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Eric Johnson

Upper Columbia Academy principal

By Eric Johnson

  • Upper Columbia Academy Shares Christ in Cambodia

    April 13, 2019, by Eric Johnson
    On March 18, 2019, 42 students loaded onto the Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) bus to begin their long journey from Spangle, Wash., to Siem Reap, Cambodia. They were headed to an orphanage started and run by Tim and Wendy Maddocks, just outside the c...
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  • UCA Shares Christ in the Three Angels' Messages

    September 19, 2018, by Eric Johnson
    Eric Johnson, principal of Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) in Spangle, Wash., began presession meetings this August by sharing with the staff how over the summer he spent time studying the Three Angels’ Messages and was convicted we need to have a re...
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  • UCA Student Athletes Share Christ

    March 23, 2017, by Eric Johnson
    At 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 26, a bus full of student athletes from Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) in Spangle, Wash., began their trip to Walla Walla University to compete in the annual Friendship Basketball Tournament. Coach Rob Gettys set the tone for th...
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  • UCA Families Walk by Faith for Adventist Education

    October 25, 2016, by Eric Johnson
    "We want our son/daughter at UCA. We are just not sure how we can swing it financially." It is a phrase we hear almost every year at Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) in Spangle, Wash. Many families realize the importance of Adventist education but are...
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