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Simunye Project Service Trip

This student-created video, filmed and edited by Upper School junior Cole Quitter, highlights the impact of this spring’s service trip to South Africa.

Upper School Virtual Athletics

Along with the switch to remote learning midway through spring semester came an abrupt end to the spring sports season. But it wasn’t the end of workouts or practices. Upper School coaches and trainers kept students engaged and active in a variety of ways.

Strength and Conditioning Coach Dante ...

Upper School Wins Sustainability Contest

For the past seven years, the U.S. Green Building Council–Missouri Gateway Chapter has sponsored a Green Schools Quest competition. The contest encourages students from preschool through high school to design and implement low-cost, high-impact sustainability practices within their schools and communities. This year, 2,000 students representing 68 St. Louis-area schools ...

Five Seniors Join the Cum Laude Society

In May, five seniors were inducted into the Cum Laude Society in a virtual, videotaped ceremony that was shared with all Upper School families. This year’s inductees are Sidney Bradley, Kelsey Hanser, Gloria Ishimwe, Katherine Peticolas, and Kylie Schriver.

Gloria, who was chosen by senior girls to receive the ...

Senior Completes Principia Career on a High Note

Katherine Peticolas ended her senior year with wide-ranging recognition of her accomplishments—from academics to athletics. She won the district level of the Voice of Democracy essay contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The theme for the contest was “What Makes America Great.” Katherine was also recognized as an ...

Meeting the Demands of the Moment

E-learning began today across Principia—from Preschool through College—and will continue through the end of the academic year. Teachers are finding creative ways to help students progress through the topics and assignments on their syllabi and lesson plans. Some are conducting synchronous classes, with students and teacher online at the same ...

Impact Challenge Showcase

Enjoy this video overview of the Impact Challenge Showcase, filmed by junior Payton Mannerino. For an in-depth look at the Impact Challenge and the variety of projects it encompassed, check out " Cultivating Change Agents ."

Cultivating Change Agents

From protecting sea turtles to ensuring social justice, we all have a role to play in improving our planet. That was the main takeaway from the recent Impact Challenge Showcase, where students from all levels of the School shared their work as change agents, using the United Nations Sustainable Development ...

Character Development Workshop for St. Louis-Area Boys

Early this year, Pete Paciorek, director of School advancement and community outreach, teamed up with Albert Harrold, director of the Family and Community Engagement Department for the Ferguson-Florissant School District, to provide a character development program for St. Louis-area boys in grades 7, 8, and 9. Approximately 25 boys participated, ...

Student Artwork Selected for Juried Exhibition

Three Upper School students’ work was chosen to be featured in the highly selective 2020 Emerson Young Artists' Showcase, an all-media exhibition of artwork created by high school students in the St. Louis area. And one Principia student received special recognition—Chloe Ouellette won the Nada Silver Prize ($250)!

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