Summit girls basketball team hosted Nantahala last week for the Lady Bears’ season opener and ended up victorious with a final of 32-20. Summit Caitlynn Couch said the Lady Hawks made them work for the […]
Summit boys basketball team hosted Nantahala last Friday for the Bears’ season opener but ended with a loss, 69-57. Top scorers included three players who scored double digits, Summit Anthony Qemali had a career high […]
Summit Charter School is now enrolling K-12 for the 2021-22 school year. Come walk the beautiful public-school campus, tour the classrooms, meet the faculty, and learn more about becoming a Summit Bear at the K-12 […]
Highlands Middle School volleyball team traveled to Cashiers on Thursday for the third scrimmage of the season, Highlands scoring the win, 2-0. Jackson County middle school sports were cancelled this year due to COVID-19, but […]
Summit volleyball team hopped a bus to Highlands last week for the second of four scheduled scrimmages throughout this year’s modified season. Highlands took the win in two sets, 2-0. Highlands Coach Angela Swain getting […]
Highlands Middle School girls volleyball team travelled to Summit last week to play one of four scrimmages planned for this season. Due to COVID-19, Jackson County Schools aren’t holding official middle school sports seasons, so […]
Long-distance runners from Highlands and Summit Charter schools laced up their sneakers for a preseason cross country scrimmage on Saturday in Highlands. Highlands boys and girls teams ended up taking first place running the approx. […]
Blue Ridge Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) are still getting their groove on while adhering to COVID-19 restrictions by holding weekly socially-distanced strumming sessions at The Village Green. JAM is an educational and instructional nonprofit that […]
Summit Charter School reported that a second student has tested positive for COVID-19. Summit Head of School Kurt Pusch released the following statement on Oct. 8: Today we received notice that a second middle school […]
Summit Charter School wrapped up the 2019-20 school year with a drive-thru pep rally on May 28. Head of School Kurt Pusch said it was an unprecedented year with both challenges and milestones. In September […]
A message from Summit Charter Head of School Kurt Pusch Dear Summit Families, In follow-up to my note this morning, I’m writing to update you on the status of Summit’s closure. This afternoon, Governor Cooper announced […]
Summit Charter School hit the airwaves earlier this month with the launch of “The Bear,” a radio station broadcasting online to students and families during the school closure. Click HERE to tune into The Bear. […]
During the weeks before coronavirus disrupted lives across the globe, Summit students were busy collecting canned goods to donate to Fishes & Loaves Food Pantry in Cashiers. Each year the Middle School Student Council holds […]
Editor’s Note: Below is a statement made by Summit Head of School Kurt Pusch on March 13. On March 14, Governor Roy Cooper announced the closure of all North Carolina public schools for at least […]