Crossroads Kids
Come From
Including Independent,
Parochial, and
Public Schools
K-12 School
in the Midwest
What does it look like when students get to create their own joy? 🌈🌈
At Crossroads, it looks like students racing through hallways gathering supplies, transforming classrooms into immersive worlds, making dino nuggets and boba in the school kitchens, and figuring out how to bring their wildest ideas to life. It looks like middle schoolers learning from upperclassmen, high schoolers rediscovering the freedom of play, and an entire 6th–12th grade community dancing, laughing, and celebrating together.
That’s the magic of Double Rainbow, now in its 17th year. And it’s all by and for students.
Each grade takes ownership of its own corner of the festival, from planning decorations, food, and activities to solving the inevitable last-minute problems along the way. Teachers are there to guide and support, but the creativity, collaboration, and work belong to the students. They’re not simply participating in a celebration someone else created for them. They’re learning how to create one together.
This year’s celebration is captured through the lens of Treyton P. ’30 (pictured hard at work in the final image), whose photographs offer a student perspective on a tradition that is, at its heart, built by students themselves. We love seeing Double Rainbow through his eyes!
🏆 Most Creative: 8th Grade (Horror)
🏆 Judge’s Choice: 9th Grade (Fantasy)
🏆 Best in Show: 12th Grade (Romance)
Seventeen years in, Double Rainbow continues to remind us that community isn’t something built for us. It’s something we build for each other. 💛
Nov 4
Crossroads is the
most racially and
The Class of 2026
Was Accepted by
13 Institutions
Of Our Students
Play On One of Our
Sports
Teams
Our FTC Robotics Team
RANKS FIRST
IN THE STL REGION
