Building the Future: Arts, Athletics, and Beyond - Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School

Building the future: arts, athletics, & beyond

Our Vision

Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School is embarking on a historic $35 million campaign, "Building the Future: Arts, Athletics, and Beyond."

At the conclusion of the campaign, DBCR will have its:

First-ever Athletics & Community Center
First-ever Center for the Arts
Largest student enrollment ever

Group of 2 girls and 2 boy students smiling outside Don Bosco Cristo Rey

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A New Athletics & Community Facility

First-ever Athletics Center text with a basketball player student in the background

Our Athletics & Community Center will provide our growing number of student-athletes with their first-ever “home court” and first-ever training facilities.

Brand New Gymnasium

Regulation-size gymnasium for basketball, volleyball, wrestling, and more!

Students playing volleyball in our current gym, Savio Hall — resizeGymVolleyballBuildthefuture.jpg

Athletic Training

Fitness & Weight room for training!

Gathering Space

Whole-school gathering space for Morning Convocation.

Trio group of female students leading assembly

A Center for the Arts

First-ever Arts Center text with student band playing in the background

Our first-ever dedicated arts facility will provide students with the curricular and extra-curricular programming they deserve to receive a holistic college-preparatory education, express their creativity, and celebrate their cultures.

Performances

First-ever dedicated performance space for cultural dance, theater, music, and more.

Music

First-ever dedicated music room. Our student band currently practices in a converted janitor's closet.

Studio Art

First-ever dedicated studio art space. Our Art classes are currently held in the Cafeteria.

A Fund for the Future

The Fund for the Future will enable DBCR to grow to our largest-enrollment ever, serving 430 deserving young women and men, and will provide fiscal sustainability for our mission for years to come. This reserve fund will provide ongoing support for:

Student Scholarships

Keeps tuition affordable as we serve families with the average gross income of $41k/year.

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College Access Programming

Enables the expansion of our college counseling to a full “Center for College Success & Alumni Persistence.”

Student and CSAP celebrating college acceptance to Hopkins

Corporate Work Study Program

Makes possible the work-study placements of every student at one of 173 organizations across the DMV.

Team of students with their CWSP supervisor

Their Stories Inspire Our Vision

We invite you to join us in helping DBCR and our students to reach new heights - together, we will transform our former-parochial school facility into a modern college preparatory campus providing our student community from low-income families with the resources and opportunities to thrive.

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Our Ambitious Goal

To raise $35 million to transform Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School and empower our students for generations to come.

Building the Future: Campaign Goal is $35m, Committed-to-date: $30.3m, Gap: $4.7m

Your Gift, Their Future: Your Support Will Make a Difference

Campaign Levels:

Gifts may be made as a one-time gift or pledged over three years.

Foundations ($5,000,000+)

Transformer ($3,000,000+)

Visionary ($1,000,000+)

Trailblazer ($500,000+)

Changemaker ($100,000+)

Catalyst ($50,000+)

Pillar ($25,000+)

Champion ($10,000+)

Wolfpack (DBCR Alumni)

Patron ($1,000+)

Campaign Steering Committee

Charles Abell

Scott Blackwell

Steve Blommer (Co-Chair)

Scott Brickman

Liam Brown

Vince Burke, IV

Mary Denney (Co-Chair)

Rich Dumais

Bob Easby-Smith

Monsignor John Enzler

Julia Farr

Tim Flynn

Jill Fredrick

Lauralyn Lee

Fr. Louis Molinelli, SDB

Emily Porter

Janice Pouch

Karen Salmeron, '12

Mark Shriver (DBCR President)

Erin Vaughn

Have A Question Regarding Making a Gift?

To set up a multi-year pledge, or to make a one-time gift by check, securities/stock, wire, or another method, please contact Kevin Sullivan, Director of Development at ksullivan@dbcr.org or 301-891-4750 x115.