Friends, The theme of this year’s ISACS Heads Conference was “Through a Different Lens: New Views in School Leadership.” The conference ended last Friday afternoon, and I took a long walk to reflect on my learning and my discussions with other Heads during the conference (including Tom Hoerr and Billy Handmaker). I left this conference feeling connected to my fellow …
Health Professions Fair
Ten juniors and sophomores attended the annual health professions fair at Washington University School of Medicine on February 3rd. They met with a diverse range of professionals from the Saint Louis area, practiced a few hands-on skills, and listened to a panel discussion on addictive behaviors. Thank you to the following students for representing Crossroads College Prep so well (it …
Chess News: 2/4/2015
Trivia night 2/7 All hands on deck for trivia night! The setup crew should be at the school at 2:30 pm, and the rest of the team and parent helpers should be at school by 5:30 pm. Please wear your chess shirt. We will provide a pizza dinner. Red Rook Results The middle school team of Ernie McCarter, Russell Bigham, …
Entrepreneurship, Engineering, and Gaming
March to May Bootcamp Venture Cafe is proud to bring Youth CITIES’s March to May bootcamp to St. Louis. Started in 2007, Vicky Wu Davis has been creating and refining a curriculum to expose young people to the mindset and principles of entrepreneurship; to prepare them to be leaders in their field, whether as founder or part of an innovative …
Middle School Lock-In: Thank You!
The 2015 MS Lock-In was a grand success! Thank you to all who participated and volunteered. When students sat down at the beginning of the lock-in, Blair Williams, 8th grade StuCo rep, addressed the MS and described the activities for the night. Then Mark Norwood spoke with them and outlined three goals/rules for the night: Make choices that deeepen and …
Good Work Partner: SouthSide Early Childhood Center
SouthSide Early Childhood Center is (SECC) one of our founding Good Work partners. Anne Lowell, Executive Director, (Crossroads parent of Rebecca Lowell, Class of 2009, and Johanna Lowell, Class of 2011) offered advice when Crossroads created the Good Work program, and we have been working with their teachers, staff, and young ones every since. Arriving around nap time, Crossroadians have …
Crossroads College Prep Students Spent 2014 Summer Vacation Working in Cambodia & Myanmar
January 14, 2015 – Bozeman, Montana – During the 2014 summer Ivan and Cecilia Boyers, students at Crossroads College Prep, spent more than a month of summer vacation working and exploring in Cambodia and Myanmar with VISIONS Service Adventures, an international community service based adventure travel program. Ivan and Cecilia were part of a group of high school students who …
Athletic Profile: Ivan Boyers
NAME: Ivan Boyers YEAR: Junior (11th) TEAM(S) PARTICIPATED ON AT CROSSROADS: Soccer 1) What is your favorite aspect of the Athletic Program at Crossroads? The athletic program at Crossroads is clearly like nowhere else. Not only can it cultivate new athletes, but it allows any student that’s interested to join. It also allows experienced athletes to take a strong leadership …
Sidelines: February’s Athletics Update
BOYS’ BASKETBALL The Crossroads Boys’ Varsity Basketball team is at the mid-season point and have held their own in the very balanced SCAA. Having lost some key pieces to graduation, many team members are finding themselves filling new roles this season. The team currently owns a 4-10 overall record, and sits in 3rd place in the conference with an undefeated …
Sarah PW Reflects on the Power of Identity
I am thinking about identity this week: its power. Saeed Jones asks, “How old were you when America taught you that being who you are could get you killed?” He goes on to quote Toni Morrison, who similarly wondered “What it is to live at the edge of towns that cannot bear your company,” in his blog in the New …
