Our Chess Team finished in 6th place overall out of 30 teams at the Missouri Scholastic Championships. Freshman Nasser Williams and Junior Janne Ochs medaled on boards 3 and 4, respectively, leading the team to a 10.5/16 record. This was quite an accomplishment for such a young team! They journeyed to Nationals in Baltimore, put up a strong showing, finishing just barely out of trophy range,...

This weekend, the Crossroads WorldQuest team and coach Shadi Peterman won the St. Louis regional competition, making our school back-to-back champions. They will be going to Washington DC on an all-expense-paid journey to nationals again in April!...

Our annual Black Arts Explosion, a celebration of Black identity and pride during Black History Month, is a culmination of what is truly powerful and meaningful about our community. Our Black Student Union left attendees awestruck by their talent and passion. Guest speaker Neal Richardson, President and CEO of St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC), said that he was deeply inspired...

Every year, the Crossroads English department sponsors our school’s participation in a national competition in the memorization and recitation of poetry called Poetry Out Loud. Every child participates. Simply reciting the poem correctly is a success, but we also compete and name a single winner from each grade who performs at an all-school assembly; from this competition, we will select a school winner who competes in the...

This beloved all school tradition is a perfect way to glide into Winter Break! Every year, we wrap up a week of challenging upper school finals and middle school projects with the joy of ice skating together at Steiner Rink in Forest Park. We also celebrated our second 5th Day Exhibition the morning before ice skating. After a quarter of...

We love to open up our building to our extended Crossroads community: family, friends, and alums alike! This weekend, we all came together for an incredible afternoon of feasting, fun, and gratitude for each other and the space we share. We spent a chilly afternoon enjoying time with each other: playing games, sipping hot chocolate, and sharing our favorite Crossroads...

Our partnership with The Novel Neighbor has been one of the highlights of this semester. Today, Kim Johnson, critically acclaimed YA author, visited us for an author talk and to sign copies of her newest novel, Invisible Son, a powerful work on social justice, identity, and race set in Portland as the pandemic rolls in and George Floyd is murdered....

This year’s Turducken was certainly something to squawk about! It was our lucky number 13th Turducken, and the first Turducken we sat in our mixed grade level, faculty, and staff Houses.  Turducken is a potluck feast at Crossroads for students, faculty, and staff named after the iconic dish “Turducken” – a chicken inside of a duck inside of a turkey! ...

Check it out: Trivia Night was a great success! Thanks to the generosity of the Crossroads community and our guests, the event made over $8000 for the Linda Russ Memorial Fund, which helps provide tournament scholarships and transportation for students playing chess. Over 220 people enjoyed an evening filled with trivia, food, and fun! M.C. Kevin Carbery kept the night...

We love when Halloween falls on a school day! For the spooky holiday this year, everyone came to school in their costumes! Crossroads students COMMIT. TO. THE. BIT. All their costumes were so unique and well crafted: it was hard to not just give everyone the “Best Costume” award! At lunch, teachers hosted Trick ‘or Treating St. Louis style: tell...