Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School
Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School is a college preparatory school located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Opened in 2014, it is in the Cristo Rey Network of schools, with work-study integrated into its program. It serves only low-income students[3] and financial need is a first criterion for admission.[4][5]
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222 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308 Atlanta , GA United States | |
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Type | Jesuit College prep[1] |
Denomination | Catholic |
Established | 2014 |
President | Camille Naughton |
Principal | Tony Harris |
Staff | 34 |
Teaching staff | 36 |
Grades | 9 – 12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 540 |
Mascot | Flames |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Independent Schools |
Tuition | $500 to $2500 per year[2] |
Affiliation | Cristo Rey Network and Jesuit Schools Network |
Website | Cristo Rey Atlanta |
History
Cristo Rey Atlanta opened in 2014 under the auspices of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in midtown Atlanta, in a three-story building that formerly served as the chancery building for the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
As the demand for its services expanded, the school accepted the donation of a much larger, seven-story building in downtown Atlanta.[3] The new building was officially dedicated on January 30, 2018[6] with Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Governor Nathan Deal attending the ceremony.
Corporate Work Study Program
The Corporate Work Study Program is the central focus of the school, paying for most of the student's tuition and giving valuable work experience. Students go to their job partner, with one student from each grade level going once a week on their designated work day, Tuesday through Friday. The students rotate on Monday, resulting in each student going 5 times a month. Some job partners include Coca-Cola[7], Emory[8], and Delta Airlines.
Extracurricular Activities
Boys
Basketball Baseball Cross country (co-ed) Soccer Taekwondo
Girls
Soccer Volleyball Cheer (co-ed) Basketball Taekwondo
References
- https://jesuitschoolsnetwork.org/member-schools/cristo-rey-atlanta-jesuit-high-school/
- "Tuition". Archived from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
- "Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School gets a new lease on life—and a new building". Atlanta Magazine. 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- "Eligibility for Admission - Cristo Rey Atlanta". www.cristoreyatlanta.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- https://www.cristoreynetwork.org/schools/school-profiles
- "Cristo Rey Atlanta's new building dedicated during a morning of celebration". SaportaReport. 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- "Coca-Cola and Cristo Rey: Partners Providing Opportunity". SaportaReport. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- "Local high school students gain valuable workforce experience at Emory". news.emory.edu. 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
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
External links
- School website
- Cristo Rey Network
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Success of Innovative Urban Catholic School Sparks Major Investment
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/in-a-class-by-itself/
- http://candler.emory.edu/academics/con-ed/con-ed-II/sites/con-ed-II-sites_cristo-rey-atlanta.html