July 2010 About this issue: Feature Caring Heart Award Winners for 2010 July 01, 2010 Fourteen Northwest academy students were recipients of the Caring Heart Award made possible through funding from a private foundation and the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. Students were selected by their schools for exemplifyi... Download PDF (12.52 MB) More Features Growing a Remote and Necessary School Nearest Adventist School: Olympia, Washington, 25 miles.Current Enrollment: 34 Classrooms: 3 Teachers: 2. Volunteers: Many.Remote Value: Six years ago, the Shelton Valley Christian School in Shelton Washington, considered closing its doors because... Read more Remote and Necessary Schools ALASKAAmazing GraceDillinghamGolden HeartJuneauSitkaOREGONCanyonvilleCountrysideGold CoastKlamath FallsMadrasMadroneMilo ElementaryShady PointThe DallesWahkiacusWest ValleyIDAHOBaker ValleyDesert ViewEnterpriseHilltopLa GrandeMcCallSalmonTimberlin... Read more Growing a Remote and Necessary School Nearest Adventist School: Olympia, Washington, 25 miles.Current Enrollment: 34 Classrooms: 3 Teachers: 2. Volunteers: Many.Remote Value: Six years ago, the Shelton Valley Christian School in Shelton Washington, considered closing its doors because... Read more Remote and Necessary Schools ALASKAAmazing GraceDillinghamGolden HeartJuneauSitkaOREGONCanyonvilleCountrysideGold CoastKlamath FallsMadrasMadroneMilo ElementaryShady PointThe DallesWahkiacusWest ValleyIDAHOBaker ValleyDesert ViewEnterpriseHilltopLa GrandeMcCallSalmonTimberlin... Read more Martin Was Remote and Necessary I stood at the GLEANER booth in the back of the crowded Rainier Auditorium at Washington Camp Meeting. Admittedly, I hadn't been listening, but suddenly my eyes caught sight of a slightly stooped, older gentleman on stage talking into a microphone... Read more Remote and Necessary Adventist Education Of the 120 Adventist schools within the Northwest, fully 40 percent are designated as remote and necessary. These small schools receive additional funding from the North Pacific Union Conference according to a process set in motion more than three... Read more Martin Was Remote and Necessary I stood at the GLEANER booth in the back of the crowded Rainier Auditorium at Washington Camp Meeting. Admittedly, I hadn't been listening, but suddenly my eyes caught sight of a slightly stooped, older gentleman on stage talking into a microphone... Read more The Face of a Remote and Necessary School Nearest Adventist School: Billings, Montana, about a three-hour drive from Glendive.Enrollment: 9 In grades: K, 1, 3 and 5.Staff: One teacher, one aid, one parent volunteer.Remote Value: In a smaller school setting, a teacher gets to know her stud... Read more Necessary Brotherly Love BJ Colvin, a 2009 Walla Walla Valley Academy graduate and former Caring Heart award* recipient, walked through the Upper Columbia Academy registration doors firmly, yet humbly — declaring himself the "responsible party."Colvin's parents are disabl... Read more The Face of a Remote and Necessary School Nearest Adventist School: Billings, Montana, about a three-hour drive from Glendive.Enrollment: 9 In grades: K, 1, 3 and 5.Staff: One teacher, one aid, one parent volunteer.Remote Value: In a smaller school setting, a teacher gets to know her stud... Read more Necessary Brotherly Love BJ Colvin, a 2009 Walla Walla Valley Academy graduate and former Caring Heart award* recipient, walked through the Upper Columbia Academy registration doors firmly, yet humbly — declaring himself the "responsible party."Colvin's parents are disabl... Read more The Face of a Remote and Necessary School Nearest Adventist School: Sitka, Alaska, 171.66 miles away, accessible by boat or airplane.Enrollment: 10, expecting 12–13 next year. Grades: 1–8.Staff: One teacher, one volunteer.Remote Value: Our students really have few options other than publi... Read more Caring Heart Award Winners for 2010 Fourteen Northwest academy students were recipients of the Caring Heart Award made possible through funding from a private foundation and the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. Students were selected by their schools for exemplifyi... Read more The Face of a Remote and Necessary School Nearest Adventist School: Sitka, Alaska, 171.66 miles away, accessible by boat