“I was just so happy to be at the zoo,” said Piper. “I didn’t expect to have that much fun.”
The last time Piper was at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium was a visit with her family when she was in third grade. Thanks to our partner, Tickets for Kids Charities, Piper truly enjoyed her recent, inspiring trip to the zoo.
Piper said previous science teachers haven’t intrigued her interest in the subject but New Outlook Science teacher, Bobby Scott, is the exception. At the zoo, what he has been teaching in class came to life as they observed and learned more about animal behavior and interactions.
“I saw a copperhead hiss,” said Piper. 
The students also went inside the zoo’s goat enclosure, where they fed them. 
Of all the animals they saw, the tiger was Piper’s favorite: “They’re just so fluffy and cute.”
Staff and students at New Outlook are grateful to Tickets for Kids Charities and the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium for making this experience possible and resonate for our students.
There’s no greater thank you out there than to inspire future professionals in the career: Bobby said Piper “really loved it! She told me it inspired her to be a zoologist.”
#pittsburghzooandaquarium
#experientiallearning
#science
#zoology
2025 Summit grad, Teal G., is all moved in and ready to kick off a great semester at Slippery Rock University, where he is majoring in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Graphic Design.
GOOD LUCK, TEAL.
We are so proud of you!
After a great effort in their first two outings, the Golf Team will hit the links again on September 5th when they kick off the first of four matches that week.
GOOD LUCK BOYS!!
Nope! It’s New Outlook’s photography students learning how to operate the school’s photography drones.
5 students recently earned their Federal Aviation Administration Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST) certification. This is a certification that is required for anyone who flies a drone for recreational purposes.
Funding for New Outlook’s drones was provided through the school’s PACTT Innovation Grant.
Stay tuned for aerial photography pictures 
Students are planning to visit the bison at the game preserve soon!
#vocationaleducation#photography
#aerialphotography#experientiallearning
“I was the first one to milk the goat,” said Hayden. “I was like, ‘you know what? Let’s do it!'” 
Goat Rodeo Farm & Dairy hosted our students for a fieldtrip filled with new interactive experiences, including cheese & caramel tasting
, cheese making, goat milking, games, and apple picking
.
During the cheese making, Hayden added cinnamon & cinnamon sugar to her creation for a sweeter, more dessert-like cheese. The process also included making a creative name and logo for her cheese. In addition to taking home their created cheeses, the farm also gifted each student with temporary tattoos and goat pictures as keepsakes.
This trip to the farm was funded through a generous grant provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture and Penn State through the school’s PA Harvest of the Month Art Contest Grant. We’re grateful to our funders as well as Goat Rodeo Farm & Dairy for their wonderfully curated fieldtrip.
Hayden says it best, when she talks about what the experience meant to her: “I never got to be a kid growing up but this made me feel like a kid again. I had the best time of my life out there.”
#goatcheese#goatlove#paharvestofthemonth
#experientiallearning
Like no other Pittsburgh destination, a visit to Randyland always keeps things interesting. Students took a detour to this community installation after their visit at the Clemente Museum. They finished out the beautiful day making memories and interacting in Randyland’s “Playhouse for yesterdays memories-gifts.”
Brianna described the visit as “Fun. My eyeballs were always looking at something colorful.”
It was fun to goof around at Randyland with the displays: “Acting like a supermodel, getting pictures taken,” Brianna.
We’re grateful for those that have contributed to making Randyland such a fun and interesting destination to visit 
“A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all, it teaches entire trust,” Gertrude Jekyll.
The beauty of a garden is that it accepts all who enter, regardless of skill set or prior experience. Most of the students involved in Garden Club are growing fresh produce for the first time. They start in the spring, planting tiny seedlings. They go out and weed, waiting patiently for their plants to grow. As the fruits and veggies ripen, they go out to harvest their bounty and reap the rewards of their hard work.
This week’s harvest was so plentiful that the Garden Club gave back to the community, distributing fresh garden veggies to surrounding neighbors. The experience truly builds many transferable skills in hard work, patience, and perseverance.
Funding for this year’s garden was provided through Whole Foods Market Foundation.
#wholefoodsmarketfoundation#gardeninglife
#GrowYourOwnFood
Summit alum R. Young is making the most of his opportunities since leaving our campus.
We can’t wait to see what this Senior year holds for this committed young man.
Rest assured, his fan club in Butler will be cheering on the Latrobe Wildcats!!!
Please call or email for additional information to Gina Samosky, Corporate Communications Coordinator
