CR proudly congratulates our six Illinois State Scholars - Anthony, Adrian, Lesley, Jaime, Emmanuel, and Marely (not pictured above). These six students, along with the rest of our seniors, are setting their sights on college next year.

Aylin Ornelas-Loredo (CR’16) is currently a junior at UIC, planning to graduate with a bachelor's in Biological Science in 2021. She was recently featured in a new video for UIC about her work as a clinical research coordinator. Aylin is living and working as a woman for others through her passion for science and aims to be a role model for future generations.

In Aylin’s own words: “I graduated from Cristo Rey in 2016, but I didn’t have my citizenship so I had to apply to a community college for my first year of college. However, thanks to Cristo Rey’s Corporate Work Study Program (CWSP) and volunteer requirements, I continued to work at the University of Illinois at Chicago as a Clinical Research Coordinator. Shortly after I graduated I received my citizenship and I was able to apply to scholarships, attend UIC, work fulltime with Dr. Darbar, the chief of cardiology at UIC, and publish a research paper in the Journal of American Medical Association as first author. I was able to have enough experience to be granted with a Grant Award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute that helped me pay for my school. I plan to graduate UIC with a bachelor's in Biological Science in the year 2021 and enter medical school by 2022. I hope to influence many young boys and girls who wish to become doctors or any other vocation.”

Watch UIC’s video featuring Aylin here.

¿Te interesa formar parte de la familia de Cristo Rey? ¡Ven para informarte de nuestra escuela! Platicaremos de nuestro programa académico, programa de trabajo, colegiatura, actividades y deportes al igual que hacer un recorrido de la escuela.

Interested in joining the Cristo Rey family? Please come and find out more about our school! We'll explain all about our academics, work program, tuition, sports and activities as well as tour our campus.

Students and parents are strongly encouraged to attend one of our Information Sessions to learn about our curriculum and work program (CWSP), hear from our students, tour the school, and ask questions. No appointment necessary.

Information Sessions
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 6 p.m.

Shadow Days
Come spend the day with us! Through our Shadow Days, prospective students can attend a full day of classes with a current Cristo Rey student. Eighth graders are invited from October-March and seventh graders can start scheduling in January.

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