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The Summit Pinnacle

The Student News Site of Summit High School

The Summit Pinnacle

The Student News Site of Summit High School

The Summit Pinnacle

Many in Bend associate Summit with wealth and bad behavior. / Credit: Kayleigh Mahony

Scummit: The Home of the Storm

Kathryn McGovern, Staff Writer April 27, 2026

People-watching at Summit High School is a different beast. In a blur of a passing period, students rush to their next class sporting vintage purses, clothing from designer brands and jewelry that I could...

Hacky sacking has become a popular pastime for Summit students. / Photo Credit: Nash Orton

Summit Students Bring Back Hacky Sacks

Nash Orton, Staff Writer April 27, 2026

Many years ago, hacky sacking was popular worldwide. This fun trend would eventually end, but it just might be returning. In the hallways of Summit High School, students have been playing with hacky sacks...

Our nation isn’t lost, even if it may seem that way. / Credit: Blake Arnold

The Fight for America

Blake Arnold, Opinions Editor April 21, 2026

The Fourth of July was magical when I was a kid. Those memories, hazy with time and firework smoke, taste of sticky vanilla ice cream, neighborhood barbecues and pride for my country. I loved the parades...

At a school where athletics are idolized, injured athletes are often overlooked. / Photo Credit: Kepler Orton

From the Sidelines

Kepler Orton, Editor-in-Chief March 20, 2026

Many Summit students know the feeling. When you drop time in a race, score a game-winning goal, tackle an opponent, dribble the ball past your defender or look up in the stands and see your family cheering...

The tournament's new format is viewed as an improvement by many fans. / Credit: Nash Orton

Champions League 2025–26 Enters Knockout Stage

Nash Orton, Staff Writer March 11, 2026

The Champions League is the highest level of competition for club soccer in the world, with top teams in Europe competing for the trophy each year. This season has been especially entertaining, featuring...

The Notes app takes on the role of the journal in modern day life. / Credit: Blake Arnold

An Ode to the Notes App

Blake Arnold, Opinions Editor November 21, 2025

Long dead are the leather-bound notebooks, filled with the late-night scrawlings of an unappreciated genius. Lost are the notepads littered with irrefutable evidence of life, from grocery lists to friends’...

The new Harry Potter series will feature a new generation of actors. / Credit: Leighton Allen

The Deathly Hollywoods

Leighton Allen, Staff Writer November 20, 2025

Storm clouds fill the screen as a hooded figure appears, making the crowd tremble in the theater. Fear not, for on a broomstick high above the Quidditch pitch flies Harry, the boy who lived. The theater...

The abundance of cars in Summit's parking lot. / Photo Credit: Zoe Tade

Self-Expression in the Summit Parking Lot

Kayleigh Mahony, Staff Writer October 17, 2025

At the surface, the Summit parking lot is a dreary place. It’s where students spend their final moments of freedom before entering the building for a tedious school day. In the mornings, schoolgoers...

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