Historical Summer 2008 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Crossroads College Prep ended the 2007-2008 school year on a high note with the graduation ceremony in the rotunda of St. Louis City Hall.
The class of 2008, 25 students in all, received over two million dollars in merit-based scholarships and were accepted at over 70 universities. Micah Shilcrat was named a National Merit Semi-Finalist and Jordan Carter was named a National Achievement Semi-Finalist. “Yet again, the – students – in the senior class at Crossroads College Prep have been accepted to and received scholarship offers from the finest colleges and universities in the country,” said Billy Handmaker, Head of School, Crossroads College Preparatory School. Among other highlights during the year, the Chess Team had its most successful season in the school’s history by coming in 3rd in the nation in the 900 and under division and came in third place overall in the state.
The Crossroads College Prep music program continued to entertain people all over the metropolitan area, including performances at the Annie Malone Parade and Bluesfest, St. Louis Jazz Festival, the St. Louis Art Fair, and a concert in our own neighborhood’s Four Corners Park.
The Band has never come in lower than third place when competing against programs more than twice its size in jazz competitions all over the state. Crossroads College Preparatory School is the only co-educational, independent, secondary school in the City of St. Louis. Crossroads College Preparatory School serves students grades 7-12 and is located at 500 DeBaliviere. For more information, call 367-8085.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, Summer 2008.
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