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
By Layla Evans and Tremaine Davis Since Summit Academy – Cincinnati community and secondary schools combined under one roof at the start of the school year, mutual support has brought perks such as the inception of the first-ever S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, Math/Music/Martial Arts) Open House. The April 9 event showcased a myriad … Continued
About 60 Summit Academy students from Akron, Canton, Lorain, Parma, Toledo, Warren and Youngstown are expected to compete at the Summit Academy Martial Arts Tournament, Saturday, April 25 at the Navarre Towpath Trail YMCA. Doors open to the public at 8 a.m. Summit Academy students in grades K-12 with belts ranging from white to … Continued
Summit Academy principal receives special thank you from former student When Daniel Demand sat down with his former Summit Academy principal, Dawn Presley, the 6’3”, 30-year-old founder and general manager of the Cuyahoga Falls Rapids pro football advancement team paused to collect his emotions. Cupping his eyes then gradually raising his head, his words spilled. … Continued
Summit Academy – Youngstown seventh-grade student Michael Bydo was honored with a medal and sports jacket at the Ja’Quan Lavender Fourth Annual Gold Gala in Wintersville, Ohio. Bydo is an active participant of The Prudent Man Academy, a weekly leadership program centered on empowering young men to become the best versions of themselves. He was … Continued