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

Our Campus Ministries student leaders  have launched an inspiring new initiative: daily Gospel Reading . For the next four weeks,...

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

At Portland Adventist Academy (PAA), art education is flourishing in ways that prepare students for far more than creative expression. In...

Hey PAA Families!   We hope you’re having a wonderful summer! While classes may be out, campus life at PAA is anything but quiet —...

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...

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...

Portland Adventist Academy proudly embraces its motto, "Christ Centered — Character Driven," a guiding principle that shapes the daily...

"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...

It was only days before the first day of school of Gloria’s sophomore year. She wanted so badly to attend PAA...

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...

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...

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...

We’ve launched a new series of videos in which students share their views and definitions of PAA’s five core values. Sometimes you might...

In this new video, students share how PAA has changed their lives, how they have encountered God at PAA, and why PAA is important to...

As we head toward the end of 2022, we’re creating a series of five short videos about how the staff and students live out the PAA mission...