Congratulations to junior Louisa Blackmoore for placing 2nd in today’s Missouri History Day competition. She also earned the women’s history prize for her performance of “Hedy Lamarr: Bombshell, Inventor, or Both?” Louisa began her work during her Mastery Learning Project this spring and will be proceeding to the National History Day competition next month in College Park, Maryland. We are...

The year coming to an end means it’s time to recognize students who have gone above and beyond what their classes and extracurriculars asked of them. From STEM to sports to practical and performing arts, these students exemplify what it means to be Crossroadian: hardworking, kind, wise, and a thoughtful community member. All of our students astound us, and these...

Congratulations to juniors Camryn Honkomp, Josh Vaughan, and Ariana Thomas for recently completing Wash U School of Medicine’s Saturday Scholars program and Mizzou Med School’s Excellence in Learning program. They now have exceptional experience in clinical rotations, cadaver dissection, and medical research. What diligence and dedication, future doctors!...

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!...

Let’s hear it for Bryan Ammons ’24, our school Poetry Out Loud Winner and Regional Runner-Up! Bryan Ammons represented our school yesterday in the St. Louis Regional Poetry Out Loud Competition where he finished second overall as Runner-Up. His performances were absolutely breathtaking: he truly has a talent for recitation. His commitment to his craft and community also impressed us all. He’s pictured here...

We’re excited to share that the Crossroads Varsity Mock Trial team secured a major victory last night in their first round of the competition against Pattonville, winning with a unanimous 3-0 decision! 🎉 Our students presented their case confidently and demonstrated excellent legal skills, earning high praise from the panel of judges, including an actual sitting judge who presided over...

On November 8, 2023, most of our high schoolers sat for the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) through the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). This Competition was first administered in 2950, and leads the nation in strengthening the mathematical capabilities of the next generation of problem-solvers. The goal of this test is to help America’s educators identify talent and foster a...

Bryan Ammons ’24 and Ronak Mohanty ’24 have received the honor of being named National Merit Semi-Finalists!  Last October, our high schoolers took the PSAT among 3.5 million other high school students nationwide. The honor of National Merit Semi-Finalist is only bestowed upon the top 16,000 scorers. What an enormous accomplishment! Semi-Finalists have the opportunity to apply to become Finalists...

  This week, Nick Merlo ’23 was presented with a resolution by State Representative Del Taylor from the Missouri House of Representatives for his Poetry Out Loud achievements as regional and state winner! Amazing! Thank you, Representative Taylor, for honoring Nick and sharing your morning with Crossroads! Please come back anytime.  Nick will go on to compete in the national...

Crossroads College Prep’s chess team competed in the National High School Championships this past week in Washington, D.C! What an experience! Joshua Vaughn (’25) played in the U1200 division, while Jackson Turnage (’23), Ronak Mohanty (’24), Kenzie Davis (’26), Alex Babusis (’26), Austin Wangler (’27), and Max Winkles-Reinsch (’27) all played in the U800 division. Our U800 team placed 3rd...