Arts Academy
Community Service Projects Benefit Community
One of many community outreach programs taking place at the Arts Academy @ Summit is the donation and collection of socks for the Refuge of Hope in Canton. Each grade level classroom competed for the important cause of helping those in need to have warm socks for the upcoming winter months. In late October, the entire school gathered to bring the collection and donate socks to the gym for a PBIS Sock Hop & Sundae event. There were 2,800 pairs of socks collected! Ice cream sundaes and sock hop dancing topped off the event as a celebration of the first grading period, a giving spirit and positive behavior! Congratulations to our Arts Academy students, staff, PTO and families for their incredible turn-out at the annual Walk-A-Thon! The event raised $4,583.50! Under the leadership of PTO President Angela Bonfine (a CCSD preschool teacher!), the group took $700 and purchased food for the McKinley-Massillon Food Fight! Top fundraisers were Matthew Berg ($536), Marty McNally ($315) and Raylan Bonfine ($220). The top earning class was Mrs. McPhillen’s class with $816! They’ve earned a pizza party. Principal Bowling said she is so grateful for her PTO!
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month From Sept. 15 – Oct. 15, Mrs. Crone’s and Mrs. Pisani’s Grade 5 CHAP (Canton High Ability Program) students from the Arts Academy @ Summit used their academic, as well as artistic abilities and talents, to research, celebrate and present their findings on Hispanic Heritage. The spotlight included developing a five-paragraph research essay, along with a presentation. The numerous and varied Hispanic topics covered geography, technology, entertainment, education, literature, sports, arts and festivals! A few of the areas of focus were: The Uyuni Flats of Bolivia, Claribel Alegria, Roberto Clemente, Lyn Manuel Miranda, Guillermo Gonzalez, Jennifer Lopez, Hispanic Population Census Data and Dia de los Muertos.
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