Crossroads Small Business Directory
April 29, 2020
Join us in supporting small businesses owned and operated by Crossroads families and friends. See below for the current list and click here to add your own! We will continue to update this list! Business Description Contact 501creative 501creative is a design and marketing communications that works exclusively with nonprofit organizations to create fundraising, recruiting and educational tools. Karen...
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Class of 2020 College Acceptances
April 28, 2020
Students in the Class of 2020 have received a range of college acceptances, and are in the midst of making their selections by the traditional May 1 enrollment deadline. Here is the full list of college acceptances (with numbers by schools with more than one student accepted) for the Class of 2020 — we look forward to sharing their plans...
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Julia Wolff Places First with “The Beast”
April 10, 2020
Congratulations to 10th Grader Julia Wolff, who won first prize in the Wednesday Club of St. Louis’s Annual Poetry Contest! The contest is in its 94th year, and celebrates the creative work of St. Louis students and residents. Works were judged by poetry professors and scholars, with the high school judge remarking about Julia’s work: “This surrealistic and metaphorical exploration...
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The Crossroads “Dictionary of Terms”
April 8, 2020
As part of a study on linguistics, Shadi’s anthropology students compiled a Crossroads dictionary of terms specific to (or with specific meaning to) our community. Shadi and her class shared their quick brainstorm as a reminder of our great community (even when apart during virtual learning). Suggestions welcome! Good Work — an event that takes place 3-4 times every year...
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Crossroads Awarded ITEF Grant for Middle School Technology
April 2, 2020
At Crossroads, we teach our students to think critically, solve problems creatively, and act with empathy. Building technology into our curriculum provides our students with greater opportunity to extend their learning in new ways, and a new opportunity for our middle schoolers will give them enhanced access to technology, enable their “digital citizenship,” and enhance social-emotional learning through greater connection with older...
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Virtual Learning Plan
March 27, 2020
Thanks to our routine use of Portals and g-suite, our students are already well practiced in how to proceed. Just as students would check Portals each day for homework, now Portals will also include expanded work for our virtual Crossroads school day. Please read below for details on how your child(ren) will be expected to engage in their classes during...
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Robotics Team Finishes Season Strong
March 25, 2020
This year’s Robotics season ended on a strong note. The team, Servo Stressors, placed second in two award categories in the regional finals: The Connect Award: This judged award is given to the team that most connects with their local science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) community. The Control Award: The Control Award celebrates a team that uses sensors and...
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Middle School Science Fair Awardees
March 25, 2020
Middle Schoolers spent the early part of the spring semester preparing for the annual science fair. Students displayed their projects and were judged by members of the St. Louis science community. Students showed acumen and creativity in developing, executing, and presenting their projects. As science teacher Sarah T notes “While the regional Science Fair is open to students across St....
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Sign Up for Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 4, 2020
Parent-Teacher Conference Day at Crossroads College Preparatory School are Thursday, October 22, 2020 and Friday, October 23, 2020. At Crossroads, we believe these conferences are essential to learning. Please plan about an hour on that date to meet several of your child’s teachers to discuss progress for the year. Importance of Parent-Teacher Conferences Conferences will be held Thursday, October 22,...
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Not Your Parents’ Reading List
February 26, 2020
A frequent refrain you often hear from Sarah PW, Jason, and our faculty in the English department is “if you can read well and if you can write well, you can think well.” But reading well does not mean classroom reading lists must be exclusively filled with the classical canon that parents grew up with in their classrooms. Today, Crossroads’...
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