December 15, 1997
Volume 4, No. 11
The Summit Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Bernita J. Grove as our principal. Ms. Grove was an English teacher for 14 years, has worked as lead teacher in curriculum development, was an elementary school principal for four years, and has been a high school assistant principal for four years. She holds a master's degree in special education/gifted from the University of Denver and an administration endorsement from Colorado State University. Ms. Grove brings experience, skill and enthusiasm to Summit.
Ms. Grove assumed her duties as principal on December 3. Outgoing principal Dr. Boyd Dressler will continue to work at Summit, as his back permits, through the end of December. He has graciously offered to make himself available as a volunteer after that.
The Board thanks the Summit faculty for their valuable input, support, and professionalism, all of which were extremely helpful in the selection process.
I want to briefly introduce myself and tell you how happy I am to be at Summit. My name is Bernita (Bernie) Grove, and I come to you from Bend, Oregon, where I was an assistant principal at Bend Senior High School. Prior to that I was an elementary principal in Colorado. Currently, I am house hunting for myself, a dog, and a cat.
Summit's mission and vision are unique and exciting, and I am anxious to work with you to continue to make Summit the best school possible for our students. I look forward to meeting all of you. Please visit the office and say hello when you are at school.
— Bernie Grove
The Summit Board of Directors invites all Summit parents and staff to a reception in honor of Dr. Dressler and Ms. Grove on Wednesday, January 7, from 7 to 8 PM in the cafeteria. To offer assistance with arrangements for this evening event, please call Barbry Hogue, 665-3798, or Judy Hart, 440-4253.
Parent volunteers are needed to occasionally serve as time keepers and score keepers for after-school sports. This is a great opportunity for parents to see their young athletes in action, along with providing a valuable service to the teams. Contact Coach Adams, 499-9511, if you can help right now.
Parents of 6th- and 7th-grade students who will be returning to Summit for the 1998-99 school year need to return the re-enrollment form included with the December 1 newsletter. It would help the office staff considerably if you could do that before winter break. Additional copies are available in the office, if needed.
Graduating 8th-grade students from outside of the Fairview attendance area who wish to attend Fairview next year must fill out an open-enrollment form. They are available at Fairview or, for your convenience, in the Summit office.
Mr. Mueller will offer a class on computers for parents beginning at 8:10 AM on Tuesday, January 6, in the computer lab. Contact Janet Christensen, 499-5756, for information.
As winter break draws near, we are reminded of the importance of our parent volunteer community and how many of you have pitched in to help in many ways. We wish you all a well-deserved break and will welcome you back to more events and activities in the new year.
We would especially like to thank Susan Bruggeman, Linda Cowan, Linda Greenberg, and Judy Hart for their early-morning assistance on "student shadow days"; Cathy Burchett, for creating a very useful data base by compiling the information from the parent volunteer surveys; Shelly Copley, for providing all the materials and her expertise for an exciting microbiology lab for Dr. Sikora's students;
Kathleen Brewer, Linda Greenberg, and Margaret McKibbin for their invaluable help and extra boost for our office staff; and, as always, those of you who offer your time and energies as often as you can, even without our recruitment efforts.
This year's Summit Science Fair, February 19 and 20, is going to be spectacular. Plan on participating!
Parents enjoyed Summit's second music recital of the year on December 11. Summit's ensembles and choirs (Advanced Band, Orchestra, Beginning Band, Jazz Band, Select Strings, Choir, and Silver Rain) performed to an overflow crowd. About one half of all Summit students participate in the music program. Highlights included . . . , well, everything.
The Summit Board of Directors will meet on Sundays, January 11 and 25, at 7:30 PM in the Summit teachers' lounge. The meetings are open to the public. Agendas are posted outside the administrative office. The first items on the agenda are parent and teacher concerns not addressed later in the meeting.
Our friends at Open Space Communications are holding their fifth annual "Beyond Giftedness" conference at the Arvada Center for the Arts on February 20, 1998, 8 AM - 4:30 PM. The keynote speaker will be Jeff Freed, on "Giftedness and the Visual Learner: Learning Differences, ADD." Topics for breakout sessions will include The Internet, School Options, Parenting the Gifted, Curriculum, Specific Classroom Strategies, Social/Emotional Aspects, Advocacy, Home Education, and gifted students discussing their perspectives. Contact Dorothy Knopper, 444-7020, e-mail dorothy@openspacecomm.com, or see http://www.openspacecomm.com/.
Noted Boulder educator Gloria Frender is offering five-session courses on study skills for 6-12th graders. Topics include learning styles, time management, organization, note taking, test taking, and memory skills. Classes will be held at Fairview High School, room 426, from 7-8:30 PM on the following dates. Class 1 (Tuesdays): January 13, 20, 27, February 3, 17. Class 2 (Wednesdays): January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 11. The cost for five sessions is $95 per student, text included. Accompanying parents may attend free. To register, call Ms. Frender, 530-3195.
Boulder Youth Services offers free events tickets to city residents, ages 11-18. Attached strings: proof of residency required; students asked to confirm participation in a community service project; one ticket per student per month; tickets picked up in person at 2160 Spruce Street.
Available in December: CU women's and men's basketball, "The King and I" at the Denver Center Theater Company (December 30), Eldora ski-lift, Mann Theater, "The Magic of Flight" at the IMAX Theater, Denver Zoo, "Black Nativity" at Eulipians Theater (Denver, December 27). For your information, December 20 is free day at the Denver Zoo. For information, call Alice Swett, 441-4349.
The 21st annual University of Colorado Wizards program is an informal introduction to astronomy, chemistry and physics, intended primarily for students in grades 5 through 9. Each program lasts about an hour and includes several lively demonstration experiments. No reservations are required, but come early to get a seat. Shows are usually on the last Saturday of each month, September through June. All shows begin at 9:30 AM, except the June show, which begins at 10 AM. Parking is available for $1 in the Euclid parking structure. Free parking may be available east of Folsom Stadium and east of the Engineering Center.
December 27, Hot and Cold, Prof. John Taylor, Duane Physics G-030 January 24, Speed, Prof. Eric Cornell, Duane Physics G-030 February 28, Polymers, Foams and Gels, Profs. Tarek Sammakia and Gordon Yee, Chemistry 140 March 28, The Physics of Flight, Prof. Paul Beale, Duane Physics G-030 April 25, Fantastic Light, Prof. Dana Anderson, Duane Physics G-030 May 30, The Physics of Music, Prof. Jim Faller, Duane Physics G-030 June 13, Finding Your Way Around the Sky, Prof. Katy Garmany, Fiske Planetarium (begins at 10 AM, but come early because seating is very limited; free parking south of Regent Administrative Center).