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A sizzling end to summer did not deter Upper School student-athletes from giving their all during a vigorous preseason training week, generally known as “Sports Camp.” Each year, fall teams, including volleyball, cross country, soccer, football, dance, cheer, and drumline, come back to campus before classes start to ...

Step inside the Lower School academic building and experience an environment brimming with energy, creativity, innovation, and more students . Contractors renovated several key Lower School spaces during the summer to help accommodate the Lower School’s 9 percent increase in enrollment and to create ample room for experiential ...

Principia student and alumni art is prominently on display at Peace Haven Association, a Christian Science nursing facility in St. Louis. Continuing a long tradition of partnership, Peace Haven showcased many Principia artists when it was time to put the finishing touches on its newly completed 44,500-square-foot building.

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As a returning junior, talented speedster Issam Asinga is currently ranked the fastest runner in Missouri. Issam earned three Class 2 state titles in the Missouri State Track and Field Championships this past spring.

His personal best times in the 100-meter (10.62 seconds), 200-meter (21.55), and 400-meter (48.17) races ...

Student-led Service Initiatives Reach Far Corners of the Globe

Despite a difficult year of canceled trips and disruptions to regularly scheduled activities, Principia students were able to continue giving back, eagerly taking on opportunities to serve their school, community, and the world.

While School students of all ...

When Shawn Brown took over as School athletics director in 2015, he opened his top-right desk drawer and found a faded plan to completely overhaul the School’s athletics facilities. It dated back to 1998.

This is evidence that the Simon Athletic Complex, currently under construction on the School campus, ...

Enjoy highlights from the May 23, 2021, combined graduation ceremony for the Classes of 2020 and 2021, including pearls of wisdom from outgoing Head of School Travis Brantingham who was asked to serve as graduation speaker.

What does a baseball program do when it doesn’t have a baseball field to play on? Well, if you are the Principia Panthers, you not only overcome adversity, but you take it on the road and triple your win total from the previous season.

As construction continued on the ...

It was an Upper School graduation ceremony unlike any other at Principia School. Two classes—the Class of 2021 and the Class of 2020—shared the McCalmont stage together on May 23, pouring out support for each other and marking the passage from high school to new adventures.

With local pandemic ...

Rock climbing, lashing, canoeing, backpacking, orienteering, fire building, mountain biking, and challenge courses—these are all activities our Middle School students are mastering through Principia Adventure (PA). Designed to foster character development and build future-ready skills, Principia Adventure instills lessons of collaboration, selfless service, self-awareness, challenge, and leadership through experiential learning ...