Our young men are almost at the end of their 10-week seminar on Tobacco Cessation. This has been an incredibly positive and educational experience for them. Their interaction and investment in each session have been phenomenal, and their interest in living tobacco-free has truly impressed the program facilitators.
Thank you to the team from Keystone Wellness for sharing this amazing program with us!
Ten young ladies have chosen to participate in this summer-long weekly education program aimed at preventing and reducing tobacco use and increasing education about tobacco hazards and secondhand smoke.
Our favorite day on Summit Academy’s campus is GRADUATION!
We are so proud of each student who has earned his high school diploma and GED. Last week, we had the opportunity to celebrate our 2024 graduates with staff, family and friends.
Good luck and best wishes for much success in the future.
KidsGardening.org and Scotts MiracleGro recently awarded New Outlook the #GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant. This amazing support will allow us to plant an even larger array of fruits and vegetables this year, including the tomatoes students planted in our raised garden beds just last week. We can’t wait to share what sprouts up this growing season! 
Students rolled up their sleeves, threw on some gloves, and went to work laying out weed barriers and planting on the grounds at Summit Academy. For some, this is their very first experience with gardening! Special thanks to KidsGardening.org and Garden Tower Project for helping us grow new opportunities for our students.
A year ago, the W.I. Patterson Charitable Fund provided a wonderful donation to the New Outlook Academy Prosocial Fund. These contributions allow our students to participate in engaging and enriching activities. For many, it is the first time they have enjoyed such experiences.
171 students participated in at least one of the following activities, which were funded, in part, by the generosity of the W.I. Patterson Charitable Fund:
* crochet and knitting projects
* food truck catering for 100 attendees at the New Outlook Fall Festival
* ServSafe Food Manager Certification for 10 students
* Kona Ice Truck for all students
* birthday cakes for the whole school to celebrate 43 different student birthdays.
Thank you, W.I. Patterson Charitable Fund, for the smiles and experiences you helped us give our students! #EnrichingLives#smile
#newexperiences
Book Club had an exciting visitor at their movie showing last week! For many students, it was their first time meeting a dino in the flesh and watching the original Jurassic Park movie. New adventures await with the Club’s next book 
8th grade students in Mr. Aquadro’s class utilized virtual reality to visit Brazil last week. They toured the city of Sao Paulo, the Amazon River and the Rainforest… they also got up close and personal with a poisonous dart frog… thank goodness that was only a VR experience!!!
#travelingtheworldwithtechnology
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