Christ the King's Future Home

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About our Building

The building site for Christ the King's new home, a 100,000 square foot building at 5088 West Jackson, is a busy and wonderful sight on the West Side.  Designed by award winning Chicago architect John Ronan, Christ the King will be the first new Catholic high school built on the West Side of Chicago in 85 years. The high school, scheduled to be completed in Winter 2009, will share the Resurrection Campus with Chicago Jesuit Academy (www.cjacademy.org), a Jesuit-sponsored middle school for boys following the Nativity model.  

Topping Off Ceremony

The school hit a milestone in late January when the entire structure was covered by a roof.  This is typically celebrated with a "topping off" ceremony", and students, staff and faculty happily obliged, climbing to the top of the building and flying the banner of Christ the King. 

Making Their Mark

Students have also had the opportunity to tour the site, check out the plans and sign some of the beams, forever marking their place in history as Christ the King's Founding Class of 2012.

Why build a whole new school building?  

“There were absolutely no viable existing school buildings on the West Side,” says Jack Crowe, CTK Trustee and Chairman of the Building Committee. 

According to Crowe the school building is going to impact not only the kids who go to school there, but the neighborhood as well.  John Ronan, celebrated Chicago architect, designed the building to be uniquely open,"... literally and figuratively a beacon on the west side,” says Crowe.

Hundreds attended the Groundbreaking last June for the building, which is scheduled to be completed in Winter 2009. 

If you are interested in learning more about how you can help, please contact Sr. Mary Fran McLaughlin at mmclaughlin@ctkjesuit.org or 773-261-7505 x232