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Cougar Athletics: Article about a Legacy of Faith and Determination
2015 Soccer State Champions a2002 Basketball Team who chose to walk away from the state championship tournament in honor of the Sabbath...

Mechelle Peinado
Aug 211 min read


🍎 First Day of PAA Presession!
PAA Staff 2025 First Day of Teacher Presession! Today marked PAA’s first day of teacher back-to-work presession — and we are thrilled to...

Mechelle Peinado
Aug 181 min read


PAA's Gone Mobile!
The school launched a new app that combines mobile access to FACTS Family Portal with other information parents need most often. With our...

Mary Sperl
Aug 101 min read


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
Jul 171 min read


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
Jul 172 min read


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


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


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


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


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


🎶✨ PAA Takes Victoria by Storm!
Our music tour was a huge success ! Catch Alegría, Choir, Bell Canto , and a Praise Team in an uplifting church service —and see ...
PAA Pulse
Apr 301 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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