Cristo Rey New York High School
Cristo Rey New York High School | |
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Address | |
112 East 106th Street, New York City (East Harlem, Manhattan) New York 10029, United States | |
Coordinates | 40°47′33″N 73°56′50″W / 40.79250°N 73.94722°WCoordinates: 40°47′33″N 73°56′50″W / 40.79250°N 73.94722°W |
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Type | Private, Coeducational |
Motto | The School That Works[1] |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 2004 |
President | Fr. Joseph Parkes |
Dean | Robert Gordon |
Principal | William Ford |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 354 (2008) |
Color(s) | Red and White |
Song | Cristo Rey Alma Mater |
Sports | basketball, soccer, cross country, track and field, volleyball, softball, and baseball |
Team name | Lions/Lady Lions |
Newspaper | Mane Stream |
Tuition | $2,000 |
Affiliation | Cristo Rey Network |
Dean of Students | Robert Gordon |
Admissions Director | William Porcaro |
Athletic Director | William Porcaro |
Website | cristoreyny |
Cristo Rey New York High School is a college preparatory, Catholic high school located in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City. Students spend one day out of the week interning with multinational corporations such as Pfizer, American Express, JP Morgan, and McKinsey.[1] The school's founder and principal is Bill Ford, whose aunt is the martyr Ita Ford.
According to Father Joseph Parkes, the president of the school, Cristo Rey High School was "founded around a work-study program, so that, in effect, the school would function like a temp agency."[1] The students, who are 98% black and Latino, serve as a "diversity pipeline" for the corporations, while the students' salaries constitute much of the school's operating costs. The students gain "a good deal of poise" in addition to clerical skills. Some are offered summer jobs.[1]
History
Cristo Rey New York High School was established in 2004. It is part of the Cristo Rey Network of high schools, the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago. This school ministry is endorsed by the American Province of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, the Long Island New England Province of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, and the New York Province of the Society of Jesus. In January 2008, Loyola Press released a book titled More than A Dream: How One School's Vision is Changing the World.[2] Written by G. R. Kearney, a writer and former volunteer teacher at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago, the book documents the unlikely development of the Cristo Rey model and its success throughout the United States.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Marantz, Andrew (17 September 2012). "Skill Set". New Yorker. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ↑ More than a Dream official site
External links
- Cristo Rey New York High School website
- More than a Dream (official book site)
- Cristo Rey Network
- Partners - Cristo Rey Network
- Fr. John P. Foley honored with Presidential Citizen's Medal
- 60 minutes
- Cristo Rey Featured in WashPost column by George Will
- Boston Globe - With sense of purpose, students cut class for a day
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Success of Innovative Urban Catholic School Sparks Major Investment