or airplane.Enrollment: 10, expecting 12–13 next year. Grades: 1–8.Staff: One teacher, one volunteer.Remote Value: Our students really have few options other than publi... Read more Others Remote and Necessary No one would ever have mistaken Harvey, North Dakota, for a great United States metropolis. Nor would they have imagined the corner room in the Jamestown Church basement in North Dakota to be a school. But there in those tiny schools I spent three... Read more General Conference session box These are changes to the box used for the June issue:Head: We're putting Atlanta in your inboxInside text: Sign up for the GleanerNOW (use graphic) to receive regular Northwest updates in your inbox. Sign up at: www.gleaneronline.org.Bottom text: ... Read more Gem State Homecoming Concert Headlined by Oregon Adventist Men's Chorus The Oregon Adventist Men's Chorus was joined by students and alumni on April 3 at the Gem State Academy annual homecoming celebration. Lois Hall's magnificent arrangement of "I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked" highlighted the Sabbath Church servic... Read more Letters Thank You for Remote and Necessary Schools x Read more Allise Grenberg Consumate Teacher, Lifelong Friend A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. Author UnknownThe few words I share here will never adequately describe a person whose presence in memory remains a force within me even to this day.Allise Grenberg ... Read more FYI Project PATCH Dedicates Family Growth CenterDozens of guests traveled from points throughout the Northwest on Sunday, May 16, for the dedication of a new Project PATCH Family Growth Center in Goldendale, Washington. This new retreat, on 437 acres ... Read more A Road Less Traveled "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood ... And I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference."— Robert FrostFaced with two options leading into the uncertain territory of our senior year in high school, I and a few free s... Read more Remote and Necessary No one would ever have mistaken Harvey, North Dakota, for a great United States metropolis. Nor would they have imagined the corner room in the Jamestown Church basement in North Dakota to be a school. But there in those tiny schools I spent three... Read more No Me Gustaba La Obra Misionera "A mi no me gustaba la obra misionera," decía Sonia. "De hecho, cada vez que el director de obra misionera se paraba al frente para hablar de obra misionera yo tomaba a mi hija de la mano y me iba para el baño." Me interesó mucho la historia de So... Read more Letters Thank You for Remote and Necessary Schools x Read more FYI Project PATCH Dedicates Family Growth CenterDozens of guests traveled from points throughout the Northwest on Sunday, May 16, for the dedication of a new Project PATCH Family Growth Center in Goldendale, Washington. This new retreat, on 437 acres ... Read more General Conference session box These are changes to the box used for the June issue:Head: We're putting Atlanta in your inboxInside text: Sign up for the GleanerNOW (use graphic) to receive regular Northwest updates in your inbox. Sign up at: www.gleaneronline.org.Bottom text: ... Read more A Road Less Traveled "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood ... And I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference."— Robert FrostFaced with two options leading into the uncertain territory of our senior year in high school, I and a few free s... Read more Allise Grenberg Consumate Teacher, Lifelong Friend A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. Author UnknownThe few words I share here will never adequately describe a person whose presence in memory remains a force within me even to this day.Allise Grenberg ... Read more No Me Gustaba La Obra Misionera "A mi no me gustaba la obra misionera," decía Sonia. "De hecho, cada vez que el director de obra misionera se paraba al frente para hablar de obra misionera yo tomaba a mi hija de la mano y me iba para el baño." Me interesó mucho la historia de So... Read more Gem State Homecoming Concert Headlined by Oregon Adventist Men's Chorus The Oregon Adventist Men's Chorus was joined by students and alumni on April 3 at the Gem State Academy annual homecoming celebration. Lois Hall's magnificent arrangement of "I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked" highlighted the Sabbath Church servic... Read more News Adventist Health News Notes White House Honors ACS of Alaska with Presidential Award Gem State Adventist Academy Honors States Family More Info box 17-year Old Publishes The Glitter Man Idaho Media Ministries Announces New General Manager Mt. 