Varsity Volleyball Senior Night

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We love our seniors! At school on Wednesday, we PINKED and POPPED OUT for our seniors on the Varsity Volleyball team: Adreana, Brooklyn, Lizzie, Sarah, Sydney, and Valeria. They chose a Pink Out in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the whole school showed up in their brightest pink attire. The rest of the Varsity Volleyball team set up …

Double Rainbow XIV

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Double Rainbow was as gorgeous and exciting as its namesake this year. The day began rain-soaked, but as the clouds opened, a rainbow appeared above Crossroads, and our fearless Double Rainbow leader Jad McDaniel snapped the above photo. The sun shone on, and the afternoon was sunny and warm, a departure from the previous chillier days. It was as if …

5th Day Exhibition Premieres

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Today, we celebrated an incredible first quarter of our groundbreaking 5th Day curriculum with 5th Day Exhibition. For the last two months, students have been honing new skills and working on intensive research projects in our weekly 5th Day long blocks. Every Wednesday, students have three hours to focus and engage deeply with a topic, whether it be under the …

5th Day Gets Cooking: Food Science I

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Our Food Science I course has been turning up the heat in our South Kitchen! Over the course of Quarter I, Food Science I students have learned that science is the magic behind all cooking and baking and every recipe’s measurements and ratios require mathematic precision. Each class began with learning the intricate science behind an element of cooking, then …

student panel at Open House

Open House (feat. GOATS)

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Our Open House was this sunny Sunday, a perfect day to spend learning about Crossroads with our special guests in the rain garden. We had pretzels a-plenty, many faculty, student, and parent volunteers, and a great turn out from prospective families! Oh, and did we mention Just Us Goats brought back their furry goatscaping team, including three baby goats?! They’re …

Outdoor Education Reaches New Heights on 5th Day

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Science teacher Howard Granok has been making waves and reaching new heights with his Outdoor Education 5th Day Course! Granok has always been a proponent of innovative, experiential science education. Last year, he encouraged AP Environmental students to turn visiting goats into a science experiment: students measured the goats’ consumption rate to determine their efficacy as sustainable lawnmowers. 5th Day …

Seeing Courts Up Close: 5th Day Courts & Trials Course

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The Courts & Trials 5th Day course visited the Eagleton Federal Courthouse last week. Students observed a sentencing hearing that was presided over by Judge Catherine D. Perry (U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri), whose children went to Crossroads (we love our Crossroads community!). The course then met with the Assistant US Attorney and Assistant Federal Public …

Crossroads Receives Platinum AP Honor Roll Distinction

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Crossroads has been named a Platinum member of the AP Honor Roll, the highest possible AP Honor Roll distinction. Congratulations to our students and faculty who work tirelessly year-long to prepare for AP exams – this award is YOUR tremendous accomplishment! The AP® School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs are delivering results for students while broadening access. Schools …

Order in the Court! Mini Mock Trial on 5th Day

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Our Courts and Trials course had their first mock trial last week. Shadi Peterman, course teacher, donned lovely judges robes to preside over the case. In under an hour, middle and high school students worked together to read and analyze a mock case, prepare arguments for prosecution and defense, assign witness roles, and present their case. The case also provided …

Stage Combat Guest Educator Packs a Punch

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Our 5th Day Theatre course spent nearly three hours with guest educator Erik Kuhn, an actor, theater technician, and stage combat instructor. Kuhn is a Washington University alum who has visited Crossroads as a guest theatre educator for several years now. This visit, he taught our 5th Day Theatre students the basics of stage combat and choreographed fighting. They started …