Summit Academy Fine ARts

"Weekly" update

February 20, 2026

Please note, NEW item headlines will be printed in GREEN each week.

mandatory festival rehearsal

The Symphonic Band is headed to festival!

There will be a mandatory, graded rehearsal on Friday, February 27 from 1pm-4pm.

Required to attend: Symphonic Band, Percussion Ensemble

District band festival

The Symphonic Band is headed to festival! Please click the links below for all information!

Volunteer Sign Up: CLICK HERE

Band Festival Pink Sheet: CLICK HERE

FINE ARTS Boosters

(FAB) MEETING

Thank you to all of the parents who participated in the FAB Meeting survey! You asked and we listened. The 2nd Tuesday at 7pm seems to be the preferred meeting day, but many people preferred to do meetings VIRTUALLY!

March 10

7pm in Mrs. C's Zoom Room

Click here for FAB Meeting Zoom Room

Check out the agenda and last meeting's minutes here. it should be ready the first week of each month. All fine arts parents are encouraged to attend!

future events

All details, for these events can be found in our Fine Arts Department Google Calendar. There will also always be a "Pink Sheet" with all info sent home and posted at least a week before each performance event.

February 21 - DRIP Comp @ Milford HS
February 22 - Wintrer Guard Comp @ Belleville HS
February 27 - MANDATORY Symphonic Band/

Percussion Rehearsal 1pm-4pm

March 3 - HS Prefestival Concert 7pm
March 5 - HS Festival 4:55pm
March 21 - State Solo & Ensemble Festival
March 23-26 - Play Week!

All upcoming events for the school year can be found on the Fine Arts Department Calendar at THIS LINK.

fundraisers

CANDY CHECK OUT

Want to start selling candy now fund upcoming trips or other music supplies? Email Mrs. Chapman to set up an appointment to come and check out fundraising candy. All candy must be checked out by an adult.

JOIN A COMMITTEE

Want to join a committee to help plan future events? Email the committee chairs below to get involved!

Fine Arts Banquet: Mrs. King - sunny.king@sbcglobal.net

Uniforms: Mrs. Hooper - mrshooper05@gmail.com

Bake Sale: Mrs. Chippewa - tarachippewa@gmail.com

Mrs. Swantner - chuckles_14369@yahoo.com

Team Dinner: Mrs. McManus - A.mcmanus83@yahoo.com

Fundraising Picture Sales: CHAIR NEEDED

Concert Snack/Gear Sales: Mrs. McManus - A.mcmanus83@yahoo.com

Bottle Drive: Mrs. Richardson - pollienpunk2011@gmail.com

Take Home Fundraisers/Restaurant Fundraisers - Mrs. Swantner - chuckles_14369@yahoo.com

Volunteer Management - Mrs. Askew - angieasks452@gmail.com

Pit Crew: Mrs. June - Krystlejune@yahoo.com

Mrs. Chippewa - tarachippewa@gmail.com

And more! Email Mrs. Chapman to help in any way you can! - ahousto@summitacademy.com

HAVE YOU REGISTERED AS AN SA FINE ARTS MEMBER?

All fine arts students (AND PARENTS) are required to register in BOOSTER HUB. This is the main communication hub for all things related to the Summit Academy HS/MS Fine Arts Department!

Booster Hub is the place to be for calendar, volunteering, paying for things, messaging each other or your teacher, getting notifications about important events, and more! All students/parents can register for Booster Hub Here:

https://sahsfinearts.boosterhub.com/home/6664

CLICK HERE

FOR the SAHS
Fine Arts Calendar!

District 12 Solo & ensemble festival Success!!!

I am so thrilled to announce the GREAT SUCCESS our students had at the MSBOA District Solo & Ensemble Festival this past Saturday. I cannot express how incredibly proud I am of every single student. I think this may have been one of our best years EVER!!! I don’t think we have ever had more kids qualify for states, which is just incredible!!! If you see any of the kids list below, please let them know how awesome they are!! Thank you!

Grayson Brock (Trombone Solo-1st, Brass Sextet-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER! x2]

Ethan Britz (Brass Sextet-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Myah Thomas (Brass Sextet-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER!] Myah played her part with a broken finger!!!

Aaron Clark (Brass Sextet-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Sean Hickombottom (Brass Sextet-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Jacob Affholter (Brass Sextet-1st, Sax Quartet 1st) [STATE QUALIFIER! x2]

Savannah Foster (Sax Quartet-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Clare Lisi (Sax Quartet-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Lilianna Racette (Flute Solo 1st, Sax Quartet-1st, Sax Quartet-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER! x3]

Jonah Sutton (Sax Quartet-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Mellody McGhee (Sax Quartet-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Sean Evans (Sax Quartet-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Marquis Hendricks (Clarinet Duet-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Martin Ponce (Clarinet Duet-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Allyson Askew (Clarinet Solo-3rd)

Isabella Avery (Flute Duet-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Leona McManus (Flute Duet-1st, Percussion Ensemble-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER! x2]

MacArthur Walker (Percussion Ensemble-1st, Percussion Duet-1st, Percussion Trio-2nd) [STATE QUALIFIER! x2]

Andr’E Hanspard (Percussion Ensemble-1st, Percussion Duet-1st, Percussion Trio-2nd) [STATE QUALIFIER! x2]

