"Find Your Voice"
November 2, 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. Thank you parents and students for taking your time to come to conferences last week. If you were not able to make it this time, we look forward to catching up at Winter Conferences.
Upcoming Events:

  • 11/7-8: No School
  • 11/14: Senior Pictures (info coming home Monday)
  • 11/18: Mitten Tree Service Project begins
  • 11/28-29: Thanksgiving Break


FREE DRESS MONDAY for HIGH SCHOOL 11/04
Transformations
At this year's Mountaintop Breakfast, Senior Maximos (above center) spoke on behalf of the Senior Class of 2020. The theme of the breakfast was Transformations. Thank you for a wonderful speech, Mo! He is joined in the photo by Sophomores Nolan and Katie, who passed out programs for the event.
Internship Spotlight
Well done to Hayden who got a glowing report from the Kentucky Science Center during his internship visit. The staff are very pleased with how independent Hayden is, how he collects his schedule every morning, works using his initiative, and ensures that each visitor has a great experience at each of his exhibits. Hayden has been working at the Kentucky Science Center every Friday since September as part of Summit Academy High School's School to Work Internship Program. Keep up the good work!
Teacher Updates
Mrs. Beach
  • General Information:
  1. Junior Parents: Have you stopped by Balfour to look at rings yet? If you need an additional ring packet, please let me know.
  2. There will be no edition of High School Highlights next week due to teacher professional development.

  • Math: Students circled back to all word problems for the last week of the month. What was once hard is getting easier!
  • Literacy: This week students will get the final section of The Giver Study Guide. Their final assessment is scheduled for Thursday, 11/14. The Giver writing assignment will also be due at that time.
  • Biology: Students successfully completed the earthworm dissection lab and are putting the finishing touches on their lab reports in class.
Ms. Finn
  • Math: Students are working hard on playlists. Most students are working on decimals and ratios. Some students are working on inequalities. Some are working on quadratic equations.
  • Literacy: Key project rough drafts are due Monday. Students will be retaking the STAR test on Wednesday and attempting to meet their goal.
  • QUEST: Students have written a weekly schedule that they are to attempt to follow next week in Google sheets. We have been working on time management.
  • Earth Science: Students are beginning a unit on climate change. We have listened to the sound of lightning using an AM/FM radio.
  • Forensic Science: There will be a test on Tuesday over fraud and identity theft.
Mr. Harris
  • Career Ed & School to Work
  • 9th, 10th and 11th graders have presentations coming up next week. Remember you can always log into your Summit Google Slide presentations at home if you want to add any additional information to improve your grade.
  • No Path Forward or Career visits next week due to staff training, but seniors are expected to attend their internships.
Ms. Miller
  • Spanish : Great job on the translation test! Next week we will begin Unidad 2 and telling time.
  • World Civ : Wonderful job on the Ancient Egypt Test! Next week we will have a short unit on Judaism and the Ancient Israelite Kingdoms. There will be no test on this unit.
  • Practical Living: Next week we will begin a unit on nutrition, health and safety..
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 ]