Student Achievement 2008-2009
Updated at October 29, 2008 14:39
Congratulations and nice work to Raina Brooks, Class of 2014, for her recitation of Maya Angelou’s poem Still I Rise at The Big Read Festival in Clayton. Raina and Brittany Gordon, Class of 2012, who recited her own poem, accompanied the Crossroads College Prep student musicians and music teacher Lamar Harris in their performance at the Festival. Nice work!
Anna Hendricks and Alex King were recently named National Merit Semi-Finalists. The semi-finalists represent the top half of one percent of all students taking the PSAT nationally last October. They have the opportunity to advance to finalist status and receive scholarships. Congratulations to Anna and Alex!
Hannah Obertino-Norwood received recognition as a Commended Student, having placed among the top five percent of scorers on the PSAT last fall.
On Friday,September 12, Crossroads College Prep junior Robin Woehr performed at Powell Symphony Hall as part of the Symphony’s Community Partnership Program. There were two concerts, titled Shake, Scrape, and Strike, and they introduced classes from several elementary schools to the world of the percussion player. Along with his percussion teacher, Thomas Stubbs, from the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and several fellow percussion students, Robin performed on xylophone, vibraphone, tympani, bells, and his father, Chris Woehr, also of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, accompanied the group on viola and washboard.