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zlhk. �204 W. MoFaMem Ave. CRISTO REY Santa Ana, CA 93704 'Q[70PANG �714� 439-9626 E COUNTY HIGH C HOOL January 17, 2024 De a r Com mission ers or Cou nci Imemhers, My name is Ste pheo Ho Ite, Faun ding Presld ent of Cristo Rey Grange Co L,nly High School i n Santa Ana. Th i rty area rs ago, t he first Cristo Rey school was founded i n Chicago to address the lack of affo rda ble ed u ratio na I options for ch i Id re n i n o ne of t he city'5 largest worki rig -la ss immigra at n elgh bo rhoo ds. Tod aYr th ere are 39 Cristo Rey ca m pu ses nationwide in th is h ighly rega rded Cath olic schoo I network. Cri sto Rey has beaom e a mode I fo r ern poweri rrg students of limited fl n anti 21 mea ns with a ca ree r- focused, college p reparatory} ed ucataon. Our average fa m i I-V ea rn 5 50,000 a r§n wally for a fa m iig of five. Yet, 99% of C risto Rey gra du aces a re accepted to coil age and they a re 7.5 times mo re li kely to earn a degree th ao thei r Socioeconomic peers, Wh erg we decided to open Cristo Rehr Orange Co unty lout io n two years agog 5a nta An a was ou r city of cho ice heca u se of its long, rich h istory, d iverse cultu re, derv-agraph is m ix a rid i nfIUQ Wa aS a c-e nter of lea d ership an d govern meet in the cou nty- It is also a com mun ity with sign ificant Potential an d possi bil iti es, a rid we wanted to be part of th a t b right fret Lire. We strongly bel ieve, and hope, that Related Bristol, a tran sformative m ixed-u se resi de nti a I and rota ii project in Sout4 Santa Ana, wi I I also he pa rt of ou r city,, f utu re. C1 u r Stu de rrt S a n d t hair fa m ilies need n ewer reasons to he proud of th is city- Related Bristol's nisi on a s a rei m agi ned de 5ti nation to create cum mu n ity, cu Itu re and co rin ect iori will beco me a m agn et fo r in terest a nd activity withi n Santa Ana and across the region. Related Bristy I's un precedented econ o mic be nef-its, incl uding 7,500 n ew j o bs a nd $10. 7 m I111on I n an n ual Cox revenues, will p rovlde reso urces to I rn prove the qu a I ity o f life fo r a I I in the second I arge5t city in Orange County, At Cristo Rey, ou r object ive is to p repare st ud ents to be future le aders a rrd ke ep t h eir know led gee tale ntsr an d passion in Santa Ana to b ai I d on the good wo rk Area dy un derway}. Rel aced Cristo I cou Id well beco me a high Iy desiraf«I e p lac a For ma nor of ou r futu re grad uates to eventu a I Iy lime, work, an d even raise famil ie.�. Th 1!5 Is why we are excited a Bout Re lated gristo I an d -e n cou r2g.2 you to su pp o rt th is vi 5 ionartir project. Thank you, S4% Holte, Founding Presld ent, Cristo Rey High School Dram ge C-ou rrcy The School Tho t Forks