Graduation 2021: Photo Story by Oliver Walker
All photos were taken and edited by The Summit’s photographer Oliver Walker
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The Real Rocky Difference by Johanna Trout
I’ll never forget the beautiful fall day that my phone rang, and I made the decision that changed my future forever. When I started studying for my high school equivalency test, I planned on taking some night classes, getting started on a degree that realistically I might never actually finish. I just wanted to prove[…]
Thank You RMC by Megan Logan
Dear professors who made a true difference, I hope you know who you are, and I hope you really understand the impact you had on my education at Rocky. I know I wasn’t always the best student in terms of attendance or completing assignments, but those of you who cared about me as a person[…]
Some Good News by Jocelyn Anderson
Most famous for his role as Jim Halpert in NBC’s “The Office,” Jack Ryan in Tom Clancy’s “Jack Ryan,” and Lee Abbott in “A Quiet Place,” John Krasinski has taken on a new and surprising role within the world. Krasinski has become a newscaster, but not like any we have seen before. On March 29,[…]
Rocky Ramblings
From two graduating seniors, here are some of our favorite one liners we heard over the course of four years at Rocky Mountain College: *Professor makes duck calls in class* *Professor orders Jimmy John’s for the entire class* “I pay a lot of money to go to a school where the wifi doesn’t work most[…]
Open Letter to RMC by Brianna West
Dear Rocky Mountain College, I hope this letter finds you well because, as you know, I am not. We planned on four full years together, but here we are spending our last few months apart. You’ve been preparing me for big dreams that keep me awake at night, and I’m not going to lie, I[…]
Don’t let bad critics determine your life, column by Michaela Shifley
As I sat down to contemplate writing the last newspaper column of my college career, I found that I was stuck. What topic would be most appropriate for a last column? Should I talk about saying goodbye? Should I give deep words of wisdom for my fellow peers at Rocky Mountain College? I couldn’t decide.[…]
So it goes, column by Tessa Fraser
I have been trying to write this column for far longer than is really appropriate. It’s taken me so long because I know that by writing this I have taken the first of the last steps I will take at Rocky Mountain College. That mere fact makes this painful. I have always had a plan.[…]