Crossroads College Preparatory School

Our float trips go wayyyy back to the 80s! 🛟 After last week’s Boundless float, we were tickled pink to find such similar photos in the 1988-89 yearbook. Middle School still goes to camp, but now they go at the end of the year, having three Boundless days in the beginning. What are your favorite memories of traditions at Crossroads? Come reminisce at the 50th Celebration Weekend: register now at https://crossroadscollegeprep.org/50th/

5th Day is BACK! 💚 Today, we kicked off quarter 1 with new courses, STL Architecture, Video Production and Animation, The Food of STL Neighborhoods, Car Maintenance, Upcycle Fashion, Civitas, and Rock Climbing, and a few returning by popular demand, Outdoor Education, Theatre Tech Design Immersion, and Drone Crew.

Be boundless! ⚡The past three days, our middle schoolers have participated in our unique Boundless curriculum, a chance for classes to bond and students to discover their expansive self by stepping out of their comfort zones, speaking up, and having fun! Highlights from the week have included taking the metro to CityGarden, a Cardinals game, and a Friday Float trip.

Happy First Day of School! 🌈 Our building is overflowing with the joy of students and staff excited to come together in community once more. From the Boundless energy of our middle school, to juniors dashing to their first off campus lunches, to new freshmen courageously beginning high school, YOU are the sparks that light up Crossroads!

What a beautiful day! (hey!) ☀️ The sun shone on our Back to School Picnic yesterday, illuminating a bright year ahead for all our Crossroads Currents! Thank you to all our faculty and families who were present and helped us kick off our 50th Anniversary school year! We love our Crossroads community!!

We can't wait to have you back next week! Don't forget, our Back to School Picnic is Monday at 5:30 pm, and New Student Orientation begins an hour prior at 4:30 pm! Remember to bring a picnic blanket and your school supplies if you want to go ahead and stock your locker.

Are you ready for back to school? From Double Rainbow to enormous group hugs, we can't wait to experience our favorite Crossroadian traditions this year! Next week, students can look forward to seeing each other again at our Back to School picnic and creating deeper bonds through upper school advisory retreats and Middle School's Boundless curriculum. We can't wait to have you all back in the building!

We're pleased to welcome Karsen Jurenka and Jasmin Ceric to the Crossroads community as social studies and math faculty members, respectively. Karsen and Jasmin, we know you will fit right in at Crossroads, and we are so happy to have you join us!

Were you a member of the Crossroads Varsity Fishing Team? 🎣 Crossroads students loved their recent opportunity to learn real life skills like fishing over our first 5th Day year. This experience is even more special because it connects them to decades of past Crossroadians.

Want to reconnect with classmates and celebrate our 50 years of memories? Come to our 50th reunion THIS September: click this link for more information https://crossroadscollegeprep.org/50th/

Current athletes!⚡️ Our Fall Athletics season begins this upcoming MONDAY. August 12! Please make sure you check your email for important information about the upcoming season. IF YOU CANNOT MAKE PRACTICE ON MONDAY, PLEASE EMAIL YOUR COACH!

Future doctors alert! 🩺 Rising seniors Camryn, Ariana, and Josh keep learning on their weekends, completing Wash U School of Medicine's Saturday Scholars program and Mizzou Med School’s Excellence in Learning program during their junior year. From participating in clinical rotations to human cadaver dissections, these students got to learn from real experiences in the field of medicine.

We support students to follow their every interest! Curious? Call 314-367-8085 today to schedule a tour or drop in! You can also fill out an inquiry form through this link: https://crossroadscollegeprep.org/applying-to-crossroads/

Senior bonding moments! ✨️ In years past, Crossroads seniors have gone on group camping trips, participated in fun team building days, and enjoyed so many on and off campus traditions. What was your favorite moment from your Crossroads senior year?

WE LOVE THE CLASS OF 2024 💛💙 We are holding this incredible class close to our hearts as they prepare to head off to college very soon. We are so incredibly proud of all of you, and we can't wait to see where your paths lead. From Pitzer University in California to Columbia University in New York City, Crossroads grads are headed nationwide!

Peer into our students' imagined worlds! 🧚🏽 Our summer staff love being surrounded by the past year of student art, including these Mixed Media Miniatures. What are you excited to create in the new school year?

Dreaming of a school that feels like home? 🏡 Call (314) 367-8085 to schedule a tour today!

Fall sports have been a Crossroads staple since the start! ⚽️ This Fall, we're offering Girls' Volleyball, Boys' Soccer, and Cross Country. Make sure you're checking your email this summer for important athletics updates and other back to school information! Fall sports begin on August 12.

Do you have your school books yet? 📚️ We have still have some donated books available at Crossroads: come drop off your old books and pick up new ones!

