Each February, high school teachers within a 150-mile radius of St. Louis are invited to submit artwork from up to 10 students for the Young Artists’ Showcase, which is sponsored and curated by the venerable St. Louis Artists’ Guild. Work of any media is considered, and the variety of talent ...
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UPDATE:
The 2014–15 School year has three Principia robotics teams participating in FIRST competitions:
-A Lower/Middle School team in October's FIRST Lego League (FLL). -The Upper School Mecha Pantheras team in December's FIRST Tech Challenge, where they won first place for engineering process. -Upper School’s Optimus Prin ...
“Legs, clap, shoulders, head.
“Legs, clap, shoulders, head. . . .”
With a few giggles and a bit of squirming, the small group of second graders follows their teacher’s movements and quickly gets the hang of the repeating 4/4 beat. And they learn that, due to its ...
Travis Brantingham has been named the new principal of Principia School, effective July 1, 2014. A graduate of the Upper School (’94) and College (’98), Brantingham also holds a master of arts in educational leadership from Maryville University in St. Louis.
In his most recent position as director ...
Some of our seniors have been dreading this moment since they were freshmen, while a handful knew even back then exactly what they would talk about when it came time to step out onto the Ridgway Auditorium stage for that Upper School rite of passage—Senior Speeches.
This January, ...
By Aya Maruyama, Upper School Student
Every Thursday morning, an hour before the regular school day begins, 18 students gather in the freshman English room at 8 a.m. sharp for an elective class. Now, why would any sane high schooler sacrifice an hour of sleep for more school? ...