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Summit Public Schools has not decided what to do with Rainier’s estimated $500,000 in savings

Posted on June 4, 2020 by summitpsnews Leave a comment

By Jacob Kahn-Samuelson and Judy Ly Editors-in-Chief In a Q&A meeting, following the announcement that Rainier would close, community members advocated to use Rainier’s remaining reserves towards transportation support for students who wanted to transfer to Tahoma, in south San Jose. A community member asked where Rainier’s financial reserve was going. In response, SPS Chief of Staff Kelly Garcia said

Rainier students taking AP exams have been affected due to the coronavirus

Posted on May 7, 2020 by summitpsnews Leave a comment

By Karla Tran Staff Editor Many students are stressed about AP exams because the tests can earn students a better chance of getting into their desired schools and can also earn them college credit for the course. For those students, it means that they can bypass certain courses required in college and can save on college tuition. The AP tests

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How to defeat the boredom (introvert style)

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Van Tran Leave a comment

By Van Tran Staff Writer The COVID-19 pandemic has left me with so much time on my hands but no energy or places to explore. Due to safety concerns, California schools shut down in the midst of learning and transitioned to online schools. As I have been homeschooled before, online school went smoothly for me. I had started thinking of

Summit facility differences continue to alter school experiences

Posted on March 31, 2020 by summitpsnews One comment

By Judy Ly and Maxwell Taniguchi-King Staff Editors Next school year, three major campus changes are expected: Denali moving into a new campus, Rainier closing, and Tahoma renovating its current portables. There have been recent attempts to standardize Summit schools across California. Despite these changes, all eight Summit high schools in the Bay Area remain largely different in regards to

Discipline policies cause hardship to the Rainier community

Posted on February 27, 2020 by summitpsnews Leave a comment

By Vu Nguyen, Karla Tran and Van Tran Staff Writers At Rainier, male students have to walk across the school campus multiple times to be able to utilize the bathroom due to a discipline policy. Rainier senior Cristian Trujillo, who recently broke his leg, stated in a survey that he feels the bathroom policy is “dumb” and a waste of

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Summit Public Schools Board of Directors unanimously vote to close Rainier

Posted on January 17, 2020 by summitpsnews Leave a comment

By Ellen Hu and Judy Ly Editor-in-Chiefs Yesterday, Summit Public School (SPS) Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution to close Rainier, a school site located in East Side San Jose. This decision marks the first school Summit Public Schools has ever closed. On Jan. 16, 2020, the special board meeting took place at SPS headquarters in Redwood City. The

BREAKING NEWS: Rainier campus will close down next school year

Posted on November 16, 2019 by summitpsnews Leave a comment

EDITOR’S NOTE: The article was updated on Dec. 8, 2019 to include a video of an all-school assembly and related links. By Judy Ly Rainier Editor-in-Chief Even though it was his first year at Summit Rainier’s campus, freshman Angel Solís quickly found a place in the community. Peers who resonate with Solís will all soon have to say goodbye to

Facing its stigma by embracing mental health

Posted on December 11, 2018 by juudyly 3 comments

By Judy Ly Rainier Editor-in-Chief The aroma of butter and popcorn fills the air. People ranging from toddlers with their parents to a group of college kids line up to buy their movie tickets. A Rainier senior, who asked to remain anonymous, checks the ratings and trailers beforehand, seeking to assure herself that she can handle the movie in theaters.

Summit Rainier now offers Ethnic Studies as a course

Posted on September 14, 2018 by juudyly Leave a comment

By Judy Ly Staff Writer Summit Public Schools has been open for 15 years, and this is the first time the course Ethnic Studies has ever been offered at the Summit Public School: Rainier campus in Eastside San Jose. Ethnic Studies is an interdisciplinary curriculum that teaches about other ethnicities’ significant social impact on U.S. history. Here at Summit Rainier, we welcome