Rows of empty energy drinks and textbooks lie on the desk. It's 4 a.m. and there are three hours until your test. This educational masochism isn’t something you do for fun; it's simply a step towards...
For many high school athletes, their senior season marks the beginning of the end. The finality of the last buzzer signals the end of a chapter that began in childhood and will end with graduation. But...
As the 2025–26 school year closes, teachers turn their focus to the grade book. But in the final weeks of school, they part ways with a style of grading that was used for decades, as Bend-La Pine Schools...
The screechings of the danger zone, otherwise known as the Summit High School parking lot; were those tires, or the loud opinions of Summit students?
The previous parking lot system — built from mutual...
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...
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...
The year is wrapping up, leaving seniors in the “Afterglow” of an exhilarating high school experience. As our Summit seniors move on to the next phase of life, they leave behind a symphony of experiences....
From early December to late February, every Tuesday morning, a group of Summit students arrived at St. Charles — not for an injury but for an opportunity. Dressed in scrubs, they navigated the hospital...
Imagine dressing exactly how you feel. Certain shades associated with certain moods populate your closet. Imagine being centered and grounded enough to know exactly how you are feeling, every single day....
From a birds-eye view (or, perhaps more fittingly, a drone’s perspective) the FIRST Robotics World Championships — put on by the dominating non-profit program for high school robotics teams across...
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...
Starting Monday, March 30 at 8 a.m., many Summit seniors will be seen carrying water guns and wearing floaties. No, this isn’t some random spirit week, but a war game for our graduating class. Its name:...
