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 | name                    = Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
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 | streetaddress           = 1852 West 22nd Place
 | city                    = [[Chicago]]
 | state                   = [[Illinois]]
 | zipcode                 = 60608
 | country                 = USA
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 | denomination            = [[Roman Catholic]]
 | oversight               = [[Cristo Rey Network]]
 | affiliation             = [[Cristo Rey Network]]
 | superintendent          = 
 | founder                 = John P. Foley<ref name=original>{{Cite news|url=http://www.autonews.com/article/20170515/OEM/170519905/high-schools-work-program-feeds-industrys-talent-pool|title=High school's work program feeds industry's talent pool|work=Automotive News|access-date=2018-03-07|language=en-US}}</ref>
 | president               = Antonio Ortiz
 | principal               = Mayra Gradilla (2022-)
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 | teaching_staff          = 31
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 | avg_class_size          = 20
 | ratio                   = 20:1
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 | type                    = [[Private school|Private]] [[High school in the United States|high school]]
 | gender                  = Male, Female
 | fees                    = No fees
 | tuition                 = Adjusted to family income
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 | grades                  = [[Ninth grade|9]]–[[Twelfth grade|12]]
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 | motto                   = Men and Women for Others
 | accreditation           = [[North Central Association of Colleges and Schools]]
 | mascot                  = Lion
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 | team_name               = [[Lions]]
 | nickname                = Cristeros
 | colors                  = [[Maroon (color)|Maroon]] and [[Gold (color)|Gold]] {{color box|maroon}}{{color box|gold}}
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 | established             = {{Start date and age|  1996}}
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 | enrollment              = 580
 | enrollment_as_of        = 2022
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'''Cristo Rey Jesuit High School''' is a [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] [[High school (North America)|high school]] on the near [[Lower West Side, Chicago|Lower West Side]] of [[Chicago, Illinois]]. It is the founding school of the [[Cristo Rey Network]]<ref name=CBS/> and is affiliated with the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago]]. Cristo Rey Jesuit High School was established in 1996 and provides college-preparatory education.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ace.nd.edu/news/ace-graduate-to-serve-as-president-of-cristo-rey-jesuit-hs-in-chicago|title=ACE Graduate to Serve as President of Cristo Rey Jesuit HS in Chicago // Alliance for Catholic Education|work=Alliance for Catholic Education|access-date=2018-03-07|language=en-GB}}</ref> The school places students at entry-level jobs that cover some of their tuition costs.

==History==
The school opened in 1996. In 1998, the school spent $10 million to add a new 3 story building to the campus.<ref name=trib98>{{cite news|date= September 21, 1998|page=19|title=School's future on solid ground| first=Phuong| last=Le| newspaper= [[Chicago Tribune]]| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/16919129| via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Around 2000, the philanthropist Brendan Cassin visited the school. Cassin was so impressed with the school's program for low income students that, within hours of his visit, he committed to donating $22 million to build a [[Cristo Rey Network|network of similar schools]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/03/25/lifting-hope-one-job-at-a-time/3475aabb-7881-4c7d-b9bc-3f768be75e72/ |title=Lifting Hope, One Job at a Time|last=Mathews|first=Jay|date= March 25, 2003 |newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=March 9, 2018|language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

==Corporate Work Study Program (CWSP)==
[[Richard R. Murray]] developed the Corporate Work Study Program (CWSP) in 1995 for Cristo Rey Chicago. The work-study program combines [[employee leasing]] and [[job sharing]], giving students the means of financing a private high school education.<ref>{{Cite book|title=More Than a Dream: The Cristo Rey Story: How One School's Vision is Changing the World|last=Kearney|first=G. R.|publisher=Loyola Press|year=2008|isbn=978-0-8294-2576-5|location=Chicago, Illinois|pages=[https://archive.org/details/morethandreamcri00kear/page/76 76-77]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/morethandreamcri00kear/page/76}}</ref> Cristo Rey students attend classes four days a week and work five days a month. Students work in entry-level positions at businesses and non-profit agencies in Chicago.<ref name="CBS">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/in-a-class-by-itself/|title=In A Class By Itself|access-date=October 24, 2017|date=October 27, 2004|work=[[60 Minutes]]|publisher=[[CBS News]]|first=Vicky|last=Mabrey}}</ref> Over 90 companies participate in the CWSP, including banks, law firms, hospitals, consulting firms, and non-profit agencies.<ref name="CBS" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cristorey.edlioschool.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=241802&type=d&pREC_ID=558913|title=Partner List – Corporate Work Study Program – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School|website=cristorey.edlioschool.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref> The goal is for students to acquire job experience and marketable skills, develop a network of business contacts, gain exposure to a wide variety of career opportunities, and improve in their work ethic and self-esteem.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cristoreynetwork.org/page.cfm?p=354|title=Impact - Cristo Rey Network|website=www.cristoreynetwork.org |access-date=October 24, 2017}}</ref> Incorporated as the Cristo Rey Work Study Program, Inc., the CWSP allows each student to earn up to 65% of the cost of their education. Work is considered part of the curriculum; if a student is dismissed from their job, they are considered to have failed that course.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cristorey.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=241789&type=d&pREC_ID=558816|title=About Cristo Rey – About Us – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School|website=www.cristorey.net|access-date=October 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702202302/http://www.cristorey.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=241789&type=d&pREC_ID=558816|archive-date=July 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cristorey.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=250532&type=d&pREC_ID=574696|title=Curriculum – Academics – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School|website=www.cristorey.net|access-date=October 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702192518/http://www.cristorey.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=250532&type=d&pREC_ID=574696|archive-date=July 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Extracurricular activities==
===Athletics===
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Forty percent of students participate in the athletics program, including varsity, junior varsity, and intramural sports. Cristo Rey's athletes practice at the local Harrison Park.<ref name="Athletics">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cristorey.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?type=d&uREC_ID=250531&pREC_ID=672744|title=Championships – Athletics – Cristo Rey Jesuit High School|website=www.cristorey.net|access-date=October 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103829/http://www.cristorey.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?type=d&uREC_ID=250531&pREC_ID=672744|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Sports offered===
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====Boys====
* Basketball
* Baseball
* Cross country (co-ed){{pad|5ex}} 
* Soccer
* Volleyball
* Track (co-ed)
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====Girls====
* Soccer
* Softball
* Volleyball
* Cheer (co-ed)
* Basketball
* Track (co-ed)
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==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite news|author=Will, George|author-link=George Will|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/12/AR2008091202605.html?sub=AR|title=In Chicago, Discipline That Builds Dreams|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=2008-09-12|access-date=2019-07-18}}
* {{cite web|author=Sadovi, Carlos|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-12-11/news/0812100589_1_cristo-rey-network-presidential-citizens-medal-rev-john-foley|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202112544/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-12-11/news/0812100589_1_cristo-rey-network-presidential-citizens-medal-rev-john-foley|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 2, 2012|title=Fr. John P. Foley honored with Presidential Citizen's Medal|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=2008-12-11}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.cristorey.net/}}

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{{Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago}}

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[[Category:Jesuit high schools in the United States]]
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[[Category:Private high schools in Chicago]]
[[Category:Cristo Rey Network]]
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[[Category:Lower West Side, Chicago]]
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