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Growing a Remote and Necessary School Nearest Adventist School: Olympia, Washington, 25 miles.Current Enrollment: 34 Classrooms: 3 Teachers: 2. Volunteers: Many.Remote Value: Six years ago, the Shelton Valley Christian School in Shelton Washington, considered closing its doors because... Read more
Remote and Necessary Schools ALASKAAmazing GraceDillinghamGolden HeartJuneauSitkaOREGONCanyonvilleCountrysideGold CoastKlamath FallsMadrasMadroneMilo ElementaryShady PointThe DallesWahkiacusWest ValleyIDAHOBaker ValleyDesert ViewEnterpriseHilltopLa GrandeMcCallSalmonTimberlin... Read more
Growing a Remote and Necessary School Nearest Adventist School: Olympia, Washington, 25 miles.Current Enrollment: 34 Classrooms: 3 Teachers: 2. Volunteers: Many.Remote Value: Six years ago, the Shelton Valley Christian School in Shelton Washington, considered closing its doors because... Read more
Remote and Necessary Schools ALASKAAmazing GraceDillinghamGolden HeartJuneauSitkaOREGONCanyonvilleCountrysideGold CoastKlamath FallsMadrasMadroneMilo ElementaryShady PointThe DallesWahkiacusWest ValleyIDAHOBaker ValleyDesert ViewEnterpriseHilltopLa GrandeMcCallSalmonTimberlin... Read more
Martin Was Remote and Necessary I stood at the GLEANER booth in the back of the crowded Rainier Auditorium at Washington Camp Meeting. Admittedly, I hadn't been listening, but suddenly my eyes caught sight of a slightly stooped, older gentleman on stage talking into a microphone... Read more
Remote and Necessary Adventist Education Of the 120 Adventist schools within the Northwest, fully 40 percent are designated as remote and necessary. These small schools receive additional funding from the North Pacific Union Conference according to a process set in motion more than three... Read more
Martin Was Remote and Necessary I stood at the GLEANER booth in the back of the crowded Rainier Auditorium at Washington Camp Meeting. Admittedly, I hadn't been listening, but suddenly my eyes caught sight of a slightly stooped, older gentleman on stage talking into a microphone... Read more
The Face of a Remote and Necessary School Nearest Adventist School: Billings, Montana, about a three-hour drive from Glendive.Enrollment: 9 In grades: K, 1, 3 and 5.Staff: One teacher, one aid, one parent volunteer.Remote Value: In a smaller school setting, a teacher gets to know her stud... Read more
Necessary Brotherly Love BJ Colvin, a 2009 Walla Walla Valley Academy graduate and former Caring Heart award* recipient, walked through the Upper Columbia Academy registration doors firmly, yet humbly — declaring himself the "responsible party."Colvin's parents are disabl... Read more
The Face of a Remote and Necessary School Nearest Adventist School: Billings, Montana, about a three-hour drive from Glendive.Enrollment: 9 In grades: K, 1, 3 and 5.Staff: One teacher, one aid, one parent volunteer.Remote Value: In a smaller school setting, a teacher gets to know her stud... Read more
Necessary Brotherly Love BJ Colvin, a 2009 Walla Walla Valley Academy graduate and former Caring Heart award* recipient, walked through the Upper Columbia Academy registration doors firmly, yet humbly — declaring himself the "responsible party."Colvin's parents are disabl... Read more
The Face of a Remote and Necessary School Nearest Adventist School: Sitka, Alaska, 171.66 miles away, accessible by boat or airplane.Enrollment: 10, expecting 12–13 next year. Grades: 1–8.Staff: One teacher, one volunteer.Remote Value: Our students really have few options other than publi... Read more
Caring Heart Award Winners for 2010 Fourteen Northwest academy students were recipients of the Caring Heart Award made possible through funding from a private foundation and the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. Students were selected by their schools for exemplifyi... Read more
