INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS WILL PAVE THE PATH TO EMPLOYABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY
Congratulations to Summit Academy students Jayden S. (Crawford Co., Pennsylvania), and Joshua L. (Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania), on passing the Servsafe examination and earning their Food Safety Certification. Servsafe is a food and beverage safety training and certificate program administered by the U.S. National Restaurant Association.
Good luck to these young men as they continue working toward their individual career and academic objectives!!
Students at New Outlook Academy enjoyed an afternoon of volunteering at Horses with Hope Community Stables. Horses with Hope programs focus on improving the lives of children, youth, and adults by assisting them to reach beyond their abilities and allowing daily success and milestones to be accomplished through the partnership developed by horse and rider.
The following students participated and were treated to ice cream at the end of the day! Madison C. (Kanawha Co., West Virginia) Alexandra J. (Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania) Makayla K. (Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania) Sabrina M. (Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania ) Janiyah T. (Cambria Co., Pennsylvania)
Career Opportunities Achieved through Welding Industry Certifications
Congratulations to Summit Academy student Nathan C. (El Paso, TX) for earning his D1.1 Flat Plate 1G (groove weld) certification. We wishing Nathan the bests of luck as he returns home to pursue his academic and career goals.
Photo credit in this post goes to Photography student Elijah H. (Erie)! Great job!!
Career and technical skills are provided in many industries at Summit Academy and these two young men are making the most of their opportunities.
Virtual Summer School Allows Students to Maintain Academic Progress
New Academy Charter School has offered summer school options to students for more than a decade. With the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, our staff and faculty made a commitment to adjust as needed to maintain this valuable opportunity.
This summer, we replaced traditional summer school education with a virtual option via Google Classroom. Students in grades 7-12 were able to earn one credit per session in English, Biology, Civics, Algebra, Geometry, Pre-Algebra, US History, Heath and Phys Ed or Earth Science. 88 students took advantage of this exceptional opportunity. In addition to daily instruction and communication maintained by our teachers via email, phone, facetime and zoom, we also provided over 3600 lunches to our families.
Look forward to an exciting start to the 2020-2021 school year in a few weeks.
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Art Class Uses Creativity to Promote COVID Mask Protocols
New Outlook Academy students in Ms. Aleksandrowicz Art class created posters to help promote our school mask policies. Their task was to create projects
communicating the message
“For everyone’s safety, masks are a requirement for all employees and visitors entering the building”.
Staff members selected their three favorite works in two different categories.
7th and 8th Grade Winners
Falisha P. (Westmoreland Co.) first place
Katelyn T. (West Virginia) second place
Paige T. (Wyoming Co.) third place
Overall Winners
Meranda S. (Armstrong Co.) first place
Theresa J. (Lehigh Co. ) second place
Olivia F. (Kern Co., California) third place
Congratulations to all of the students who participated!!
Summit Academy students Carl L.(Philadelphia), Marquan H. (Allegheny Co.), Elijah F. (Monroe), Danny M. (Raliegh, WV), and Ethan M. (Riverside, CA) had the opportunity to volunteer at Elliot Acres Riding Center. Elliot Acres is a therapeutic equestrian riding center for children with disabilities. During the two days that the students were there, they installed fence posts for a new fence surrounding an apple tree to divert the horses away from enjoying the apples. On day two, the students performed additional landscape projects! This is one of our favorite community service project venues and we thank Elliot Acres for the invitation to contribute to their mission.
Summit Academy student Jandell N. (Berks Co.) took the American Welding Society D1.1 Welder Qualification Test. We encourage our students to work toward testing as one of the best ways to advance their welding career opportunities. These specialized certifications are incredibly valuable for employment in the welding industry. Congrats Jandell!!!!
Congratulations to Julia S. (West Virginia) for passing her GED. We are incredibly proud of her for achieving this accomplishment and look forward to seeing what lies ahead. Good luck Julia!!!!!
Congratulations to Summit Academy student Vincent B. (Delaware) for earning his sawblade certificate through the Woodwork Career Alliance (WCA). This credential carries weight in the woodworking world and is PACTT recognized. Summit Academy trades instructor Don Blankenship stated that Vincent is a very talented young man and has the potential to do well in this field.
The Academy Schools would like to thank Global Links for supplying Summit Academy, New Outlook Academy and New Academy Charter School with personal protective equipment during the pandemic! Their support throughout the past several months has been critical in protecting our students and staff in these very challenging times.
Thank you Global Links for the great work that you do!!!!
