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
With press badges, notepads and cameras in tow, students from Summit Academy Secondary School – Middletown can be found around and about town and school, conducting interviews and shooting photos for news stories. They are the editorial team members of Rock Bottom News, the school’s quarterly news magazine. Students with Rock Bottom News, along with … Continued
Summit Academy – Middletown is the lucky recipient of $700 in donated supplies ranging from notebooks and pencils to snacks and wipes. Steel tube fabricator PTC of Middletown made the generous donation. The company selected Summit Academy as its charity of choice for its Health and Safety Fair fundraiser earlier this month. Each year, the … Continued
Thanks to support from the Middletown Community Foundation, impactful changes are taking root and flourishing at the Summit Academy Community School – Middletown school garden. The foundation presented Summit Academy Principal Kristen McClanahan-Parkes a check for $8,098 to support her school’s therapeutic gardening program. Led by Jordan Payne, BA, TRCC, the gardening program, Sprouting Minds, … Continued
Through Crossroads Mason Church and the Greater Project Go Day of service, more than 50 volunteers – including school staff — came through with flying colors to help with projects at Middletown Elementary on May 17. “The volunteers painted our hallway to be a calmer, brighter space for our scholars. They also added a sensory … Continued
A fresh fruit-and-vegetable program was introduced to students in grades K-6 this month. The federally funded program provides a healthy snack for students, outside of the free breakfast and lunch. The children not only enjoy nibbling on nutritious nosh every Monday and Wednesday, but they also receive some fun and interesting facts about it. Think: … Continued
The Buckeye Community Hope Foundation presented Summit Academy Transition High School – Columbus Principal Cheryl Elliott and her team with an award for having the highest 2023-2024 school year graduation rate – 93.8 percent — of all the schools in its sponsorship portfolio. The honor was delivered by Buckeye Hope representatives at the school’s January … Continued
Late comedian Milton Berle once said, “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” At Summit Academy Secondary School – Middletown, students in grades 7-12 will have a chance to tap on doors of opportunity at the school’s November 7 Career Day event. There, they will learn about a wide variety of vocations that await them. … Continued
The gardens at Summit Academy – Middletown are brimming with watermelons, cabbage, peppers, tomatoes and, above all, hope. The gardens provide a place for students to plant seeds, not just for crops, but for their futures. The students planted seeds for their recent harvest last winter, as a component of their social-emotional learning, explains Principal … Continued
When students at Summit Academy School for Alternative Learners – Middletown arrived back to classes last week and inspected their school gardens, little did they expect to find a giant pumpkin named Judy. Weighing in at nearly 120 pounds and counting, Judy, along with watermelons, flowers and other assorted crops crown the school’s eight gardens. … Continued