February 2015 - Page 2 of 4 - Crossroads College Preparatory School

Good Work Partner: International Institute of St. Louis

February 24, 2015

We were very pleased when we added the International Institute as a Good Work partner last year. We have worked with them in two ways: we join their students on field trips...

Two Students Named National Merit Scholarship Finalists

February 24, 2015

Adam Goss and Matthew Larson have both advanced to Finalist status in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. Of the 1.5 million students in 29,000 high schools throughout the the country who participate...

Social Justice Activity Takes Learning Tour of Ferguson

February 24, 2015

Diversity

Abby Hirshman and Essence Price are the student leaders of Social Justice. They wanted to get behind the news coverage of all that went on in Ferguson. After discussing several ideas with...

Chess Upate 2/25

February 24, 2015

Chess

RESCHEDULED TOURNAMENT: WYDOWN NOW FEBRUARY 28TH This is a rescheduled event due to weather. Wydown Middle School, 6500 Wydown Blvd., Clayton, MO 63105 Meet at Wydown Middle School (no bus) 8 am...

RENT

February 18, 2015

Arts

Friends, I ended my day in our rehearsal for the school edition of RENT, our spring musical. Students were leading one another in warm ups before blocking the song “La Vie Boheme.”...

SLU Students Visit Crossroads

February 18, 2015

On Tuesday we hosted 30 undergraduate students from S.L.U. to observe classes and engage in a Q and A with Jason and Sarah PW about teaching, the field of education, and Crossroads....

Chess Update: 2/18

February 17, 2015

Chess

The next Saturday Tournament is February 21st. We will be playing at Wydown Middle School, 6500 Wydown Blvd., Clayton, MO 63105. Meet at Wydown Middle School (no bus) 8am Awards presentation: 5:30pm...

College Preview for Sophomores and Parents

February 17, 2015

There is a special College Preview for sophomores and their parents, Wednesday, March 11, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.* in the library during conferences. We will discuss touring college campuses, you...

Drama Club to Present “The Freedom Riders”

February 17, 2015

Arts

This Saturday, February 21, at 2:00pm, the Crossroads Drama Club will present The Freedom Riders at the St. Louis Central Library downtown. The performance is FREE! The Crossroads Drama Club is dedicated...

Abstraction in Drawing and Painting

February 16, 2015

Arts

Abstraction in Drawing and Painting class visited the Contemporary Art Museum last week for a tour of recent exhibits featuring Joe Goode, Ulla von Brandenburg, Toyin Odutola, and Barnaby Furnas. Students were...