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2025 Summit District Arts Festival – A Celebration of Creativity and Talent

The 2025 Summit District Arts Festival, held from April 2nd to April 4th, was a vibrant three-day celebration of student creativity that brought our community together. We’d like to congratulate the students and teachers for the amazing work showcased throughout the festival, and extend a heartfelt thank you to the parents for attending, volunteering their time, and sharing their recipes to make this event a success.

Day 1: All-City Elementary Band & Orchestra Event

The festival kicked off on Wednesday, April 2nd, at Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School with the All-City Elementary Band & Orchestra Event. From 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, all 5th-grade band and orchestra students participated in a memorable evening, culminating in a concert at 6:45 PM. The energy and enthusiasm of these young musicians set a joyful tone for the festival, highlighting the bright future of our music programs.

Day 2: Open House Art Exhibition & Gallery Opening

On Thursday, April 3rd, Summit High School hosted the Open House Art Exhibition & Gallery Opening from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM, with an Art Show Gallery Opening and Student Recognition Ceremony at 5:00 PM. Attendees were treated to a stunning display of student artwork, including pottery, watercolor paintings, and woodworking projects.

Day 3: Music Marathon

The festival concluded on Friday, April 4th, with the Music Marathon at Summit High School from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM. This event featured performances by all 8th-grade and Summit High School music ensembles, including choir, band, and orchestra. The evening also included film screenings and delicious refreshments provided by the culinary arts program, showcasing the talents of our culinary students. It was a perfect finale, blending music, film, and food into a celebration of creativity and community.

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52nd Big Band Dance ticket sale deadline March 24th

52nd Big Band Dance Promotional Video

Tickets are on sale now for the 52nd Big Band Dance to be held on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at the Canoe Brook Country Club.

Last day to get your tickets will be March 24th. Hope to see you there!

Buy your tickets here

Any questions, please contact Megan Gaeta at bbandd52@gmail.com

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Scholarships

2025 SMPA Senior Scholarship Application

Each year the Summit Music Parents’ Association offers scholarships to recognize and reward members of the graduating class for their demonstrated commitment to Summit High School’s music groups throughout their high school careers.

The Music Parents’ Association’s criteria and selection process do not include or consider scholastic records beyond the music program, other scholarships received or individual music talent per se. This scholarship is not based on financial need.

Instead, it is a merit-based scholarship, recognizing the excellence the students brought to the music program over the years in terms of their commitment, contribution, and leadership.

Students eligible to apply are graduating seniors who have participated in the Summit High School music program. If you believe that you have met the criteria, we urge you to apply for a 2025 SMPA Senior Scholarship.

Use the SMPA Senior Scholarship Application form, and return it to the Counseling department no later than Monday, April 22, 2025. All information that you provide will be kept strictly confidential.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Scholarship Committee

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2025 District Arts Festival

The 2025 District Arts Festival, April 4th, 2025, is right around the corner and the SMPA needs your help to make it a successful event for our students & staff!

Please find the Google sheet to sign up to prepare/donate food and /or donate your time with helping us set up, serve, greet, and clean up!

We have three 2 hour time blocks for you to choose from. Depending on your time block, you will be doing a combination of setting up, serving, greeting and cleaning up! If we get 10 helpers per time slot we think we will be well staffed to have people pop in & out to go check out their own students’ work!

We are feeding about 300 people which includes students and staff, so please donate accordingly. 

All food should be labeled & brought to the SHS Kitchen @ 3:30PM. We will have access to the ovens should we need to heat up any of the dishes. 

Thank you,

SMPA Parent Volunteer Coordinators on behalf of the DAF
Rachel Petrella
Karla Ruiz

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The 52nd Annual Big Band Dance

Join us for an evening of amazing music featuring the Summit High School Big Band!

Buy tickets here!

Date: Saturday, March 29th, 2025

Time: 7:00 pm

Where: Canoe Brook Country Club

Any questions, please contact Megan Gaeta at bbandd52@gmail.com