Summit News

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1999-2000 | 1998-1999 | 1997-1998 | 1996-1997 | 1995-1996

Volume 18

Editor: Valerie McBeth

Volume 18, No. 3 — October 1, 2004

Volume 18, No. 2 — September 15, 2004

Volume 18, No. 1 — September 1, 2004


Volume 17

Editor: Valerie McBeth

Volume 17, No. 10 — June 1, 2004

Volume 17, No. 9 — May 17, 2004

Volume 17, No. 8 — April 30, 2004

Volume 17, No. 7 — April 15, 2004

Volume 17, No. 6 — April 1, 2004

Volume 17, No. 5 — March 15, 2004

Volume 17, No. 4 — March 1, 2004

Volume 17, No. 3 — February 17, 2004

Volume 17, No. 2 — February 2, 2004
An Open Letter to the BVSD School Board from David Finell

Volume 17, No. 1 — January 15, 2004


Volume 16

Editor: Patrick Hyde

Volume 16, No. 9 — December 17, 2003

Volume 16, No. 8 — December 3, 2003

Volume 16, No. 7 — November 17, 2003

Volume 16, No. 6 — November 3, 2003
2003 TerraNova Scores

Volume 16, No. 5 — October 16, 2003

Volume 16, No. 4 — October 1, 2003

Volume 16, No. 3 — September 17, 2003

Volume 16, No. 2 — September 1, 2003
2003 CSAP Scores

Volume 16, No. 1 — August 13, 2003


Volume 15

Editor: Patrick Hyde

Volume 15, No. 11 — July 17, 2003

Volume 15, No. 10 — June 3, 2003

Volume 15, No. 9 — May 15, 2003

Volume 15, No. 8 — April 28, 2003

Volume 15, No. 7 — April 14, 2003

Volume 15, No. 6 — April 1, 2003

Volume 15, No. 5 — March 10, 2003

Volume 15, No. 4 — February 24, 2003

Volume 15, No. 3 — February 11, 2003

Volume 15, No. 2 — January 28, 2003

Volume 15, No. 1 — January 13, 2003
What Makes Summit Successful?


Volume 14

Editor: Patrick Hyde

Volume 14, No. 8 — December 11, 2002

Volume 14, No. 7 — November 20, 2002

Volume 14, No. 6 — November 5, 2002

Volume 14, No. 5 — October 22, 2002

Volume 14, No. 4 — October 8, 2002

Volume 14, No. 3 — September 24, 2002
2002 CSAP Scores

Volume 14, No. 2 — September 10, 2002

Volume 14, No. 1 — August 27, 2002


Volume 13

Editor: Tom White-O'Connor

Volume 13, No. 11 — July 12, 2002
2002 District "Snapshot" Survey
2001 CSAP Scores, 2002 CTBS Scores

