Walla Walla University’s board of trustees has announced the establishment of a 13-member presidential search committee to immediately begin the work of naming the institution’s 24th president, following the announcement that John McVay, current president, will retire at the end of the 2023–2024 academic year. The search committee’s members represent the university’s key stakeholder groups, [...]
Walla Walla University School of Nursing received a $105,231 grant from Washington Student Achievement Council to upgrade nursing simulation labs on the Portland campus. This is the third significant grant awarded to the School of Nursing in the past year, continuing to support high-level nursing education at WWU. This grant will provide funds to modernize [...]
Countryside Christian School joined a community parade at Christmastime for the first time to raise local awareness of the school in Veneta, Oregon. The school entered the Veneta Annual Light Parade with a float built by school supporters and son-father team, Wayne and Archie Walter. With much of the school sick during the float building [...]
Praise music is an integral part of weekly chapels at Boise Valley Adventist School. Each week the music draws attention to God and His glory. Through praise music, students are introduced to a specific genre of music where they can connect with God, express their love for Him and learn about the Bible. Tomm Lemon, [...]
Praise music is an integral part of weekly chapels at Boise Valley Adventist School. Each week the music draws attention to God and His glory. Through praise music, students are introduced to a specific genre of music where they can connect with God, express their love for Him and learn about the Bible.Tomm Lemon, Mountain [...]
Lucas Drake, Gem State Adventist Academy senior, arrived on campus a week after school started his freshman year — the day before the whole school left for the annual spiritual retreat at Camp Ida-Haven. He had never been to GSAA and did not want to be there. However, after a negative experience with public school [...]
Lucas Drake, Gem State Adventist Academy senior, arrived on campus a week after school started his freshman year — the day before the whole school left for the annual spiritual retreat at Camp Ida-Haven. He had never been to GSAA and did not want to be there. However, after a negative experience with public school [...]
On Sunday, Jan. 7, 2023, the joint Oregon Conference nominating and executive committees approved the nomination of Ron Jacaban to serve as vice president for education. He joins conference from his most recent role in Washington Conference as associate superintendent for education. Jacaban is a familiar face in Oregon Conference, having served seven years at Tillamook Adventist [...]
On Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, the joint Oregon Conference nominating and executive committees approved the nomination of Ron Jacaban to serve as vice president for education. He joins the conference from his most recent role in Washington Conference as associate superintendent for education. Jacaban is a familiar face in Oregon Conference, having served seven years at Tillamook [...]
More than 350 pastors, teachers and staff from across Oregon Conference met at Columbia Riverfront Holiday Inn at Jantzen Beach, Jan. 8–9, 2024 for the first in-person Together as One convention since 2020. Beginning in 2015, Together as One is an annual event focused on building collaborations between local Seventh-day Adventist schools and churches in Oregon [...]
