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Summit Academy students again donated their time to The Foster Love Project. The Foster Love Project collects donations of essential supplies and comfort items to provide to children when they are placed at a foster home. Each duffel bag or backpack includes new pajamas, a blanket, stuffed animal, book, toothbrush, toothpaste, bath soap and a wash puff.

Our young men take great pride and gratification in contributing to the worthy cause of making foster placement just a little more comfortable for kids across our region.

If you would like to participate in supporting the Foster Love Program, you can do so through Amazon Smile! Simply shop through https://smile.amazon.com/ each time you shop on Amazon and choose Foster Love Project as your charity of choice. #kidshelpingkids

A group of volunteers from Bayer Corporation spent the Martin Luther King holiday at New Academy Charter School organizing, painting and touching up classrooms and other areas throughout the building.
We are so appreciative of their time and talents and the benefit to our education environment….

Summit Academy recently held its Academic Excellence Assembly to recognize students who have earned honor roll status. 77 students earned certificates for a minimum 3.0 grade point average, including 15 students who earned a 4.0 GPA.
We congratulate all of these special young men on their educational accomplishments. #educationforlife

Students at New Academy Charter school are working with the Hilltop Urban Farm on their service learning project. Our students are in the beginning phases of the project which include the development of a survey to see what types of programming they will offer at the Youth Farm. Specifically, they…

Summit Academy Career and Technical Training Program is proud to now offer the Valvoline Ignition Certification. The class covers the several important elements in the automotive repair industry including Motor Oil 101, Automotive Fluids 101 and Automotive Chemicals 101. Each class consists of a video, class discussion, a written exam and an online skills assessment. The students also demonstrate the techniques they have learned by performing an oil change and and industry standard 30 point inspection on a vehicle in our automotive repair shop. The remaining classes focus on career preparation, as well as classes in Resume Building, Interviewing 101 and People Skills 101. At the conclusion of the curriculum, students demonstrate the ability to dismantle and reassemble a 4 cylinder engine within one class period.
Since starting the program in December, 15 students have completed and earned their certificate. Well done men!!!!

Thank you to this kind parent from Laurel High School for her kind words following our hard-fought wrestling match yesterday!!! We are proud of our young men and appreciate the time she took to share her thoughts!!

"You should be very proud of your wrestling team. They came and battled great, some of the best matches I've watched this season. They may have not had the most points in the board but they left with class and respect. Kudos Keep battling boys you all are a great asset to the sport"
— Laurel High School Wrestling Mom

#pridematters

Summit Academy is thrilled to announce the return of our Welding trade class. In our completly renovated and brand new welding shop, students will again complete the PACTT welding curriculum. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to complete welding certificate through participation in the class. Career training and employability skills… paving the path to self-sufficiency.

2018 was a great year for our students at Summit Academy. 45 students earned their high school diploma and 70 students received their GED! Congratulations to these young men because education is the first step on the road to success!!!

The Summit Academy Knights basketball team is off to a great start this season. The boys have an 8-3 overall record and are 4-1 in the section. Come support the team Friday, 1/11 at Springdale and Tuesday, 1/15 at home against Winchester Thurston. Good luck boys!!!

New Outlook Academy students have access to our on-campus STEAM lab which is equipped with a 3-D printer, computers, and our newest technology addition, TWIKI, the interactive robot. This programmable teaching assistant will help bring lessons to life, making learning more fun and more concrete for students. Twiki connects theory to practice with hands-on projects that encourage participation, teamwork and creative problem-solving.