SUMMIT COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

The 'Summit Country Day School' educates students from preschool through high school in its Montessori, Primary, Middle School and Upper School divisions. It is a private, Catholic, independent high school located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It made national news recently when a section of its main building collapsed during renovation.

Contents

Background

Athletics

Other State Championships

Upper School

Department Heads & Administrative Staff

List of Upper School Faculty

External links

Notes and references

Background

The Summit was founded in 1890 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. However, there are currently no nuns of that order teaching there. Originally only a school for girls, it has expanded over the years to include boys enrollment, an athletic program, and a 100% college acceptance rate. They have implemented a nationally recognized character education program by the belief that school should not only educate the mind, but the whole person. Summit's success has earned it recognition as one of the best independent, Roman Catholic day schools in the country. In 2006, their tuition averaged $13,000. Currently it enrolls about 1,300 students from pre-K through 12th grade.
The Summit graduates 100% of its senior class and over 90% attend their first choice college. This factor, combined with others, gives the Upper School the reputation as one of the best in the city of Cincinnati.
Summit's main building, designed by architect Edwin Forrest Durang, was first constructed in 1890, then renovated in 1930. In 1960 the school added a primary school building. The school began admitting males in 1973, and in 1996, along with renovations to all campus buildings and the construction of a new middle school building, combined the boys' and girls' middle schools. In 2003 Summit began another project at an estimated initial cost of $20 million to renovate many sections of the school, build a new stadium, parking lot, and lower school. Headmaster Ed Tyrell retired in 2003 after 33 years of service to the Summit. Current Head of School is Dr. Patricia White. Beginning in 2007 Jerry Jellig will become Summit's next headmaster.

Athletics

The Summit fields varsity sports teams in 19 sports. Although the teams of the old boys' middle school took the name "Hawks", Summit's teams are now known as the "Silver Knights."
===Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships===

★ Boys Baseball – 1995 ^[1]

★ Boys Soccer – 1999 ^[2]

Other State Championships

★ Boys Lacrosse Division II
★ - 2006^[3]
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★ Sponsored by Ohio High School Lacrosse Association

Upper School

Department Heads & Administrative Staff

★ Upper School Director: Dr. Patricia White

★ Dean of Students: Jack VonHandorf
In the year of 2007, Dr. Tom Monaco retired along with one of The Summit's most treasured English teachers, Mrs. Fultz.
The Class of 2007 graduates had the pleasure of having these gems of The Summit Country Day Upper School for the last time.
Although, Dr. Monaco & Mrs. Fultz are retiring, they said on Sunday June 3rd, 2007, after the Upper School graduation, that they will continue to visit The Summit.

List of Upper School Faculty

★ Mr. Farrel Ackley - Social Studies

★ Mrs. Mary Jean Anderson - French

★ Mr. Robert Baechtold - Spanish

★ Mrs. Lynn Bartley - Library Assistant

★ Mrs. Deena Carey - Chemistry

★ Mr. Jeffrey Carle - Religion

★ Ms. Sagoree Chatterjee - Library Assistant

★ Mrs. Marianne Cramer - Librarian

★ Ms. Kelly Cronin - Social Studies

★ Ms. Karen Cruse - Biology

★ Mrs. Monica Desch - Spanish

★ Ms. Stephanie Duggan - Religion

★ Mr. Edmund Escudero - Chemistry

★ Mrs. Catherine Flesch - Math

★ Mrs. Betty Freemal - Math

★ Mrs. Carole Fultz - English (Retired as of Spring 2007)

★ Ms. Amy Girkin - Physics

★ Mr. Robert Gorey - Chemistry/Anatomy and Physiology

★ Ms. Laura Haas - Softball Head Coach / Health

★ Mr. Timothy Jedding - Social Studies

★ Mr. Michael Johnson - Religion/Campus Minister

★ Mr. J. Patrick Kelly - English

★ Dr. Tracy Law - Psychology

★ Mr. Brian Meegan - College Counselor

★ Mrs. Theresa Merrill - Director of Choral Music

★ Mrs. Deborah Mizener - Guidance Counselor

★ Ms. Alice O’Dell ‘85 - Spanish

★ Ms. Jeanne Rhinehart - Technology Faculty

★ Mrs. Gail Rosero - English

★ Mr. Albert Sagel - Mathematics

★ Mr. Michael Schlomer - Mathematics

★ Ms. Nora Spencer - Religion

★ Mr. Jeffrey Stayton - Social Studies

★ Mrs. Carolmarie Stock - Drama

★ Mr. Eric Towers - Physics

★ Ms. Mary Vetter - English

★ Mr. Jack VonHandorf - Mathematics/Dean of Students

★ Mr. Mark Wiesner - Art

External links

★ School Website

Notes and references

1. Yappi Sports Baseball Yappi
2. Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site OHSAA
3. Ohio High School Lacrosse Association OHSSCA