3 Teachers Linked by Summit
Ashley Veneziano ‘87
One of Ashley Veneziano’s first thoughts when she returned to Summit as a parent with children of her own was, “This is so small. I remember it as being big.”
She lived in Colorado for a year as a ski bum/nanny, trained for a possible career in advertising in Atlanta and worked as a middle school counselor in Westchester County, N.Y.
That impression is understandable for a woman who came to Summit as a Junior Kindergarten student in 1987. At Summit, Veneziano found a nurturing environment where a child could adopt a loft as her own special place, make bread on Pioneer Day or practice her calligraphy as a monk.
When her husband, Joe, an orthopedic surgeon, received a fellowship from Wake Forest Baptist Health in 2007, they returned to Winston-Salem. Because Summit represented safety to her, Veneziano always knew she wanted her children to attend the school.
Summit is a well-established tradition in Veneziano’s family. Three generations of her family attended the school, as did Veneziano’s brother and sister. Though she loved her Summit days, Veneziano traveled far from home after majoring in elementary education at Wake Forest University and receiving master’s of education and master’s degrees from Columbia University.
They come home singing. They can go to their own library. They take nature walks. They love their school. The teachers are very loving.
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