Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago Names New Principal

Lucas Schroeder

May 10, 2018 — Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago has appointed Lucas Schroeder as its next principal, effective July 1, 2018.

Schroeder has served as assistant principal for student services at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati since 2014. Before becoming assistant principal, Schroeder was an AP Spanish teacher for more than 10 years at St. Xavier High School; Bloomington High School South in Bloomington, Indiana; and The Pike School in Andover, Massachusetts. He did his student teaching at a Navajo Nation school in Arizona. Schroeder earned his B.A. in Spanish from Indiana University and holds a master’s degree in intercultural relations from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

“I am very excited for Lucas to join our community and am confident he will build upon the strengths of our school,” said Cristo Rey president Antonio Ortiz. “Through his nine years in Jesuit education, as a teacher, assistant principal, Kairos leader, wrestling team chaplain, and member of the Ignatian Values Day Committee, Lucas has demonstrated a commitment, not only to Catholic education, but to the unique Ignatian charisms that make our schools special. He is fluent in Spanish and was the only candidate to submit his application in both Spanish and English.”

Cristo Rey students in the school’s chapel.

Ortiz also expressed gratitude to Patricia Garrity, who served as principal for over 17 years. “Her dedicated service to our students and families and her unwavering commitment to our mission has truly made an impact on thousands of students, alumni, and teachers,” he said.

The search committee represented a cross-section of the Cristo Rey community including teachers, administrators, Jesuits, parents, and alumni. “I am incredibly grateful to the committee, who invested so much time, effort, reflection, and commitment to this process over the last 3 months,” Ortiz said. [Source: Cristo Rey Jesuit High School]

 

David Inczauskis, SJ

David was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, and raised in Homer Glen, Illinois. A graduate of Wake Forest University, he met the Jesuits while studying liberation theology at Oxford University and joined the Society after graduation in 2014. 

As a Jesuit, David has been particularly active in academics: studying or working at a university every year since taking first vows in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 2016. He published two books in Spanish, one in 2019 on Honduran theater and one in 2022 on Honduran cinema. His current research as a doctoral student in philosophy at Loyola University Chicago focuses on critical phenomenology and Latin American liberation philosophy. Also at Loyola Chicago, he serves as chaplain to the men’s volleyball team and to the Spanglish Christian life community. Off campus, he works as a community organizer with the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership.

After ordination, David will continue as a doctoral student in philosophy at Loyola University Chicago.