Chess Nationals in DC!
April 3, 2023
Crossroads College Prep’s chess team competed in the National High School Championships this past week in Washington, D.C! What an experience! Joshua Vaughn (’25) played in the U1200 division, while Jackson Turnage (’23), Ronak Mohanty (’24), Kenzie Davis (’26), Alex Babusis (’26), Austin Wangler (’27), and Max Winkles-Reinsch (’27) all played in the U800 division. Our U800 team placed 3rd...
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Signs of Growth: A Message from Mark and Sarah
March 2, 2023
During our daily middle school advisory time last week, we asked students to think about one or two words that were most meaningful to them. As students went home for the weekend to think about it, Gretchen shared her words: gratitude and relationships. If you know Gretchen, you might have guessed those words. They perfectly express our network of mutuality, our community; we...
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Announcing 5th Day, Our Educational Innovation: A Message from Mark and Sarah
March 1, 2023
In cooperation with leaders at the National Association of Independent Schools and members from all of our constituencies, this fall we took a deep look at who we are, what we are uniquely positioned to do for our students, and what the world of education needs most. 5th Day is our answer: it will better prepare Crossroads students for college and...
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Learning & Growing Together: A Message from Mark and Sarah
January 25, 2023
Do you remember when Christopher Page-Sanders ’05 danced for Black Arts Explosion? (We got to see him before he turned pro!) We have such strong memories of the event when it first started and the pride we all felt in our students for coming up with the idea and leading the way. Our students chose to place the Black Arts Explosion at the end...
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Congratulations to Our 2023 Poetry Out Loud Finalists
January 23, 2023
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!...
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Crossroads Theatre Presents “A Year with Frog and Toad”
January 20, 2023
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...
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Karaoke Competition for Chinese Language Learners
January 6, 2023
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...
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First Semester Mastery Learning Projects
December 31, 2022
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...
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Looking Back and Moving Forward: A Message from Mark and Sarah
December 28, 2022
The close of a year brings with it the requisite reflection. Looking back to the last 12 months, we are so grateful for the families with us today, for the students learning in our halls and shaping our story with their stories, for the faculty and staff whose hearts come to work along with their hands and their minds. Looking back farther,...
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