While doors remain closed and classrooms empty at schools across the state, Summit Academy School – Lorain is working hard to maintain a sense of normalcy for its students amid the COVID-19 outbreak. For starters, Lorain Secondary, as the school is commonly known, is hosting a virtual Spartan Spirit Week. Spearheaded by Principal Michael Williston, … Continued
It’s a good day at Summit Academy Columbus Transition High School. Here, Behavior Specialist and Performance Coach Lisa R. Hall, MSW LSW, celebrates the achievements of two students who are already working toward their college degrees, one in nursing and the other in multimedia. Thanks to their enrollment in Ohio’s College Credit Plus program, the … Continued
There’s a saying Christopher G. Smith, music teacher at Summit Academy Transition High School in Cincinnati, likes to share with his students: “I won’t let my label be my limit.” It’s the inspiration behind an ambitious performance, “A Musical Journey Through Black History,” the school’s young musicians will present Thursday, March 12 at 12:45 p.m. … Continued
The gymnasium at Summit Academy Community School – Cincinnati captures a scene worthy of a silver screen. Picture nine basketball players moving in synchronized harmony, performing customized plays, swishing balls through baskets and winning, a lot. The Rev. Thomas Hargis, a member of the school board, established the team to give students an opportunity to … Continued
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learners – Lorain was awarded nearly $148,000 by the Ohio Department of Education for its designation as a Community School of Quality. The school serves just under 80 pupils in grades kindergarten through fifth, nearly 75 percent of whom are students with disabilities, such as autism and ADHD. Principal … Continued
Awards, accolades and authors set the stage for celebration at Summit Academy Community School – Painesville. There, teachers, staff, students and families took time out to reflect on student achievements at the school’s first-ever Town Hall meeting on February 13. Student-scholars named to the schools’ Distinguished Honor Roll (all As), Honor Roll (two or fewer … Continued
At Summit Academy School in Lorain, it’s not unusual to see a student grab a squish ball from a bin or take a classroom break, a brief moment to regroup and refocus. Here, school staff members look out for students’ educational, social and emotional well-beings with a keen understanding of special education challenges they may … Continued
At Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learners in Xenia, doors to meeting students’ social, emotional and academic needs open daily. It’s only fitting that the school will celebrate National School Choice Week with its hallways, corridors and nooks dotted by decorated doors. Summit Academy Community School Xenia, which includes two buildings that serve students … Continued
Did you say sunflower seed butter, oats and honey rolled into delightful energy bites? Chicken-and-vegetable fried rice? Skillet lasagna? Banana nice cream? Yes, please. That’s the sentiment of a dozen or so Summit Academy Community School – Cincinnati families that signed up for nutrition classes, during which they’ll make recipes like these. The Expanded Food and … Continued
When two local special-needs advocates collaborate, the possibilities are nothing short of magical. Just ask Dawn Presley, principal of Summit Academy Akron Elementary school, and Lisa Armstrong, director of communications for United Disability Services, whose respective organizations will come together at Akron Elementary’s literacy celebration event, Carnival Night, Thursday, Jan. 16. As with most harmonious … Continued