Plans for our STEM Innovation Lab are underway!

BASE Construction Management and Hood-Rich Architecture are touring the facilities this week and collaborating on finalizing the details for phase one of construction to begin in Summer 2022.

We think Summit parent Ellen Chindlund said it best when sharing our GivingTuesday Innovation Lab launch on social media,

"Our school just keeps getting better!!!"

Questions? Contact the Front Desk.

Let's spread some good cheer (and yummies) to our wonderful teachers and staff!

Want to participate?

We'll set up tables in the community room where teachers and staff can take an assortment home with them on Winter Break.

Questions? Contact Summit Parent and Cookie Shine Chair, Angela Teters.

The Hour of Code is a global movement by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org, reaching tens of millions of students in over 180 countries through a one-hour introduction to computer science and computer programming.

Grade levels across The Summit, and all across the world, are participating in the Hour of Code this week, with Kindergarten breaking up the hour into two 30-minute coding sessions. Students began by engaging with the Kodable app.

Next, students are working their way through an “unplugged” coding activity, helping a gingerbread character find their way home, while evading enemies and finding treats. Going "unplugged" allows students to explore and practice coding concepts using hands-on, physical objects instead of technology, while still working on important skills including computational thinking, sequence, and critical reasoning.

During gingerbread coding, Kindergarten students created a map depicting the path from the gingerbread character to its house, placing additional "treats" and "obstacles" along the way. After trading maps with a friend, students worked to "code" or plan a safe path for the gingerbread to return home!

Every year, Summit high school students have the opportunity to take the PSAT, the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. This standardized test is not only a great practice exam for students preparing to take college entrance exams, but PSAT scores are also used to identify National Merit Scholars and award merit scholarships. The PSAT is designed to measure college readiness in juniors before their senior year.

This year, the test was administered to Summit freshmen and sophomores, and we are beyond thrilled with the results for these younger students! All test takers have already met the college readiness benchmarks for reading, writing, and English, and their scores in math indicate students are on track to achieve college readiness by their junior year.

We are so proud of our high school students, and this phenomenal achievement for our freshmen and sophomores. At The Summit, our high school students are ready and able to register for college courses and begin receiving college credit before they graduate from high school, preparing them for their continued academic success beyond The Summit's walls. To learn more about how The Summit supports our students' opportunities to earn college credit in high school, check out the link below!

Students returned to school on Monday to find something amiss in the Big Backyard... 5th graders located an injured hawk at recess and sprang into action! They alerted their teacher and Mr. Mike and set up bright orange cones as a perimeter to warn other students not to go near the hawk.

Ms. Venita contacted animal control, and with their expert help, the hawk was safely secured and transported to the Dickerson Park Zoo to get checked out by the zoo vet. The zoo confirmed the hawk had a wounded wing and would possibly need surgery.

The Dickerson Park Zoo thanked our students for being aware and caring! After the hawk is rehabilitated at the zoo, he (or she) will likely be released near the area it was found.

We hope to see our friend soaring again soon!