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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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Mar 2, 20182 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...
PAA Business Office
Mar 2, 20183 min read


Messy & Meaningful Learning at PAA
1. Seniors in Mrs. Peinado’s Careers and Senior Project class were assigned some “adulating” duties. Budgeting for life needs on a small...
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Feb 8, 20182 min read


PAA Alumnus, Dr. Terry Johnsson Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award
As a child, little Terry was in and out of many schools and told he would likely never succeed. He had severe dyslexia and attention...
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Jan 19, 20181 min read


Join the Fun of International Food Day!
International Food Day happens every month at PAA. It’s a day we open our kitchen door to a guest chef who creates a delicious meal for...
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...
PAA Business Office
Dec 28, 20171 min read


PAA Board Unanimously Votes Mr. Bibb as Principal
Following a series of very positive interviews with the PAA staff, students, and local church pastors, the PAA board met on December 18...
PAA Business Office
Dec 19, 20171 min read


Continuing the Work in 2018
Reaching Beyond PAA, spring-break mission trips have fostered life-changing and empowering experiences for two decades. The communities...
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Dec 12, 20172 min read


Are You Addicted to Your Phone?
Below, is a step by step guide to finding just how much time you’re spending on facebook (on your phone alone). When you’re done, click...
PAA Business Office
Dec 1, 20171 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...
PAA Business Office
Nov 30, 20173 min read


Over $100,000 Raised for Students!
Together, you gave more than $103,000 to the Portland Adventist Academy Student Scholarship (PAASS), directly impacting 80 PAA students...
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Nov 12, 20171 min read


Goodnight, Larry Caudell
Larry Caudell, was our previous plant services director for 15 years. He loved PAA! Our hearts are heavy as we share that long time...
PAA Business Office
Oct 10, 20174 min read


Book Fair Benefits PAA English Students
Portions of all Barnes & Noble and in-store Café purchases will help fund the PAA English department’s fundraising goal of $2,000 on...
PAA Business Office
Sep 27, 20171 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...
PAA Business Office
Sep 20, 20174 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...
PAA Business Office
Sep 15, 20173 min read


PAA Welcomes New Teachers!
Please welcome three new teachers to the PAA family! Jeremy Long, Caroline Lipman, and Jody Alexander. HERE! HERE. HERE.
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...
PAA Business Office
Sep 7, 20171 min read


PAA Welcomes Jeremy Long
Even at two hours from his home in Tillamook, Oregon, PAA was his destiny. After all, there are Long roots at PAA. Four out of seven...
PAA Business Office
Sep 7, 20172 min read


Welcome Caroline Lipman to PAA
“Because of my strong belief and experience in the Lord, I share my experiences with my students. I encourage them and always refer back...
PAA Business Office
Sep 7, 20171 min read


Principal Search Update: Jason Bibb Named Interim Principal
The board is pleased to announce that Jason Bibb has agreed to serve as PAA’s interim principal for the 2017-18 school year, recognizing...
PAA Business Office
Aug 24, 20171 min read
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