Current Sports Winter Wrap Up

March 9, 2016

Boys’ Basketball The Varsity Boys’ Basketball team had the type of season that can test the very qualities that we feel and hope that athletics at Crossroads builds.After concluding this very difficult season, we discovered that our kids are built to sustain such qualities. This was a young team that had a great many growing pains. Many of the returning...
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Spring Testing

March 9, 2016

Each spring, our middle school students sit for a standardized exam called the ACT Aspire. ACT Aspire is a benchmarked, standards-based system of assessments in writing, reading, English, and mathematics. The score reports that are provided highlight individual student progress towards College Readiness. The ACT Aspire will tell us which important skills, and knowledge your student has now and which skills and...
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Middle School Science Fair 2016 Winners

March 9, 2016

The Middle School Science Fair 2016 winners were presented with prizes and certificates last Monday during morning announcements. Congratulations to all of them, and all of our Middle School, for their hard work! Quinn Cage “Set in Stone” Grand Prize 1st place, 7th grade Best Environmental Science Project Best Logbook “Set in Stone” Kyle Tomasula “Plants Need Soil to Grow,...
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Project Refill and ECO ACT

March 9, 2016

Dear Crossroads College Prep Community, 50 million water bottles are thrown away each day in the United States of America. This is enough to stretch from New York to San Francisco and back! Crossroads College Prep’s ECO-ACT team intends to reduce the water bottles thrown away. Additionally, ECO-ACT intends to enlighten people about this massive problem. Our goal is to...
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Teaching

March 2, 2016

Friends, I feel very lucky that I am able to teach one semester-long class as the Head of School for Crossroads. This year I am teaching our African American Literature class, and I find this both joyful and challenging. We have been reading A Mercy by Toni Morrison and talking about how Morrison builds the story using multiple perspectives and...
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Parent Teacher Student Conferences

March 2, 2016

As we are approaching the midpoint of our spring semester, it is time for students, parents and teachers to gather together to discuss students’ progress this year. These conferences supplement the communication that occurs daily between students and their teachers about work and the grades and notes that we publish to families.  You will have third quarter grades in hand at...
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SLU BEAMS Bridge Building Success

March 2, 2016

Once again this year, several Crossroads students participated in the SLU BEAMS bridge building competition, and once again our teams were quite successful, placing second and seventh (and winning the Most Aesthetic Award). Each team designs and builds a balsa wood bridge to specs and submits a report on their process. Winners are determined by maximum load supported, load efficiency, report...
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Chess News: 3/2/16

March 2, 2016

State and Nationals Both State and Nationals fall during spring break this year.  State is a day-long trip on March 19th, and Nationals will be in Atlanta this year from March 30th (corrected date)-April 4th.  Please check your email for all the details.  In order to attend Nationals, students must participate in 3 tournaments, plus the Missouri State Championships. Gateway...
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Chess News: 2/24/2016

February 24, 2016

State and Nationals Both State and Nationals fall during spring break this year.  State is a day-long trip on March 19th, and Nationals will be in Atlanta this year from March 30th (corrected date)-April 4th.  Please check your email for all the details.  Registration for Nationals is due Friday, February 26th.  In order to attend Nationals, students must participate in...
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Election Week in Washington D.C.

February 24, 2016

Students in 10th-12th grade are invited to join Brittyne Fitzgerald for a week in Washington D.C. in November.Close Up’s Election Week program provides students with the opportunity to meet face-to-face with their Congressional delegation on Capitol Hill and with Washington insiders who play a key role in the American political system. Additionally, students will participate in an exclusive elections issues...
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