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TOP LEFT: Dr. Brandon Crowe and sophomore chemistry class experiment with magnesium. TOP RIGHT: The Columbus Metropolitan Library, Main Branch, is right next door and serves as Cristo Rey Columbus’s school library. The students take full advantage of this incredible benefit. ABOVE: Cristo Rey Columbus teachers like Brice Dobler, encourage critical thinking and problem- solving in the classroom. Get To Know “The School That Works”

here’s a reason why Cristo Rey Columbus service contract. The collaboration provides High School is known as “The School students with the ability to earn a significant That Works.” It’s the only central Ohio portion of the cost of their education, and the high school that off ers a Professional opportunity to gain professional work experience. Work-Study Program, and has more than Simply put, Cristo Rey’s students are learning to 130 local business partners who invest work and working to learn. Tin the school’s education and business model. Every Cristo Rey Columbus student works five Located downtown in the Discovery District, Cristo days per month in the professional off ices of the Rey Columbus opened its doors to students in 2013. school’s business partners. To prepare students The school is a member of the nationally recognized with the skills they need to succeed at their work- Cristo Rey Network of private, Catholic, college- study positions, all incoming freshmen are required preparatory high schools open to students of all to attend and satisfactorily complete a thorough faiths. By serving families in need of an aff ordable training program in the summer. During the option for high-quality education, Cristo Rey training, students learn about professionalism, time Columbus off ers a distinct approach to high school. management, and off ice etiquette, among other topics. “It is a proven education model that drives our Cristo Rey Columbus students live in 29 zip codes, mission, and it also assists companies with their and come from 79 middle schools. The admissions Nationally, almost 3,300 corporate, government, workforce needs,” said Jim Foley, Cristo Rey process is intensive, and ensures that students are and nonprofit partners participate in the Cristo Rey Columbus High School President. “The benefit to the right fit for the school’s signature work-study work-study program by providing entry-level jobs a company’s bottom line is evident. The impact on program and its rigorous academic coursework. for students. Combined with a rigorous college- student achievement is extraordinary. We are the preparatory curriculum, the work-study program school that works both for students, and for the The work-study program partners with local prepares students to graduate from Cristo Rey central Ohio business community.” ■ businesses, who hire Cristo Rey’s student workers equipped with the knowledge, character, and skills for entry-level positions with a simple fee-for- to transform their lives. Dawson is proud to be a founding work study partner of Cristo Rey Columbus High School since 2013. Our work with these students has inspired us to create other Community Workforce Programs, including internships and mentorships for high school students, tuition reimbursement programs for working college students, and career education nights for communities throughout Central Ohio.

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Cristo Rey Columbus partners with businesses to build future workforce, leaders and community

ake a drive through downtown Columbus on any weekday morning rush hour, and you’ll see thousands of people heading in for another Tworkday. Venture out to Easton, Polaris, Westerville, New Albany or wherever else our region’s many corporate headquarters are located, and you’ll see much of the same. Joining that commute since 2013 have been bright-eyed, sharply -uniformed Cristo Rey Columbus High School students travelling in Yellow Cabs for a day at the off ice. These students have become part of the fabric of the Columbus region’s workforce, and they are making a big impression on the organizations that employ them.

At Cristo Rey Columbus, all students participate in the school’s unique Professional Work-Study Program, through which they earn a significant portion of the cost of their education. Perhaps more importantly, students are given the Kathryn Wallrabenstein, an attorney at the law firm Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, serves as one of many mentors for senior Lady Elizabeth. opportunity to work with seasoned professionals from diverse industries we’re able to create a lasting and organizations of all sizes, from impact on the entire community corporations and small businesses, and everyone benefits. To know to nonprofit organizations and that Taft and this experience had a public entities. Work-study partners positive impact on Lady Elizabeth include insurance companies, law and helped shape her career goals is firms, banks, hospitals, construction very rewarding,” said Thomas. “Lady companies, manufacturers, logistics Elizabeth is smart, hardworking and companies, real estate developers, mature – selfishly, we would like Lady government off ices, foundations and Elizabeth to graduate from law school 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. and come work with us.”

