School News

Two tenth-grade CoLab teams are finalists in this year's international PrintLab & Autodesk Make:able Challenge, turning empathy-driven ideas into technology that serves humanity.

What if learning a language could do more than fulfill a graduation requirement? Students at Principia School don't just study language—they engage with cultures, cuisine, artwork, and real-world experiences that help them become confident communicators, critical thinkers, and globally minded citizens.

At Principia School students don’t spend their days memorizing rote information and reciting statistics. Here, they explore, research, collect data, measure it, reimagine its use case, and transform it into ideas that inspire a community. 

When curiosity meets opportunity—and competition is thrown into the mix—teamwork and ideation become a lightning rod for innovation.

It has been said, “If you build it, they will come.” And this fall at Principia School, after a 25-year hiatus, it’s coming—field hockey is back! 

Principia freshman lobbied the City of Maryland Heights to revise plans for a proposed large-scale development. Now—over a year later—that work has taken root as the City moves towards meaningful changes inspired by their research. 

Jean-Luc Diard, co-founder of HOKA, visited Principia School to hear students’ business ideas and offer feedback, giving practical entrepreneurial guidance and inspiring them to see their ideas as achievable.

Electrifying the crowd with gold and blue spirit, Principia put on a master class for students, faculty, alumni—and the state—in their 98-34 victory over Miller Career Academy to win their second straight Class 3 boys’ state championship in Mizzou Arena. 

Ingenuity, originality, creativity—resourcefulness. The list of adjectives describing Principia School’s burgeoning artists is impressive, extending far beyond our campus into the most respected circles of the local art community.  

Congratulations to the Principia Panthers girls’ basketball team who etched its name into school history with a historic win to capture their first-ever state championship. 

It’s that time again...Time to trade screen time for green time at Principia School’s 7th Annual BioBlitz, a free event happening on May 1 and 2. Join us for a weekend of outdoor fun and exploration of the natural treasures that thrive in Principia’s own backyard.

At Principia School, learning doesn’t stop at the classroom door—it scales. So, when the fourth-grade class was presented with a renewable energy unit—building toy solar cars—a natural opportunity emerged to collaborate with the award-winning Principia College Solar Car Team. 

As one of the premier high school basketball teams in the region, Principia girls' basketball has been a shining example of strength amid challenge, grace through adversity, and excellence in the face of top-tier competition.

Monica arrived on campus and felt the energy of Principia—students eager to share what makes life meaningful here, and faculty and staff who embody the School’s vision of academic innovation and experiential learning. Her response? “I want to go back to school!” 

Principia’s boys' basketball set out in December to face the most elite competition in the country and returned home with a coveted national ranking.