The Wednesday Notice, 9/13/17
September 13, 2017
Friends, I’ve been reading Brené Brown’s book Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parents, and Lead, which opens with the passage that made Theodore Roosevelt’s...
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Robotics Program Expands to the High School
September 13, 2017
For the past two years, science teacher Cliff Sodergren has led teams of middle school students in the FIRST (For Inspiration & Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego League challenge, in...
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Making the Most of Crossroads “Parent Night”
September 1, 2017
Friends, Each year, I like to share my thoughts about how to experience Parent Night to the fullest. While you are visiting, I hope you take an opportunity to view Crossroads, the...
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The Wednesday Notice, 8/30/17
August 30, 2017
Friends, Recently, a colleague asked me, What do I hope to see when I call community members into our mission? And more specifically, What do I hope to see when I call...
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Resources for Exploring Race and Racism with Your Family
August 30, 2017
This list of resources was complied by Adelaide Eveleigh Lancaster, Co-Founder and Director of Community and Collaboration for We Stories, which “uses the power of children’s literature to create conversation, change and...
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Middle School Camp 2017
August 30, 2017
Again this year, middle school students spent their first three days of school on retreat at Camp Lakewood in Potosi, MO. For students at an urban school, says trip leader Mark Norwood,...
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Our Day with the Eclipse
August 30, 2017
by Howard Granok, Science Department Chair Last Monday, the entire Crossroads community traveled to Washington State Park near DeSoto, Missouri to witness the total solar eclipse first hand, and nature did not...
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The Wednesday Notice, 8/16/17
August 16, 2017
Friends, The 2017-2018 school year has begun! We started with 232 students this morning, our largest enrollment in the last ten years. One of my favorite moments as a school leader is welcoming...
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A Message from the Head: Reflections on Charlottesville
August 13, 2017
Friends, The events in Charlottesville, Virginia yesterday are weighing on me. Yesterday as I read news articles and watched videos from those who were there, I had to resist the impulse to...
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The Wednesday Notice, 8/2/17
August 2, 2017
Friends, Welcome to the first Wednesday Notice of the 2017-2018 school year! I am looking forward to beginning together again after a relaxing, thoughtful, and joyful summer of rest, reading, and vacation....
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