Education is Their Lifeblood PSAA Welcomes New Staff Education runs deep in their blood and Puget Sound Adventist Academy (PSAA) is delighted to welcome four new dedicated staff members to the team.Scott Carlson returned to serve his alma mater as a taskforce worker this year. A PSAA graduate from 2... Read more
Auburn Seniors Select Class Leaders, Grow Spiritually The thundering surf and the somewhat sandy shores of the Puget Sound annually draw seniors from Auburn Adventist Academy. For 14 consecutive years, seniors have come together for a retreat at Fort Flagler to choose leaders, to grow spiritually and... Read more
Learning in Nature Students Participate in Outdoor School Nearly 200 children and adults participated in Outdoor School at Sunset Lake Camp this fall.Fifth- and sixth-grade students from 11 Washington Conference schools participated with support from teachers, parents, a camp nurse, a camp pastor, and ju... Read more
Cypress School Hosts a Paint Party A 10-year-old dream for Cypress recently came true. Bob Grady, president of Seniors in Action for God with Excellence, brought about 25 SAGE volunteers to paint the exterior of four buildings on the Cypress Adventist School campus in Lynnwood, Was... Read more
'God Must Have Sent You' Seattle Area Volunteers Aid New Orleans In New Orleans, if your house isn’t boarded up properly, city officials will red tag the home for demolition at the owner’s expense. If the owner can’t pay, the land is repossessed.Such was the potential case for one elderly Adventist woman who ow... Read more
Skagit Students Practice Fire Safety The lower grades at Skagit Adventist School celebrated fire prevention week by discussing safety, drafting an escape route, and putting their plans into action through a safety drill.To start the week of fire prevention education, a fire departmen... Read more
Beyond the Classroom WWU Nursing Professor Teaches Health in Guatemala Last spring, Walla Walla University (WWU) associate professor of nursing Sallieanne Brewer got an unexpected phone call. Her cousin, a member of the United Methodist Church of Ocala, Fla., had learned that the focus of an upcoming church mission t... Read more
In the Quiet of the Night Meeting the Spiritual Needs of Sleep Lab Patients "When I saw the huge picture of Jesus on the wall, I felt I belonged at Walla Walla General Hospital (WWGH)," said Catherine Zundel, polysomnography technician in the sleep lab.Zundel moved to Walla Walla after leaving a supervisory job as a respi... Read more
Patzer Appointed Board Chairman-Elect for Adventist Health Jere D. Patzer has been appointed board chairman-elect for Adventist Health's Board of Directors, according to outgoing chairman Thomas J. Mostert, who recently announced his retirement. Patzer, who has served as vice chairman for 11 years, will a... Read more
