Saint Martin de Porres High School is a
private Jesuit-run
Catholic
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high school
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in the
St. Clair-Superior neighborhood on the East Side of
Cleveland, Ohio.
Background
Saint Martin de Porres High School was established in 2004 as a part of the
Cristo Rey Network
The Cristo Rey Network is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2000 to increase the number of schools modeled after Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago, which was founded in 1996 to prepare youth from low-income families for post-seconda ...
of work-study
University-preparatory schools. Students are only accepted if their family's income is at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level, and most are one to two years behind their grade level.
At Saint Martin about one third of the tuition is covered by the educational voucher system in Ohio, but the corporate internship share is greater and allows for a superior level of education.
In 2017 Saint Martin responded to the demand to educate more students and undertook a $30 million rebuilding project that would raise its capacity to 525 students. The new building facilitated a student-centered, project-based way of learning.
Campus ministry and service
There are liturgical celebrations throughout the year which are a part of the spiritual program for all students. In the first three years all students experience a day-long retreat, and in senior year an overnight retreat. Additionally, Kairos and men's/women's overnight retreats are optional.
All students are taught the Christian spirituality of service and participate in service-learning projects in the outside community. Also, special immersion opportunities are offered,
as in Cleveland, West Virginia, New Orleans, and El Salvador. Other voluntary projects include the St. Philip Neri Hot meal Program, the Store Front Drop-in Center, United Cerebral Palsy, and St. Clair Superior Development Corporation. In addition, some school clubs include a service component in their activities.
Activities
*Peer Mediation
*Women's Circle
*Yearbook Club
*Student Senate
*Poetry Club
*Prom Line-Up
*Prom Planning Committee
*Quake (Step Team)
*Robotics & Programming
*Youth in Government (YIG)
*Nature Club/Outdoor Experiences
*Saint Martin Recruiting Force (SMRFs)
*Student Advocates for Social Justice (SASJ)
*Photography Experiences (Project SnapShot)
*Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) / Investment Club
Athletics
*JV volleyball
*Varsity volleyball
*Varsity soccer (Co-ed)
*Cross country (boys & girls)
*JV & varsity boys basketball
*Varsity girls basketball
*Varsity baseball
*Varsity softball
* Cross Country (Co-Ed)
*Track & field (boys and girls)
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References
External links
School websiteCristo Rey Network
''Collegiate partners'' - Cristo Rey Network
Fr. John P. Foley honored with Presidential Citizen's Medal60 minutes
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
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Jesuit high schools in the United States
St. Clair-Superior
High schools in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Catholic secondary schools in Ohio
Education in Cleveland
Poverty-related organizations
Educational institutions established in 2004
Cristo Rey Network
2004 establishments in Ohio