Alternative Education News Archive 2010-2011: The Summit

THE SUMMIT: Students Take Part in Bayou Clean-Up

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Students from The Summit participated in a Bayou Clean-Up last week as part of their Service Learning curriculum.
The program, under the direction of Jason Murray, encourages students to give back to the community in ways that are both educational and meaningful. Students participated in Prairie Restoration activities last fall at Armand Bayou Nature Center and continued their program by filling bags of washed-up trash collected while piloting canoes launched at Bay Area Park to Armand Bayou Nature Center's boathouse.
Despite gusting winds, the students worked together as a team, learned skills on the water and developed an awareness of the importance of the watershed.
Staff and volunteers from Armand Bayou Nature Center led the teams from canoes.

THE SUMMIT MAY PRIZE PARADE: Expanded Literary Goal of Grant

Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Ray Landers, representing mini-grant sponsor Landers Financial Strategies Inc., joins with Arcos representative Kimberly Osterhout for a check presentation to Kevin Johnson, Sean Woods and Brenda Alvarado of The Summit faculty.

PASADENA ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION MINI-GRANT
Applicants: Sean Woods, Brenda Alvarado (primary), Kimberly Osterhout-Arcos, Kevin Johnson, Petra Barnes, Elizabeth See, Kay Adams, Sanjay Gupta, Noel Clark, Jason Murray (secondary)
Mini-Grant Name: Virtual Literacy
Abstract: The Summit is instituting a literacy program which utilizes every spare moment to capture the hearts of our students. We would like to provide our students with a plan that focuses on all aspects of literacy, including technological literacy. We are in the process of completing a multi-faceted reading program that consists of integrating new literacy techniques. In these book clubs, students will participate in reading and discussing the each book throughout the process. This program will not only help our individual students, but also parents and the entire community by promoting community-wide literacy.
Amount: $4,934
Sponsor: Landers Financial Strategies, Inc.

THE SUMMIT: Molina's Poem Makes List of Library Winners

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Edward Molina, a Dobie High junior at The Summit, has been named a winner in the "Friends of the Pasadena Public Library" poetry contest. Molina's winning poem, "Night," hangs in the Summit Library along with the school's five other contest entries. An awards ceremony and reception for the winners was held May 1 at the Ginn Library in Pasadena. Molina, pictured at right, was among those reading his poem to ceremony attendees. He will receive a medal and a booklet of the winning poems. The Summit will also receive a copy.

THE SUMMIT PHOTO: Literacy Fair Takes In Many Themes

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600

The Summit celebrated its Second Annual Literacy Fair with a cross-curricular event featuring student-centered and student-developed learning activities. Activities such as bingo, computer-personality surveys and plays were interwoven with Greek mythology, "A Christmas Carol" and other great literature. Guest speakers shared their favorite books with students and explained the importance of reading in their lives. (Below) Eighth-grader Juan Gonzalez explains Hera, the goddess of marriage, and her role in mythology.

THE SUMMIT: Sixty Students Join Book Club

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Sixty students have joined the first Book Club of the year at The Summit. The club is divided into two sections: high school and intermediate. The high-school group is reading "Tweaked," by Katherine Holubitsky whi the intermediate group is reading "Code Orange," by Caroline B. Cooney.