CRJS Newsletter
April 2025
Brook is a champion chess player who just won first place in the statewide “Rising Stars” competition. Aniya, Efrata, and a number of their friends are talented visual artists, singers, and athletes.
Over 380 sponsors, donors, and corporate partners rallied together to raise over $1.48 million at our Cristo Rey Jesuit Seattle inaugural Heart of Gold Gala!
This spring, Cristo Rey Jesuit Seattle gathered as a community for our first-ever Honors Convocation—a joyful celebration of academic achievement, growth, and the values that shape our students.
We are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Seattle University that will provide Cristo Rey Jesuit Seattle High School students with a 3.5 GPA or higher with automatic admission to Seattle University—with SU meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need for those students!
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Amethyst J. '24 is part of the inaugural class of Seattle's newest high school, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (CRJS), a college-preparatory, Jesuit school. CRJS has 40 schools across 24 states with more than 12,300+ students enrolled nationwide. These schools integrate four years of rigorous academics with four years of professional work experience through the Corporate Work Study Program.
Her classmate Sofia J., who plans to become a pediatrician, was also unaware of the policy. “Now that I’m actually attending Cristo Rey, I feel the cellphone ban is beneficial,” she says. “I noticed I was participating more and engaging more in the classes I was taking. Even though I love using my phone, it’s not something I need during the school day. My education is more important.” As for making friends? “The in-person interactions are definitely more helpful than being on social media,” she emphasizes.
It's been nearly a decade since community leaders in Seattle began dreaming about founding a new Jesuit high school that would provide a career-focused, college preparatory education for students with limited economic resources.
Pom-poms waved. Thundersticks clacked. Hoots and hollers reverberated. There was even a brass band playing “When the Saints Go Marching In.” But this wasn’t game day. It was draft day — Corporate Work Study Draft Day.