The front door of the main building is typically open by 7:15am. Students arriving early are encouraged to gather in the cafeteria rather than separate classrooms. The middle school building is not usually open until 7:45am.

A school-wide cancellation or delay due to weather or other factors will be communicated through the official school-wide notification system (email or text).

The Lost and Found is located underneath the coat rack on the first floor of the main building.

Pizza Hot Lunch is offered twice monthly, usually on Wednesdays. Participation is optional and payment is arranged by our parent coordinator at the beginning of each semester. Pizza Hot Lunch dates are available on the Calendar.

My Hot Lunchbox is every Monday, starting September 8, 2025.

To create an account, visit: https://ordernow.myhotlunchbox.com/sign-up. 

Parents must create an account to place, edit, or cancel an order. Deadline to order is 12pm the day before delivery (every Sunday). The vendor (Chick-fil-a) will deliver individually labeled lunches with your child’s name.

As this is a third-party vendor, The Summit Academy is not able to add, delete, or adjust orders. The Summit Academy will ensure students receive their order and will immediately reach out to the vendor if an order is wrong or missing.

My Hot Lunchbox How to Create an Account
My Hot Lunchbox Parent FAQs (English)
My Hot Lunchbox Parent FAQs (Spanish) 

Note: This program does not replace Pizza Hot Lunch Days.

The deadline to order is 12pm the day before delivery (every Sunday).

FACTS Management is a student informational system and The Summit’s central hub for student schedules, forms, resource documents such as the Parent & Student Handbook, the student/parent directory, enrollment, grades, and tuition management. The easiest way to access the FACTS Family Portal is through the Parent Portal.

Tuition payments at The Summit Academy are made through the FACTS Management system. Please log in to the FACTS Family Portal and click on Financial. For questions regarding tuition or FACTS Tuition Management, please contact our Business Operations Manager, Melissa Buhle, at mbuhle@thesummitva.org.

Tuition can be paid at once or over a 12-month period beginning July 1.

We have simplified uniform guidance for the 2025-2026 school year. For Upper School students, the standard uniform is worn Monday through Thursday, with a Casual Option on Friday. If a particular day requires Formal Uniform (ex. Picture Day), it will be announced in advance on the Bulletin Board via the Parent Portal. Middle school attire remains constant on all days. For full uniform guidance, please see the Student Uniform Guide.

View all required school supplies on the 2025-2026 Supply List.

Summit parents make every effort to collaborate with each other and school administration to ensure that the community is well-served. Summit Fathers and Mothers Clubs were recently organized and more information is forthcoming about their regular gatherings and events.

Please consult the Parent & Student Handbook in the FACTS Family Portal before directing questions to the office.

Please email attendance@thesummitva.org or call the school office if your student will be absent or tardy. The attendance email is not monitored after 10:30am.

All faculty emails are listed on the Faculty and Staff page. Faculty make every effort to be appropriately responsive and are encouraged to have phone conversations whenever possible.

Visit the FACTS Family Portal and choose the School tab, then Directory.

Our Director of College Guidance is Julian Sicam. Please contact him at jsicam@thesummitva.org with questions related to the college process.

Physical forms are available on the Forms page.