Corned Beef and Corn Tortillas?.... As peculiar as it sounds, St. Patrick's Day was HUGE when I was growing up in South Texas. In an area of the country that boasts close to a 96% Latino population and where the variety of mom and pop (or mama and papa!)Tex-Mex restaurants are as numerous as the number of Starbucks in Houston (i.e., if one closes, just cross the street and walk into another one), "Erin Go Braugh!" was the official motto on March 17 in Brownsville, preceded only by "Don't Mess With Texas" - a literal blending of the two cultures into one. Men wore green guayaberas to work rather than be pinched by their co-workers, the Sisters of the Holy Ghost, who came from Ireland to Brownsville to start my grammar school, always showed The Bells of St. Mary's , joining in the chorus of "Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ra" just before teaching Spanish, and the ladies in our cafeteria served corned beef in, you guessed it, corn tortillas (and yes - they were as terrible as they sound!). It was an odd conjunction of customs and yet there was definitely something curiously liberating and even hopeful about seemingly different populations coming together for a common celebratory cause.

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Drive for 45!

On the morning of February 15th, the Corporate Work-Study Program held the Champions' Circle Executive Breakfast at the Junior League of Houston, showcasing their appreciation to the business community for all of their support.
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Please Open Carefully . . .

. . . Contents Will Change Your Life! This is the message that many prospective students read right before they tore open a bright Cristo Rey Jesuit admissions package. One future student visited Cristo Rey Jesuit to receive her acceptance in person.
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Van Around Town

The Cristo Rey Jesuit vans have gotten a face-lift! Used multiple times a day for Corporate Work-Study routes, athletic transportation, middle school visits, and much, much more, the vans are moving billboards across the city.
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Ledo Has Arrived

In the Fall of 2009, the first Cristo Rey Jesuit Student Council wrote a proclamation stating that the school mascot would be a Lion and listed their reasons for deciding so. The Lion was shortly thereafter named "Ledo" in remembrance of famous Jesuit Wlodimir Ledochowski, SJ.  Read More >

Check Please!

Cristo Rey Jesuit drama students proudly presented “Check Please,” a one act play by Jonathan Rand on the evenings of March 1st and 2nd. The play follows a man and woman enduring a series of catastrophic blind dates.  Read More >

Visit to Memorial Hermann

On February 10th, Cristo Rey Jesuit Juniors had the privilege of visiting the Memorial Hermann Medical Center campus. Students learned to operate a surgical robot, took a tour of the helipad and learned about Healthcare careers.  Read More >

Rising Seniors Look to College

On the evening of February 22nd, College Counselor Joseph Miller and the faculty and administration of Cristo Rey Jesuit hosted its first-ever college night for parents. Mr. Miller led the challenge of introducing junior parents to the road ahead.....the road to college. Attendance was great and the parents appreciated the overview and timeline. For many Cristo Rey Jesuit families, this was the first step in building an understanding of the process and how the school will support them through the journey.

Cristo Rey Jesuit's inaugural golf tournament is being held on April 23rd at the exclusive Champions Golf Club. Click here to reserve your spot!

Important Dates

April 5 - April 9 - Easter Vacation
April 20 - 6:00pm - Cristo Rey Jesuit Dinner Theatre & Talent Show
April 25 - Junior Retreat
May 10 - Melody Awards Presentation
June 1 - Last Day of School

Upcoming Home Games

March 23 - 5:00pm - Boys Baseball vs. Chinquapin
April 17 - 4:00pm - Boys Baseball vs. Bay Area
April 20 - 4:30pm - Boys Baseball vs. Central
    Click here to view the full Lions Athletic Calendar

How You Can Help

Financial and in-kind donations allow us to do "more" for our students and our school.  If you would like to make a donation to Cristo Rey Jesuit, please contact Bee Dickson, our Director of Development, at 281-501-1298 or click here to make a donation online.

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