Since April is National Volunteer Month, we want to give a special shoutout to our dedicated volunteers who are essential to our school community. We extend deep gratitude to our UNGALA committee and volunteers, the Crossroads Family Organization, the Board of Trustees, our campus beautification volunteers, the Crossroads Student Council, and every single one of our students and faculty, all …
Congratulations to junior Louisa Blackmoore for placing 2nd in today’s Missouri History Day competition. She also earned the women’s history prize for her performance of “Hedy Lamarr: Bombshell, Inventor, or Both?” Louisa began her work during her Mastery Learning Project this spring and will be proceeding to the National History Day competition next month in College Park, Maryland. We are …
Our entire middle school recently participated in a Model United Nations Conference hosted by Civitas. We’re proud to share a founder: Arthur Lieber! Arthur co-founded Crossroads and served as teacher and head of school for many years. He has dedicated his career to educating students about global issues and the US political system. Stay tuned for Arthur’s return to teaching …
The year coming to an end means it’s time to recognize students who have gone above and beyond what their classes and extracurriculars asked of them. From STEM to sports to practical and performing arts, these students exemplify what it means to be Crossroadian: hardworking, kind, wise, and a thoughtful community member. All of our students astound us, and these …
I was blessed to be the head of Crossroads School/Crossroads College Prep for 15 years, then head of a school in New Mexico for seven years, and I’m now finishing my 6th year as head of a school in San Antonio, Texas. My wife and I were also fortunate to have our older son attend Crossroads for two years. What …
We hope as 5th Day evolves, courses will continue to be more and more student-led and student-designed. This semester, we’ve centered student interest and input in the course development process. Students completed a survey with questions like “What kind of business would you start?” and “What issues do you really care about?” and voted on course options inspired by their responses. In an afternoon design …
Congratulations to juniors Camryn Honkomp, Josh Vaughan, and Ariana Thomas for recently completing Wash U School of Medicine’s Saturday Scholars program and Mizzou Med School’s Excellence in Learning program. They now have exceptional experience in clinical rotations, cadaver dissection, and medical research. What diligence and dedication, future doctors!
On Monday, April 8, we went together as an entire school to view the total solar eclipse! The buses were bursting with excitement, as students looked forward to seeing eclipse ephemera like shadow bands, diamond rings, corona, and a few moments of total darkness. Howard Granok and fellow science teachers were our fearless leaders and taught us so much about this rare event. We made …
Our Chess Team finished in 6th place overall out of 30 teams at the Missouri Scholastic Championships. Freshman Nasser Williams and Junior Janne Ochs medaled on boards 3 and 4, respectively, leading the team to a 10.5/16 record. This was quite an accomplishment for such a young team! They journeyed to Nationals in Baltimore, put up a strong showing, finishing just barely out of trophy range, …
Thanks to our partnership with MADE Makerspace, we had a creative Community Reception with admitted and current families as well as other supportive members of the Crossroads community. Students (and grown-ups) got a chance to make their own vinyl cut t-shirts: designing, cutting, “weeding,” and pressing a unique Crossroads t-shirt! We are so grateful to our partners like MADE and ITEF (funders …
