ABOUT OUR SCHOOL
HISTORY
On August 10, 2009, Founding President Fr. TJ Martinez, SJ, along with his Board of Trustees and Directors opened Cristo Rey Jesuit with an inaugural class of 82 students, each of whom worked at leading businesses and corporations across Houston. It was the first Jesuit Cristo Rey school in the southern part of the United States. Today, under the visionary leadership of President Paul Beck, the school is the second-largest in the Cristo Rey Network. Now, with nearly 500 enrolled students and 936 alumni, we are celebrating 12 years of miracles and milestones, and looking to the future.
Sponsored by the Jesuits of the Central and Southern Province, Cristo Rey Jesuit offers a rigorous college prep education available to students from low-income families in the Houston area
A unique Corporate Work-Study Program places students in Houston businesses and nonprofits where they earn up to 50 percent of the cost of their education
To inspire and prepare students of limited economic resources to succeed in college and lead their communities as compassionate, committed, and competent men and women for others for the greater glory of God.
MISSION
VISION
Compelled by our Jesuit Mission and identity, we are a vibrant community that transforms the world by loving, learning and excelling in all we do.
OUR LOGO
Our Logo was inspired by Constantine’s vision of a cross in the sky on the night before battle.
THE SUN: Light of Christ, Light to the world, God in all things
THE CROSS: Followers of Christ, Evangelization
OUR MASCOT
In the Fall of 2009, the first Cristo Rey Jesuit Student Council wrote a proclamation stating that the school mascot would be a Lion. The Lion was shortly thereafter named “Ledo” in remembrance of famous Jesuit Wlodimir Ledochowski. Marketing firm BrandExtract with the help of a focus group of students created a mascot that portrayed the characteristics of courage, love, heart and honor.
OUR CREST
SUN: Light of Christ, Sign of salvation, Light to the world
CROSS: Followers of Christ, Sacrifice and salvation
CROSIER: Wisdom, Learning, Mentoring, Spiritual Guidance
OLIVE BRANCH: Men and women for others, Academic and moral excellence
SWORD: Leadership, Vision, Perserverence, Order, Planning
MAGIS: “The More,” For the greater glory of God
IHS: Symbol of the Society of Jesus, First three letters of Jesus in Greek
10 YEARS
In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we will be using a new commemorative logo.
CRISTO REY NETWORK
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory belongs to the national Cristo Rey Network of schools. The Network is comprised of 35 high schools that provide a quality, Catholic, college preparatory education to 12,000 urban young people who live in communities with limited educational options. All students at Cristo Rey Network schools participate in a work-study program in which they finance the majority of the cost of their education, gain real world job experience, grow in self-confidence, and realize the relevance of their education. Learn more at cristoreynetwork.org.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Michael Dillard, Board Chair
Former Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
Chris Simon, Board Vice Chair
Vice President – Business Development, Rockcliff Energy, LLC
Paul Beck, President of Cristo Rey Jesuit
Former Executive Director, Macquarie
Dr. Jose Aranda, Jr.
Director of Graduate Studies – English Department, Rice University
Filipe Barbosa
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Alan Bergeron
CEO, Bergeron Management Services
Rev. John Brown, SJ
Superior, Jesuit Community of New Orleans Jesuit
Luis Castro
Managing Director, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Mick Cantu
Executive Vice President, Houston Methodist
Gelines Chapa
Founder, Owner, Gelines Jewelry
Pam Fullenweider
Consultant
John Graf
Vice Chairman, Global Atlantic Financial Group
Jes Hagale
Community Volunteer
Steve Holbrooke
Associate Managing Director, MFS Investment Management
Joni Hruska Fichter
President, Owner, Career Placement, Inc.
Rev. Jeff Johnson, SJ
President, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
Tonia Labbe
Executive Director, The Nehemiah Center
Paul Layne
Former President, Central Region – The Howard Hughes Corporation
Marty Makulski
Principal, Advisory, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP
Stan Marek
CEO, Marek Brothers
Trip Norkus III
Assistant Principal for Academics, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
Larry Payne
President, The Educational Excellence Resource Group, LLC
Mary Tere Perusquia
Community Volunteer
Kirk Pfeffer
President, Lone Star Alliance
Joe Quoyeser
Interium Chief Executive Officer, University Lands
Nicholas Ro
Vice President – Strategic and Legal Affairs, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
Mark Reed
President, E.E. Reed Construction, L.P.
Paul Steier
Managing Director at Simmons Energy, A Division of Piper Jaffray
Selena Stuchly
Sr. Benefits Advisor – Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Beth Tilney
Community Volunteer
Ileana Treviño
CEO, Treviño Consulting Group
