"Find Your Voice"
October 20, 2019
Welcome back to High School Highlights; a weekly wrap-up of events, designed especially for high school parents and students at Summit Academy, to help keep you in the know. We hope you enjoyed your long weekend. We are looking forward to seeing everyone for Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences on Thursday and Friday this week.
Upcoming Events:

  • 10/23: Building School Community Meeting
  • 10/24: Mountaintop Breakfast, 8 a.m. (normal school day)
  • : SPT Conferences - Seniors 3:30-6:00
  • 10/25: No School:
  • SPT Conferences - Fresh, Soph, Jr 8:00-12:00
  • : HS Fall Social, 7:30-9:30, Summit Cafeteria, Tickets on sale now
  • 10/29: Tricks & Treats, school-wide STEM-night, RSVP now to Mrs. Hoffmann

FREE DRESS MONDAY for HIGH SCHOOL 10/21
Congratulations!
The high school students above completed the first trimester without getting any infractions. That means they turned all of their homework assignments in, came to all 6 classes prepared with the proper materials, arrived to each class on time, and were respectful of their peers and teachers at all times. Congratulations to Hayden, Eden, Emily, Parker, Katie, Nolan and Katie. We are proud of you and we appreciate your hard work and integrity!
Geography and Cultures
In Mr. Harris' Geography and Cultures class, the Seniors each gave a DNA Ancestry presentation last week. The class heard very interesting stories about every student's ancestry journey to the United States. We also got to try some delicious food from all over the world that the students brought in to highlight their particular ancestry. The presentations were excellent! In this photo, Mo is presenting to the class and sharing food from Mexico with Emily and Noah.
Teacher Updates
Mrs. Beach
  • General Information:
  1. Thanks to everyone for signing up for conferences. Please remember these are for parents AND students. They will take place in Room 301.
  2. A reminder about free dress Mondays: they are every other Monday, as stated in the handbook. A reminder will always be in this newsletter the weekend before. Beginning this trimester, students who have repeatedly been out of uniform will receive infractions, including those who are out of dress on Mondays. Thank you for your help with this.
  3. The school ID is part of the high school uniform and must be displayed daily.

  • Math: As the 1st term ends, we are reviewing and filling in gaps before we move on. "What do you still get stuck on??"
  • Literacy: No Vocabulary unit this week. Finishing reading The Giver , beginning study guide and writing activity.
  • Biology: This week we will complete our discussion on the external and internal anatomy of the earthworm and prepare for our skills tests prior to the dissection lab.
Ms. Finn
  • Math: Some students are working on fractions and more basic math skills, while others are working on percentages and ratios, or inequalities and combining like terms. We re-took the STAR test and most of the class showed growth. Nice job everybody!
  • Literacy: Key project rough drafts will be due Monday. We are on Chapter 9 of "A Boy and a Dog at the End of the World". We will also have a vocabulary test on Thursday of next week.
  • QUEST: Students have given a presentation on positive decision making skills, and are learning about how to prioritize tasks.
  • Earth Science: Students have been tracking the weather and pressure systems using barometers they made in class. They accurately predicted a thunderstorm on Wednesday night. Cool!
  • Forensic Science: Students did well on their test over hair and fibers. Great job!
Mr. Harris
  • Career Ed & School to Work
  • Intern positions are going very well and the visit schedule is complete. Please let me know if you have any questions, etc.
  • Geography & Cultures: Please see article above!
Ms. Miller
  • Spanish : Next week we will finish Unidad 1: Leccion 2, and practice by writing simple introductory biographies with the vocabulary we have learned.
  • World Civ : Next week we will finish our unit on Ancient Egypt and review for a test the following week.
  • Practical Living: Next week we will focus on Study Skills, evaluate how we are doing in each class, and make goals for the next trimester.
As always, please let us know if there is anything we can do for you!

Your High School Team ~
Susan Beach [ contact ]
Keeley Finn [ contact ]
Jenny Miller [ contact ]
Ben Harris [ contact ]