Jesuits Bring School, Job Skills to Minneapolis
Friday, February 2, 2007
Star Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS -- A new Minnesota high school will help students in the Phillips neighborhood gain job skills while getting an education.
The Jesuits plan to open Cristo Rey High School this fall. The school will be part of a national network of Roman Catholic high schools placing low-income students in corporate internships.
Students at Cristo Rey will spend one day a week working entry level jobs at businesses like law firms and banks. The program will pay around 70 percent of their tuition at the school, which runs around $10,000.
The school’s plan has families responsible for tuition contributions of $200 a month, but the principal, Kris Melloy, says there is financial aid available for students who need it.
Cristo Rey will have religion classes, in keeping with their Jesuit heritage. However, students attending the school do not need to be Catholic.