The Loop Trolley project is well underway, and it’s been exciting to watch the progress in The Loop and on DeBaliviere. The future looks bright as plans include a Crossroads trolley stop right in front of our school building. We’ve also arranged to have our parking lot entrance moved and widened to make pick-up and drop-off more convenient. In the...

Dear Parents and Students, The school year is nearly here, and we are all very excited for a fantastic year of Crossroads College Prep Athletics.The bar has been set high and we like it that way. It is time for new faces to step into prominent roles. We can’t wait to see how the pieces of the puzzle fit together.This...

“If we abandon equality, we lose the single bond that makes us a community, that makes us a people with the capacity to be free collectively and individually in the first place.” –Danielle Allen Director, Safra Center for Ethics Harvard University Friends, Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence, by Danielle Allen, African American classicist and political theorist,...

All middle classes with the arts department are an introduction to various possibilities within a specific medium. For the concentration classes, students and teachers will have the opportunity go beyond the introduction and work with projects and experiences that are designed to not only build skills but reinforce those skills. If your middle school student has not chosen a concentration, please do so...

Emily Owen Science MS Antioch University – Environmental Studies BS Cornell University – Natural Resources Emily loves learning, teaching, and participating in a school community. In class, she challenges students to discover the relevance of science in everyday life and to learn about the world by asking questions and solving problems using a scientific lens. Emily’s first love is the outdoors, and...

Friends, I have spent much of today reading and thinking about the nine individuals murdered this past Wednesday at Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC. It takes my breath away to think about the horror of the last moments of the lives of Cynthia Hurd, Ethel Lee Lance, Tywanza Sanders, Daniel Simmons, Sr., Myra Thompson, Suzy Jackson, Depayne...

Once again this year Crossroads was well-represented in the selection of the SCAA All Conference Teams for Girls Soccer—2015. Selection is conducted by the head coaches in our conference for those players who contributed well to their team’s success for the regular season during the year. Crossroads team had 8 members selected to the SCAA All Conference teams.  The members...

Friends, The 40th Anniversary celebration last Friday for Crossroads was a success! I want to thank all of you who were able to come for spending your time there. Board member, Patty Hagen, donated the space at T-REX, and Heather Lake’s work to make sure that the event was as relaxed as it was celebratory really paid off. Thank you,...

Last week the middle school students spent four days in the Shawnee National Forest hiking, canoeing, and observing the landscape around them. Excursions were made under the guidance of Land for Learning outdoor educators. It is the ninth year the middle school has traveled to this unique biosystem in southern Illinois, home to the largest variety of animal and plant...

Thank You, 2014-2015 Student Council! Many thanks for the hard work of this past year’s Student Council officers and grade representatives. Their leadership and efforts resulted in a very successful Canned Food Drive, Halloween Costume Contest, Spirit Week, Homecoming, Prom, 9th Grade Fun Night, Middle School Dances, Middle School Lock-In, Open Mic Night, Coin Drive for Ferguson, and Field Day...