Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School is a

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. The school opened in August 2008 with an initial freshman class of 43 students, and operates within the

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. In 2013 it moved to more spacious quarters in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn.

History

The school opened on the site of the former Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School, which closed in June 2005. Lourdes Academy opened in August 2008 and graduated its first class in 2012. In July 2011, Lourdes Academy was renamed Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School. It is part of the

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of high schools. Its goal is to give children from low-income families a better chance for a college education, and assistance is available if they cannot pay the $2000 annual tuition. In 2013 Cristo Rey Brooklyn moved to the premises of the former Catherine McAuley High School in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. In also partnered with

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New York to provide boarding facilities for 50 girls in the former convent on the premises, from Sunday through Friday each week.

Activities

Sports sponsored by the school: FALL * Cross Country * Girls Varsity Soccer * Boy Varsity Soccer * Girls Volleyball WINTER * Girls Varsity Basketball * Boys Varsity Basketball * Boys JV Basketball * Indoor Track * Ski Club SPRING * Varsity Baseball * Varsity Softball * Outdoor Track * Club Boxing Activities sponsored by the school include: * African Dance * Art * Caribbean Dance * Cheerleading * Classic Film Club * Contemporary Dance * Film Making * Girls Who Code * Student Ambassadors * Student Government * Step Team * Yearbook In 2016, twelve students participated in the third annual service trip, this year to

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. raising funds for the trip through various fundraisers and through the organization Courts for Kids.

References

External links

School website

Cristo Rey Network

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