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.
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
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
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.
References
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.
External links School website 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