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sun4th Annual Football FUNraiser
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sunEat at McDonald's on Thursday, August 12 and help support SMdP! read more
sunSMdP becomes first high school in Nation to participate in Floral Report Card
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sunCelebrate with the Class of 2010
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sunPaola Cazares - I am SMdP and I am Ivy League Bound
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sun5th Annual Golf Classic
Monday, June 14, 2010 at Glen Flora Country Club, Waukegan, IL
Proceeds to benefit the students of St. Martin de Porres High School learn more | register
 
sunSt. Martin de Porres High School announced that the McCormick Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Waukegan-based Cristo Rey Network school.  This is the second consecutive year of funding that the McCormick Foundation has provided to St. Martin de Porres. read more
 
sunFAFSA completion workshops for current Seniors English PDF | Espaņol PDF

sunThe Cristo Rey Network greatly appreciates the support of all our friends coast to coast. With their support, we are able to transform urban America one student at a time. These Network students are sharing their thanks!

Merry Christmas from Cristo Rey

sunThe Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) recently recognized 19,345 high school students from 752 different schools from across the state as 2010 “Illinois State Scholars.” St. Martin de Porres High (SMdP) seniors Octavio Brindis and Paola Cazares were two of Lake County’s recipients. Read full article
 
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sunAnnual Spirit of St. Martin de Porres Gala Honors Walgreen Co.
Event raises record-breaking funds for tuition assistance. Read full article

 

sunSMdP Celebrates 5 Years
St. Martin de Porres High School is marking its fifth anniversary as the school that works. More than 200 students, staff and teachers gathered Monday October 26th to celebrate.

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sunJunior Jose Nunez Receives NYLF Program Scholarship read more here
 
sunTeacher Tapped for Astellas Science Academy
Kumkum Ghosh recently was selected to participate in the 2009 New Science Teacher Academy. Sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association in partnership with Deerfield-based Astellas Pharma US Inc., the national, yearlong program connects new science teachers to a range of tools and resources, while providing the support needed to build a strong foundation for science in their classrooms. Read more here.
sunIn Memoriam : Tamara L. Hinnant   Lake County News Article
Tammy, known as an excellent teacher, mentor and supporter of her students, served the SMdP community for four years. Please share your thoughts, prayers, or memories here
 

sunWelcome back Class of 2013, returning students and all Hire4Ed partners
Read excerpts from Ms. Freer's English Classes' assignment "Where We're From" here

 
sunSpotlight Story : St. Martin de Porres graduation
St. Martin de Porres High School graduated its second four-year class of seniors Saturday morning during ceremonies at Holy Family Parish. The group of 29 seniors earned more than $800,000 in scholarship awards from colleges and community organizations.
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sunSpotlight Story : Octavio Brindis ('10) Receives Discover Scholarship
Octavio Brindis Jr., a student at St. Martin de Porres High School, is the only Illinois student to receive the 2009 Discover Scholarship Award.
"I was speechless. It's like a dream come true -- I still can't believe I got it, even now," Brindis said.

 

sunSpotlight Story : Senior Wendy Esparza Receives Presitigious Scholarship
St. Martin de Porres High School (SMdP) senior Wendy Esparza of Waukegan has been invited to become a Cristo Rey Scholar at Loyola University Chicago.  By accepting, Wendy receives an annual full-tuition scholarship and room and board, estimated at $41,000 per year. read more

 
sunSpotlight Story : 4th Annual Golf ClassicThe 4th Annual Golf Class, held at the newly renovated Glen Flora Country Club, was noteworthy showing the strongest attendance and highest proceeds. For a second consecutive year, the event exceeded the $50,000 mark! Thanks to everyone who participated on June 15th!
 

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More than a Dream - How One School's Vision is Changing the World - The Cristo Rey Story
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School never should have opened. Wise and cautious people with lots of experience should have explained to the school's founders, the Chicago Province Jesuits, that their audacious plan for opening a college preparatory high school for low income students in one of Chicago's toughest neighborhoods simply wouldn't work.
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