Local professionals and students from Summit Academy Secondary School – Akron united last week for the school’s annual career fair, which attracted about a dozen companies, organizations, labor groups and colleges, among others. Students interested in fields including automation and electronics, dental assistant, welding, practical nursing, HVAC, phlebotomy technician, hair design, cosmetology, esthetician and nail … Continued
Summit Academy Management is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to provide digital marketing management and paid media services in support of student enrollment across our network of 18 public, tuition-free K–12 community schools. Our schools specialize in serving students with diverse learning needs — including autism, ADHD, and other learning differences — and effective outreach … Continued
Students at Summit Academy Secondary School – Akron will soon be acquiring bonus skills in 3D printing thanks to the donation of a 3D printer, valued at about $300, by parent Sara Cartwright. Cartwright, a 3D print designer and owner of Pumpkin Designs, says she hopes her donation helps students develop new technologic and artistic … Continued
Soon-to-be kindergarteners and their families received red-carpet treatment at Summit Academy Schools in Lorain, Youngstown and Warren — at special events held last week to acquaint families with the schools. At Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learners – Lorain, kindergarten teacher Natalie Kasperovich led the children through story time and a craft. The families … Continued
After six months of leadership training led by Joren Tengesdal, M.A., Senior Management Consultant and Coaching Practice Lead at PRADCO, members of the Summit Academy 2025-2026 Leadership Institute presented their final projects in a team format. The institute’s overarching theme of management encompassed managing self, results, people and change. Team 1 members Angela Donovan Atkins, … Continued
Summit Academy– Cincinnati science teacher and intervention specialist Tremaine “Tre” Davis received Master Teacher certification by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce and State Board of Education of Ohio in April. The prestigious voluntary designation, based on the Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession, requires candidates to undergo a rigorous, evidence-based process. Known for … Continued
Students in grades K-12 from from Akron, Canton, Lorain, Parma, Toledo, Warren and Youngstown participated in the Summit Academy Martial Arts Tournament on April 25 at the Navarre Towpath Trail YMCA. Parma therapeutic martial arts teacher Shihan David Chance, Ph.D. coordinated the tournament. Of the nearly 60 tournament competitors, 25 took home gold medals, 26 … Continued
Summit Academy Community School – Warren and Summit Academy – Youngstown will each host a Mock Kindergarten Day, May 1. The Warren event runs from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and the Youngstown school event will take place from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Summit Academy Community School- Warren (RSVP at 330-369-4233) is located at 2106 Arbor Ave. S.E., Warren. Summit … Continued
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learners – Lorain will host a Mock Kindergarten Day, May 1, 9:30-11:30 a.m. to acquaint prospective new kindergarteners and their families with the school and its programming. The school is located at 346 Illinois Ave., Lorain. The fun-filled event will offer stations for children to complete a craft project, … Continued
Not long after she enrolled at Summit Academy Secondary School – Middletown, senior Cassie Riley says it began to feel like home. “I have felt nothing but seen and heard,” describes Riley, who began attending Summit Academy at the start of her freshman year. After four years of homeschooling and a turbulent childhood, Riley says … Continued