New Teacher Spotlight: Gretchen Roberts, Social Studies

October 24, 2017

  Not only is this Gretchen Roberts new to Crossroads, this is also her first fall in St. Louis. She’s lived many places before; as a child, she split her time between...
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The Wednesday Notice, 10/11/17

October 11, 2017

“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest [people].” —Roald Dahl Friends, Today is the eighth year that students have designed, constructed, enjoyed, and torn down a Crossroads-sized carnival...
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Visit from Journalist Stephanie Hanes

October 11, 2017

  This week, journalist Stephanie Hanes presented to biology and AP Environmental Science students about her work reporting from Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, the subject of her newly released book, White...
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New Teacher Spotlight: Matt Barrett, World Languages

October 11, 2017

  Spanish teacher Matt Barrett is a St. Louis native and Crossroads alum. He remembers visiting the school as a 6th grader because he had neighbors who attended Crossroads. He says he...
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The Wednesday Notice, 9/27/17

September 29, 2017

Friends, In our most recent Next Week at Crossroads communication to parents, Kim wrote that the “rigor and vigor doesn’t end on Friday.” She was referring to all that was going on last...
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New Teacher Spotlight: Sarah Tolch, Science

September 27, 2017

  Middle school science teacher Sarah Tolch was born in North Carolina, but doesn’t have an easy answer to where she’s from. As a child, she moved around, following her father’s work...
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Alumni Spotlight: Elaina Grimm ’17, Candidate

September 13, 2017

  This summer, Elaina Grimm (’17) attended the Young Women’s Political Leadership Program in Washington, DC, organized by Running Start, a non-partisan group that supports young women in politics. The annual, weeklong experience...
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The Wednesday Notice, 9/13/17

September 13, 2017

Friends, I’ve been reading Brené Brown’s book Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parents, and Lead, which opens with the passage that made Theodore Roosevelt’s...
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Robotics Program Expands to the High School

September 13, 2017

  For the past two years, science teacher Cliff Sodergren has led teams of middle school students in the FIRST (For Inspiration & Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego League challenge, in...
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Making the Most of Crossroads “Parent Night”

September 1, 2017

Friends,   Each year, I like to share my thoughts about how to experience Parent Night to the fullest. While you are visiting, I hope you take an opportunity to view Crossroads, the...
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