This Saturday, November 1, 2014, 38 Crossroads College Prep upper school students will participate in the annual Excellence in Mathematics contest sponsored by the Mathematics Educators of Greater St. Louis and Forest Park Community College. Last year the 9th grade finished second and the 11th grade finished fourth in the small-schools division. Joe, Gerry, Kim, and Mark are looking …
We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Letter from Birmingham Jail Dear Crossroads College Preparatory School Community: The city is our campus. I think about this often and what it means to live and learn and work in …
The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. – Neil Gaiman Last night, seven Crossroads students, Maggie, Mark, and I participated in the ISSL Secondary Schools Night at Villa Duchesne. This event is part of our admission program. Maggie prepares the students and designs the presentation so that …
Girls’ JV Volleyball 10/15 Crossroads 2 Bayless 1 Girls’ Varsity Volleyball 10/15 Bayless 2 Crossroads 0 10/20 Crossroads 2 St. Paul 0 (District Quarterfinal) 10/21 Kingston 2 Crossroads 0 (District Semifinal) Boys’ JV Soccer 10/15 Bayless 2 Crossroads 0
The Curriculum Committee has an academic challenge program called the Mastery Learning Program. This program is open to Upper School students and is designed to provide an opportunity to explore a topic or execute a project that falls outside the boundaries of typical high school courses. For example, a student could choose to write a children’s book in Spanish, construct …
Families have received grade reports for first quarter. If you would like to access all the details which determine a child’s grade, you may do so through Edline as you did at mid-quarter. For 7th and 8th graders, quarter grades are discrete: they have a clean “grading slate” starting this week. For 9th-12th grade students, the first quarter is approximately …
Families will make their conference appointments online through School Appointments. You may set up your account any time with this link. The site closes on Thursday the 23rd at noon. To register for appointments after that time, you may come on Friday the 24th (the day of conferences) and sign up on the teachers’ doors if there are spaces remaining. …
We have combined many of the various volunteer opportunities for our community on one page. Please check this link to see where you might be helpful. We have many events in which volunteers will be helpful; these include: Open House Hospitality, Teacher Breakfasts, Teacher Appreciation Week, Campus Beautification, 9th Grade Etiquette Luncheon, and Freshman Business Etiquette Seminar. Your time and …
“Increasingly, we are learning about how we must not view any particular part of life in isolation but, rather, as part of an interdependent system of roles with the potential for mutual enrichment.” – Stewart D. Friedman Total Leadership Admission season has begun, and I’ve met with several prospective families so far this month. One of the joys of these …
