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
The National School Choice Awareness Foundation recognized Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learners – Xenia as an “All Star,” for its student and parent engagement endeavors. Fewer than 5 percent of the 26,400 schools across the country that participate in National School Choice Week, which took place January 25-31 this year, receive this distinction, … Continued
Welcomed with high-fives, fist bumps and occasional happy dances on school mornings, students at Summit Academy Community School – Xenia know their value. Their head cheerleader, newly named Principal Angela Donovan Atkins, understands the power of having an encouraging support system. Donovan Atkins says the steady validation she received from her colleagues over the years … 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
As students and staff members at the new Summit Academy – Xenia high school wrap up their first full week of school, they are doing so on several high notes. First impressions of the new building on the school community have been nothing short of positive. “We have more space and can do more in … Continued
Students of Summit Academy – Xenia high school will be greeted by a new 10,524-square-foot school building to start the 2023-2024 school year. Classes for the school’s 61 ninth- to 12th-grade students begin Friday, Aug. 18. The new building comes complete with high-polish concrete and vinyl-plank flooring, spacious classrooms, generous windows and green technology. A … Continued
Summit Academy officials ceremoniously broke ground for a 10,524-square-foot school building in Xenia on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The new building will welcome Summit Academy’s high school students in grades 9-12 tentatively at the start of the 2023-2024 school year. The building will be situated on the grounds of the school’s existing location at 1694 Pawnee … Continued
Summit Academy Schools will not be offering the summer food program to the following cities: Akron Canton Cincinnati Columbus Dayton Lorain Middletown Painesville Parma Toledo Xenia Warren and Youngstown will offer the summer food program.
Saree Doyle, Director, Summit Academy Community School – Parma Saree Doyle has been selected as the director for Summit Academy Community School – Parma. She begins her new post with the 2021-2022 school year. Saree has dedicated her career to improving the well-being of children through educating the whole child since 2008. She has worked … Continued
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learners – Xenia has a few remaining openings for passionate educators. The school, which centers on small-group learning, serves students in grades K-12. Summit Academy specializes in teaching children who learn differently, such as those with autism or ADHD. “We are seeking compassionate educators who want to make a … Continued