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PAA Business Office
Jul 22, 20192 min read
Meet Ms. Parra
Portland Adventist Academy is pleased to welcome Nathalia Parra. She’ll be teaching English I as well as English Language Learning (ELL)...
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PAA Business Office
May 15, 20192 min read
PAA Announces Drechelle McCray as Vice Principal of Administration
The Portland Adventist Academy community is celebrating one of its own today! Drechelle McCray, English teacher, Gospel Choir director,...
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PAA Business Office
Apr 19, 20192 min read
It Was a Good Week at PAA
The week of April 15 to 19, 2019 will go down in our history as a powerful week. From a special staff led week of worship to major...
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PAA Business Office
Apr 16, 20191 min read
PAA Celebrates Mechelle Peinado’s Acceptance to Lead as Principal
PAA’s newly named principal, Mechelle Peinado Portland Adventist Academy is pleased and blessed to share the news that Mechelle Peinado...
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PAA Business Office
Apr 12, 20191 min read
Come Celebrate Mr. Kooy! May 4, 2pm at PAA
Retirement Reception Saturday May 4, 2:00pm at Portland Adventist Academy 1500 SE 96th Ave Portland,OR 97216 For over 30 years, Mr....
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PAA Business Office
Nov 28, 20182 min read
PAA Welcomes Sam Vigil Jr., CFRE
“We are thrilled Sam is joining our PAA Cougar family,” says Mechelle Peinado, interim principal. “Sam has experience in all aspects of...
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PAA Business Office
Nov 28, 20182 min read
In Sam’s Words
PAA: What brings you to Portland Adventist Academy? Sam: Several things attracted me to PAA. First of all, the Christ-centered mission...
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PAA Business Office
Oct 4, 20181 min read
Who Doesn’t Love a Surprise?!
During an all school assembly today (October 4), students were formally introduced to someone they’ve already known for a long time. Mrs....
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PAA Business Office
Oct 3, 20181 min read
Mechelle Peinado Appointed Interim Principal
Last night, the Portland Adventist Academy board voted unanimously to name Mechelle Peinado as interim principal for the 2018-19 school...
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PAA Business Office
Aug 9, 20181 min read
PAA Highlights at the NAD Teachers’ Convention
Thousands of SDA teachers from north America meet every five years. The North American Division 2018 Teachers’ Convention comes to an end...
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PAA Business Office
Aug 7, 20182 min read
PAA’s Pastor Stephen Lundquist Receives National Award for Excellence
Pastor Stephen Lundquist, Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) Bible teacher and Religion Department Chair, was honored Tuesday night, August...
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PAA Business Office
Jun 1, 20183 min read
Our Thanks to Pastor Monte
Monte Torkelsen says farewell to Oregon after 25 years serving youth in the Oregon Conference. After 25 years serving youth in the...
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PAA Business Office
Apr 17, 20181 min read
Three Ways to Support Inside Out Service Day
Parents, pastors, and church members are a vital resource to this event! We hope YOU will join this awesome effort to show love to our...
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PAA Business Office
Mar 2, 20182 min read
The 3 Step Plan for a Family Media Fast
especially on snow days), PAA strives to help students form healthy relationships and boundaries with media. That’s why we’re excited...
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PAA Business Office
Mar 2, 20183 min read
How Education Survives a Snow Storm
Despite a predicted late afternoon snow storm, Portlanders went about their morning, bustling off to work and school. Teachers and...
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PAA Business Office
Dec 28, 20171 min read
PAA Grows in Love and Life
The PAA family has much to celebrate as we bid farewell to 2017! Besides having named Jason Bibb our official principal, we also have...
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PAA Business Office
Nov 30, 20173 min read
PAA Students Lock Up their Screens for a Media Fast
Students were invited to pull out their phones during chapel. They were shown how to look in their settings to conduct a self-audit of...
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PAA Business Office
Sep 20, 20174 min read
PAA’s Farm-to-Table Revolution
Tomatoes from the PAA garden are ready to be chopped for the salad bar on the first day of school. It was the first day of school at...
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PAA Business Office
Sep 15, 20173 min read
PAA’s Farm-to-Table Goals
Chef Stef came to science class to talk about nutrients in the foods we love to eat. The Farm-to-Table mission has been embraced as a...
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PAA Business Office
Sep 7, 20171 min read
Welcome to PAA, Jody Alexander
Mr. Alexander brings his rich experiences to the classroom. He has real-life knowledge as he serves at Tabernacle SDA church as a deaf...
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