The Summit Academy news

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2019 Summit graduate Robert C. (Jefferson County) is currently serving in the US Army and is stationed in Fort Benning, Georgia! He reports that is doing very well and credits Summit Academy for helping him take responsibility for his life and giving him the tools he needed to succeed!
Well done Robert and thank you for serving our country. Keep up the good work!!!

The 2019 James E. Anderson Pennsylvania Conference on Juvenile Justice was held in Harrisburg on November 6th-8th. Summit Academy’s clinical supervisor, Jason Wilson and lead counselor, Kathryn Flannery were chosen to present their workshop, “Empowering Youth to Overcome Addiction” during the conference. Citing research and incorporating various styles of positive reinforcement, Jason and Kathryn presented an empowerment approach to helping youth overcome addiction within the context of the juvenile justice system. The workshop helped juvenile justice professionals understand the complexities of addiction and taught them specific skill sets and approaches, such as Motivational Interviewing and Wellness in Recover, to incorporate into their everyday jobs. The workshop was also sponsored by both Narcan and South Central EMS to raise further awareness of overdose education and prevention. Great job Jason and Kathryn!

Good luck to the Summit basketball team as they kick off their season tonight with a scrimmage at home again St. Joe’s. Let’s Go Knights!!!

AWESOME ALUMNI ALERT!!!!
We are so proud to highlight Xzavier G. from Montgomery County who is continuing his education and athletic career at Lackawanna College. Xzavier is majoring in Criminal Justice and Psychology and playing baseball for the Falcons!
Way to go and keep up the great work!!!

Summit Academy students continued their tradition of participating in the Adopt-A-School Program at Valley High School. This phenomenal partnership allows our young men to speak to freshman students at the high school about their experiences and the life lessons that they have learned, particularly since enrolling at Summit Academy. Congratulations to these fine gentleman for sharing their wisdom and showing pride in their accomplishments! And thank you to the staff and students at Valley High School for hosting this event.

Congratulations to these Summit Academy trade students who passed the D1.1 flat plate welding certification! These young men are well on their way to acquiring the skills needed to open up a world of opportunity in the workforce.
Making kids college and career ready at Summit Academy!!!

Our Algebra 1A class is solving proportion problems using cross multiplication and the distributive property! Not sure if this is old or new math but looks like they are killing it at Summit Academy!!!

Students in Ms. Logue's science class did a experiment on chromatography which is a process in which a chemical mixture carried by a liquid or gas is separated into components as a result of differential distribution of the solutes as they flow around or over a stationary liquid or solid phase. Students used paper chromatography to separate the ink of black markers. Because black markers are made up of different combinations of red, yellow and blue ink, they were able to study the individual combinations of primary colors in each marker!
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The Summit Academy golf team had a chance to "give back" to the "All About Golf" facility.
The golf team utilizes the facility at times during the season, and All about Golf has been very accommodating whenever the team visits! When the opportunity to give back was available, the students were excited! Our young men built a new fence and relocated sod from one area of the golf course to make new tee boxes!
The boys did a great job and we thank All About Golf for supporting the Summit Academy Knights Golf Team!!!

Congratulations to Robby B. who competed in AA section 3 qualifier tournament at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course!