This week, while freshmen through juniors explored course options and made plans for the upcoming school year at PAA, seniors participated in two meaningful experiences focused on life beyond high school. They recently returned from Walla Walla University Days , where they had the opportunity to visit campus, experience college life, and begin envisioning their future. They also completed career shadowing  across a variety of professions, gaining real world insight and hands-

We are incredibly proud of this year’s student course evaluation results, which reflect the strength of our school’s culture, community, and commitment to meaningful learning. Each student at Portland Adventist Academy completes a survey for every class they take , providing comprehensive and thoughtful feedback across all courses. The detailed results are attached. Across all measured areas, average scores ranged from 8.2 to 9.3 , indicating consistently high levels of stude

We are grateful for everyone who took the time to complete our Fall Parent Survey! We received responses from 19% of our families , and the feedback is deeply appreciated. This year’s survey included questions about our new PAA App . We appreciated all the helpful suggestions on how to make it even better in addition to the excitement and positive feedback from families who are already finding it so useful! We’re thrilled to share that survey results were overwhelmingly posit

Portland Adventist Academy is proud to have an auto mechanics class as part of the curriculum. Auto mechanics has been one of the diverse offerings PAA has continuously taught since the tech building opened in the 1980s. Learning basic auto mechanic knowledge and skills is something countless students have appreciated. For the past several years, Adam Hinckley, a hospital physical therapist by profession, has generously taken time from his schedule to teach students the funda