue to offer heartfelt prayers of gratitude for each of you in the days ahead. |
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President and CEO
Cristo Rey Network |
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Gonzaga University Marks Cristo Rey Network's 73rd National University Partner |
Today, the Cristo Rey Network announced that Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington has been named the movement's 73rd University Partner with a commitment to educating and supporting Cristo Rey graduates on their path to achieving a Bachelor's degree. |
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| Gonzaga has joined a community of 21 Jesuit universities within the broader Cristo Rey Network University Partner program. The addition of Gonzaga's Catholic, Jesuit tradition strengthens the Network's efforts to partner with colleges and universities that offer Cristo Rey students faith-based postsecondary options as they pursue their education and career aspirations for a lifetime of success. |
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Four Years in the Making | 2023 Inaugural Graduations |
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Since opening day in the fall of 2019, Cristo Rey St. Viator College Preparatory High School (Las Vegas) and Cristo Rey Richmond High School have been ambitiously building towards this historic moment for their founding Classes of 2023. |
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Cristo Rey Richmond High School celebrated 55 graduates at its standing-room-only inaugural graduation on June 10. The school community's infectious joy and pride was reflected in commencement speeches that exhorted students to continue to be lights in the darkness. |
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| Cristo Rey St. Viator College Preparatory High School also gathered with its 56 graduates and their families, the entire school community, the Board, and work study partners at the Las Vegas Convention Center to honor the founding class. An inspirational commencement address by Nevada Secretary of State and CRSV Board Chair, Cisco Aguilar, commemorated the occasion, along with a presentation of the first annual Fr. Thomas R. von Behren College Scholarship Award in recognition of Fr. Tom's service as founding President. |
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Good News from the Class of 2023 |
The Class of 2023, composed of 2,700 seniors from the 35 Cristo Rey Network schools with graduating classes . . . |
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submitted a total of 32,000 college applications and received 20,000 acceptances |
| earned an average GPA of 3.1 |
| will have an individual annual out-of-pocket cost of only $2,919 |
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As of June 1, 88% of Cristo Rey seniors had committed to specific colleges, relative to 71% at this same time last year. Congratulations to all graduates, their families, and the many devoted school teams who continue to progress towards college success. |
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