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Holy Family Cristo Rey High School
Address
1832 Center Way South Birmingham, Alabama 35205 United States
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic Passionist Fathers
Established	2007
Grades	9–12
Color(s)	Blue, White and Gold
Team name	Tornadoes
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Affiliation	Cristo Rey Network; National Catholic Educational Association
Website	http://www.hfcristorey.org

Holy Family Cristo Rey High School is a private Catholic high school in the Titusville neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama. It is located in the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama and is sponsored by the Passionists.

Background

Members in the Holy Cross Province of the Congregation of the Passion founded Holy Family High School in 1943.

In 2007, with changing demographics in the Ensley area, the need was perceived for a school that would assist those in poverty. After contact with the Cristo Rey Network, the first Cristo Rey school in the South was opened.

Following the Cristo Rey model, the school combines academic study and a corporate work-study program for students from economically challenged families to enable them to graduate from high school prepare for college. Every student works five full days per month to fund the majority of his or her education. Students work at law firms, banks, hospitals, universities, and other professional Corporate Partners, over 70 in all.

As of 2018, 100% of HFCR graduates had been accepted into college.

In 2019, Holy Family moved from its original location in Ensley to the Titusville neighborhood, acquiring the former Center Street Middle School from the Birmingham City Schools.

Activities

A select group of Student Ambassadors from the upper three years represents the school to the public and to prospective students, volunteering many hours of their time to attract, assess, and mentor prospective students.

Nine sports are sponsored by the school: volleyball, basketball, track, baseball, soccer, softball, lacrosse, cheerleading and dance. Among the school's more successful extracurriculars is an investment club which teaches students how to save and invest for the future.

Notable graduates

• Michael Choy - Attorney
• Annie Easley - NASA computer scientist
• Demetrius Newton Jr - Communications Instructor at Miles College.

References

1. NCEA. "NCEA School Locator". Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
2. AdvancED. "AdvancED-Find Accredited Institutions". Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
3. "Maynard, Cooper & Gale Renews Partnership with Holy Family Cristo Rey". Maynard Cooper & Gale. September 26, 2012. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
4. "Samford Receives $500,000 Gift For Holy Family Cristo Rey Partnership". www.samford.edu. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
5. "Our Corporate Partners". Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
6. "Students at Holy Family Cristo Rey in Ensley receive more than $1 million in scholarship offers". AL.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
7. "Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School moves to the historic Titusville community". Hoover Sun. September 10, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
8. "Student Ambassadors". Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
9. "Athletics". Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
10. "Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School Starts Investment Club to Teach Students the Value of Saving for the Future". The Birmingham Times. March 13, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

Further reading

• Kearney, G. R. More Than a Dream: The Cristo Rey Story: How One School's Vision Is Changing the World. Chicago, Ill: Loyola Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-82-942576-5

External links

• School Website
• - Cristo Rey Network
• Fr. John P. Foley honored with Presidential Citizen's Medal
• 60 minutes
• Cristo Rey Featured in WashPost column by George Will
• Boston Globe - With sense of purpose, students cut class for a day
• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Success of Innovative Urban Catholic School Sparks Major Investment

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Gregory Vath Raymond James Boland David Edward Foley Robert Joseph Baker Steven John Raica
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Paul, Birmingham Parishes St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church, Huntsville Shrine Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Hanceville
Education	High schools Pope John Paul II Catholic High School, Huntsville Holy Family Cristo Rey High School, Birmingham Holy Spirit Catholic School, Tuscaloosa John Carroll Catholic High School, Birmingham Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School, McClellan Independent school St. Bernard Preparatory School, Cullman
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