NURTURING TOMORROW’S PREPARING FOR THE UNKNOWN LEADERS Not every Cristo Rey Columbus Cristo Rey Columbus senior Lady student completes their work-study Elizabeth begins each day at Taft experience knowing exactly what Stettinius & Hollister law firm with they want to do for their career. For the same task. Waiting for her on her senior Breanna, working at the City of desk is a note from her supervisor, New Albany opened her eyes to new KM Records Analyst Tammy Davis, directions for her future. “I want to with the name of a Taft Columbus experience at a law firm like Taft has also knows what goes on to get a case go into the medical field,” Breanna staff member who she must seek out been the jumping off point to her ready—providing her with a behind- said, “but this job has shown me that among the many desks and off ices. career. “I plan to go to law school, the scenes viewpoint and an in-depth maybe there is something else out Once found, Lady Elizabeth conducts and I want to be a defense attorney,” understanding of the profession.” there that I would enjoy, like law. a one-on-one interview with that staff she said. At her job at Taft , she’s We work on so many projects and member, discussing their role at the done everything including digitizing Preparing students for a career cases here, and I’ve learned skills firm and what that entails. The goal client files, coordinating records by introducing them to such that apply to any job, like how to is to help Lady Elizabeth not only management, conducting research opportunities before they even present myself and the importance of become familiar with Taft Columbus’s projects, and even attending court graduate from high school is one of communication.” team, but also to help her learn about proceedings. “I think it’s given her the key goals of Cristo Rey Columbus’s the legal field and all the diff erent a good perspective on day-to-day Work-Study Program. And it gives It’s those universal skills that City of departments that help Taft best serve life as a trial lawyer at a large firm,” employers an opportunity to shape New Albany Human Resource Off icer its clients. says Taft Columbus Partner David H. the future workforce. “When Lindsay Rasey says are so important Thomas. “Lady Elizabeth has seen businesses invest in the professional to cultivate in young people. “The For Lady Elizabeth, getting first-hand excitement in the courtroom, but she development of our next generation, work-study program is a way March 13, 2020 THE SCHOOL THAT WORKS. Advertising Supplement to Columbus Business First | cristoreycolumbus.org Page 5

to start employee development at Chase. And Carlia supports an area an early age,” said Rasey. “Just by with about as much confidential being at Cristo Rey Columbus, these “When you’re young, sometimes people don’t information as you can have. It does students have committed to investing require us to be more creative in in themselves. So this is a way to take you seriously. But my ﬁ rst day here, my what we give her to work on. But for reach a segment of future employees supervisor gave me assignments that made me organizations like us, it’s so important and expose them to what it will be to be thinking outside the box. What like when they’re looking for a job. feel trusted and valued. And it’s because she better way to do that than to invest in Things like showing up on time, believes in the work-study program.” developing young minds. Businesses being professional, doing your best have the ability to impact future work; those apply to any job. Giving generations, and at JPMorgan Chase, someone a positive experience to – BREANNA, Senior we see real value in that.” grow upon is always going to pay back dividends.” CULTIVATING COMMUNITY nature of our business,” said Storch. Some of the work Carlia does includes For some partners, the value of the “When you’re young, sometimes “We deal with a lot of confidential, exception reporting, monitoring Work-Study Program has been obvious people don’t take you seriously,” said personal information, but our leaders employee service levels, and since day one. Jim Negron, President Breanna. “But my first day here, my saw the benefit of having a youthful identifying issues with testing. Her of Corna Kokosing, was part of the supervisor (Administrative Assistant mind on our team. And Carlia was the supervisor, Vice President Cheryl original team of community leaders Malinda Yarnell) gave me assignments perfect person to take on this role.” Beecher, feels fully confident in the that began the research needed to that made me feel trusted and valued. work Carlia is doing. “I checked her start a Cristo Rey Network school in And it’s because she believes in the As a sophomore, Carlia hasn’t made reports for the first couple of weeks,” Columbus. Negron said being a part Work-Study Program.” up her mind on her exact career path, said Beecher, “and now I don’t. I of that process gave him a unique but she knows for sure that she wants trust her work.” Added Storch, “She’s opportunity to see the impact of Cristo PROVIDING VITAL EXPERIENCE to work in large scale data. “Cristo increasingly feeling like part of the Rey Columbus, and he wanted to make But what about a business that deals Rey Columbus had a flyer for young team, joining staff meetings, and sure his employees got to have that with sensitive or confidential data? At women who wanted to go into data, handling work that would fall to Cheryl experience as well. JPMorgan Chase, this was a factor to and that led me here to JPMorgan or another person on our team. The consider before joining the Work-Study Chase,” Carlia said. “I am so fortunate work she does expands our capacity, “The competition for talent in the Program. According to Trent Storch, to be working in the CCB Remediations and at the same time, it’s teaching her workforce is intense,” said Negron. Executive Director with JPMorgan and Corrections Department, because important skills.” “Workers today are not just looking Chase in Columbus, the benefits they deal with a lot of data, and the for great career opportunities but for have far outweighed any challenges. work I’m doing here is giving me a Storch continued, “I don’t know that organizations that understand the “There are certainly limitations to catalyst to understand how this could there are many other organizations importance of being a community what students can work on due to the lead me to my career.” that are as complex as JPMorgan member, that have a soul. Providing

