Wednesday, October 14th, Crossroads students, faculty, and staff will enjoy our Double Rainbow Fall Festival. This event is a great way to celebrate the end of our first quarter and the beginning of Fall Break. Each advisory chose a film as the theme for the creation of a camp area that includes an activity and food to share. Students are...

The Crossroads College Prep Junior-Senior Prom will take place on Saturday, April 18th, 8pm-11pm at Windows On Washington. The event includes appetizers, desserts, and dancing. Reserved parking is available near the venue, with a shuttle bus running from the lot to the dance. Tickets are for sale in the front office from Susan Kane. Cost is $35 per ticket through...

Student Council invites all students to get excited to celebrate Crossroads during Spirit Week, February 2-6! Here is the schedule for the week including dress-up days and special events: Monday – Pajama Day Tuesday – Fancy Tuesday Wednesday – Blue and White Day Wednesday Afternoon – All-School Soccer at Centennial Commons in the afternoon, returning to school by 3:15pm Thursday –...

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Crossroads Library Book Fair in December! Over 50 books were donated to the school from the wish list, and the library received a commission of $985 to spend on more books as a result of your support.  We would like to thank in particular Lois Sechrist and Cindy Zirwes for organizing the...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

The Multicultural Potluck will be on Thursday, February 19th, 6-8pm. Join us for an evening of international food, music, and conversation. Hear music from a variety of cultures performed by Crossroads students. Learn some fun international trivia. Sample tasty foods from all over the world. Bring a labeled dish from your culture of choice that serves 10 to 12 people....

Crossroads places 2nd at Sperring January 10th Congratulations to the high school team of Andrew Kowalkowski, Katie Stujenske, David Dong, LaVaughn Caradine, and Homer Dula for their 2nd place finish (on tiebreakers) at the recent Gateway Class Tournament.   Katie and David went undefeated, finishing 2nd and 3rd, respectively, on their classes, while Andrew finished 10th.  Nyla Long medalled for...