Chloe Atwood (Percussion Ensemble-1st, Percussion Trio-2nd) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Chris Hensler (Percussion Ensemble-1st, Mallet Trio-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER! x2]

Kyle Pettigrew (Percussion Ensemble-1st, Mallet Trio-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER! x2]

Jasmine Bondi-Gretch (Percussion Ensemble-1st, Mallet Trio-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER! x2]

Logan Graham (Percussion Ensemble-1st, Marimba Solo-2nd) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

De’ana Dyson (Percussion Ensemble-1st, Mallet Quartet-2nd) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Autumn Plair (Percussion Ensemble-1st, Mallet Quartet-2nd) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Alyvia Adkins (Percussion Ensemble-1st, Mallet Quartet-2nd) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Mayari Peterson-Stakely (Percussion Ensemble-1st, Mallet Quartet-2nd) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Delilah McManus (Percussion Ensemble-1st, Mallet Duet-2nd) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Michael Fraser (Percussion Ensemble-1st, Mallet Duet-2nd) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

Mattison Yohe (Percussion Ensemble-1st) [STATE QUALIFIER!]

I LOVE THIS BAND!!!

Volunteers needed

We are looking for chairpersons and members to help the the following committees, please fill out the GOOGLE FORM if you are interested in taking on any of these awesome projects for our kids!

Lock In

-Involves planning the lock in with the Fine Arts Council, organizing volunteers, food, collecting payments, etc. This event usually takes place around Jan/Feb.

Room Clean Up Crew

-Involves helping to get our room back together after its been...lived in during marching season. Organization, tossing things, making it pretty.

Drama Cast Party

-Involves finding a location, collecting money, planning the event for the drama students shortly after play week.

Please fill out the google form HERE if you are interested in helping!

SA Fine Arts

Photo Gallery

Check out the gallery HERE! Thank you to Mr. Hensler for all of the amazing photos! If you have photos to add to the gallery please email them to davehensler83@gmail.com

student of the week

Harmony Snowden-Cloud

"Harmony goes above and beyond for herself and her classmates. She is a true leader and inspires by doing the right things and helping others!"

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VOLUNTEER DEPOSIT Hour Tracking

All parent volunteers will be responsible for signing up for all events in the calendar in Booster Hub. This is how we will track your required 4 events so you can get your $50 parent volunteer deposit back, or rolled over. Thank you!

Fine Arts HAndbook

Please use this as a reference for all things SA Fine Arts Department! Most of your questions can be answered in the 2025-2026 SA Fine Arts HANDBOOK.

IMPORTANT ELIGIBILITY announcement

As we begin the 2025-2026 school year, Please note the following in regards to eligibility. (These are school-wide policies):

HS Attendance Eligibility Policy

Monday-Thursday: All students must be present at school for at LEAST half of the day in order to participate in evening performances. Exceptions will be made for field trips, excused absences, etc.

Friday: Students must be present in ALL CLASSES on virtual Fridays in order to participate in evening performances. Exceptions will be made for field trips, excused absences, etc.

Credit Recovery Eligibility Policy

-There will be NO weekly grade/eligibility checks for Fine Arts CLASSES. Checks will still apply to Color Guard, Winter Guard, and all sports.

-Students will not be enrolled in a fine arts class at the beginning of the semester if they have one or more credit recovery classes or are not on track to graduate.

-Students will be removed from the class at semester if they are a senior not on track to graduate or have failed two or more classes first semester.

-Students will be responsible for paying $50 per class for credit recovery. Once they have completed and passed the CR class, they will be readmitted into the fine arts class.

Questions? Email Mrs. Chapman!

A Note from the offices of SAHS...

Dear Summit Academy North High School Families,

I hope this email finds you well.

I am reaching out to inform you about the intervention resources available at our school to support your child's academic growth. One of the key resources we offer is the WIN (What I Need) class. This specialized class is tailored to meet your child's specific learning needs, determined based on their NWEA scores. All students are enrolled in a WIN and they meet daily.

Other intervention opportunities include the option for your child to attend school IN PERSON on Fridays, These sessions are conducted from 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM, and bussing is available. Click here to request a bus on Fridays. This form has to be completed every week by Thursday at 10:00AM, if you wish to ride the bus. Additionally, we offer after-school tutoring, study hall during all lunches in room 802, and credit recovery work time and study hall every Thursday for one hour, during the school day, to assist your child in their academic journey further.

To PREVENT failure, students must do their part to stay on top of their coursework. When students fall behind, this adds more stress and makes it difficult for them to earn the grades they are truly capable of earning. Here are a few simple tips that you can enforce at home to promote success:

Attendance: Every time your child misses class they are behind.
Fridays: Our remote Friday structure provides students with the flexibility to receive individualized support from teachers. Be sure your students are logging in and are ENGAGED.
PowerSchool: Be sure you have both the student and parent portals activated and that you making it a routine to check them often. If you need assistance, please call 734-789-1605.
Hold your students accountable and talk to them about taking advantage of these opportunities. If they are not taking advantage of these opportunities and you need further assistance please contact your child’s teacher to brainstorm some additional ways we can work together.

We are fortunate at Summit Academy North High School to have a full, highly qualified Intervention team to support your child’s needs, all they have to do is take action and participate. If you have any questions or would like more information about these intervention options, please feel free to reach out to me. Thank you for your ongoing support and partnership in your child's education.

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