▁the ▁school ▁to ▁spend ▁$ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁student ▁per ▁year ▁to ▁further ▁enh ance ▁their ▁education ▁through ▁longer ▁school ▁days , ▁a ▁longer ▁school ▁year , ▁and ▁a ▁better ▁teachers ▁per ▁student ▁average . ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁intern ship ▁program ▁that ▁runs ▁the ▁whole ▁year . ▁When ▁asked ▁to ▁enc aps ulate ▁their ▁experience , ▁a ▁student ▁suggested ▁that ▁others ▁not ▁miss ▁the ▁experience ▁" because ▁it ▁really ▁is ▁life - ch anging ". ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁ ▁While ▁students ▁of ▁all ▁faith s ▁are ▁welcome ▁at ▁the ▁school , ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁the ology ▁class , ▁attend ance ▁at ▁school ▁Mass es , ▁and ▁annual ▁retre ats ▁are ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁every ▁student ' s ▁schedule . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁put ▁in ▁ 5 0 ▁hours ▁of ▁volunt ary ▁service ▁for ▁gradu ation . ▁ ▁The ▁robot ics ▁club ▁has ▁won ▁awards ▁at ▁state ▁compet itions ▁and ▁the ▁DE CA ▁entrepr ene ur ship ▁club ▁has ▁also ▁done ▁well ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁level . ▁The ▁athlet es ▁have ▁found ▁success , ▁especially ▁in ▁s occer ▁and ▁basketball . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁K ear ney , ▁G . ▁R . ▁More ▁Th an ▁a ▁Dream : ▁The ▁Crist o ▁Rey ▁Story : ▁How ▁One ▁School ' s ▁V ision ▁Is ▁Ch anging ▁the ▁World . ▁Chicago , ▁Ill : ▁Lo y ola ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁School ▁Website ▁Crist o ▁Rey ▁Network ▁