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The Summit Pinnacle

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Meet Assistant Principal Ashley Cooper
Jordyn Berry, Staff Videographer • October 6, 2025

The Summit Library never fails to cultivate students creativity and competitiveness. / Credit: Caitlin Houston
The Summit Library Holds Its Annual Summer Memoir Contest
Students and staff were challenged to summarize their summers in just six words
Caitlin Houston, Features Editor • October 3, 2025
Bend-La Pine Schools has implemented a new dance policy, and students in cross-school relationships are frustrated. / Credit: Zoe Brown
No Date, No Dance?
Zoe Brown, Crest Editor • October 6, 2025

For some students, Homecoming is more than just a dance: It's a chance to make memories with meaningful people in your life. Bend-La...

A Summit student places her phone in a phone caddy. / Credit: Caitlin Houston
Summit Pivots Its Phone Policy
Caitlin Houston, Features Editor • September 23, 2025

On July 2, 2025, Gov. Tina Kotek issued an executive order detailing an outline for a strict phone policy that must be adopted...

A student utilizes the keyboard feature on a new iPad. / Credit: Tatum Hoffmann
Why Do We Have New iPads?
Tatum Hoffmann, Features Editor • September 22, 2025

In the past two weeks, Bend La-Pine Schools has distributed 8,800 new iPads within the district in order to provide up-to-date...

Summit Assistant Principal Ashley Cooper is known around Summit for her wide smile and impeccable style. / Photo Credit: Jordyn Berry
“You Are All Welcome Here”: New Assistant Principal Draws on Personal Experiences to Create Community
A native Californian and former collegiate athlete with a passion for belonging, Ashley Cooper brings a unique perspective to Summit’s administrative team
Lauren Shein, Editor-in-Chief • October 3, 2025
This year, students walking through the doors of Summit High School will be met with many new faces. / Credit: Eva Dicharry
New to Summit, Still There For You
Eva Dicharry, Opinions Editor • September 26, 2025

Every year, the Summit staff shifts but this year, with 14 new staff members, there are even more introductions to be made. ADMINISTRATORS: Ms....

Summit math and computer science teacher Kathy Quick poses in a spirit week costume.
This is Her House
Zoe Brown, Staff Writer • June 12, 2025

Every Spirit Week, you can count on Kathy Quick. From mismatched socks to ‘80s workout gear, she doesn’t just dress up—she...

Credit: Bend-La Pine Schools
An Ode to the Class of 2025
Fiona Cooper and Kepler Orton June 12, 2025

In 90 degree heat on June 7, Summit High School’s class of 2025 walked the stage and received their diplomas, officially ending...

In Summit's hallways, AirPods are commonplace and a barrier to communication.
Are You Listening?
AirPods are becoming connection killers
Hailey Pease, Senior Writer • September 27, 2025
“Serenity Now!”: Bring Back Our Sitcoms
“Serenity Now!”: Bring Back Our Sitcoms
Eva Dicharry and Kaia Vrbata September 18, 2025

What ever happened to shows about nothing? Somewhere between a “yada yada yada” and “We were on a break!” sitcoms became...

Canvas doesn’t believe in closure, only chaos. Here, our overlord is imagined as a villain looming over Summit students, declaring that nothing will ever be complete, no matter how many times you click ‘submit’. / Credit: Laney McDonald
Canvas is Killing Us
Laney McDonald, Editor-in-Chief • September 12, 2025

The world may not have ended in 2020, but for students here at Summit, the apocalypse has finally arrived — and it’s in the...

Just because we can’t vote doesn’t mean we can’t take a stand. / Credit: Blake Arnold
Trump Will Sabotage Your Future
The Pinnacle Editorial Board June 3, 2025

When Donald Trump was elected President of the United States in November, we knew the world would change. However, as teenagers,...

The labubu, a questionably-priced Pop Mart toy, rocketed to social media fame over the summer. / Credit: David Kristianto, Unsplash
Crest
The Labubu: A Furry Frenemy
This social media trend represents yet another example of overconsumption
Halle Dao, Senior Writer • September 23, 2025
The golden age of Hollywood has passed us by, and American consumers have learned to settle for less.
Hollywood Knows You’ll Watch Anyway
Lucy DeMeester, Crest Editor • September 21, 2025

The golden age of entertainment is long past. From the 1920s to the 1960s, classics such as “Casa Blanca” and “Sunset Boulevard”...

"The Summer I Turned Pretty" has captivated audiences across the country with its chaos.
The Summer I Couldn’t Look Away
Zoe Brown September 20, 2025

Connie, you're so annoying. Belly, you're the problem. And Jeremiah… How do you care more about the girlfriend you cheated...

Press Play on Podcasts
Press Play on Podcasts
Fiona Cooper, Crest Editor • June 9, 2025

Lately I’ve been hitting a wall with my playlists. Every time I open Spotify, I feel like I’ve heard it all before—twice....

Storm and Cougar football players face off on Sept. 19. / Photo Credit: Wyatt Wilson
Summit Varsity Football Triumphs Over Mountain View In First League Game
With two major wins behind them, the Storm have established themselves as a football powerhouse
Lauren Shein, Editor-in-Chief • September 25, 2025
Credit: Oregon Lightning
New Arena Football Team Deserves More Attention
Langston Bollert, Staff Writer • May 28, 2025

The Oregon Lightning, an Arena football team based just down the road in Redmond, are a team more Bendites should be paying...

Credit: Corrina Ryan
Summit Ultimate is Off to State!
Violet Rodhouse May 15, 2025

Summit’s boys ultimate frisbee team is headed to Corvallis, Oregon on May 17 and 18 for their state tournament. Every spring...

Photo Credit: Michelle Heizer and Oliver Buchanan
The Rugby Recap
Tatum Hoffmann, Staff Writer • May 2, 2025

The presence of rugby in America has increased significantly in the last decade, and has now become the fastest growing college...

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