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Don Bosco Cristo Rey seeks gym and community center to support low‑income students
Summary
The president of Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School in Takoma Park asked the council to support construction of a community center at the school that would provide a gym and art space to serve students who are first in their families to attend college and lack on‑campus athletic facilities.
Mark Shriver, president of Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School in Takoma Park, asked the Montgomery County Council to support construction of a community center that would double as a gym and an art space on the school’s campus.
Shriver said the private school serves over 420 young people, many at or below the poverty line and often the first in their families to attend college. He described the school’s work‑study model: students pay a modest tuition of about $1,000 per year and work one day a week in professional settings to contribute toward their scholarships. Shriver said the campus currently lacks a gym or assembly space for home athletic contests and on‑campus gatherings and that the proposed community center would allow students to hold home games and foster greater community cohesion.
Shriver acknowledged the council will need to address funding decisions but said the students’ sacrifices make the project important to support. There was no council action recorded during the hearing.
