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Working Together For Better Health
Written By: Luke Osteen | Issue: June 2023
Motivated students and community are ensuring that Summit Charter School students will enjoy a new fitness facility.
During High Hampton’s recent redevelopment, the organization gifted Summit Charter School with gently-used fitness equipment that needed a new home.
Last spring, after a group of high school students learned of this donation, they dreamed of adding a fitness center to promote health and wellness at the school and help further develop the school athletics program.
Tenth grade students Jazmin Barranco, Sarah Betty, Chloe Crawford, and Edward Marquina approached the Summit Charter School Foundation about their dream of a new fitness facility to house the equipment.
When the students approached us, we tasked the students with taking ownership of the project. They researched the importance of exercise, designed a floor plan, identified a case for support, and created a donor presentation and video.
Parents and community businesses that were willing to help offset construction expenses include Cashiers Firewood, Sweetwater Builders, Mark Rogers Grading, Beni’s Construction, Cashiers Craftsmen, Inc, Roman’s Roofing, Zoller Hardware, Highlands Technology Group, High Hampton, Mountain Stone & Marble, OG Painting, Cashiers Pump & Plumbing, Sunshine Storytime, and Alex’s Siding.
Construction of the fitness center broke ground at the end of 2022 and will be completed over the summer, open for the 2023-24 school year.