The Face of a Remote and Necessary School Nearest Adventist School: Sitka, Alaska, 171.66 miles away, accessible by boat or airplane.Enrollment: 10, expecting 12–13 next year. Grades: 1–8.Staff: One teacher, one volunteer.Remote Value: Our students really have few options other than publi... Read more
Remote and Necessary No one would ever have mistaken Harvey, North Dakota, for a great United States metropolis. Nor would they have imagined the corner room in the Jamestown Church basement in North Dakota to be a school. But there in those tiny schools I spent three... Read more
General Conference session box These are changes to the box used for the June issue:Head: We're putting Atlanta in your inboxInside text: Sign up for the GleanerNOW (use graphic) to receive regular Northwest updates in your inbox. Sign up at: www.gleaneronline.org.Bottom text: ... Read more
Gem State Homecoming Concert Headlined by Oregon Adventist Men's Chorus The Oregon Adventist Men's Chorus was joined by students and alumni on April 3 at the Gem State Academy annual homecoming celebration. Lois Hall's magnificent arrangement of "I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked" highlighted the Sabbath Church servic... Read more
Allise Grenberg Consumate Teacher, Lifelong Friend A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. Author UnknownThe few words I share here will never adequately describe a person whose presence in memory remains a force within me even to this day.Allise Grenberg ... Read more
FYI Project PATCH Dedicates Family Growth CenterDozens of guests traveled from points throughout the Northwest on Sunday, May 16, for the dedication of a new Project PATCH Family Growth Center in Goldendale, Washington. This new retreat, on 437 acres ... Read more
A Road Less Traveled "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood ... And I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference."— Robert FrostFaced with two options leading into the uncertain territory of our senior year in high school, I and a few free s... Read more
Remote and Necessary No one would ever have mistaken Harvey, North Dakota, for a great United States metropolis. Nor would they have imagined the corner room in the Jamestown Church basement in North Dakota to be a school. But there in those tiny schools I spent three... Read more
No Me Gustaba La Obra Misionera "A mi no me gustaba la obra misionera," decía Sonia. "De hecho, cada vez que el director de obra misionera se paraba al frente para hablar de obra misionera yo tomaba a mi hija de la mano y me iba para el baño." Me interesó mucho la historia de So... Read more
FYI Project PATCH Dedicates Family Growth CenterDozens of guests traveled from points throughout the Northwest on Sunday, May 16, for the dedication of a new Project PATCH Family Growth Center in Goldendale, Washington. This new retreat, on 437 acres ... Read more
General Conference session box These are changes to the box used for the June issue:Head: We're putting Atlanta in your inboxInside text: Sign up for the GleanerNOW (use graphic) to receive regular Northwest updates in your inbox. Sign up at: www.gleaneronline.org.Bottom text: ... Read more
A Road Less Traveled "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood ... And I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference."— Robert FrostFaced with two options leading into the uncertain territory of our senior year in high school, I and a few free s... Read more
Allise Grenberg Consumate Teacher, Lifelong Friend A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. Author UnknownThe few words I share here will never adequately describe a person whose presence in memory remains a force within me even to this day.Allise Grenberg ... Read more
No Me Gustaba La Obra Misionera "A mi no me gustaba la obra misionera," decía Sonia. "De hecho, cada vez que el director de obra misionera se paraba al frente para hablar de obra misionera yo tomaba a mi hija de la mano y me iba para el baño." Me interesó mucho la historia de So... Read more
Gem State Homecoming Concert Headlined by Oregon Adventist Men's Chorus The Oregon Adventist Men's Chorus was joined by students and alumni on April 3 at the Gem State Academy annual homecoming celebration. Lois Hall's magnificent arrangement of "I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked" highlighted the Sabbath Church servic... Read more
