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Cristo Rey Kansas City High School

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Cristo Rey Kansas City High School
Location
211 West Linwood Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri 64111, United States
Information
Type Private, college prep, coed
Motto Look Forward To The Good That Is Yet To Be
Established 2006
Oversight Sisters of Charity, Catholic,
Cristo Rey Network
President Claudia Meyer
Principal Christine Foster
Staff 27 (20 students per class)
Grades 9–12
Campus type Indoors
Colors Purple and gold
Slogan A School That Works!
Athletics Great Plains Conference
Sports Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball,
Mascot Puma
Accreditation North Central Association[1]
Tuition Based on family ability to pay
Admissions Director, Selena Moran
Website www.cristoreykc.org

Cristo Rey Kansas City High School is a Roman Catholic high school founded by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth in 2006 as a part of the Cristo Rey Network of schools. It is located in Kansas City, Missouri, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph.[2]

Background

In 2010, Cristo Rey graduated its first class. In that year and in subsequent years, 100% of its graduates were accepted to college.

Annually, the school hosts its own version of a "Dancing with the Stars" fundraiser,[3][4] the event includes community leaders as celebrity stars.[5] In 2012 students and faculty received a donation of 400 iPads.[6] In 2013 and in 2016, Cristo Rey students were selected for the national Horatio Alger Scholar program, which honors outstanding students who have overcome early obstacles to their education.[7]

Activities

All students are offered retreat experience each year, and in senior year the three-day Kairos retreat.[8]

The voluntary service requirement for all students is 20 hours each year.[9] A special feature of the school's service program is its annual Community Service Day.[10] The school also hosts university students doing voluntary service projects.[11]

The following clubs are active at the school: Art Club, Cheerleading, Drum Line, FIRST Robotics Competition, Interact of Rotary International, National Hispanic Honor Society, National Honor Society, No Place For Hate, Peer Counselors, Student Ambassadors, and Student Council.[12] A popular extracurricular is being one of the CRKC Student Dancers and a part of their hip hop performance.[13]

The school is a member of the Missouri State High School Activities Association and fields boys' and girls' teams in cross country, soccer, and basketball, track and field, along with boys' baseball and girls' volleyball.[14]

References

  1. Back to citation NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  2. Back to citation CRKCHS. "Mission of Cristo Rey Kansas City". Retrieved May 11, 2007.
  3. Back to citation "The meaning of a Cristo Rey high school graduation". National Catholic Reporter. June 22, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  4. Back to citation "Home - Dancing with the Stars". www.dancingwiththekansascitystars.org. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  5. Back to citation "Cristo Rey Kansas City's Fly Me To The Moon – The Independent". kcindependent.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  6. Back to citation "TechOrchard and Cristo Rey Kansas City partner to manage iPad one-to-one deployment | TechOrchard". techorchard.com. August 27, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  7. Back to citation "Triumph over adversity makes KC teen a national Horatio Alger Scholar". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. February 11, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  8. Back to citation "Retreats - Cristo Rey Kansas City". www.cristoreykc.org. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  9. Back to citation "Service - Cristo Rey Kansas City". www.cristoreykc.org. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  10. Back to citation "Cristo Rey High School Community Service Day - Independence Avenue CID". Independence Avenue CID. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  11. Back to citation "Spring break volunteers give sisters' projects a boost". Global Sisters Report. April 3, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  12. Back to citation "Clubs - Cristo Rey Kansas City". www.cristoreykc.org. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  13. Back to citation Cristo Rey KC (June 19, 2017), Cristo Rey Kansas City Student Dancers 2017, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved January 8, 2018
  14. Back to citation "Athletics - Cristo Rey Kansas City". www.cristoreykc.org. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

Bibliography

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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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