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opportunities for Cristo Rey Columbus students are learning skills you can’t Pelotonia can have, not only in evening event outside of his assigned students gives our team members learn in a classroom and are getting Columbus but around the world. I work hours because he wanted to help a better understanding of what it to ask questions and interact with grew to love Pelotonia, and I love and be a part of it. “It was so fulfilling,” means to be a corporate citizen, it professionals.” working with everyone here and Stephfan said, “to see the results of shows them the importance of making having them get to know me for who something you helped to do, with so a commitment to the health and For Negron, it’s the mutual benefit that I am.” many other people.” wellness of the community, and it has made the work-study program an inspires them to take action.” exceptional experience. “We benefit as Former supervisor, Susanne Harmon Stephfan’s mentors have been sure an organization when the people who Kondracke, talked about special to reciprocate that dedication. This The four students at Corna Kokosing work here understand the importance training that happens at Pelotonia. past school year, because Stephfan’s benefitted from that action in October of giving back,” Negron said. “The “We emphasize the importance of family does not own a car, Gourley and 2019. One of the engineers on a project work-study program allows businesses customer care with him,” she said. Kondracke teamed up to take Stephfan at Easton approached Talent Manager to bring in young, bright people and “When people come through our on seven college visits around Ohio. Meagan Tener, and requested to host expose them to a corporate work doors, you don’t know what they’re With five acceptances and counting, the Cristo Rey Columbus students on environment, and in turn, our team carrying. They may have just received it’s clearly been a partnership that has a worksite visit. For senior Adriana members benefit from working in a a diagnosis, or a loved one has, and greatly benefitted Stephfan, and one this was an especially valuable diverse, integrated workplace.” But Stephfan is there for those people.” that his mentors will carry close to opportunity. “My previous three years perhaps Adriana described it best. their hearts for a long time. I worked at diff erent organizations, “They’ve made an impact on me, but That lesson in empathy will be but for my senior year I wanted to I know I’ve made an impact on them invaluable to Stephfan, as he wants At the heart of the Cristo Rey Columbus come here because I’m interested too,” she said. “I came here to learn, to pursue a career as a social worker. mission is the team of community in pursuing an engineering career,” but I feel like I have taught them as That, paired with his dedication to the supporters that help students discover Adriana said. “Getting to actually be well.” work, has earned him high praise from their passion and direction. This team on site and see the work in action, and the Pelotonia staff . “We have so much of work-study partners, supervisors, also speak with the engineers about TAKING THE RIDE TOGETHER confidence and trust in him,” says mentors, and coworkers form a unique their education, it was inspiring.” What drives many of us in life is current supervisor, Off ice Manager bond with the students and help passion. Stephfan, a senior, is ready to Tammi Gourley. “We will save projects prepare them to succeed in college, The experience Cristo Rey Columbus turn his passion into a career because for Thursdays knowing that’s when in career and in character. If your students receive is unlike any other. of his experience working for four Stephfan will be here.” organization is interested in shaping Tener recalled, “When I first came years with Pelotonia. the future workforce, please contact to CK and was introduced to the But Stephfan’s dedication goes beyond Somers Martin, Director of Work-Study work-study program, I thought, ‘I “When I first started here, I was just days in the off ice. “He has made Sales, at 614-223-9261 or smartin@ wish something like this existed nervous,” Stephfan said. “But over the commitment to Pelotonia,” said cristoreycolumbus.org. ■ when I was in high school.’ These time, I learned how much impact Kondracke, including working an

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Seeing is Believing: The value of Cristo Rey students

ot all organizations students, and the following school realize from the start year, they wanted to have a student that a Cristo Rey join them at Diamond Hill,” said Columbus student Kondracke. team will be a good fit. When Diamond Hill That student, Dayna, class of 2019, NCapital Management considered worked at Diamond Hill for two years taking on a student team, they were while at Cristo Rey Columbus, and apprehensive due to the amount of now plans to return to work there confidential information they handle during her summer breaks from as an investment management firm. college. Instead, they decided to sponsor a student team for a non-profit “The value that Cristo Rey Columbus organization as part of their corporate students add to a business cannot philanthropy. The value of the be overstated,” said Diamond Hill Professional Work-Study Program, Chief Financial Off icer, Tom Line. however, quickly became evident. “When we saw the impact they were Stephfan provides excellent customer service at the front desk of Pelotonia. having through our partnership “Diamond Hill has made it possible with Pelotonia, we knew this was for Pelotonia to bring young, a program that would benefit our motivated Cristo Rey Columbus “The multitude of projects that Cristo Manager Tammi Gourley. That’s company, as well as broaden our students onto the team,” said Rey Columbus students help us exactly what clicked with Diamond corporate philanthropy even further Susanne Harmon Kondracke, a with is truly invaluable. They assist Hill, and they realized how beneficial by allowing us to provide worthwhile former Cristo Rey Columbus student our Ride team, our Marketing team, a student team could be at their off ice business experience and growth supervisor at Pelotonia. “That help with our retail sales, handle as well. opportunities to these amazing sponsorship is key to making this donations… there’s really no task students.” ■ opportunity possible for both the we wouldn’t trust these students “(Diamond Hill) got to see glimmers students and for Pelotonia.” to handle,” said Pelotonia Off ice of what we were doing with the

