PAAs Wonderful Surprise “I believe that there is a hunger among our young people today to take a stand and be counted as fully-committed followers of Christ,” said Les Zollbrecht, Portland Adventist Academy’s (PAA’s) new chaplain, at his first Week of Prayer series on ca... Read more
Revelations at a Synagogue When Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) Junior Class members pulled into the parking lot of the Synagogue Nevah Shalom, an impressive building loomed before them, as anticipation hung in the air.Dave Allen, CAA Bible teacher, led the group into the ... Read more
Oregon Women Sponsor Filipino Evangelism Holding up a four-inch celery stick on a fork, Romulo asked, “What do you call this?”Oregon Conference Women’s Ministries Director Corleen Johnson and I had taken Romulo Tuballes to eat at Izzy’s in Bend, Ore., after the Oregon Conference Christia... Read more
Milo Friends and Parents Support Their School Parents, alumni, and friends of Milo Adventist Academy in southern Oregon are supporting their school in new and effective ways.A newly formed group, “Parents for Milo,” gathered Oct. 13 to work from 8 a.m. until dusk, roofing a faculty home, pain... Read more
Medford-area Baptisms Members of the Valley View and Medford churches joined Aug. 16-18 for a camp-out that featured baptisms of three new members.Pastor Jim Berglund of the Valley View congregation baptized candidates Todd Walbridge, Walbridge’s daughter, Aubrey Wegho... Read more
PAA Remembers Sept. 11 Tragedy Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) students, faculty, friends, and neighbors came together Sept. 11 to remember the many lives that were lost to terrorist attacks one year before.Organized by Ann Axt, PAA director of development, and Linda Neel, dir... Read more
Coquille Adds Drama To Traditional Cooking Classes “Hey! This chicken salad tastes great. What’s in it?”“Well, no chicken, for one thing, and how do you like the dairy-free sour cream?”“Yeah, right! And I suppose the next thing you’ll tell me is this yummy lasagna is cheese-free!”“Actually, it is.... Read more
Emerald Christian Academy Dedication Ron Krueger, new principal at Emerald Christian Academy in Eugene, Ore., called students and staff together on Sept. 11, for a school-wide dedication.Honor Guard members from Springfield Pathfinder Club—Heather Conklin, Mary Jo Hough, Teala Wells,... Read more
Columbia Academy Introduces New Spanish Teacher Katy Paise has joined the Columbia Adventist Academy staff, teaching Spanish I and II, English III, and yearbook.As a student at Upper Columbia Academy, Katy took three years of Spanish and later studied one year at the Adventist College in Sagunt... Read more