Nine Crossing School graduates recieved high school diplomas Saturday. The Crossing School currently has 109 students, the largest number of students to ever attend the institution.
The Crossing holds one winter and one spring graduation each year. The 109 Students at the crossing come to the school via contracts from Frankfort, Clinton Prairie, Clinton Central and Carroll school systems. Other students outside these districts attend with private funds and scholarships.
Patty Keaton Parks took pictures of the February 16th ceremony, the entire graduating class for winter graduation and pictures of each individual graduate.
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According to Susan Kaspar, Board President, for the first time ever, the students planned the graduation ceremony themselves and included a prayer circle at the conclusion of the ceremony.
The Crossing Director is Miss Marissa Mills. Current teachers who worked with the graduating class include Charity Miller, Doug Cowling, Ryan Schafer and Angel Dickerson.
The Crossing Board of Directors are Eric Spencer, Brett Barton, Susan Kaspar, Mick Isgrigg, Glenda Fry, Shan Sheridan and Missy Davis.
The Mission at The Crossing School:
Empowering struggling students to become contributing members of their communities through academics, job training and faith-based character education.
“The Crossing provides a state accredited academic education by maintaining a balance of certified teachers and professionals from a variety of backgrounds.
When a student attends the Crossing, he or she is more than just another line in the enrollment logs. The Crossing is a FAMILY, and from the moment students step through our doors for the first time, they are treated as family, The Crossing personal are very caring about their development in every area of their lives” Rob Staley, CEO