"Find Your Voice"


* please click on link above and enjoy Senior, Emily, finding her voice in a Crusade for Children commercial*

February 23, 2020
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. A big thank you to all of the parents and students that came to Winter Conferences. If you have any follow-up questions, please email or call!

Free Dress Monday
Upcoming Events:

  • 2/26: Building School Community Meeting
  • 3/06: Bourbon, Bluegrass and BBQ
  • 3/27: Noon dismissal
High School Hangout at Mr. B's
Now that the Mr. B's baristas have 2 weeks of training under their belt, the coffee shop has officially been opened up to the high schoolers as a hang out before school. The baristas get there to open up at 7:30 and then any high school student may be dropped off beginning at 7:40 for 30 minutes to socialize before school. They can have a beverage, a snack, or just talk to their friends. All of our workers are doing a great job of showing up for their shift on time and giving great customer service. Mr. B's is the place to B:)
We love our Alumni!
We are always happy when our Alumni stop by for a visit! Valentine's weekend, Ms. Miller and Mrs. Beach had the pleasure of being taken to brunch by 2019 graduate, Alexandra. We were so pleased to hear that she is extremely happy living in Bloomington, Indiana and going to college at Ivy Tech, while working part-time at McDonald's. She is making friends and starting to think about what clubs she might like to be a part of. So proud of you, Alexandra!
Teacher Updates
Mrs. Beach
  • Math: Next week, students are working on converting fractions to decimals and decimals to percentages Monday-Wednesday, and working on currency Thursday and Friday.
  • Literacy: Weekend homework is Chapter 2 of The Outsiders. Comprehension check on Monday. Students will be making a slang dictionary from the novel this week, as well as finishing their character analysis paragraphs.
  • Biology: Skills checks over crayfish anatomy Monday/Tuesday and moving into dissection Wednesday and Thursday.
Ms. Finn
  • Math: We have been reviewing fractions and inequalities so that we keep what we learned from the beginning of the year in our heads!
  • Literacy: We are almost through Act 4 of Macbeth. Students have been watching segments of its performance in the Globe Theater so that they can have the cultural experience as well as the context of seeing the play performed.
  • QUEST: We are gearing up to start rehearsing for our PSA commercial before filming next week.
  • Earth Science: Students are studying about the wonders of our Solar System and learning about the International Space Station and telescopes.
  • Forensic Science: While we wait on our 3D printing of Alcatraz, we have begun our unit on Forensic Paleontology.
Mr. Harris
  • Career Ed & School to Work
  • Seniors: The Seniors are at the halfway point of their internships and the reports back at this point are very awesome!
  • Parents of 9th, 10th and 11th grade students: I am now beginning on the process of both volunteer and paid positions for the summer. Remember for 11th graders, this will be the last summer break before graduation, so it is important that we build that resume. Various paid positions under the Summerworks program and volunteer roles at the KY Science Center will be available. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Ms. Miller
  • Spanish : Next week we will finish the first section of Unidad 3. We will have a conjugation test on Wednesday over regular, present tense verbs. We will then move on to section 2 and shift our focus to family based vocabulary.
  • World Civ : Next week we will continue learning about the Roman Republic. Our focus will be on Hannibal, the Punic Wars, and the transition from a republic to an empire.
  • Practical Living: Next week we will continue to prepare afternoon orders from Mr. B's. We will also spend some time discussing friendships, working out disagreements, and good communication skills.
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 ]