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AEP (3 Teams) Columbus Museum of Art JobsOhio Education Pelotonia AETNA Columbus State Community JP Morgan Chase Ohio Department of Insurance Perio/Barbasol Antolino & Associates College Junior Achievement (2 teams) Ohio Department of Job and Porter Wright Morris & Arthur AT&T Corna Kokosing Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter Family Services LLP BalletMet Columbus COSI King Arts Complex Ohio Department of Medicaid Public Utilities Commission Better Business Bureau Dawson Kimball Midwest (3 Teams) Ohio Department of Mental of Ohio Bexley Public Library Deloitte Kirk Williams Company Health and Addiction Raising Cane’s Big Brothers Big Sisters Diamond Hill Capital Lancaster Pollard Services Red Roof Bob Evans Farms Management Law Off ices of Sam Ohio Department of Natural Reminger Broad Street Food Pantry Easton Shamansky Resources Rockbridge Capital Bricker & Eckler Encova Insurance Lifestyle Communities Ohio Department of Public Ronald McDonald House Buckeye Power/Ohio Electric Expeditors International Local Matters Safety Charities Cooperative Builder’s Federal District Court, Loeb Electric Ohio Department of Safex Exchange Southern Division M/I Homes Rehabilitation and St. Brigid of Kildare Parish Burgess & Niple First Merchants Bank Mount Carmel Health System Corrections St. Joseph Montessori School Casto Franklin County Auditor (3 Teams) Ohio Department of St. Mary’s School Catholic Diocese of Columbus Franklin County Board of Muirfield Village Golf Club Transportation St. Timothy School Catholic Diocese Off ice for Commissioners (3 Teams) NNEMAP Food Pantry Ohio Department of Veteran’s St. Vincent de Paul Clothing Social Concerns Franklin County Recorder National Youth Advocate Services Center Catholic Social Services Franklin County Treasurer Program Ohio Department of Youth School Employees Retirement Center for New Directions Franklin Park Conservatory Nationwide Children’s Services System of Ohio Career Center Free Store for All People Hospital Ohio Development Services Scott Scriven LLP Champion Companies GBQ Holdings Nationwide Insurance (2 Agency State Auto Childhood League Center Gladden Food Pantry Teams) Ohio ENT/Allergy Physicians Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP City of Columbus Dept. of Grange NiSource/Columbia Gas OhioHealth - 4 teams The Pizzuti Companies Public Utilities Grote Company Ohio Attorney General Ohio Off ice of Budget & The Reeb Avenue Center City of Columbus Mayor’s Habitat for Humanity Ohio Auditor of State Management The Salvation Army Off ice Homeport Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Ohio Police & Fire Pension Three Hands, LLC City of New Albany Huckleberry House Compensation Fund (2 Teams) Thrive Companies Columbus Children’s Theatre Huntington (1.5 teams) Ohio Credit Union League Ohio Secretary of State Telhio Columbus Early Learning Ice Miller, LLP Ohio Department of OSU College of Education and WCBE 90.5 FM Public Radio Centers IGS Energy Administrative Services Human Ecology The Waterworks Columbus Humane Installed Building Products Ohio Department of OSU College of Engineering White Castle Columbus Metropolitan JDRF Commerce Otterbein University Yellow Cab Company Library J.O.I.N. Ohio Department of Higher Park National Bank YMCA March 13, 2020 THE SCHOOL THAT WORKS. Advertising Supplement to Columbus Business First | cristoreycolumbus.org Page 9

Merafe and Barry Schumann, AEP, Community Relations Consultant take the time to get the job Carlos and teacher Kyle Sheumaker work on adjustments to the earthquake simulator in Engineering done right. class. How students work

