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Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School

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Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School.
Location
710 East 37th Street
East Flatbush, Brooklyn
,
New York
11203
United States
40°38′22″N 73°56′30″W / 40.63944°N 73.94167°W
Information
Type Catholic, Mercy Sisters, Independent
Established 2008
Chairperson Paul Scariano
Director Michael Motyl
Principal Clyde Cole
Grades 9-12
Gender Coeducational
Average class size 20
Mascot Panther
Tuition Based on family income
Affiliation Cristo Rey Network
Website www.cristoreybrooklyn.org

Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Brooklyn, New York. The school opened in August 2008 with an initial freshman class of 43 students, and operates within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. In 2013 it moved to more spacious quarters in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn.

History

The school opened on the site of the former Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School, which closed in June 2005. Lourdes Academy opened in August 2008 and graduated its first class in 2012. In July 2011, Lourdes Academy was renamed Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School. It is part of the Cristo Rey Network of high schools. Its goal is to give children from working class families a better chance for a college education, and assistance is available if they cannot pay the $2500 annual tuition.[1]

In 2013 Cristo Rey Brooklyn moved to the premises of the former Catherine McAuley High School in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.

Activities

Sports sponsored by the school:

FALL
Cross Country
Girls Varsity Soccer
Boy Varsity Soccer
Girls Volleyball 		WINTER
Girls Varsity Basketball
Boys Varsity Basketball
Boys JV Basketball
Indoor Track
Ski Club 		SPRING
Varsity Baseball
Varsity Softball
Outdoor Track
Club Boxing[2]

Activities sponsored by the school include:

African Dance
Art
Caribbean Dance
Cheerleading 		Classic Film Club
Contemporary Dance
Film Making
Girls Who Code 		Student Ambassadors
Student Government
Step Team
Yearbook[3]

In 2016, twelve students participated in the third annual service trip, this year to Nicaragua. raising funds for the trip through various fundraisers and through the organization Courts for Kids.[4][5]

References

  1. Back to citation RCDB. "Brooklyn's Lourdes Academy First Cristo Rey School Here". Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
  2. Back to citation "Athletics". Cristo Rey Brooklyn. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  3. Back to citation "Student Enrichment". Cristo Rey Brooklyn. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  4. Back to citation "Home - Courts for Kids". Courts for Kids. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  5. Back to citation "Nicaragua Service Trip 2016 Reflections". Cristo Rey Brooklyn. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 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
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