WWVA Visits Belize during Spring Break The Walla Walla Valley Academy (WWVA) mission trip began with a late-night bus ride in March from the academy in College Place, Wash., to the Portland (Ore.) International Airport in time for a 6 a.m. flight to Belize.Right on schedule, the MD-80 ... Read more
MGAES Student Places in Washington Top 100 for National Geographic Bee Are you smarter than this sixth grader? Try answering one of these questions: In what country is Tungurahua Volcano located? Kerala is to India as San Luis Potos is to what country?While you are racking your brain, meet 12-year-old Hayden Sherrill... Read more
Livingstone Eighth-grader Places 11th in Oregon Geography Contest A geography question: What is Zambia?That’s the country that borders both Victoria Falls and Lake Tanganyika.How about Salem, Ore.?That’s the hometown of Andrew Tucker, an eighth-grader from Livingstone Adventist Academy who placed 11th in Oregon’... Read more
Grants Pass Celebrates Week of Prayer The Grants Pass (Ore.) Adventist School celebrated its annual spring week of prayer in March — an event made more special by the arrival of Christian Martin, the new associate pastor of the Grants Pass Church.The first day's focus was on the "bagg... Read more
Don Keele Award Helps Restore Creek Two teachers at the Grants Pass (Ore.) Adventist School were awarded the Don Keele Excellence in Education Award. Judi Clark and Angela White were awarded $3,500 for their five-year project of restoring Eagle Creek.The project includes clearing we... Read more
Sunnyside Church Supports Homeless Outreach The Sunnyside Church (Portland, Ore.) Kids in Discipleship (KID) ministry project has provided personal care items to more than 3,600 local homeless people since October 2008.This outreach project has blessed not only the homeless, but also the fa... Read more
PAES Connects with the Community The gospel commission to "go into the world and witness for Me" is a challenge that Portland Adventist Elementary School (PAES) in Gresham, Ore., has taken seriously for many years. For the past 10 years, the administration and staff have taken an... Read more
RVAA Team Repairs Florida Church Four adults and 11 students departed Rogue Valley Adventist Academy (RVAA) in Medford, Ore., on a spring break mission to help repair, paint and re-carpet the Fort Myers Spanish Church in Florida.After leading Sabbath School on their first day, th... Read more
NPUC Don Keele Award Funds CAA Field School When Larry Hiday, Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) biology and chemistry teacher, applied for the North Pacific Union Conference Don Keele Excellence in Education Award this year, he was tempted to use the award to further his personal education. ... Read more