In honor of Black History Month, Crossroads students will share powerful works of art in the form of poetry, spoken word, speeches, monologues, songs and other performances as tributes to African-American artists. We invite all members of the community (students, parents and friends) to join us as we celebrate the legacy and culture of African Americans. Please join us this...

Thanks so much to everyone who came out for the Multi-Cultural Potluck on Thursday! The food was wonderful, the music was rockin’, and it was a great evening of conversation and community. A special thanks to everyone who shared a dish, to Hugh and all of the talented musicians who entertained us with music from around the world, to all...

Even teachers as dedicated and excellent as the faculty of Crossroads benefit from classroom observation by a person serving as an eloquent mirror. Observations offer pedagogical dialogue and careful, intentional reflection. We ask all our teachers to participate in meaningful professional development, of which observations are a central piece. With our faculty reflecting and continuing to grow, we bring your...

Every year, engineering students at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign hold their Engineering Open House, providing U of I students (such as Crossroads alum Ben Williams ’14) the opportunity to showcase their work while providing younger students the chance to gain exposure to many engineering disciplines.  We will be taking a group of students again this year. The dates are...

The registration process has begun! Although it’s still really cold outside, we are looking to spring and planning for our 2015-16 academic year. As of this coming Friday, all current 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th graders will have met to discuss next year’s classes. They are handed a formal registration form and have almost two weeks to make their selections....

Parent Teacher Student Conferences will be held on March 11 and March 12 4:00-8:00pm. One of the important ways we as a school help our students, your children, grow into their potential is through dialogue. Conferences are the formal time we put aside for this dialogue. Grades alone cannot communicate the work children do, and these conferences help fill that...

RAFFLE for Six Flags Tickets! With warmer weather on the horizon, the Prom planning committee will be selling raffle tickets for just two weeks beginning Monday, March 2. Two winners will each receive two tickets for Six Flags, which can be used any day during the 2015 season. This is a $120 value for each winner! Raffle tickets will be...

We were very pleased when we added the International Institute as a Good Work partner last year.  We have worked with them in two ways: we join their students on field trips to Central Library downtown and act as guides, and we work at Global Farm, an “incubator farm in the Botanical Heights Neighborhood.”  The multigenerational and multicultural connections experienced...

Adam Goss and Matthew Larson have both advanced to Finalist status in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. Of the 1.5 million students in 29,000 high schools throughout the the country who participate each year in the National Merit program, only 15,000 students advance to finalist status. Congratulations to Adam and Matthew!...

Abby Hirshman and Essence Price are the student leaders of Social Justice. They wanted to get behind the news coverage of all that went on in Ferguson. After discussing several ideas with the Social Justice group, all decided to try and connect with individuals living in Ferguson as a way to get closer to the truth of what was and...