CUSTOMER SERVICE & GENERAL OFFICE DUTIES communications about benefits, perform compliance checks ■ Conduct online research in search of regulators and business General Off ice Duties during open enrollment. Plan and administer Benefits Fair held cases that support corporate cases, document the source at various off ice locations coordinating multiple healthcare ■ Sort and distribute mail on a daily basis. information, and surface questions. vendors. ■ Fill printers and copiers with paper. Marketing ■ Research colleges and universities as prospective client ■ File, copy and scan documents for department. ■ Build weekly and monthly client social media calendar: recruiting targets. ■ Assist with records management. determine date, time and channel used for client posts to ■ Candidate Communication, scheduling phone screen, creation ■ Organize or stock internal business supply rooms, service Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. and delivery of interview schedule and hosting on interview centers and/or kitchens. ■ Curate content for social media channels. day. ■ Set up/break down conference room spaces for lunches and ■ Review client social media presence and provide suggestions ■ Complete reference check calls, document feedback in client meetings. for prompting user comments on client Facebook page. recruiting system. Manage background check process for new ■ Deliveries, both internal and external. ■ Utilize client monitoring application to identify social media hires. posts impacting client brand; flag posts across social media Front Desk Coverage ■ Update and track candidate data in screening and hiring platforms and alert client team to act. ■ Answer phones promptly, assist callers to reach the process, generate compliance reports and prep for audits as ■ Review customer feedback on client social media accounts, appropriate person to address their needs. needed. i.e. posts on LinkedIn, and summarize comments with goal of ■ Open front desk which includes checking drop box, counting ■ Translate new hire and benefits information from English to money left in box, checking voicemails. identifying marketing targets for future posts. Spanish for employees. Translate HR documents into Spanish. ■ ■ Work with customers in English and Spanish to ensure Analyze and summarize customer feedback from Amazon and Information Technology resolution to their questions. other review sources and document findings. ■ Image laptops for new employees and consultants, including ■ ■ Notify employees when their visitors have arrived. Support development of clients’ new social media playbook completion of testing steps and delivery to user. and practices by compiling data on followers across each social Finance & Accounting ■ Installing and/or removing soft ware applications and complete media channel. ■ Manage tasks to complete Accounts Payable process. testing to ensure install complete. ■ Create sentiment reports based on positive, negative or neutral ■ Create process and procedure document. ■ Configure, correct and test remote laptops via remote control feedback from client social media pages. ■ Complete invoice deductions research and processing. soft ware to solve user issues. ■ Assist with Live twitter session. ■ Notify customers of overdue invoices, complete required ■ Routinely monitor, test, repair and, as needed, replace ■ Research and summarize weekly sales for individual documentation and forward copies to appropriate client computer hardware (i.e. monitor, printer, keyboard, mouse, geographic markets and stores for specific product area. department. USB connection, etc.). ■ Edit corporate videos for presentations, online posting. ■ Enter and validate data in vendor management system, review ■ Set up, test, monitor and support technology and audio visual ■ Support client website re-launch: check product information for quality control and update as needed. equipment (i.e. Polycom, microphone, projector) within on website for spelling, grammar, and correct links. ■ Process cash receipts and collections: run report of previous corporate facility. ■ Product brochure revisions: Cross check between client website day cash deposits and assign account within client accounting ■ Perform checks on hardware throughout corporate facility (i.e. and product catalog for all client products and documents for system. restart computers, check printers are working, change paper error. ■ Manage tasks to complete time and expense report processing. and toner). Sales Operations ■ Process credit applications: research prospective customers to ■ Conduct inventory of hardware/soft ware components and ■ Work with sales team to gather data, design report and determine credit worthiness, check references, track status and record in central data. report results. generate reports on a regular basis. Legal ■ Update customer order in client system, coordinate shipment Human Resources & Recruiting ■ Contact Management. and timeline for delivery, and communicate with customers. ■ Create new hire packets, assist HR staff in weekly delivery ■ Maintain master customer contract database and related ■ Run weekly client ads and communicate with sales team of orientation, perform host duties and interact with new stipulations. member(s). employees including senior management. ■ Complete all steps necessary to update case file status Healthcare ■ Put deductions for Flexible Spending Accounts in client system including index of documents, document case status in case ■ Assist in coordination of volunteer programs/outreach and distribute funds to employee accounts; enter new hire management system. activities. information, garnishments and direct deposit information into ■ Gather related reports and correspondence to support ■ Conduct patient service calls back. client system. fulfillment of subpoenas. Organize, scan and index files to ■ Scan charts. ■ Support client benefit enrollment process including employee compile information to respond to requests. ■ Filing. Page 10 cristoreycolumbus.org | Advertising Supplement to Columbus Business First THE SCHOOL THAT WORKS. March 13, 2020

