As we head into Thanksgiving break, we’re celebrating the incredible ways our students filled this week with energy, laughter, leadership, and community. Even in a short week, they made PAA come alive. 🎭 Students Took Center Stage Our Drama students kicked off the week with a fun and thoughtful performance all about gift-giving. Their acting, humor, and creativity had the whole school entertained from start to finish. They made us laugh, made us cheer, and reminded us just h

Saturday night’s PAA Game/Gym Night was a perfect example of what makes our students so incredible. More than 100 students—middle schoolers and high schoolers—came together and truly made the night unforgettable. From the moment the doors opened, our Student Association leaders  took the lead. They provided food, they opened the gym, arranged a movie, provided games, and created a space where every person felt included. Their energy set the tone for the whole event. In the gy

Wow—what a wonderful night of celebration for our senior class! Our annual Senior Recognition, held at Sunnyside Adventist Church, honored the incredible PAA Class of 2026 with an evening full of meaning, memories, and joy. Students shared their talents and stories with an audience of families, friends, staff, and loved ones. Highlights included Ethan’s original song and performance, a beautiful musical piece by Makayla, Cori, and Kaw, Ricarda’s heartfelt class history, Profe

What a blessing it was to welcome 8th-grade students from across the Portland metro area to our annual PAA Academy Day ! Students joined us for morning worship led by a PAA student praise band and then spent the day exploring what makes PAA so special. They toured classrooms, met teachers, enjoyed lunch, and had plenty of time to play and connect with each other. Our Student Association led the visiting students in fun games, academic departments hosted scholarship contests,

Last Friday, more than 80 PAA students brought music and joy to Rivergate Adventist Elementary School in their first performances of the year! Band, Bell Canto, Choir, Alegria, and PASO all performed, filling the gym with incredible sounds and energy. Rivergate students loved seeing and hearing the high school musicians—it was a wonderful time for everyone. The music continued on Sabbath, as Bell Canto and Alegria shared special music for both services at Pleasant Valley Adve

This year’s first PAA Week of Worship wrapped up beautifully with Fusion Vespers at Pleasant Valley Church (PVC) on Friday night. More than 70 students came together to worship, eat, and have fun! PVC members went above and beyond—decorating, preparing, and warmly welcoming students to their church for an evening of connection and joy. Campus Ministries planned the entire night, leading everyone in games and pumpkin decorating, while PAA staff and PVC members served a delicio

This week, our students and staff have been deeply blessed by an incredible Week of Worship. Each day we gathered as a school family to worship together in special and meaningful ways. Different student praise bands led us in powerful music worship, and we were inspired by messages from Tino Tsikirai , chaplain with Adventist Health, who shared the theme “Love Asks Questions.”  Through her own testimony and stories from Scripture, she reminded us how God invites honest questi

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who took part in this week’s Parent-Teacher Conferences. Teachers met with nearly 25% of our families . It’s always a joy to connect and collaborate with families as we work together to help our students grow and succeed. We loved meeting with parents, grandparents, and host families—it’s always a joy to share how students are growing, learning, and thriving. When schools, teachers, and families work together, high school students experi

PAA’s girls volleyball  and boys soccer  teams made the Cougar Nation proud at Walla Walla University’s Fall Classic Tournament  this weekend! Both teams were undefeated through Thursday and Friday,  showing grit, skill, and incredible teamwork. Volleyball battled through several close matches, while soccer’s final qualifying game went into overtime  before being decided by a nail-biting penalty shootout . Then, late Saturday night , both teams brought home first-place champi

Last weekend’s Cougar Hall of Fame  was a wonderful celebration of PAA’s athletic history and community spirit. We were proud to honor...

Wednesday night was one of those events that remind us why we love what we do! We started with a School Board Mixer , giving staff and...

Last weekend was full of connections at PAA! On Friday evening, students gathered for a Campus Ministries–planned, student-led worship ....

This week, the Class of 2029 kicked off their high school journey with Freshmen Adventure , the first of PAA’s grade-level leadership...

This week, PAA hosted the annual Adventist College Fair  for our juniors and seniors, along with students from neighboring Adventist...

Sophomore Excursion is one of PAA’s signature leadership traditions, an annual ropes course adventure built around our core value of...

Bible Camp is always one of the most impactful spiritual events of the year — and this year is no exception. More than 120 PAA students...

Hiking Together Worship at Camp Last weekend, our Class of 2026 went on their Senior Retreat. Senior Retreat at PAA is a time for the...

Go Seniors! Cooling Off Watermelon Eating Contest Beach Day is one of Portland Adventist Academy’s favorite community-building...

2015 Soccer State Champions a2002 Basketball Team who chose to walk away from the state championship tournament in honor of the Sabbath...

Join us on Friday, July 25 at 6:00pm for some ice cream at the PAA Educational Booth at the OR. Conference campgrounds (19800 Oatfield...