Of the 10 Bay Area recipients of the Posse Foundation Scholarship award—a four-year, full-tuition, leadership scholarship—four came from Summit Public Schools’ Bay Area schools. The highly sought-after scholarship is awarded to high school seniors across the nation who show extraordinary leadership potential. This year, over 500 students from around the Bay Area were nominated for … Continued


San Jose Senior Named Posse Scholar

  Summit Tahoma’s Michael Segura will attend Boston University with a full scholarship Michael Segura had his sights set on college since middle school. In fact, as an 8th grader, he researched high schools that would help him achieve his goal. Now, as a senior at Summit Tahoma, he has been named a Posse Scholar, … Continued


Meet Summit’s Class of 2022: Karla Andrade

  Karla Andrade has dreamed of becoming a veterinarian for as long as she can remember. Having grown up with three dogs, a snake, and turtle, she knew the veterinary world was for her. As a Summit student, she was empowered to nurture her passion for animals and become a leader for women in science. … Continued


Summit Everest is proud to celebrate senior Francisco Cerda, whose experience at Summit has launched him to continue his academic career at Stanford University next year with a full scholarship. At one of the world’s leading research and teaching institutions, Francisco intends to study engineering and pursue his dream of contributing to the aerospace industry–a … Continued


  Amid grief and loss, Tiffany Alfaro discovers her passion, clinches prestigious award—with a little help from her mentor Tiffany Alfaro always wanted to attend college but wasn’t sure how she would get there. The Summit Shasta senior is a first-generation daughter of Central American immigrant parents, who knew it would be a challenge to … Continued