Crossroads welcomed more than 150 people, ages 10-19, from nine states for a fencing tournament in May! This tournament was the final event for fencers to qualify for nationals, and the heat was on! Thanks so much to the Nike Community Impact Fund, which provided for equipment and program development, enabling us to partner with The Fencers Academy as an …
Congrats Class of 2023!
We honor these 19 young people who are beautifully different. We have seen the ripple the class of 2023 has made in and outside of our community. We are so proud to celebrate this impressive class and we cannot wait to see what they do in the future. Thank you to our speakers, Jackson Turnage, Tate Morgan, Maya Fuller, and …
Congratulations to Our 2023 Poetry Out Loud Finalists
Congratulations to our six finalists in Poetry Out Loud and our winner and runner-up: Leena McHugh ’28 Max Winkles-Reinsch ’27 Elliot Kopitske ’26 Morghan Freeman-Balton ’25 – Runner-up Lizzie Schweiterman ’24 Nick Merlo ’23 – Winner Check it out on TikTok!
Crossroads Theatre Presents “A Year with Frog and Toad”
Follow Frog and Toad – and their woodland colleagues – as they adventure through the seasons of life and friendship, celebrating the differences that make them unique. The endearing amphibians may be characters from popular children’s books, but the lessons they deliver are for all ages. A Year with Frog and Toad is an upbeat musical that is sure to …
Karaoke Competition for Chinese Language Learners
Diana Corey, Mandarin teacher in the World Languages Department, received a grant from The National Chinese Language Conference to help fund Chinese language and culture events that connect St. Louis area schools and the general public. Diana has created a virtual Karaoke Competition for Chinese language learners – with submissions open from January 9th through February 23rd. Students of Mandarin …
First Semester Mastery Learning Projects
This semester, six Crossroads students completed Mastery Learning Projects. MLPs provide students with an opportunity to explore an area of interest independently over the course of a semester with support from a faculty or staff mentor. The following students completed MLPs this fall. Sarah Herzog ’23, created a concept for a musical about Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe and wrote …
End of the Semester Ice Skating Tradition Continues…This Year with Alumni!
Every December, Crossroads celebrates the end of the semester and final exams with an afternoon of ice skating at Steinberg Ice Rink in Forest Park. This long-standing, joyful tradition included alumni this year, as part of Alumni Day. It was wonderful to continue the tradition with all!
Cultural Leadership
The Program Cultural Leadership seeks out middle and high school students to become advocates for social justice, equity, and just practices. This years class of 17 explored many strengths and oppressions of our communities through a lenses of Black and Jewish experiences. Tate Morgan and Hanan Nathan- Slarkey, rising seniors, participated in the program this year and shared their experiences …
ALUMNI! Connect with Crossroads – May 20, 2022
Join us Friday, May 20 from 7-9 pm for our rescheduled gathering! Come connect with alumni, faculty, and staff, and check out what’s new on campus! The class of 2022 will also be joining us for their first event as alumni. RSVP HERE!
Pride Month + the Day of Silence 2022
How Pride Month Began The LGBTQ Pride Month is always in June to commemorate the Stonewall riots of 1969. After being marginalized and threatened by police brutality, Americans with LGBTQ identities were only supported by underground establishments. The Stonewall Inn was accepting of the LGBTQ patrons, so they were prone to police raids for violating laws that infringed on the …