Christmas in Springfield The Springfield (Ore.) Church celebrated God's love in special ways during the Christmas season.The kindergarten, cradle roll and some primary children, along with adults, played a big part in the Dec. 10, 2011, Sabbath service. Songs, festive dec... Read more
RVAA Elementary Students Share Christmas Cheer First- and second-grade students at Rogue Valley Adventist Academy in Medford, Ore., had fun making beaded candy canes and bookmarks. Led by their teacher, Michelle Wachter, they then shared these gifts with the nearby Three Fountains retirement c... Read more
Cooking Classes Teach Godâs Original Diet at HVJA Delectable scents waft throughout the classroom as children prepare Chinese fried rice in honor of the Chinese New Year. It’s all part of their monthly cooking and nutrition learning time — a day in the life of a second grader at Hood View Junior ... Read more
Milo Players Use Winning Teamwork to Help Driver in Need Milo Adventist Academy (MAA) in Days Creek, Ore., lost the basketball game. As students loaded onto the bus, Milo’s principal, Randy Bovee, and his wife, Carol, headed home in their car along the remote, dark and slippery highway.At the bottom of ... Read more
Senior Class Interviews Guantánamo Bay Prosecutor Contemporary Moral Issues is a Bible class that students take during their senior year at Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA). This year, the class was presented with an unusual opportunity — the chance to interview Colonel Morris Davis.Col. Davis wa... Read more
Wednesdays in Gresham Wednesdays at the Gresham (Ore.) Church are very busy. A small group arrives early and works diligently to tie pre-assembled quilts to be shared where needed. A neighbor with cancer uses one quilt to keep warm following chemotherapy, while seven q... Read more
The Cardboard Testimony Experience More than 60 Milo Adventist Academy students stepped out of their comfort zones during a recent worship experience and boldly declared what God had been doing in their lives. As music played and the audience watched expectantly, the students walke... Read more
Record Crowds Turn Out for Journey to Bethlehem This year marked the 15th year the Kelso-Longview (Wash.) Church offered their production of Journey to Bethlehem. The event, which takes community members on a journey through which they can see, hear, smell, taste and feel a Bethlehem experience... Read more
PAA's International Program Expands Both international and American students at Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) benefit from a new Smart Start Program.Organized by Maria Bibb, international director, Smart Start pairs new international students with American students before the sch... Read more
