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The Summit Pinnacle

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The Summit Pinnacle

The Student News Site of Summit High School

The Summit Pinnacle

As sophomores enter their second year at Summit, juniors offer tips and tricks for this next stage of life. / Credit: Blake Arnold

Dear Sophomores

Blake Arnold, Opinions Editor October 17, 2025

Ah, sophomore year. Not yet an upperclassmen, not still a freshman. A year of almost, but not quite. As sophomores, you are torn between the far-away threat of junior year and the stress that accompanies...

Now that freshmen are entering their first year of high school, sophomores offer tips and tricks for this next stage of life. / Credit: Blake Arnold

Dear Freshmen

Blake Arnold, Opinions Editor October 10, 2025

Welcome, freshies! It’s your first year of high school, and the world is your oyster. That is, if you can get over those nerves. You have every opportunity laid out before you and this wealth of options...

Trapped in the Echo Chamber

Trapped in the Echo Chamber

Jesse Radzik, Features Editor January 16, 2024

I’m so sick of agreeing with everyone and liking everything.  I go around all day listening to music that I like, songs that make me feel happy when I want to feel happy and sad when I want to feel...

You Need To Be A Data Analyst

You Need To Be A Data Analyst

Iben Orton, Opinions Editor December 15, 2023

One of my coworkers likes to tease me for having plans to go to college and start a career. He’ll chide me when I mention school, saying, “we don’t do aspirations around here. The sooner you give...

How to Master High School in 10 Steps

How to Master High School in 10 Steps

Iben Orton, Opinions Editor October 2, 2023

Recently I have been feeling quite old. I find myself grumbling at the freshman zipping around on ebikes, my sister is going off to college, nobody on my waterpolo team remembers the seniors from my first...

I Hate Cornhole

I Hate Cornhole

Jesse Radzik, Staff Writer June 1, 2023

It’s 85 degrees outside in full sun, and you’re attending an outdoor dinner party while your extended family is in town. A cornhole setup sits unassumingly on the lawn. The adults are distracted, drinking...

Is Seasonal Depression Real?

Is Seasonal Depression Real?

Iben Orton, Staff Writer May 31, 2023

****DISCLAIMER: the reference to seasonal depression in this piece refers to the common use of the term when people miss the summer, and feel sadder/lower energy in the colder months. My theory is in no...

The Ideal Naptime

The Ideal Naptime

Jesse Radzik, staff writer May 10, 2023

Last week, after one too many nights getting less than six hours of sleep, I decided that I’d take a nap. I’m far from a frequent napper, but I was so tired that I resolved to find out what all the...

The Digital Age is Ruining My Life

The Digital Age is Ruining My Life

Iben Orton, Staff Writer March 23, 2023

I was watching an interview with Bo Burnham the other day about teenage obsession with technology and found myself deeply resonating.  “What a strange choice to have to make at the end of the night,...

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