Grace Pécheck received a top award from the Lincoln Academy, which annually honors one senior from each four-year college or university in Illinois as a student laureate. Pécheck, a double-major in history and English, a member of the mediation team, a student senator, and president of the Phi Alpha Eta ...
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The College Mediation team ended its fall season on top, taking first and second place in Team Mediation at the International Intercollegiate Mock Mediation Championship Tournament (IIMT). This is the third consecutive year that Principia has taken home a first-place trophy in the Team or Top Mediator categories. Principia also ...
Travel has always been a powerful teaching tool at Principia. Service trips, in particular, can have a lasting impact on students. After the sophomore trip to the Dominican Republic, for example, upper schoolers reflect on their week of service to the residents of the island and how they—even as high ...
This fall, the Upper School Mediation team logged into Zoom to participate in the third annual National High School Mediation Tournament, which Principia pioneered and has hosted since its inception. The tournament represents the culmination of months of preparation, as students take turns acting as advocate, client, and mediator in ...
As the autumn sun set, Upper School and College students wove their way through towering pieces of Mississippi River driftwood. The performance celebrated the opening of “River Ark,” a new art installation by Thomas Sleet at the Audubon Center at Riverlands.
The event was co-chaired by Penny Schmidt ...
Principia School’s sustainability efforts continue to gain widespread recognition. The School is one of six in the state to achieve Seedling Level in 2022, awarded by Missouri Green Schools.
Missouri Green Schools is a program designed to help state schools incorporate sustainability education and achieve stronger learning outcomes. The ...
A nostalgic nod to the decades that defined dance, this year’s Upper School Concert Dance Show transported its audience to scenes from yesteryear, paying homage to the 1940s–early 2000s.
To open the performance, junior Savannah tapped and twirled in a bright yellow raincoat to “Singin’ in the Rain.” Next, ...
Travis Thomas (C’95) is the founder of “Live Yes, And”; author of 3 Words for Getting Unstuck: Live Yes, And! ; and a Leadership and Team Development Specialist for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team.
Q: Your journey with the U.S. Men’s National Team started in 2020—tell us ...
After an undefeated Division 2 season of 15s rugby, Principia College’s Thunder Chickens headed to Houston, Texas for the Division 2 National Collegiate Rugby Championships.
The team faced Loyola University Chicago in the semifinals and won 52–14. Andrew Matoka from Muhoroni, Kenya, was the top scorer of the game ...
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recognized Principia School’s rising reputation among metropolitan St. Louis private schools. From online school-selection websites like Niche.com to traditional media like the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , Principia is on the move. StlToday, an online magazine of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ranked Principia among the top-10 “best ...