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We are proud to announce that 40 percent of our 3rd-6th graders qualified for DECATS this summer. Students qualify by scoring at or above the 95 percentile in one or more sub-tests on the IOWA. Read the full story online.

The week before Advent started, Christ the Redeemer Catholic School 1st grade classes prepared to start the Advent season by doing an Act of Random Kindness. They made stones with a picture of Baby Jesus and a card for the Christ the Redeemer Youth Ministry Rise and Encounter students who share their classroom.

Our families joined together in prayer for the National Day of Student Prayer on Wednesday, Sept. 26. We lifted up our teachers, school, families, friends and nation to God.

More than 50 parents gathered in Parish Hall following assembly on Friday, Aug. 31 for our first volunteer meeting of the year. See the details about the meeting and get involved!

Our students are practicing the scientific method at CtRCS! Learn more about this fun experiment where students tested different dish-washing liquids by blowing bubbles.

Christ the Redeemer Catholic School’s theme this year is A.R.K.: Acts of Random Kindness. The 1st grade students were, so excited about the theme that they started the year off by reading and discussing Noah's Ark and God's promise.

Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church dedicated and blessed its new Redeemer Activity Center (RAC) Aug. 12 in Northwest Houston. Daniel Cardinal DiNardo celebrated Mass at Christ the Redeemer, and dedicated and blessed the new building.

On May 22, we had our annual 3rd grade pioneer day! We have this day at the conclusion of reading "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder to make the novel come to life for the students. Read more about this fun day!

CtR Elementary Racers and the Middle School Track and Field Team competed Saturday in the first meet of the season. What an exciting day! See the winners and those who placed.

CtRCS 1st grade used the science lab for the first time! They shined flashlights on stuffed animals to see the shadow they produce.

A few of our Crusaders have either placed or earned honorable mention in this year’s University of St. Thomas - Houston Archdiocese of Galveston - Houston Essay Contest!

Former first round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers, and president of Mike McCoy Ministries, Mike McCoy, spoke to our 3rd-5th graders and middle school students. See the details!

CtRCS junior high students feasted on books while participating in a "book tasting" this week during their library time.

On Friday we had a very special guest, author and Catholic school alumna and parent, Valerie Sweeten. Valerie joined us to read her two books, "Shh, Listen: In the Rainforest" and "Shh, Listen: In the Safari." See the details!

Our 2nd grade engineers worked cooperatively to design and build bridges that were in accordance with the town building code laws to save Patty the Pumpkin.

To study Creation, Mrs. Pye's class made Creation Trail Mix! See a picture and the recipes!

Our 6th grade science students had a test on the Earth's layers. A student, Karilyn Debelo, baked this awesome cake at home modeling the layers of the Earth as a review for their test!

The fifth grade students are using only clay, sticks, and paper to replicate shelters used by the North American Indians. American Indians made shelters with local resources appropriate to the physical characteristics and climate of their region.

Christ the Redeemer Catholic School (CtRCS), in Northwest Houston, welcomed its new principal, Dan Courtney, with a Parent Meet and Greet on Thursday, July 27. To a group of 160-plus parents, Courtney talked with many families after giving a short presentation about his life and experience.

In addition to the various activities during World Music Festival, students in Language Lab gathered recipes to share for World Café. Check out the video!