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Crossroads School is a name used by several different schools worldwide.
Santa Monica, California
The Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California is a prestigious private K-12 school. A large proportion of its students are commonly perceived to be children of important entertainment industry figures. Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city located in Los Angeles County, California USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, west of Westwood, Los Angeles, and north of Venice. ...
The school was founded in 1971 by Paul Cummins and Dr. Rhoda Makoff in an effort to change private education into being more progressive. The school is well-known for its upper school newspaper publication, Crossfire, as well as other arts such as dance and film. The student newspaper has consistently ranked in the top 20 high school papers in the country. Originally started in the realm of an "Arts" school, Crossroads' academics have exceeded even the best private schools in California, and around the country. Students from Crossroads often attend Ivy League and other prestigious colleges. The Ivy League is an athletic conference, founded in 1954, of eight institutions of higher education located in the eastern United States. ...
The school is a leader in innovative teaching styles and curriculum changes. The have eliminated AP classes and have had students call teachers by their first name since the school was first founded. Many critics balk at this teaching style but those in the school insist it puts the teacher and the student on an even level to establish a friendship between the authority figure and the pupil. It has seemed to work beautifully.
The 2004 book Hollywood Interrupted by Andrew Breitbart and Mark Ebner (ISBN 0471450510), depicted the school (and the celebrities who send their children there) in a negative, scandalous light. A student of Crossfire responded to the article in a feature interview with the authors and won the 2004 High School Feature from the Columbia Scholastic Review of high school papers. Andrew Breitbart is best known as a former contributor for the popular U.S.-based Drudge Report website, one time author, and occasional guest commentator for political news programs. ...
Bret Easton Ellis' novel Less Than Zero tracks a Crossroads graduate's return to Los Angeles after his first semester at a Northeast liberal arts college; cocaine use is portrayed as the norm. A common 80s reference to Crossroads that has now become quite extinct. Bret Easton Ellis Bret Easton Ellis (born March 7, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American author. ...
Less Than Zero is the first novel by Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1985. ...
Well-known graduates include Kate Hudson, Maya Rudolph, Sean Astin and Jack Black. Kate Hudson Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American actress. ...
Maya Rudolph on SNL Opening Credits Maya Rudolph Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972 in Gainesville, Florida) is a cast member on Saturday Night Live and the daughter of the late soul singer Minnie Riperton. ...
Sean Astin with his wife Christine and his oldest daughter Alexandra in Wellington (New Zealand) for the premiere of (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971) is a film actor, director, and producer. ...
For other persons named Jack Black, see Jack Black (disambiguation). ...
St. Louis, Missouri The Crossroads School in St. Louis, Missouri is a college preparatory school for 7th to 12th grade, founded in 1974. The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ...
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