Futures ﬂ y high after graduation

ince Cristo Rey attribute their collegiate Columbus opened success to the skills, in 2013, every confidence, and mentoring graduating class that they received through has achieved the school’s work-study 100% college program. Sacceptance, and the vast majority of the students One student took a slightly who graduate from the diff erent route. Chris, a school are the first in their graduate of Cristo Rey families to attend college. Columbus’ class of 2017, Aft er graduation, the did not have the financial school’s college counseling support he needed to go team continues to support directly to college. So he alumni by visiting them made his own path. His final on their campuses and work-study placement was communicating with at Ohio Police & Fire Pension them regularly. Cristo Fund as an Information Rey Columbus’s college 2019 graduating seniors, Nancy, Leanna, and Steff y move their tassels to the left to signify graduation. Technology Support counselors believe that Technician. Aft er graduation, intensive post-secondary Ohio Police & Fire Pension support systems increase off ered him a full time job, college persistence and and the assurance that aft er graduation rates. Because of one year of employment he this, the leadership of Cristo would be eligible for tuition Rey Columbus has pledged assistance. Chris saw this as to increase the size of the a way to work to live and still counseling department to pursue his dream of a college bolster this critical support education. He is currently as more and more Cristo Rey working full time and going Columbus students graduate to Columbus State University, and move into college. pursuing an associate’s degree in Computer Science. Dulce, a 2018 graduate of Cristo Rey Columbus, now Chris said, “Cristo Rey attends Otterbein University. Columbus High School set me As an active and involved up for success in many ways. college student, she’s grateful The class of 2019 celebrate as they embark on their next great adventure. From the environment, to for the presentation and the uniform, to the teaching confidence skills she learned staff . All the teachers are very from balancing work and understanding and go above academics during her time at and beyond to push their Cristo Rey Columbus. Dulce students to be their best. said, “Thanks to Cristo Rey The school puts the students I am able to walk into my in professional businesses classroom feeling confident. to intern, which I took I know that if I had to, on full advantage of. You get any given day, I could give experience you wouldn’t get a presentation. Cristo Rey at any other school. Honestly, helped me become the most if it wasn’t for Cristo Rey I confident version of myself. don’t have a clue what I’d be It has allowed me to become doing right now.” a leader at my university. Thanks to Cristo Rey I felt Once they are off to college, confident enough to not only many Cristo Rey graduates run, but win the presidency President Jim Foley chats about college under a collection of pennants with juniors Megumi, Sam and Angie. report back on their collegiate for HOLA (Hispanics of Latin success, and attribute their America). If it weren’t for Members of Cristo Rey’s based scholarships, and student must weigh which positive experience to the Cristo Rey I think I would still Class of 2020 are following the off ers are still coming school is best suited for their skills, confidence, and be that quiet girl who sits in the lead of previous classes, in. The staff that support strengths, interests, and mentoring they received the back. The one student and have received over 400 the college application aff ordability. As many Cristo through the school’s work- people oft en forget. I’d be the off ers of acceptance at over journey are instrumental in Rey Columbus students are study program. Emmanuel, girl who just got by in college, 140 colleges and universities, helping students navigate the first in their families a 2019 Cristo Rey Columbus but nothing else. I definitely including Arizona State, John the diff iculties of the Free to attend college, the staff graduate studying Biology would not be the current Carroll University, and The Application for Federal support system is critical. at The Ohio State University, president of an on-campus Ohio State University. They Student Aid (FASFA) and said, “Cristo Rey set me organization and the leader I have collectively earned choosing the right college. Similar to Dulce, many up for success through the have become today.” nearly $8 million in merit This can be diff icult as the graduates of Cristo Rey academics and through March 13, 2020 THE SCHOOL THAT WORKS. Advertising Supplement to Columbus Business First | cristoreycolumbus.org Page 11

the work-study program. In terms of academics, because of the courses I took and because of the intense, detailed, and academically focused instructors, I feel completely prepared now in college. Through the work-study program, I gained valuable skills of the professional world, especially networking skills, from the places that I worked. It led me to other job opportunities, and to be able to ask for letters of recommendation. Overall, Cristo Rey made the transition from high-school to college easier, based on the great preparation I had as a student.”

Over the course of the current school year, 89 diff erent colleges and universities will visit Cristo Rey Columbus and talk about their schools with students, which breaks the record for institution visits for the high school. Cristo Rey Columbus seniors continue to raise the bar every year, and enhance the school’s college-going culture. As current seniors celebrate college admission success, they serve as role models to underclassmen who are beginning the college journey. ■

100% of Cristo Rey Columbus High School’s class of 2020 has been accepted into at least one college or university. As of March 1, the seniors have received nearly $8 million in scholarships, with more expected by graduation. Below is a select list of colleges and universities that have accepted members of the class of 2020 (as of publication deadline).

