Omaha, NE

There’s a new Catholic school in town, and despite it only having less than one week to finish filling it’s necessary 100 spots to open this fall, it looks likely it will find those students. St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey Catholic High School (what a mouthfull!) is part of a Chicago-based Catholic High School group that targets lower-income students. During their four years at the high school, the students attend class four days a week and work in the community on the fifth, gaining valuable work experience and helping cut costs of their education.

If I had a child, I would want to send them to a school like this, Catholic teaching aside. The valuable experience, plus the boot camp-style pre-school program they have to attend beginning July 30, makes this school unique amongst Omaha high schools. Here’s hoping they get the rest of the students they need!