Graduation Speech 2015: Eliana Zuckerman
May 18, 2015
Welcome, class of 2015. Congratulations on getting to this day. You made it! By now most of you have probably heard of my hamster, Hazel. She is adorable, frightening, and the light of my life. I will use her as an extended metaphor throughout this entire speech, so buckle up. Here we go: Life lessons I’ve learned from my Hamster...
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Graduation Speech 2015: Melvin Jerome “MJ” Butler II
May 18, 2015
I don’t think I will ever forget the day that Crossroads College Preparatory School became the school that I would attend for the rest of my grade school career. I had to be 11 years old. My voice hadn’t dropped, I still thought girls had coodies, and all that really mattered to me was having fun with my friends. My mother was driving...
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Graduation 2015 Remarks: Dr. Jason Heisserer, Head of School
May 18, 2015
At Crossroads, we are smart and good. We value being ourselves and having a voice. We cultivate habits of empathy and listening as a way to honor the selves and the voices of others. As a school community, as a network of mutuality, we craft our daily experiences so that we have opportunities to practice all of these things, to...
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Graduation 2015 Remarks: Zack Boyers, Chair, Board of Trustees
May 18, 2015
Good afternoon. My name is Zack Boyers, and I have the great privilege of serving the Crossroads community as Chair of the Board of Trustees. I would like to extend a warm welcome to the parents, families and friends of the graduates, the Board of Trustees, Administration, Faculty and Staff of Crossroads College Preparatory School, and most importantly today to the members of the Class...
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Three Students Complete YouthCITIES March-to-May Innovation Bootcamp
May 13, 2015
“Designed for middle school and high school students…participants work with a variety of entrepreneurs to start a venture, figure out how it impacts our local community, and determine how it’s going to make money while driving change.” The program started in Boston, and this is the first year it has taken place in St. Louis. Here’s what Alex (‘16) had...
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A Tiny House for Sharon and Sal
May 13, 2015
We are building a Tiny House for our librarian Sharon and her husband Sal. Sal has always dreamed of building a house and of the economic independence that comes with building and owning a house outright. Sal has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has already lived past the time that doctors predicted when he was first diagnosed. Sal wants...
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Girls Giving
May 12, 2015
Girls Giving is a side project of the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund that was started just this year by Kathy Frost. She has a daughter in 11th grade, and Kathy encouraged her along with other girls to join Girls Giving. Each of the 30 members contributed $100 to collectively give a small grant to a non-profit organization. Girls...
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Summer Volleyball Camp
May 11, 2015
Dear Volleyball Players, I am happy to be able to offer Volleyball Camp again this summer for students that are currently in 7th, 8th, and 9th grades. We also allow younger students upon request. The focus of this camp is to emphasize the fundamentals that we stress in the overall program at Crossroads and to provide a bridge to higher...
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Teacher Appreciation Week
May 6, 2015
Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.” ― Helen Caldicott Friends, I often describe the work of a teacher as minute-by-minute. Teachers are responsible for decisions as they plan and for decisions-on-the-spot as they teach. This calls for great flexibility and nuance. I remember my...
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Scores from Baseball and Soccer
May 6, 2015
Baseball Crossroads 9 Kennedy 8 Crossroads 15 McCluer South Berkeley 1 DuBourg 18 Crossroads 1 Crossroads 30 Jennings 2 Crossroads 19 Metro 1 Soccer Notre Dame 6 Crossroads 0 Crossroads 1 Brentwood 0 Valley Park 3 Crossroads 2 Crossroads 5 Hancock 0...
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