Hood View Junior Academy Puts Students in Family Groups Hood View Junior Academy in Boring, Ore., began the school year with new family groups. Junior high students led the rest of the school in this special event. Each pair of leaders had 10 students in grades preschool through sixth in their group. G... Read more
PAA Welcomes New Staff Members Portland Adventist Academy introduces six new staff members.Maria Bibb is PAA's new English as a Second Language director. She works with students from China, Japan, Korea, Switzerland and Vietnam. Bibb and her husband, Lane, have three children. ... Read more
CAA Highlights September Week of Prayer Week of Prayer is always a highlight for students at Columbia Adventist Academy, and this year was no exception. From Sept. 8–12, CAA students enjoyed a week full of inspiration and prayer, led by Stephen Eastwood, pastor. Eastwood was born in Aus... Read more
Portland Adventist Elementary Celebrates New Bus Wednesday morning during the first week of school Portland Adventist Elementary School students gathered outside to celebrate the arrival of a newer school bus for student field trips. It was a beautiful morning as students lined the sidewalk outs... Read more
Columbia Adventist Academy Imports New Leadership Matthew Butte has started his first year as Columbia Adventist Academy principal. But his face is not new to staff, students, parents or community.Butte served CAA for the last 11 years as chaplain and Campus Ministries director. The last two year... Read more
Emerald Women Serve Community Needs The Emerald Adventist Community Service Center in Eugene, Ore., resumed its service to the community in August after taking the summer months off. From early fall until spring, seven ladies faithfully keep the center functioning every Tuesday from... Read more
Gladstone Park Church Conducts Castles and Crowns VBS The Vacation Bible School program, Castles and Crowns, was held in the Gladstone Park Church the last full week of June. Belinda Reynolds, VBS leader, says, "The children learned about the character of God through Bible kings and queens. There wer... Read more
Kelso-Longview Members Join Community-wide Project It was cloudy and cool as Kelso-Longview Church members joined together to tackle brush, weeds and grass around the community. This was part of a joint effort by area-wide organizations.Everything from painting and applying storm drain decals, to ... Read more
Lebanon Church Holds Powerful VBS Lebanon Church held a morning Vacation Bible School from June 16–20 for more than 117 children, of which only 20 were Adventist children; the rest were from the surrounding community. The VBS included a lunch.Brenda Maynard, VBS leader, kept child... Read more
