High-tech Lab Enables DNA Testing Tracy Jan, science reporter for The Oregonian newspaper found it odd that a “Portland Adventist Academy class gives thanks to God for creation, then steps into a high-tech lab to explore the complexity and mystery of DNA.” In a recent article, Jan... Read more
Starry Night Auction Livingstone Adventist Academy’s (LAA) gymnasium in Salem, Ore., was transformed into an outdoor café for the “Starry Night” silent and live auction which raised more than $27,000 for the new high school complex due to open this fall. “It’s an insp... Read more
Junior Room Challenge, Worldwide Solution L inda and Ed Wagner had been involved in the leadership of the cradle roll and kindergarten Sabbath School classes in the Grants Pass (Ore.) Church for a decade, but when the nominating committee instead asked the couple to be the junior division... Read more
Students Reach Out to Neighbors Amanda Stewart of Emerald Christian Academy, Pleasant Hill, Ore., took her fourth- and fifth-graders for a jaunt around the neighborhood delivering colorfully wrapped packages of their homemade hot-cross buns. “It was really cool to play with the ... Read more
Spirituality and Service Spiritual emphasis and service go together at Portland Adventist Academy, where God’s Word is made practical by reaching out in love to help others.Three weeks of prayer were conducted this year. Les Zollbrecht, PAA chaplain, led the first week, w... Read more
Serving With Joy Community service takes place regularly at Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA), including individual class projects and twice-yearly school-wide activities. All students were given an opportunity in April to participate in a special mission outreach ... Read more
Netscape + HTML = Web Site Design at Meadow Glade Meadow Glade Elementary School (MGES) in Battle Ground, Wash., is now offering a cutting-edge elective class designed to help students create and maintain a Web site. The class, taught by Malaika Childers, is offered as a one-semester class to sev... Read more
National Geographic Geography Bee Two Oregon Conference students were among the 100 finalists for the Oregon State Geography Bee on April 4. Eighth graders Deanna Plubell of Portland Adventist Elementary School and Holly Schnackenberg of Hood View Junior Academy qualified by first... Read more