Crossroads students and families, please make sure you've thoroughly read the "Next Year at Crossroads" email, which went out Friday evening. This email is your guide to planning for the school year ahead, from book and supply lists to our school year schedule. We can't wait for when we all come back together in August! ☀️

Found your spark at Crossroads? Come celebrate with us for our 50th Anniversary! RSVP: http://evite.me/xrds50

Do you remember building a bonfire at Crossroads? 🔥 Bonfires have had an important role in our history, from an old tradition of Fall Festival bonfires to learning how to build fires as a class on camp retreats. This past year, we brought fire-building into the classroom through 5th Day courses like Outdoor Education and Life Skills. Someone told us a bonfire will be a special part of our 50th Reunion Weekend: sign up today! http://evite.me/xrds50

Crossroads Chess Reunion! ⚡️ Spanning alumni classes '03 through '23, we had a wonderful time at the Kyle Weeks Memorial Alumni Chess Tournament this Saturday. Thank you so much to Howard for hosting, and all of our participants! Should we set up chess boards at the 50th Reunion Weekend? Don't forget to RSVP: http://evite.me/xrds50

Lovely alumni! 💙 These photos represent a fraction of the alums who have visited our building over the past year. From cheering on our current athletes, playing in the Alumni Basketball Game, and attending All School Ice Skating to impromptu visits or sustained volunteer work at Crossroads, we love every single way you decide to keep in touch with us. If you've been looking for an opportunity to visit us, COME TO THE 50th REUNION WEEKEND! Click the link below to sign up: let's make the biggest crowd of Crossroadians there has EVER been! ⚡️

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Recognize any of your old CHESS mates? ♟️ Crossroads has a chess culture so strong that students will group play games during lunch and free periods to this day. We have science teacher and chess coach Howard Granok to thank for our incredible chess legacy, who has created an incredible community of players since he joined Crossroads in 2000.

Don't forget to join us this Saturday for the Kyle Weeks Memorial Alumni Tournament! Registration is from 9 am to 9:45 am. Be there or be square! Click this link to RSVP: https://forms.gle/YWWMCHknzxaf5fau7

Calling all Middle School Girls! 🏐 We're hosting a FREE volleyball clinic for girls grades 4-8 next Thursday, July 18. All skill levels are welcome. Click this link to see all the details and reserve your spot now: https://forms.gle/5wcRtVXbiAtunJWE9

Connect with us! ⚡ We’ve been reaching out to alumni, former staff, and our wider community to make sure everyone is plugged into what’s current at Crossroads. Help us strengthen and expand our electric grid by connecting yourself, family, and peers with Crossroads! Fill out the Alumni Update form (https://crossroadscollegeprep.org/update/) and register for the free 50th Reunion Weekend (http://evite.me/xrds50), and be sure to share with others!

Calling all chess players! ♟️ The annual Kyle Weeks Memorial Tournament is next Saturday, July 13th, at Crossroads. Let's get as many generations of Crossroadians in the building as possible!

IMPORTANT EVENT INFORMATION:
Registration is from 9 am to 9:45 am on Saturday, July 13. You must arrive by 9:45 am to complete your registration and pay ($10 cash or Venmo ). Round 1 starts at 10 am. Use this link to RSVP: https://forms.gle/YWWMCHknzxaf5fau7

It’s hot out, STL! ☀️ One special way Crossroads students excel is figuring out how to have fun in the sun! We hope these pics inspire you to find fun outdoors (and indoors!) in this sunny summer weather.

⚡️Current and incoming families, let's get together at Crossroads on July 11, from 6 to 8 pm! 🏓 Stop by to offload last year’s books and/or pick up donated ones for next year, and stay to play games, make connections, and enjoy some popsicles. Thanks to the Crossroads Family Organization (CFO) for hosting! RSVP through this link: https://forms.gle/AcZUnKT79KUHN5r18

All things grow 🌿 Our Rain Garden is growing gorgeously! Thanks to Just Us Goats, CFO volunteers, and parent leaders, Scott Woodbury, Brittany Marquardt, and Julia Woodard, the Susan B. Lanigan Rain Garden is blooming and growing strong all summer long, providing a home to pollinators like bees and beautiful butterflies. 🐝 🦋 Our outdoor spaces keep summer staff members smiling!

Crossroads at The Fox! 🎭 Joe ‘24 and Esmé ‘26 recently performed on the Fox Theater stage to a packed house. They represented Crossroads in a group of students from St. Louis and surrounding counties at St. Louis Musical Theater Awards night. What an incredible experience!

Happy Pride from Crossroads! 🏳️‍🌈 From our House colors to Double Rainbow to our very own Pride Week, we are big fans of rainbows and supporting the LBGTQ+ community. The first Pride Parade, organized by bisexual Brenda Howard and fellow activists, began on June 28, 1970, one year after the historic Stonewall Uprising in New York. Black trans women like Marsha P. Johnson were essential leaders at Stonewall and in q***r liberation movements both before and after Stonewall.

We believe that q***r students must be both protected and uplifted, and we work hard to do both in our educational community. When the world feels unfriendly, we want our space to provide students with safety and comfort. We all deserve to feel joyful in our identities, feeling seen and respected as we discover ourselves. We hope you have all taken some time to celebrate Pride this month and have a showstopping finale to look forward to this weekend!

Panamania! 🍍 Kristen McCullough and Diana Corey, Spanish and Mandarin teachers respectively, took a wonderful group of students to Panama this month! Their favorite adventures included touring a pineapple farm, dancing and playing soccer with the indigenous Emberá people, and spotting sloths. Next up: China 2026!