Cristo Rey Kansas City High School

Cristo Rey Kansas City High School
Cristo Rey Kansas City High School
	Look forward to the good that is yet to Be
Address
	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; 18 years ago
Oversight	Sisters of Charity, Catholic,; Cristo Rey Network
President	Claudia Meyer
Principal	Steven Belen
Staff	27 (20 students per class)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	300 (2021)
Campus type	Indoors
Color(s)	Purple and gold
Slogan	A School That Works!
Athletics	Great Plains Conference
Sports	Soccer, Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, Track and Field, Baseball and Cheerleading
Mascot	Puma
Accreditation	North Central Association
Tuition	Based on family ability to pay
Admissions	Director, Marcela Lopez
Athletics	Director, Vincent Wright
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]