Christopher Lara, April 15, 2016

Vision and Mission Statements

Vision

· Detroit Cristo Rey: Graduate my senior year with a semester GPA of 4.1 and cumulative GPA of 3.9.

 

· College: Complete all logistics, like housing and class planning, before June. Attend Loyola University in the Fall of 2016 with the Cristo Rey Scholars Program award.

· Cadillac Urban Gardens: Represent the garden when volunteers come as the volunteer coordinator and participate in maintaining the garden.

· Scarcyny Park: Become more involved with events in the park, and communicate with the coordinators there, like Yesenia Ramos and Linda Rhodes.

· Family: Make time to hang out with each sibling at least once a month before I leave to college in the summer.

· Sports: Continue the baseball season strong and encourage others in-game.

· Health: Exercise four out of seven days of the week. Build a work-out schedule for the summer to maintain fitness and diabetes.

· Green Paws: Receive saplings for the raised beds in the Cristo Rey community garden. Plant in the beginning of May. Buy materials for the future drip irrigation system and install by June.

· National Honor Society: Have a meeting talking about future leadership succession. Communicate to the group the expectations and requirements for the members of 2017.

· GDYT: Represent the Ideal Group, Cadillac Urban Gardens, and Detroit Cristo Rey as a leader and peer other employees can refer to and ask questions for information and best teachings. 

Mission Statement

I will complete my final year in Detroit Cristo Rey with the Principal’s List award, continue my involvement with the urban gardens and other extracurricular groups throughout the summer, learn to live more independently for college, and attend Loyola University in the fall with the Loyola Cristo Rey Scholars award studying nursing.