WWVA Graduate Accepted into West Point While pouring through some of his grandfather's old books, Andrew Scott began cultivating an interest in attending the prestigious military academy at West Point during the summer between his sophomore and junior years at Walla Walla Valley Academ... Read more
CCA Gets Involved in Haiti Relief Efforts "Mr. Harris, can we not wear our uniforms?" This request is not uncommon, but what came next, and who the request came from, was. The request came from Susan Whitely, fourth-grade teacher. Her class had read about a school raising money for Haiti ... Read more
Vacation Bible School at Oroville Church Vacation Bible School in Oroville, Wash., featured a study of the kings and queens of the Bible. The throne room had a red carpet entryway for the royalty, flags, brightly colored royal drapes and a table setting complete with golden goblets. Lind... Read more
Oroville Celebrates Baptisms Sabbath afternoon, Sept. 4, the Oroville (Wash.) Church congregation, along with visitors from nearby churches, joined in joyful anthems of praise at the baptism of two new converts.Shelle Harrelson and Rod Ritter openly declared their desire to a... Read more
MiVoden Celebrates 70 Years of Ministry Former staff, directors and caretakers of Camp MiVoden converged on Hayden Lake from Sept. 10–12 to celebrate 70 years of summer camp ministry. Throughout the weekend, Maple Auditorium was filled with people reconnecting and reliving memories from... Read more
Afterglow is More Than a Milo Tradition The traditional Afterglow at Milo Adventist Academy has always included a group of students and staff who voluntarily stay after vespers on Friday night to sing songs and fellowship together.This year the singing is exceptional and the attendance ... Read more
Crater Lake Vacation For past and current members of the Gladstone Park (Ore.) Church, Crater Lake National Park has been a place where they vacation together. Members met together this Aug. 5–15.Park rangers explained the wonders of the park and showed films at the S... Read more
Avalanche Ranch in Redmond Oregon The Redmond (Ore.) Church held an evening Vacation Bible School in August this year. The theme was Avalanche Ranch. More than 21 children and 18 helpers participated in the adventure, which included playing on water slides on the last day. There w... Read more
PAA Boys' Retreat Teaching Boys to Become Men Portland Adventist Academy treated the boys in the junior class to a weekend in the wilderness with Mountain Leadership Institute.The purpose of the retreat was to inspire leadership and to give each student a sense of what it means to become a ma... Read more
