Auburn Missionaries Build Dormitory in Masai Mara Earlier this year, 52 individuals—families, Auburn Adventist Academy (AAA) students and others—journeyed to Kenya, Africa, to build a girls' dormitory and library at the Olopikidong'oe (o-le-picka-dong-way) Mixed Primary Boarding School in the Mas... Read more
Heathcock Begins and Ends Teaching Career In Washington Conference Barbara Heathcock began and ended her 40-year teaching career in Washington Conference.Fresh from Walla Walla College, Barbara Grubb began teaching at Seattle Junior Academy. A student introduced her to his "Uncle Bob" and soon she married Bob Hea... Read more
For the Love of the Team AAA Students Attend NBC Team Camp Three, two, one! The buzzer blared seconds after the Falcons, the girls' basketball team of Auburn Adventist Academy, received possession of the ball, and outmanned, out of position, and utterly exhausted, fought to stay in the game.With the swoos... Read more
Second-grade Students at SAS Pray for 120 Families Students in Lisa Dills' second-grade class at Skagit Adventist School have completed their first ever "Prayer Tree."The tree was a visual display of their prayers for each family represented at the school. The class began praying for one family fr... Read more
PAS Students Receive Grant From Poulsbo Garden Club Students at Poulsbo Adventist School wanted a new garden. So they wrote a grant request to the Poulsbo Garden Club asking for funds to create a school garden area.The students drafted letters and drew pictures of what they wanted, drafted letters.... Read more
If Math Were More Like English PSAA Teacher Challenged to Make Math Fun For Colleen Brundula Radke, the math and physics teacher at Puget Sound Adventist Academy (PSAA), in Kirkland, Wash., the constraints of formulas pose a challenge on how to teach the field of mathematics as something other than memorized rules."I ... Read more
All Aboard Students Learn Teamwork It's a lesson in delayed gratification, an application of creativity, and a workshop in teamwork and leadership.Eighth-graders at Buena Vista Elementary School in Auburn, Wash., were all onboard with a quarter-long railroad construction project. T... Read more
Olympia Students Participate in Page Program Olympia Christian School (OCS) ninth-graders Mary Castrejon and Vanessa Denny served as pages for a week in the Washington state Senate during legislative session. The students were sponsored by Lt. Gov. Brad Owen.Pages assist with the work of the... Read more
The Academy Awards At Auburn Adventist Academy Auburn Adventist Academy (AAA) recently held its seventh annual Academy Awards ceremony and banquet to honor students for leadership, academics and excellence in school programs.The evening—complete with sparkling lights, a red carpet and a packed... Read more
