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Mike Dury, incoming president of the NotreDame Club of Indianapolis delivered coats to our

students.

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January 2016

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Dear Friends, Family Members and Supporters:

Here's hoping you had a joyful Christmas and a

Happy New Year!  

Once again, we are overwhelmed by the outpouring

of love and support for Providence Cristo Rey High

School. The holidays can be challenging for many,

but you shared the true spirit of Christmas in

innumerable ways:

> Our students enjoyed a catered

 holiday lunch.

> Every

student

received a

personal

gift.

> Students

received

warm coats

for winter.

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Angela Bryant with AITBioscience delivered a gift to herstudent worker, Junior Shon

Abron. 

VP of Institutional AdvancementNancy Martin accepts a check from

Emily Bowmen of Century 21Scheetz Foundation. 

 

 

Senior Keyara Warrenis all smiles over hergift of new boots. 

 

This was all made

possible through the

generosity of

employees and

members of the

following: Allison

Transmission; Katz,

Sapper and Miller; IMI

Irving Materials Inc.,

Monument Chemical;

Blakley's; Barnes and Thornburg; MJ Insurance;

Citizen's Energy; Lauth Property Group; August

Mack Environmental; Duke Realty; BKD; Coliance

Risk Advisors; Taft Law; Calumet Specialty Partners

Products; Doyle Legal; Frost Brown Todd; Century

21 Scheetz Foundation; and the

Indianapolis Notre Dame Alumni Club. 

 

You can get a closer view of the gratitude - shown

on our students' faces - by watching this video. You

can also view a photo gallery here.

Thank you and Happy New Year!

The students, faculty, and staff of

Providence Cristo Rey 

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Thank You! 

"We Must Ensure Our Babies Have the Tools to beSuccessful:"

 City Council President Speaks to Pastors,Community Leaders 

Providence Cristo Rey was joined by The Oaks Academy in hosting apastor prayer breakfast featuring keynote speaker, City Council President

Maggie Lewis. More than 30 pastors and community leaders joinedtogether to celebrate the holiday season and share their goals for

education. Lewis told pastors and community leaders: "I am a wife, amother, but most of all I am a Christian." Lewis spoke about being thefirst member of her family to attend college saying, "My mother had meat age 16 and I watched her struggle over the years but she also taught

me early on that I am not a product of my environment." 

President Joseph Heidt and City Council President Maggie Lewis pose withPCRHS students during the Pastor Prayer Breakfast. 

Lewis earned a BS degree in community health and an MS in publicadministration from Indiana State University. She has dedicated her

career to serving the public and those in need. Lewis is the first AfricanAmerican woman in council history to hold the position of president. "Asa community we must ensure our babies have the tools to be successfuland to have quality education," said Lewis. Also speaking at the PastorPrayer Breakfast were Darin Gray, Director of Corporate Partnerships forFamily First, Jeff Woods, Regional Director of The Expectations Project,and Dennis Barlow, Vice Chair of the Oaks Board of Trustees. Talkingabout the importance of early childhood education and access to qualityschools, Woods said: "You want to know what excellence and caring

looks like? Take a tour of Providence Cristo Rey." 

Students Excel in Pilot Technology Program

"Financial Futbol," "Coding," "Persona,"and "Prototype" were just a fewof the buzz words exchanged in the halls of the IUPUI School of

Informatics and Computing when 15 PCRHS juniors were recognized for

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taking part in a pilot technology program. The semester­end programoffered students the chance to present posters describing their original

web applications. 

Providence Cristo Rey is part of a pilot program offered through IUPUI Schoolof Informatics.and Computing.

Providence Cristo Rey High School was the original pilot school and isnow one of only three schools in the city to take part in a pilot program,"iDEW ­ Informatics: Diversity­Enhanced Workforce,' sponsored by

Chase JP Morgan and IUPUI. The program was designed to engage adiverse student population to information technology. "It is predicted thatthere will be 1.4 million IT jobs by 2020. Only 3% of that is representedby minorities," said Mathew Palakal, Executive Associate Dean, School

of Informatics and Computing. 

Mathew Palakal, Executive Dean ,IUPUI School of Informatics and Computingtalks to Providence Cristo Rey students about their original web designs. 

The iDEW program brings college graduate students and professors intothe high school classrooms to teach specific IT classes. This semester's

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focus was on a challenge presented by Old National Bank ­ Learningabout Financial Literacy. Students created apps and programs engaging

clients to learn more about financial literacy. Through the course,students learned to code, research, collaborate, problem solve and reactto client feedback. The program continues into the summer with a six­

week workshop.

Providence Cristo Rey Joins Catholic Relief Effort

As part of our efforts to instill the importance of service learning,Providence Cristo Rey is one of the first local schools to join Catholic

Relief Services Global High School Program. The initiative is designed tohelp educate high school students about Catholic Social Learning and tolive out advocacy through service. As part of the program, ProvidenceCristo Rey will take part in in two school­wide efforts focused on social

justice issues.

In a recent presentation to key stakeholders, Joesph W. Tobin,Archbishop of Indianapolis, talked about the strong community supportfor Catholic Education and how the mission of Providence Cristo Rey

instills the importance of giving back to the community. Watch the videoof Archbishop Tobin and Providence Cristo Rey supporters here. 

Community Connections>Special thanks to Brett and Gail Pheffer for hosting a reception for the

Senior Executives of our Corporate Work Study Companies>Special thanks to our Angel Guild  for helping with Christmas greetings.

>The Joseph Maley Foundation

>Pastor David Hampton, newly appointed Deputy Mayor>Leighton Johnson, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

>Mark Merrill, President of Family First. >Michelle Study Campbell, Ronald McDonald House

>Chad Phillips, CBRE>Tabernacle Presbyterian, Rev, John Gable and Paula Means, Mission

Director>Vistage Group, Steve McFarland>Cummins, Jane Richardson>Al Leighton, Marian Inc.

>Dr. James Callaghan and Sarah Hirsch, Franciscan St. Francis>Brian Urbanski and Gordon Hall, Allied Solutions

>Joe Sutton, Global Sourcing, Eli Lilly & Co.

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>Bill Fama and Jeff Jenney, VanAusdell & Farrar>Bill Bonkosky, Art to Remember

>Hope Team, December meeting at Julia Carson Center, Kim Boyd

Our Mission: "Providence Cristo Rey is aCatholic co‐educational college preparatoryschool serving Indianapolis by offering atransformational educational experience tostudents with economic need. 

Thanks to all of our Corporate Work Study Partners. 

Do you know someone who might qualify for Indiana School Vouchers? 

We are the only high school in the state offering students four years ofprofessional experience at prestigious companies, while pursuing a college

preparatory diploma. We accept vouchers, state‐funded scholarships,donations, and grants that cover nearly the total cost of tuition. 

Join us for a School Choice Information Night, 6‐7 p.m., Jan. 28 or call(317) 860‐1000, ext. 121 for more information.  

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