Black excellence will take center stage at the Legacy & Excellence Black History Month Expo, February 26, 1-2:30 p.m. at Summit Academy – Columbus. Open to students and their families, staff members, sponsors and invited community guests, the expo was designed to showcase Black excellence across industries in real time, as well as from historical … Continued
Bringing excitement, creativity and holiday spirit to the entire school community, Summit Academy – Columbus held a Mini Mock Macy’s Day Parade on November 19. Now in its second year, the festive affair engaged the school’s K-6 students in an inspired and collaborative event enjoyed by all. While K-3 students decorated oversized balloons, fourth and … Continued
Members of the Summit Academy – Columbus Student Leadership Class participated in Environmental STEM Day at the Nationwide and Ohio Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus on September 30. The event gave the 10th-12th graders the opportunity to rotate through a series of interactive exhibits that highlighted science, technology, engineering and environmental careers. As they visited … Continued
Summit Academy – Columbus Principal Cheryl Elliott was recognized by school sponsor Buckeye Community Hope Foundation for receiving five stars in gap closing by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. The ranking is published in the 2024-2025 Summit Academy Transition High School – Columbus report card, issued by the ODEW earlier this week. Summit … Continued
Prospective students and staff members flocked to learn more about Summit Academy – Columbus at the Columbus Back to Schol Bash & Fam Jam. Held August 2 at Goodale Park, the event featured more than 90 community exhibitors. Funded by the Summit Educational Foundation, the Summit Academy – Columbus table was hosted by Administrative Assistant … Continued
With a mini mock Macy’s Day Parade, Thanksgiving dinner served by Buckeye Community Hope Foundation members and a staff vs. students basketball game, November 21, 2024 was one of the most memorable school days ever, describes Summit Academy – Columbus Principal Cheryl Elliott. The day’s festivities began when staff members of Columbus THS sponsor Buckeye … Continued
Columbus Elementary-Middle STEAM Program Delivers Far-reaching Value to Students Students at Summit Academy Community School – Columbus can’t seem to get enough of their after-school STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) program. Even after wrapping up a full day of classroom lessons, as many as 15 kindergarteners to seventh-grade students stay on at school … Continued
Columbus second grader Darrius spoils his little red-and-white hedgehog. He treats his Desk Pet, Knuckles, to ice cream cones and other delights. He even takes him on adventures. Knuckles is one of a brood of Desk Pets individually owned and cared for by second- and third-grade students in Jamie McElhiney’s class at Summit Academy Community … Continued
Destinee Walter-Green examines shelf upon shelf of books arranged neatly by genre. The Summit Academy Middle School – Columbus English-Language Arts teacher predicts students will delight in the newly organized classroom library as they start their 2023-2024 school year. New to Summit Academy this year, Walter-Green wanted to pique students’ interest in reading by taking … Continued
Mitchell Ellis, Dean of Students and therapeutic martial arts instructor for Summit Academy – Columbus, was promoted as a Grandmaster in Taekwondo with a 9th Degree Black Belt through the Dragon Taekwondo Association on June 3 in Columbus, Ohio. There are fewer than 300 taekwondo grandmasters worldwide, according to Cheongnyong-yu Taekwondo, which archives books, blog … Continued