Puget Sound Academy Fosters Family Feeling Puget Sound Adventist Academy, founded in 1996, is distinguished by three factors:Name and Constituency: The name “Puget Sound Adventist Academy” reminds the school who is served—the greater Puget Sound area from Seattle to Gold Bar, from Renton t... Read more
Skagit Valley Continues to Blossom Perhaps the Northwest’s best-kept secret is tucked away in the Skagit Valley of Burlington, Wash.Skagit Adventist School existed for 20 years as a junior academy before expanding into a senior day academy three years ago. The second graduating cla... Read more
Pathfinders Provide Refreshment to Marathoners The Cascade Eagles Pathfinders were up before dawn so they could arrive early for the Whidbey Island Marathon held in April.Pathfinders staffed two water stations along the marathon route and near the finish line. Each group handed out water, Gato... Read more
Small School, Giant Opportunities At Colville Valley Junior Academy Colville Valley Junior Academy is a small but great school. One unique aspect of the campus is, it offers three industries—a bakery, a health food store and a carob candy factory—where students work. The industries help students pay for tuition as... Read more
Walla Walla Valley's Music Program Draws Crowds Walla Walla Valley Academy's string orchestra uses music to minister to and serve others. This year, the 24-member group learned "music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."In February, they toured the Seattle/Tacoma/Olympia, Wash.... Read more
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