Volume 13, No. 10 — May 31, 2002

Volume 13, No. 9 — May 17, 2002

Volume 13, No. 8 — May 3, 2002

Volume 13, No. 7 — April 19, 2002

Volume 13, No. 6 — April 5, 2002

Volume 13, No. 5 — March 11, 2002

Volume 13, No. 4 — February 23, 2002

Volume 13, No. 3 — February 8, 2002

Volume 13, No. 2 — January 25, 2002

Volume 13, No. 1 — January 15, 2002


Volume 12

Editor: Tom White-O'Connor

Volume 12, No. 10 — December 21, 2001

Volume 12, No. 9 — December 7, 2001

Volume 12, No. 8 — November 23, 2001

Volume 12, No. 7 — November 9, 2001

Volume 12, No. 6 — October 25, 2001

Volume 12, No. 5 — October 11, 2001

Volume 12, No. 4 — September 27, 2001

Volume 12, No. 3 — September 13, 2001

Volume 12, No. 2 — August 30, 2001

Volume 12, No. 1 — August 8, 2001


Volume 11

Editor: Tom White-O'Connor

Volume 11, No. 11 — June 27, 2001
2001 CTBS Scores

Volume 11, No. 10 — May 31, 2001

Volume 11, No. 9 — May 17, 2001

Volume 11, No. 8 — May 3, 2001

Volume 11, No. 7 — April 20, 2001

Volume 11, No. 6 — April 6, 2001

Volume 11, No. 5 — March 22, 2001

Volume 11, No. 4 — March 8, 2001

Volume 11, No. 3 — February 22, 2001

Volume 11, No. 2 — February 8, 2001

Volume 11, No. 1 — January 25, 2001


Volume 10

Editor: Tom White-O'Connor

Volume 10, No. 10 — January 11, 2001

Volume 10, No. 9 — December 21, 2000

Volume 10, No. 8 — December 7, 2000

Volume 10, No. 7 — November 23, 2000

Volume 10, No. 6 — November 9, 2000

Volume 10, No. 5 — October 26, 2000

Volume 10, No. 4 — October 12, 2000

Editor: Linda Parkhill

Volume 10, No. 3 — September 28, 2000

Volume 10, No. 2 — September 14, 2000

Volume 10, No. 1 — August 31, 2000


Volume 9

Editor: Linda Parkhill

Volume 9, No. 10 — June 8, 2000
2000 CTBS Scores

Volume 9, No. 9 — May 18, 2000

Volume 9, No. 8 — May 5, 2000

Volume 9, No. 7 — April 20, 2000

Volume 9, No. 6 — April 6, 2000

Volume 9, No. 5 — March 16, 2000

Volume 9, No. 4 — February 24, 2000

Volume 9, No. 3 — February 11, 2000

Volume 9, No. 2 — January 27, 2000

Volume 9, No. 1 — January 13, 2000


Volume 8

Editor: Linda Parkhill

Volume 8, No. 9 — December 16, 1999

Volume 8, No. 8 — December 2, 1999

Volume 8, No. 7 — November 11, 1999

Volume 8, No. 6 — October 28, 1999

Volume 8, No. 5 — October 14, 1999

Volume 8, No. 4 — September 30, 1999

Volume 8, No. 3 — September 16, 1999

Volume 8, No. 2 — September 2, 1999

Volume 8, No. 1 — August 23, 1999


Volume 7

Editor: Ron Goldfarb

Volume 7, No. 11 — June 21, 1999

Volume 7, No. 10 — June 1, 1999

Volume 7, No. 9 — May 17, 1999
1999 CTBS Scores

Volume 7, No. 8 — May 3, 1999
Summit Philosophy for Incoming Sixth Grade Parents

Volume 7, No. 7 — April 19, 1999

Volume 7, No. 6 — April 5, 1999

Volume 7, No. 5 — March 8, 1999

Volume 7, No. 4 — February 22, 1999

Volume 7, No. 3 — February 8, 1999

Volume 7, No. 2 — January 25, 1999

Volume 7, No. 1 — January 11, 1999


Volume 6

Editor: Ron Goldfarb

Volume 6, No. 9 — December 14, 1998

Volume 6, No. 8 — November 30, 1998

Volume 6, No. 7 — November 16, 1998

Volume 6, No. 6 — November 2, 1998

Volume 6, No. 5 — October 19, 1998

Volume 6, No. 4 — October 5, 1998

Volume 6, No. 3 — September 21, 1998

Volume 6, No. 2 — September 8, 1998

Volume 6, No. 1 — August 21, 1998
1998 CTBS Comparison


Volume 5

Editor: Ron Goldfarb

Volume 5, No. 11 — June 11, 1998
1998 CTBS Scores

Volume 5, No. 10 — May 26, 1998

Volume 5, No. 9 — May 12, 1998

Volume 5, No. 8 — April 28, 1998

Volume 5, No. 7 — April 14, 1998

Volume 5, No. 6 — March 30, 1998

Volume 5, No. 5 — March 9, 1998

Volume 5, No. 4 — February 23, 1998

Volume 5, No. 3 — February 9, 1998

Volume 5, No. 2 — January 26, 1998

Volume 5, No. 1 — January 12, 1998


Volume 4

Editor: Ron Goldfarb

Volume 4, No. 11 — December 15, 1997

Volume 4, No. 10 — December 1, 1997

Volume 4, No. 9 — November 17, 1997
1997 CTBS Scores