■ Allegheny College ■ Kent State University ■ The Ohio State University ■ Arizona State University ■ Loyola University – Chicago ■ Temple University ■ Ashland University ■ Marquette University ■ University of Akron ■ Barnard College ■ Miami University ■ University of Cincinnati ■ Bowling Green State University ■ Morehouse College ■ University of Dayton ■ Butler University ■ Ohio Dominican University ■ University of Illinois – Chicago ■ Capital University ■ Ohio University ■ University of Kentucky ■ Case Western Reserve University ■ Ohio Wesleyan University ■ University of Miami ■ Clark Atlanta University ■ Otterbein University ■ University of Pittsburgh ■ Cleveland State University ■ Pace University ■ University of Rochester ■ Columbus State Community College ■ Penn State University ■ Villanova University ■ Embry Riddle University ■ Purdue University ■ Virginia Tech ■ Georgia State University ■ Regis University ■ West Virginia University ■ Howard University ■ Rochester Institute of Technology ■ Wittenberg University ■ Indiana University – Bloomington ■ Santa Clara University ■ Worcester Polytechnic Institute ■ James Madison University ■ Seton Hall University ■ Wright State University ■ John Carroll University ■ Spelman College ■ Xavier University ■ Johnson & Wales University ■ Syracuse University ■ Youngstown State University Page 12 cristoreycolumbus.org | Advertising Supplement to Columbus Business First THE SCHOOL THAT WORKS. March 13, 2020

Building a culture of service- oriented leadership

egardless of a student’s faith, Cristo Rey Columbus encourages “My goal as a students to grow teacher of World holistically and approach their communities and History is to get Rcareers as servant leaders. The my students school incorporates faith-based learning into the curriculum through thinking outward, theology classes, and its campus ministry program provides an thinking of the annual opportunity for students of world beyond all faiths to retreat and reflect, and to embrace the ideals that drive what they know, them. For example, this fall juniors and to recognize attended an overnight retreat and explored the theme of authenticity. the importance of

The students at Cristo Rey playing an active Columbus are passionate about role in making their responsibility to serve others. During her freshman year, Paige meaning of the saw a need for frank discussion past and impacting around topics of social issues and community problems, and then the future.” leveraged the student body to find – Amy Zalimas ways to mitigate those issues. She brought her ideas to Cristo Rey Columbus World History teacher, Amy Zalimas, and asked for support the future. These students are to create a social justice club. With already doing that; they have a a core group of five, the social heart for service, and they are justice club has organized drives looking at the problems and to collect and distribute hats, challenges facing their generation gloves, and boots to the homeless and meeting them head on,” says population in Columbus, and create Ms. Zalimas. warm blankets for the families at the Ronald McDonald House. The Mamoudou is a student that most recent endeavor is a drive to approaches his social concern provide uniform items for students action with a strong entrepreneurial in need. “My goal as a teacher of spirit. As a sophomore he organized World History is to get my students a 3 on 3 basketball tournament thinking outward, thinking of the involving 300 youth and over world beyond what they know, 10 business partners, including and to recognize the importance the Reeb Avenue Center and the of playing an active role in making Columbus Literacy Council. The Senior Mamoudou has already led a successful youth motivational workshop for his peers and meaning of the past and impacting goal of the event was to bring his community.

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Paige is always researching new ways to serve Cristo Rey Columbus and the broader Bishop Robert Brennan, a frequent visitor, enjoys time spent speaking with the students at Cristo Rey Columbus. community through social justice.

youth together for a day of positive Down, Prayers Up” motivational drew over 200 participants. This Columbus Campus Minister. play and empowerment. Late in summit for youth. Hosted by the spring Mamoudou is planning 2019, aft er the shooting death of a Columbus Main Library, the summit another “Guns Down, Prayers Up” Because of Cristo Rey’s emphasis on 13 year old by another 14 year old in provided four workshops, all designed rally at the State House. “Mamoudou faith, purpose, and service, students Columbus, he recognized that in the to create hope, and confidence- is a kid on fire! He has such a big, have a sense of gratitude for their youth community there seemed to building techniques for youth to say clear vision for the changes he wants educational experience. The school’s be justification for gun violence. He no to gun violence. The youth were to see in the world, and especially annual retreats, regular Masses, and wanted to bring awareness to this inspired to create new pathways to how he sees himself and his peers service-oriented culture help to bring issue and find a way to “demote gun success. Enlisting the help of the as agents of that change. He never students together and grow them violence and promote youth success Columbus Police Department with seems to run out of ideas or energy into selfless and caring young adults and greatness.” Mamoudou organized Off icer A.J., a popular local “dancing for the actions he wants to take who are committed to serving their and promoted the first ever “Guns cop,” as guest speaker, the summit next,” says Sarah Saliba, Cristo Rey community. ■

