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PAA Students Learn Life Skills Through Art and Technology
At Portland Adventist Academy (PAA), art education is flourishing in ways that prepare students for far more than creative expression. In...

U'Lee Brown
6 days ago1 min read
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Summer at PAA...so far...
Hey PAA Families!  We hope you’re having a wonderful summer! While classes may be out, campus life at PAA is anything but quiet —...
PAA Pulse
7 days ago2 min read
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PAA will be at Oregon Conference Camp Meeting
If you’ll be at Oregon Conference Camp Meeting , stop by the PAA booth in the education tent — we’d love to see you and say hi!
Mechelle Peinado
Jul 151 min read
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Summer History
Summer school  is in full swing, too! World History students are hard at work, and the U.S. History class is taking learning to the next...
Mechelle Peinado
Jul 151 min read
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Graduation, the Final Bell and more!
Hey PAA Families! We did it — the final bell will soon ring and the school year will be officially wrapped! What an incredible ride it’s...
PAA Pulse
Jun 131 min read
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Boys Volleyball, Spring Music Concert, Rock Climbing Club, SHH and more...
Hey PAA Families!  What a week to be a Cougar!  Huge congrats to our Boys Volleyball Team  — 2nd in State!  We were on the edge of our...
PAA Pulse
May 291 min read
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Inside Out Day, Community Vespers, Battle of the Bands, Awards Assembly and more!
Hey PAA Families!  Last week was an amazing week full of heart, talent, and community! During PAA’s annual Inside Out Day , our amazing...
PAA Pulse
May 281 min read
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🎶✨ PAA Takes Victoria by Storm!
Our music tour was a huge success ! Catch AlegrÃa, Choir, Bell Canto , and a Praise Team  in an uplifting church service —and see ...
PAA Pulse
Apr 301 min read
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PAA Students Take a Stand for Faith
Portland Adventist Academy proudly embraces its motto, "Christ Centered — Character Driven," a guiding principle that shapes the daily...

U'Lee Brown
Mar 64 min read
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PAA Sus Manos Visits ICC Las Palmas
"I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong — that is, that you and I may be mutually...
Rita "Profe" Barrett
Sep 29, 20243 min read
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I feel seen here
It was only days before the first day of school of Gloria’s sophomore year. She wanted so badly to attend PAA...
Sam Vigil Jr.
Jun 30, 20244 min read
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The Most Unlikely Candidate
He was the most unlikely candidate to serve in the White House Honor Guard for three US Presidents. And it was only possible because of...
Sam Vigil Jr.
Dec 29, 20231 min read
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The Impact She Experienced
When Jenny came to PAA for her senior year, she didn’t know the impact it would have on her life. Jenny was only able to attend PAA...
Sam Vigil Jr.
Dec 15, 20231 min read
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Making a Tough Choice
Danny had a tough choice. He’d attended an Adventist elementary school and wanted to go to PAA for high school, but his parents couldn’t...
Sam Vigil Jr.
Dec 12, 20231 min read
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How to help PAA students now
See the video stories of how attending PAA changed the lives of four alumni. Receiving financial aid so they could be at PAA made all the...
Sam Vigil Jr.
Nov 28, 20231 min read
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Under the Big Top 2023 Scholarship Auction, Nov. 5
PAA brings you Under the Big Top Scholarship Auction on Sunday, Nov. 5.
Online-only auction runs Oct. 26 through Nov. 6. Anyone can view.
Sam Vigil Jr.
Oct 18, 20231 min read
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2023 Cougar Hall of Fame Induction
The 2023 Cougar Hall of Fame on September 30 will honor the 2002 Cougar Basketball Team, and Vicki Ballou and Charles Hinkle.
Sam Vigil Jr.
Oct 2, 20232 min read
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New Faculty & Staff This Year
Left to right: Adam Hinckley, Bob Palmer, Jesse Emery, Kent Sheets We’re welcoming four new faculty and staff for the 2023-24 school...
Sam Vigil Jr.
Aug 25, 20232 min read
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You Helped Make This Possible
We witnessed a powerful moment at the end of the school year. And you made it possible. Let’s set the scene. It was the final all-school...
Sam Vigil Jr.
Aug 7, 20233 min read
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