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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...
PAA Business Office
Mar 2, 20182 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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Sep 15, 20173 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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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Thelma Winter – a Life Sketch
by Tracy Harder, granddaughter and PAA’s 1979 Class President Young Thelma Hoping to make it to her Mom’s place in Minnesota, Emily and...
PAA Business Office
Jul 31, 20174 min read
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PAA / PUA Remembers Mrs. Winter
Thelma Winter, August, 1915 – July 2017 Thelma Winter, a beloved Portland (Union) Adventist Academy teacher for 31 years and a pillar in...
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Jul 27, 20172 min read
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Mrs. Winter Remembers PUA / PAA
Thelma Winter’s words ring in our hearts. She was a PUA and PAA teacher for 31 years. Even as she approached her 102nd birthday this...
PAA Business Office
Jul 7, 20176 min read
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Farewell
Portland Adventist Academy recently said goodbye to five incredible staff members. Each of their contributions at PAA have been a gift to...
PAA Business Office
Jun 16, 20172 min read
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Mission Report
Our deepest thanks to those who supported our students and staff in prayer and funding. You’ve invested in a meaningful experience for...
PAA Business Office
May 1, 20172 min read
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Tim Ellis Remembered
Tim Ellis. To continue helping our students with healthy grief, we held a joyful and inspiring chapel service to honor his memory and...
PAA Business Office
Mar 17, 20171 min read
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Hello, Mrs. Weinstein
Mrs. Weinstein is a professional photographer who graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design and whose work as a magazine and...
PAA Business Office
Jan 26, 20173 min read
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Goodbye, Mr. Long
Dimitra Weinstein, a PAA graduate, will fill his very large shoes. Mr. Long’s recent accomplishments have kept him busy on the home...
PAA Business Office
Jan 26, 20171 min read
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How YOU can support PAA’s Food Revolution
This is my dream for PAA and all of our Adventist schools! I also want to open students’ eyes to how our food is sourced and how to grow...
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Dec 8, 20161 min read
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PAA Science Students Help to Solve Water Issues World-Wide
Portland Adventist Academy teacher, Frank Jin has a passion for science and a heart for mission. He wants to see his students’ education...
PAA Business Office
Nov 28, 20162 min read
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