Crossroads School (Santa Monica, California) Explained

Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences
Coordinates:34.0244°N -118.4739°W
Streetaddress:1714 21st Street
State:California
Country:U.S.
Founder:Paul Cummins, Rhoda Makoff
Head Of School:Bob Riddle
Grades:K–12
School Colors:Red, white, and blue
Nickname:Roadrunners
Yearbook:Crossroads Yearbook
Newspaper:Crossfire
Publication:Kollektiv (academic journal), Dark as Day (literary arts journal)
Opened:1971
Students:1,139
Homepage:http://www.xrds.org/

Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences is a private/independent, college preparatory school in Santa Monica, California, United States. The school is a former member of the G20 Schools Group.

History

The school was founded in 1971 as a secular institution affiliated with St. Augustine By-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Santa Monica. Although the founders, and many of the school's original students, came from the former St. Augustine By-the-Sea Episcopal Day School in Santa Monica, Crossroads School has always been a secular institution. Crossroads started with three rooms in a Baptist church offering grades seven and eight, and an initial enrollment of just over 30 students.[1] The name Crossroads was suggested by Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Not Taken", in which Frost writes:

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.[2]

As St. Augustine's grew to junior and senior high school, the founders started Crossroads with a separate board of directors and separate campus, which eventually merged in the 1980s under the name Crossroads. Co-founder Paul Cummins became the first headmaster and served until 1995.[3]

In the media

The 2004 book Hollywood, Interrupted, by Andrew Breitbart and Mark Ebner, dedicated a large section to Crossroads; it depicted the school (and the celebrities who send their children there) in a negative light, focusing mainly on a handful of high-profile parents and "drug problems" stemming from the 1980s. The school was also featured in a May 2005 issue of Vanity Fair; like Breitbart's book, it also focused on the school's celebrity clientele.

Elon Musk alleges that Crossroads teaches “full-on communism,” and blamed his daughter's transition, alleged communist ideology, and decision to cut him out of her life on Crossroads in his upcoming biography.[4]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Frank . DiGiacomo . School for Cool . Vanity Fair . March 1, 2005 .
  2. http://www.xrds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=107725
  3. Web site: About. Paul Cummins.
  4. Web site: Elon Musk blames school for rift with daughter: ‘She doesn’t want to spend time with me’. September 2, 2023. Yahoo News.
  5. News: Keeping Critics at Bay. Boucher. Geoff. Los Angeles Times. May 24, 2009. March 17, 2020.
  6. Web site: Corcoran . Monica . A NIGHT OUT WITH: The Like; Prom Queens . . 2004-05-30 . 2020-09-08 .
  7. The Entertainers: Mel and Max Brooks. Brodesser-Akner. Taffy. 2014-08-05. Town & Country. 2020-09-12.
  8. Web site: Andrade . J. A. . With Hollywood looking on, Davis and Croshere honored . . September 23, 2008 . June 21, 2020.
  9. Web site: Alumni Who Rock . 2020-09-08 . Xrds.org.
  10. News: Schneier. Matthew. The Man Who Would Be Han Solo. The New York Times. 2020-07-08. 2016-05-06.
  11. News: 31 Going on 13. 2020-07-08. 2019-02-08. Pressler. Jessica. Vulture.
  12. Web site: Player Bio: Zack Fleishman - UCLA Official Athletic Site. uclabruins.com. 2020-09-08.
  13. Web site: Alumni Profiles. Xrds.org. 2020-09-09.
  14. Web site: Follow the Money (Then Take a Picture). Soller. Kurt. 2018-08-03. 2020-09-09. The New York Times.
  15. Web site: Weigle. Lauren. Tanya Haden - Jack Black's Wife. Heavy. 16 August 2016. 22 February 2015.
  16. Web site: What you need to know about Simon Helberg's famous parents. 2020-08-19. Olshansky. Clara.
  17. News: Strachan. Maxwell. Jonah Hill's Love Letter To In-Between Los Angeles. 2018-10-24. 2020-07-08. HuffPost.
  18. Web site: Becoming ... Kate Hudson. People. 2004-05-25. 2020-09-08. In 1997, Hudson graduated from Santa Monica's Crossroads School, where students participate in performing arts and community service in addition to taking traditional classes..
  19. News: Ganguli. Tania. LeBron James' sons leaving Crossroads for Sierra Canyon. 2020-07-08. 2019-05-29. Los Angeles Times.
  20. Web site: The Definitive Guide To Brody Jenner's Unfortunate Rise To Pop Culture Relevancy. Goodman. Jessica. 2013-08-22. HuffPost. 2020-09-09.
  21. Web site: Mandalit del Barco . 'Girls' Producer Jenni Konner: 'I Was Definitely Hired To Be The Grown-Up' . NPR . 2017-03-24 . 2017-04-19.
  22. Web site: Nobody's Actually From LA? Yeah, Except These 10,000 Famous People. 2010-07-29. Roman. Caroline M.. HuffPost.
  23. Brodesser-Akner . Taffy . 2013-01-02 . Zosia Mamet Is Still Getting Used to Being Your New Best Friend . . 2020-07-08 .
  24. Web site: Grant . Stacey . Who Is Milo Manheim? - Fun Facts About the 'Zombies 2' Star . Seventeen . February 10, 2020 . July 23, 2020.
  25. Web site: Crossroads' Shareef O'Neal: Making his mark on basketball in L.A.. 2018-02-17. The Orange County Register. 2020-09-09.
  26. https://web.archive.org/web/20160805033858/http://www.theacorn.com/news/2004-08-26/On_The_Town/057.html
  27. Web site: Kaufman . Amy . As the son of rom-com royalty, Jack Quaid is making a name for himself in ‘Plus One’ . . 2019-06-12 . 2022-09-11.
  28. Web site: Sutherland . Sam . Days of Whine and Poses . . 2010-03-26.
  29. Web site: Snapchat's Evan Spiegel: Saying no to $3B, and feeling lucky. Van Grove. Jennifer. 2013-11-26. CNET.
  30. Web site: Jay Sobel and Thea Rogers Are Mr. & Miss Palisades . . 2005-03-24.
  31. Web site: What You Didn't Know About Kate Hudson And Liv Tyler's Relationship.
  32. News: Jessica Yellin Named CNN Chief White House Correspondent. Guthrie. Marisa. June 28, 2011. The Hollywood Reporter. July 6, 2011.

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