Blue Mountain Television and He's Alive Broadcasting Blue Mountain Television has been on the air in the Walla Walla (Wash.) Valley since 1990. Dan Thesman, general manager, with a background in network television production, oversees a unique mix of educational and community-oriented programs augme... Read more
More Than Music While thousands of Northwest audiences have thrilled to the music of the Oregon Adventist Men's Chorus since its inception in 1994, Lou Wildman, OAMC director, has always believed the group's mission is bigger than any musical event. "God brings u... Read more
Weighing Our Options It was hard enough on my dad when my mother joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church, but now she was asking him to move our family to another town so their kids could go to an Adventist school. This was more than he could take. He stormed into the... Read more
Feature Box 2 Relational Factors Connect to AchievementAs researchers continue to assess relational and environmental factors connected to achievement, they have been interested in several preliminary findings.Students exhibit superior achievement when:They att... Read more
Feature Box 1 Shane Anderson, former Northwest pastor and author of How to Kill Adventist Education, takes a hard look at the root causes of the challenges plaguing Adventist schools. Anderson proposes a simple strategy for change and several schools who have s... Read more
CognitiveGenesis You've overheard the comments: "It would really strap us to send our kids to church school, and they'll get a better education in public school, anyway. They'll get their religious training at home and at church."Or perhaps this sentiment: "The te... Read more
Caring Heart Award Winners for 2009 Fourteen Northwest academy students were recipients of the 2009 Caring Heart Award made possible through funding from a private foundation and the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. Students were selected by schools for exemplifyin... Read more
