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School Highlights 2017–2018

It’s been a year filled with academic progress, athletics triumphs, character growth, and great fun at the School. Enjoy a few highlights!

2018 Global Days of Service Scales New Heights

Principians far and wide came out in full force to make the third annual Global Days of Service campaign an unqualified success. From Atlanta to Seattle, Florida to California—and in between in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Phoenix—Principia alumni, students, and staff threw themselves into volunteer work with generosity of ...

BioBlitz Combines Citizen Science and Community Fun

This weekend’s first-ever BioBlitz on the School campus promises to be an exciting community event, with myriad opportunities for scientific exploration and discovery as well as fun and games (and treats).

Upper School science teacher Lynne Scott (C’01), who has participated in several BioBlitzes in the St. Louis region, ...

Reaccreditation Team Lauds Progress at Principia School

As part of a periodic reaccreditation process, Principia School hosted an 11-member visiting team of expert educators for four days in mid-April. Representing ISACS (the Independent Schools Association of the Central States), the team included teachers, counselors, and heads of school, as well as staff members in business, alumni, and ...

"Big" Promises to be a Big Hit

Big, the Musical, this year’s Upper School Spring Production, is a high-energy, family-friendly comedy that focuses on a few weeks in the life of Josh Baskin, an awkward teenager who wishes he were older. And cooler. And more confident.

In a role made famous by Hollywood mega-star Tom ...

Principia's Global Days of Service Underway

This year marks Principia’s third annual Global Days of Service! Throughout April, hundreds of Principia alumni and friends from around the world will volunteer in their communities—from cleaning up parks to stocking food pantries, from serving in animal shelters to hosting clothing drives.

It’s not too late to join ...

Second Varsity Player Hits 1,000 Mark
Photo by Kelly Nichols

Senior Cameron Bania became the second girls’ varsity player this year to reach the 1,000-point milestone. And she did it in nail-biting fashion—reaching the score in the final two minutes of the Panthers’ final game of the season and the final game of her high school basketball career! With 1:27 ...

Diving into Finance

Zacher Lewis (US’13, C’17) Portfolio Accounting Associate, Fisher Investments

A business administration and economics double major and a Phi Alpha Eta (honor society) graduate, Zacher took full advantage of support from Principia faculty across the liberal arts curriculum. “I came into college with a love of math and science, ...

A Rich, Wide-Ranging College Experience

Meredith Hamilton (US’13, C’17) Elementary School Teacher, Teach for America

An English and political science double major with a minor in Spanish, Meredith Hamilton is passionate about education, which led her to become a Teach for America corps member at Stege Elementary in Richmond, California, where she teaches four- ...

Blending Creativity and Innovation

Caroline Korthals (US’08, C’12) UX Designer, IBM iX

After discovering her love of art at the Upper School, Caroline Korthals continued her passion for painting, drawing, and design as an art major at the College. Now working for IBM iX as a UX designer in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she blends ...

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