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Conﬁ dence, self-awareness and integrity: Building blocks of a leader

risto Rey Columbus Student-led organizations enable makes it a priority to strong leadership to emerge. Once advocate for students in such organization is Junior State of and out of the classroom America (“JSA”), a well-respected, by helping them build mostly student-run organization the self-development that focuses on current events Cskills essential for a leader. With and debates in a formal, organized support from the school’s faculty fashion, with chapters all around and administration, Cristo Rey the country. JSA recruited Cristo provides clubs, sports teams, and Rey Columbus to form a chapter leadership building opportunities based on its academic excellence designed to challenge students and ethnic diversity. With that to develop their self-awareness, diversity, the Cristo Rey Columbus confidence, and integrity, and to JSA team brought new ideas and remain committed to their beliefs. perspectives to the podium. From its National Honor Society (“NHS”) inception, the team started blazing is one such extracurricular that trails, winning the Ohio River Valley encourages student achievement. Chapter of the Year in the 2016-2017 A Cristo Rey Columbus NHS scholar school year. During the JSA Winter has as a primary concern to promote Congress hosted at the Ohio State positive school climate and provide House in late 2019, three Cristo Rey opportunities to motivate their Columbus students took home Best fellow classmates to reach their Speaker awards, tying for the most greatest potential. The students do speaker awards ever awarded at a this by providing tutoring support for congress. In the spring of 2020, over underclassmen. “I am very proud of twenty students from Cristo Rey all the students participating in this Columbus will travel to Washington, year’s National Honor Society. I have D.C. for the Ohio River Valley Winter truly enjoyed watching the students Congress. Organizers expect a strong bond and come up with some outcome for this dynamic team. amazing ideas about how to have a greater presence at Cristo Rey,” says Extracurriculars enhance the Jacci Graham, academic counselor learning process by helping to and co-leader of the school’s NHS strengthen student minds in a chapter. diff erent way, and promoting time management skills to help students Extracurriculars assist with decision Erica, Lady Elizabeth and Nuriel took home Best Speaker awards at the 2019 Junior State of succeed in much more than just making regarding what to pursue in America (JSA) Winter Congress. their academic endeavors. High- post-secondary education. A student endurance sports, for example, not with a flair for a foreign language culture. Aft er taking and passing the students write a letter about only allow a student to try something might become a member of Cristo the competitive Spanish National why they want to become members. new, they help teach students to Rey Columbus’s Sociedad Honoraria Examination and maintaining a B+ Some of the answers are quite maintain patience and resilience in Hispánica. This organization average in the last three semesters moving, including that of Laura, who the face of intense diff iculty. A brand celebrates the students who have of their Spanish course work, said, “I want to honor my parents’ new sport, the Cristo Rey Columbus shown a special interest in the students are invited to participate language and culture.” girls’ tennis team had a particularly Spanish language and Hispanic in the society. During the process, thrilling year. With eleven freshmen

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Extracurriculars enhance the learning process by helping to strengthen student minds in a different way, and promoting time management skills to help students succeed in much more than just their academic endeavors.

out of thirteen players, this very five years old. She is excited for young team played eight matches this last season before she starts and ended the season stronger than college next year at The Ohio State they started. The only senior, Kasie, University, Newark campus. Izzy has an especially exciting story. She says, “We are getting some fresh, played tennis in middle school, but really great talent coming out for the hadn’t played again until this past team. I am confident that the Cristo spring, when she was the only girl Rey Columbus team will be a strong to play on the boys’ tennis team contender in the new season.” in its inaugural season. With that warmup, she entered this fall season Cristo Rey Columbus seeks to strong, and ultimately gained a develop a well-rounded student in all tennis scholarship to Ohio Christian aspects. This includes the student’s University. The Cristo Rey Columbus intellectual, spiritual, social, physical girls’ soft ball team, coached by and moral capabilities. Cristo Rey Alumni Support Counselor , Dee Columbus aims to grow students into Dee Cruz, has battled back from a men and women of substance and challenging first year by winning character. Programs like these help several games. Izzy, a senior pitcher, advance the mission and prepare Izzy, senior pitcher of the girls’ soft ball team, takes no prisoners on the ball field or in the classroom. has been playing ball since she was students to lead. ■

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