The AMC 8 is a 25-question, 40-minute, multiple choice examination in middle school mathematics designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills (www.maa.org). A hearty thank you to all our seventh and eighth graders who took the AMC 8 math test back in November. The MAA sent us the results. Drum roll please. This year in seventh grade, …
Senior Yearbook Reminder
First, if you ordered an ad page, now is the time to create your page or to submit photos, text, and layout ideas to have the yearbook staff put it together. Pages are 8.5” x 11”, and you can use whatever software you like to create it — just make sure to save a high-quality, high-resolution version. Send completed pages …
ESU Shakespeare Competition
Through the English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition, students are encouraged to develop their communication skills and an appreciation of the power of language and literature. Each fall semester, three or more students from St. Louis area schools work with their faculty advisor to study and memorize a Shakespeare monologue and sonnet for performance. After a competition within the school, the …
Poetry Out Loud
Friends, This afternoon I served as a part of the panel that judged the semi-finals of our Poetry Out Loud competition. Poetry Out Loud is a new experience for me, and I was impressed by each student’s commitment to their poem and to their willingness to take risks in front of one another and their teachers. This strikes me as …
Poetry Out Loud Class Winners
The class level competitions are complete, and we have identified the students going to the semi-final round for our Poetry Out Loud competition: 7th grade: JoJo Jones, Gaia Hittle, Nick Babusis, 8th grade: Eyvind Hovmand-Warner, Emily Hirshman, Malaika Ferguson 9th grade: Nyla Long, Rebecca Jaffe, Naysa Adams 10th grade: Elysse Price, Zoey Fleischer, Annie Chappell, Faith Blank, 11th grade: Andy …
Middle School Authors’ Evening: 2/3 at 6:30pm
Please join us for an evening to celebrate the artistic voices of our middle school students. We will transform our theater into a cafe with music, candlelight, cafe snacks, and excellent authors for an evening of creative writing by our own middle school students. Come, relax, and enjoy! Students, siblings, friends invited for free; cost for adults is $2. Tuesday, …
Good Work Partner: The ScholarShop
Faith Sandler, Executive Director of the Scholarship Foundation and Crossroads parent of Claire Holohan, Class of 2011, and Pete Holohan, Class of 2013, helped advise on the creation of our Good Work program. The ScholarShop has been a steady and active member of our Good Work team ever since. Rita Dillard begins each new year with our volunteers running a …
This Week’s College Acceptances
Maya Acharya was accepted to Loyola University New Orleans with scholarship. Jocelyn Lane was accepted to Marquette University with scholarship. Louis McClellan was accepted to Illinois College with scholarship.
Theatre Parents: Volunteers Needed
Dear Crossroads Theatre Parents: We are preparing for Tech Week (Monday, January 26 – Sunday, February 1) for the Winter One Acts. Parents support the theatre program by providing healthy and substantial snacks and dinners for the cast and theatre staff, and treats for intermission to encourage donations during performances. Also, we will be selling flowers at each performance. Please …
Alumni Update
Halle Sparks, class of 2013, is involved with the Developing Scholars Program (DSP) and the Ecological Genomics Undergraduate Research and Mentoring Program (URM) at Kansas State University. Through the Developing Scholars Program, she was matched with a biological research lab and mentor and co-authored a scientific review in her first semester. Halle is now working on publishing a paper with …
