Dear Rebecca,

Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year at Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School!

With every new school year, the NDCR community decides on a theme for the year. This year, we are excited to announce that our theme is "Educating for Life!" Also one of our values formed when we incorporated the school in 2004, educators at NDCR agreed that this year we would take a pause, reset and renew our commitment to this ministry and our core values. It has been such a joy to be reminded of our why!

We look forward to sharing the news of our ministry throughout the remainder of the school year and welcome you to our campus for exciting events, programs and student led activities!

To begin our Educating for Life school year, all educators gathered for a week-long orientation intentionally focused on our NDCR core culture. Validating our vision, mission, and values with one another, we were able to remind ourselves of our own personal why, and that of NDCR, and began the school year with a renewed sense of purpose for our mission, our students and one another.

We shared stories of how we personally and professionally embrace and demonstrate our values of the Goodness of God, Education for Life, Community, Respect, Integrity, and Family. 

We discussed how we have committed ourselves to a ministry that not only sees four years ahead of our graduates, but rather a lifetime of learning, growing, and succeeding. It was a gift to have the time to pray together, learn from one another and celebrate.

Our gratitude for this incredible week extends to the Cristo Rey Network, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and our Board of Directors. And a very special thank you to our families who brought our NDCR team food for lunch and also shared with our community the impact that NDCR has had on the lives of their children. 

At the end of each eNewsletter this year, we would like to share with you a mission moment from our educators. Mission moments at NDCR are those moments when we are reminded of our why and our commitment to serving our students and their families.

This month's mission moment is about Jhanny Jimenez. Jhanny graduated last year as Valedictorian and is the first ever student at NDCR to be accepted to MIT (and on a full scholarship!)! In a recent trip to Washington, DC, managed by his previous CWSP supervisor at MITRE, Les Servi, Jhanny had the opportunity to meet with Representative Trahan, shown in this photo with Jhanny, who congratulated him on his academic excellence and accomplishments.

Jhanny continues to remind us why, as educators, we are committed to exposing our students to as many opportunities as possible.

We are so proud of you, Jhanny! #educatingforlife