Volume 4, No. 8 — November 3, 1997

Volume 4, No. 7 — October 20, 1997

Volume 4, No. 6 — October 6, 1997

Volume 4, No. 5 — September 22, 1997

Volume 4, No. 4 — September 8, 1997

Volume 4, No. 3 — August 25, 1997

Volume 4, No. 2 — August 11, 1997

Volume 4, No. 1 — July 7, 1997


Volume 3

Editor: Ron Goldfarb

Volume 3, No. 10 — June 2, 1997

Volume 3, No. 9 — May 19, 1997

Volume 3, No. 8 — April 28, 1997

Volume 3, No. 7 — April 21, 1997

Volume 3, No. 6 — April 7, 1997

Volume 3, No. 5 — March 17, 1997

Volume 3, No. 4 — March 3, 1997

Volume 3, No. 3 — February 18, 1997

Volume 3, No. 2 — February 3, 1997

Volume 3, No. 1 — January 22, 1997


Volume 2

Editor: Ron Goldfarb

Volume 2, No. 8 — January 6, 1997

Volume 2, No. 7 — December 9, 1996

Volume 2, No. 6 — November 25, 1996

Volume 2, No. 5 — November 12, 1996

Volume 2, No. 4 — October 28, 1996

Volume 2, No. 3 — October 14, 1996

Volume 2, No. 2 — September 30, 1996

Volume 2, No. 1 — September 13, 1996


Volume 1

Editor: Ron Goldfarb

Volume 1, No. 9 — August 16, 1996

Volume 1, No. 8 — July 29, 1996

Volume 1, No. 7 — July 9, 1996

Volume 1, No. 6 — July 9, 1996

Volume 1, No. 5 — June 4, 1996

Editor: Mel Newville

Volume 1, No. 4 — April 12, 1996

Volume 1, No. 3 — February 12, 1996

Volume 1, No. 2 — January 2, 1996

Volume 1, No. 1 — November 1, 1995

Summit News
Summit News is the official newsletter of Summit Middle School, 4655 Hanover Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80305.
Mr. David Finell, Principal. Ms. Amanda Avallone, Assistant Principal. Ms. Renee Reaven, Dean of Students.
Telephone: 303-499-9511. Attendance: 303-447-5529. Fax : 303-499-0215.
Valerie McBeth, Editor, vjmcbeth[at]comcast.net. Summit News is mailed to the parents of enrolled students. Others are added to the mailing list upon request. Summit News is available on Summit's World Wide Web pages at http://summitmiddleschool.org.
Some activities and events announced in Summit News are not sponsored or endorsed by Summit Middle School or the Boulder Valley School District.

Mission of Summit Middle School

  • To provide a rigorous, academic curriculum that promotes high levels of student effort and academic achievement
  • To foster high self-esteem through stimulating intellectual challenge and meaningful academic accomplishment
  • To inspire in students a lifelong love of learning and a desire for self-development
  • To create a community of peers who value scholarship, academic achievement, and creativity
  • To serve as an excellent preparation for students intending to study in the International Baccalaureate program and other college-preparatory high school programs

Enrollment in Summit
Summit Middle School is a tuition-free, public charter school in the Boulder Valley School District, serving grades 6, 7 and 8 through mixed-age classes — grouped by ability, interest, motivation, developmental level, and mastery of previous material — taught by teachers who are specialists in their subject areas. Prospective students register through the District's open-enrollment procedure at the beginning of the calendar year. Summit fills openings from its waiting list throughout the Fall semester.

Board of Directors, 2004-2005 Academic Year

  • Barb Kostanick, Chair, 303-442-7115, barb.kostanick[at]summitmiddleschool.org
  • Betsy Phelan, Vice-Chair, 303-443-0832, e.phelan[at]summitmiddleschool.org
  • David Kopel, Secretary, 303-279-6536, d.kopel[at]summitmiddleschool.org
  • Tom Mahowald, Treasurer, 303-543-8903, t.mahowald[at]summitmiddleschool.org
  • Paul Atcheson, 303-581-9013, p.atcheson[at]summitmiddleschool.org
  • Rainer Kunz, 303-448-9333, rainer.kunz[at]summitmiddleschool.org
  • David Schermerhorn, 303-939-9338, drsbiz[at]comcast.net
  • David Finell, Principal, 303-499-9511, summitprincipal[at]summitmiddleschool.org (ex officio)