High School Highlights

"Find Your Voice"

September 6, 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. After three full weeks of school, the calendar is starting to get busier, so be sure to double-check each week for the latest additions. We are especially looking forward to seeing all of you at Parent Back to School Night this Thursday, September 12!

MONDAY IS FREE DRESS DAY

Upcoming Events:

9/7: Middletown Parade/Summit Family Picnic (meet at 11:30 at Eastern H.S. to walk in parade)
9/9: STAR testing window opens (through 9/20)
9/12 : Picture Day - all students will have pictures taken for yearbook and student ID's
9/12: Parent Back-to-School Night, 7 PM, meet in auditorium
9/16: House of Boom Social Activity, carpool from school, pickup by 6:00 at House of Boom
9/26: Seniors: CAPS Mtg. 3:15-4:30, Room 301
9/27: Walk-a-Thon

SUMMIT ACADEMY EVENTS

Student Activities 2019

The first meeting of the Student Activities Committee was held last week. In attendance were Ashley, Eden, Emily, Mrs. Parks, Mrs. Scarbrough and Mrs. Beach. A discussion was had about which activities should be kept from last year, and what new activities should be added. The first social activity will be this weekend's Parade and Picnic. Come join other high schoolers walk in the parade and enjoy the picnic afterward. The next activity will be at House of Boom on Monday, 9/16. Carpool will be provided from Summit after school. All students will need to fill out waivers on-line prior to going, bring money for jumping ($15-$20), and be picked up at House of Boom by 6:00. Please RSVP to sbeach@summit-academy.org. if you plan to attend. Students can sign up on the high school bulletin board.

What's happening in High School Science?

Science course offerings in the high school have the students working in the lab and doing hand's on investigating as much as possible, while using technology to make it relevant in today's fast-paced world. We are proud of our budding scientists and the focus and respect they show in lab situations. Interested in watching a lab in progress? Email sbeach@summit-academy.org or kfinn@summit-academy.org.

Parker making a composite model in Earth Science

Hayden and Noah dissecting owl pellets in Biology

Zach analyzing fingerprints during Forensic Science

Alumni Spotlight

As we continue to update you on the paths that our Class of 2019 graduates have taken, our next spotlight is on Derek B.

Derek is working full time making dog treats at Wigglewow in Louisville, KY. He says that he likes his job very much! He also continues to play drums in his free time.

Great job, Derek!

Teacher Updates

Mrs. Beach

Math: Chapter 1 Test Wednesday and conversions.
Literacy: Finishing Ch. 2 of The Giver. Seniors will need to turn in their Vocabulary assignment on Monday.
Biology: Students have completed 2 days of their owl pellet dissection and have 1 day left in the Lab before beginning their lab report. Students who have been absent for the lab will need to schedule days/times to make it up. Great job on first dissection!

Ms. Finn

Math: Students are working hard on playlists. We are reviewing fractions and decimals.
Literacy: The next Key Project is due Friday. We will have our third Vocab quiz on Thursday.
QUEST: We are talking about mindfulness in daily life.
Science: Students are analyzing handwriting samples and learning about common mistakes in Forensic Science.

Mr. Harris

Career Ed & School to Work
Well done to all of the seniors who started their internships last week. The feedback has been very positive. Parents please let me know if you have any questions or concerns and I will check in with the organization.
Career Education students all completed presentations about working in a marketing department and I was very impressed with their work.
Geography & Cultures: Students are around 2 weeks away from finding out their DNA ancestry results, and they are all excited to start our heritage projects when the results come in!

Ms. Miller

Spanish 1 : Projects will be due on September 16 for the start of Hispanic Heritage month. Next week we will learn about Spanish speaking countries and finish Leccion Preliminar with a test Thursday.
World Civ : Monday we will share our projects and review. Chapter 1 test on Tuesday. Then we will work on Ch. 2, The Rise of Civilization, which will not have a test.
Practical Living: Students will share their SMART goals. We will begin our unit on personal finance and financial literacy.

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 ]

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