"Find Your Voice"
September 13, 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 enjoyed spending time with those parents who were able to join us at Parent Back to School Night last Thursday. If you were not able to come, but would still like copies of the teachers' class overviews/curricula, please email us and a hard copy or digital copy can be sent to you. Have a great weekend!
Upcoming Events:

  • 9/14: Brunch at Zeggz, 11:00 a.m., Shelbyville Rd, across from Summit, All Moms invited - kids are welcome
  • 9/16: House of Boom Social Activity, carpool from school, pickup by 6:00 at House of Boom, must RSVP to Mrs. Beach
  • 9/18: Building School Community Kick-Off Meeting
  • 9/26: Seniors: CAPS Mtg. 3:15-4:30, Room 301
  • 9/27: Walk-a-Thon (seniors will participate 9/26)
You're invited to Brunch
Hey Moms, do you like Brunch? Would you like to meet up with other Moms who have kids in high school? Once each month, we will have a standing Brunch at Zeggz at 11 a.m. It doesn't matter if you are the Mom of a boy or the Mom of a girl, please come if you'd like to enjoy a little social time with some other Moms. Kids or no kids - totally up to you! This month, the date is tomorrow, September 14, but it will usually be the first Saturday of the month. Hope to see you there! Questions? Text or call Robin at (502) 494-2179.
High Schoolers "walk the walk"
Last weekend's Middletown Parade brought out the high school students, staff and parents, as well as some of our recent high school graduates, to participate in a variety of roles. Ashley A donned the Summit mascot suit and waved to the crowd from the float. Emily P walked beside the float and passed out candy to children along the route. Eden S sat with some of the younger children on the float and assisted. Graduates Alex M and John G took their place at the front of the float and carried the Summit banner, with an assist from Ms. Miller, and Mrs. Parks and Mrs. Beach carried the flags. Thank you all for filling these important roles and showing your Summit pride!
Eden & Ashley riding the float.
Ashley, getting some fresh air, just before putting on her Eagle mascot head for the parade.
John and Alex, graduates of the Class of 2019, returned to carry the Summit banner in the parade.
Student Spotlight: Katie
Katie is a sophomore and this is her first year at Summit Academy. Changing to a new school after you have already started high school somewhere else can be a hard transition. But to watch Katie, she makes it look easy. She has made friends quickly because of her easy going nature, and she has proven to have a strong work ethic, completing all of her homework assignments and asking for help when she is unsure of something.

Welcome to Summit, Katie. We are very happy you chose to join us!
Teacher Updates
Mrs. Beach
  • General Information: Any student participating in House of Boom social event must have parent RSVP prior to Monday and fill out waiver on line. Coupons are available on the high school bulletin board. Car pool will leave Summit at 3:30 Monday and parent pick-up will be at House of Boom no later than 6:00 PM.
  • Math: All A's and B's on Ch. 1 book test. Excellent! Transferring text knowledge to Simple Solutions this week.
  • Literacy: Students have completed through Ch. 4 of The Giver, as well as character analysis of first 6 characters. STAR testing Tuesday.
  • Biology: Students are putting the finishing touches on their owl pellet lab reports. Due Monday.
Ms. Finn
  • Math: Most students are working on decimals, ratios and percentages on playlists. Keep watching for homework.
  • Literacy: Students are working on Key Projects and building complex sentences. We have vocab books! Quizzes will be on Thursday.
  • QUEST: Students have been learning about active listening skills.
  • Earth Science: Students have taken their test on Earth and Moon systems. We are beginning their unit on the water cycle.
  • Forensic Science: Students are analyzing the Madeleine McCann case as an example of what can go wrong when studying a crime scene.
Mr. Harris
  • Career Ed & School to Work
  • Well done to 9th, 10th and 11th grade students who completed excellent classroom presentations.
  • Geography & Cultures: DNA results are beginning to come in, and students are looking forward to starting a Geography & Cultures project based on the results. Emily has more English DNA than me!
Ms. Miller
  • Spanish : Students took their first exam this week. Projects are due next week. We continue to work on Duolingo, and have introduced daily translation practice.
  • World Civ : Wonderful job on the Unit 1 test this week! Next week we will begin Unit 2 with a closer look at ancient Mesopotamia.
  • Practical Living: We will continue our Personal Finance unit next week by using the Future Smart online program in class.
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 ]