Feature Story: Cheers to 50 Years

FEATURE STORY

50YEARS! CHEERS TO

Throughout the 2021-22 school year, Crossroads marked its golden anniversary with myriad events and activities to commemorate this milestone.

THE ROADRUNNER GETS A MAKEOVER

The School bade a loving farewell to the most recent iteration of the mascot and welcomed a new Roadrunner, as well as the adorable, Elementary Schoolfriendly Roadrunner Jr.

Elementary School students met the new Crossroads mascot.

VISIONARIES TRIBUTE SOIREE

The School hosted a celebration on March 13 to honor the School’s founders, heads of school, early trustees and first students.

Babs Rubens, wife of founding trustee Barry Rubens

Early students Anne (Rosenbloom) Schardt ’76, Sean Meyn ’76, Pablo Pereira ’76, Liesl Erman ’77, Elizabeth “E.J.” Jerison Terry ’77, Briar (Flicker) Grossman ’77, Marta Laupa ’76, Kevin “K.K.” Jackson ’82 and Devik Wiener ’76 Former headmaster Roger Weaver at the unveiling of the Roger Weaver Administration Building Co-founder and first director Rhoda Makoff at the unveiling of the Makoff room in the Science Education & Research Facility

ANNIVERSARY PARTIES ON CAMPUS

Though an all-school 50th anniversary Alley Party had to be scrapped for safety reasons, the School hosted Crossroads “birthday parties” for students on both campuses while parents enjoyed a festive evening out in the Alley.

The Elementary School hosted a 50th birthday bash featuring a magic show and dance party.

The party for Middle and Upper School students included a parade.

Parents celebrated with an evening full of dancing, delicious food and good friends. The new mascot was a favorite at the photo booth.

Bob Riddle and students led the parade.

Paul and Rhoda rode down the Alley, tossing candy to the crowd of students.

JOIN THE CELEBRATION! «

Want to buy apparel and accessories featuring our new mascot? Visit the revamped Crossroads store at xrds.org/store or scan this QR code. To learn more about the School’s remarkable history and our year of celebrations, visit the 50th anniversary microsite at xrds.org/50 or scan this QR code. Take a deep dive into what keeps Crossroads moving “50 years forward” through our stunning commemorative book. Visit xrds.org/ commemorativebook or scan this QR code.