Two National Merit Finalists Selected from WWVA Two four-year seniors from Walla Walla Valley Academy have been named National Merit Scholarship Finalists in this year's program.Taylor HermsenTaylor Hermsen, son of Becky and Randy Hermsen of College Place, Wash., is a member of the Johns Hopkin... Read more
Goldendale Teacher Awarded Educator of the Year Lois Potterton was awarded the Goldendale's Community Educator of the Year Award for excellence in teaching and service to students. Potterton is both the principal and a teacher at the Goldendale Adventist School.Potterton was nominated by Pat Sh... Read more
Goldendale PATCH Project Praises Pathfinders Amazing things happen when Pathfinders from 18 clubs throughout the Upper Columbia Conference converge on a small town. In this case the small town was Goldendale, Wash., and their purpose for being there was community service in town and working ... Read more
Sandpoint Jr. Academy Awarded Music Grant Sandpoint Junior Academy teacher, Kristie Creitz, applied to the Idaho Community Foundation for a grant to expand the school's music department. The award they received was for $4,000 from the Gladys E. Langroise Advised Fund in the Idaho Communit... Read more
UCA Students Make Yakima a Mission Trip The Native American Reservation, run by the All Nations Center in Wapato, Wash., isn’t what one would normally think of for a mission trip, however it proved to be a great opportunity for 18 teenagers and 10 adults from Upper Columbia Academy.Both... Read more
A Different Kind of School Picture a young student, not able to climb a hill, carried by an airman. Observe quiet excitement of another as he hides under a camouflage of leaves and a squirrel runs over the top. Try not to lose your dinner as one student gulps down a worm an... Read more
Gorge Benefit Concert Earns Money for Musician On Saturday evening, Feb. 23, musicians from the Columbia River Gorge gathered for a benefit concert in Hood River, Ore.On the minds of attendees and performers was Josiah Hill, age 17, a gifted pianist and piano instructor. Quite unexpectedly, Hi... Read more
PAA Plans to Offer College Course Credit Beginning in the 2008–2009 school year, Portland Adventist Academy students will have the opportunity to earn college credit. PAA will also offer four additional honors and advanced placement classes.Digital Broadcasting, Web Page Design, and Intr... Read more
Milo Takes Its Music On the Road Laughter filled the early morning air as excited Milo Adventist Academy music students boarded the bus on April 23. MAA's choir, band and bell choir participated on the tour. Their first stop was Grants Pass Adventist School. Prior to the tour, Dw... Read more
