"Find Your Voice"

March 14, 2020
Welcome back to High School Highlights; designed especially for high school parents and students at Summit Academy, to help keep you in the know. On behalf of the high school team, I would like to say that you should be very proud of how well all of your children navigated the news of Summit closing for a few weeks. They calmly listened to the directives that were given by each of their teachers, and many of us had the chance to practice what distance learning would look like while they were still here, so they would be more comfortable with it once they were at home. I would like to assure you of a few things as we move into the next few weeks:

  • The work that has been provided by each of your teachers will be graded, just as if it were done in class or for homework. Teachers should be providing individual guidance as to how and when to turn in the work for their classes.

  • This is a new situation for everybody and, of course, there may be glitches. If that happens, email a teacher so it can be worked out. Just like the students are responsible for doing work while they are gone, the teachers are responsible for working. We will respond!

  • If a student is missing a book from their locker, call the school during school hours and arrange for a pick-up time.

Best of luck and may you and your family be well! We look forward to crossing paths again soon.

Susan


The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot
Robert MacFarlane
“Paths are the habits of a landscape. They are acts of consensual making. It's hard to create a footpath on your own...Paths connect. This is their first duty and their chief reason for being. They relate places in a literal sense, and by extension they relate people.

Paths are consensual, too, because without common care and common practice they disappear: overgrown by vegetation, ploughed up or built over (though they may persist in the memorious substance of land law). Like sea channels that require regular dredging to stay open, paths NEED walking.”

General Teacher Instructions
Mrs. Beach
All parents have received emails. Students should check their emails daily for updates on assignments. Math and Literacy students will also join Google Meet for real-time group instruction each Wednesday and Thursday.
Ms. Finn
Parents should check their email and Google classroom for information regarding your student while they are out due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Mr. Harris
Students should check Google classroom daily. All assignments are posted for the next two weeks. Sr. Internships have been suspended until further notice. All other summer volunteer information is up in the air at this point. Updates will be given as information comes in.

Ms. Miller
All parents have received emails. Students should check emails and Google classroom daily.
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 ]