Cristo Rey Fort Worth College Prep
Cristo Rey Fort Worth College Prep is a Roman Catholic high school in Fort Worth, Texas. It is a part of the Cristo Rey Network of 38 schools throughout the United States and is under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth. The first Cristo Rey School was established in 1996 in Chicago, Illinois.
The first campus was located at in the former Our Mother of Mercy Catholic School. Students attending work jobs part-time to pay for tuition.[1] Currently, Cristo Rey Fort Worth is located on a 4.47 acres at 2633 Altamesa Boulevard in Fort Worth, Texas 76133. The first graduating class from Cristo Rey Fort Worth will be in late May 2022. The school now enrolls all four grades 9 to 12, and admits students to grades 9 and 10 only.
It opened in 2018. The school's mission and vision statement explains the goals: Cristo Rey Fort Worth College Prep is a Catholic learning community that educates young people of limited economic means to become men and women of faith, purpose and service. Through a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, integrated with a relevant work study experience, students graduate ready to succeed in college and in life."[2]
References[]
- ^ Smith, Diane (2018-07-24). "How this prep school is teaching its students to work their way out of poverty". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ^ Francis, Robert (2018-09-01). "Cristo Rey begins first classes: Companies provide learning experiences for students". . Retrieved 2020-05-05.
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