The Summit Academy – Youngstown school community’s caring nature was on full display yesterday. Sporting pink “Support Squad” T-shirts, staff and students presented a $750 donation to the Joanie Abdu Breast Care Center at Mercy Health – St. Elizabeth Hospital. The center’s community health educator, Laura Boomhower, accepted the check. “It’s so wonderful, especially seeing … Continued
Summit Academy – Youngstown students and staff welcomed the school’s dean of students, Navy Veteran Michael Prendergast, with a surprise salute this morning, for Veterans Day. Upon Prendergast’s arrival at the school, more than 150 children, teachers and administrators lined the N. Schenley Avenue school’s main hallway, waving flags and cheering for the decorated military … Continued
Summit Academy – Dayton teacher Katherine Spain has literally and figuratively set the stage for student creativity and growth with the school’s new Theatre Club. The club’s roughly 15 active members speak to its demand, says Spain, a passionate thespian with a BA in Theatre from the College of Charleston. “When I started to bring … Continued
In a journey to the future, some 40 Summit Academy Secondary – Youngstown students made a stop at the school’s October 23 College and Trade School Fair. There, they met representatives from Choffin Career and Technical Center, Kent State University, Laurel Technical Institute, Raphael’s School of Beauty, Sheet Metal Workers Local 33 Youngstown, Village Network … Continued
Break dance trailblazer Forrest (Webb) GetemGump treated students at Summit Academy Secondary School – Akron to chic moves as they followed along during an OhioDance residency at the school. Webb is a co-founder of the legendary b-boy (male break dancer) crew Illstyle Rockers, which came on scene in Akron in the early 1990s and … Continued
World-renowned martial artist Kim Jeong Seong brought star quality to Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learners – Lorain during his cultural and martial arts sessions with students on October 24. Grandmaster Kim invented a two-sword martial arts technique (Jin Young SSang Kum Ryu) that combines skill, philosophy and healing. He traveled from Busan, Korea … Continued
With its community partners, Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learners – Lorain will roll out the red carpet for school families at its November 13 community resource fair. Agencies and organizations from Lorain and beyond will participate in the Connecting Family – Building Community – Sharing Resources event. Designed to serve the varying needs … Continued
Thanks to the Knoth Family McDonald’s in Warren, Summit Academy Community School – Warren received nearly $500 in donations from its recent McTeacher Night. The event, hosted by Summit Academy school and administration staff, generated proceeds from online orders and apple pie sales from 4-7 p.m. on October 9. Kyle Baldwin, Coordinator of Fundraising and … Continued
Bringing more than 10 years of human resources experience to Summit Academy, Brittany Marshall says she looks forward to delivering the highest level of service to her colleagues — present and future — as Summit’s new HR generalist. “Working in the public sector always came naturally to me,” says Marshall, expressing her desire to apply … Continued
Throughout an astonishing 3,100-mile foot race that ended yesterday, North Canton runner Alex Ramsey was fueled with support from Summit Academy Akron Middle School Community Culture Coordinator Tom Fausnight, and the school’s students. Ramsey, whom Fausnight coached in wrestling from middle school to high school, was the only American runner in the Sri Chimnoy Self-Transcendence … Continued
