Upper Columbia Conference UCA Students Build With Habitat for Humanity Every year, Habitat for Humanity builds 16 homes in Spokane, Wash., with each one taking 1,350 volunteer hours. Upper Columbia Academy students, as part of the academy’s HOPE Taskforce program, contribute over 100 of those hours each year.On Frida... 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 UCA Students Make Yakima a Mission Trip The Native American Reservation, run by the All Nations Center in Wapato, Wash., isn’t what one would normally think of for a mission trip, however it proved to be a great opportunity for 18 teenagers and 10 adults from Upper Columbia Academy.Both... Read more A Different Kind of School Picture a young student, not able to climb a hill, carried by an airman. Observe quiet excitement of another as he hides under a camouflage of leaves and a squirrel runs over the top. Try not to lose your dinner as one student gulps down a worm an... Read more Othello Pathfinders and Family United in Baptism At attention and saluting, the Othello Pathfinders stood as honor guard and excitedly watched Maria Ochoa, fellow Pathfinder, enter the baptismal waters at the Othello Church.Ochoa is a Bible scholar and part of the local Pathfinder Bible Achievem... Read more Sandpoint Women Present Community Seminars Rhonda Backman and Mary Campbell have been actively serving the community of Sandpoint, Idaho, by presenting health and wellness seminars.The first seminar featured the Seven Secrets cookbook by Jim and Neva Bracket and a wonderful dinner showing ... Read more UCA Student Wins Regional Competition Elise Kinne, UCA freshman, has been selected to perform the piano at the Washington State Music Teacher’s convention in June. Kinne has studied piano for nine years and is currently a student with Judith Schoeplfin.In March, Kinne competed against... Read more Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Current page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
UCA Students Build With Habitat for Humanity Every year, Habitat for Humanity builds 16 homes in Spokane, Wash., with each one taking 1,350 volunteer hours. Upper Columbia Academy students, as part of the academy’s HOPE Taskforce program, contribute over 100 of those hours each year.On Frida... 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
UCA Students Make Yakima a Mission Trip The Native American Reservation, run by the All Nations Center in Wapato, Wash., isn’t what one would normally think of for a mission trip, however it proved to be a great opportunity for 18 teenagers and 10 adults from Upper Columbia Academy.Both... Read more
A Different Kind of School Picture a young student, not able to climb a hill, carried by an airman. Observe quiet excitement of another as he hides under a camouflage of leaves and a squirrel runs over the top. Try not to lose your dinner as one student gulps down a worm an... Read more
Othello Pathfinders and Family United in Baptism At attention and saluting, the Othello Pathfinders stood as honor guard and excitedly watched Maria Ochoa, fellow Pathfinder, enter the baptismal waters at the Othello Church.Ochoa is a Bible scholar and part of the local Pathfinder Bible Achievem... Read more
Sandpoint Women Present Community Seminars Rhonda Backman and Mary Campbell have been actively serving the community of Sandpoint, Idaho, by presenting health and wellness seminars.The first seminar featured the Seven Secrets cookbook by Jim and Neva Bracket and a wonderful dinner showing ... Read more
UCA Student Wins Regional Competition Elise Kinne, UCA freshman, has been selected to perform the piano at the Washington State Music Teacher’s convention in June. Kinne has studied piano for nine years and is currently a student with Judith Schoeplfin.In March, Kinne competed against... Read more
