Puget Sound Adventist Academy
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| Established | 1997 | ||
| Religion | Seventh-day Adventist | ||
| Location | Kirkland, Washington | ||
| Website | http://www.psaa.org | ||
Puget Sound Adventist Academy is a Seventh-day Adventist high school with grades ranging from 9 through 12. It was established in 1997 after being expanded from Kirkland Seventh-day Adventist School's Junior-High Program. The principal is Doug White. There are approximately 93 students attending. The school offers 4th-year math class in Precalculus and physics, and four years of English, including journalism and speech.
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[edit] Campus Ministries
The Campus Ministries program includes a "Connect" trip taken near the beginning of the year designed for students to get to know each other more, to enhance their relationship with Christ, and to participate in community outreach. In 2006 "Connect" lasted from August 28 thru August 30. Mission trips in past years (with building projects) have been completed in Mexico, India, Honduras, Kenya, Costa Rica, and Fiji. After Hurricane Katrina, a relief mission trip to Mississippi also took place near Waveland, Pearlington and Biloxi. In late 2006 another mission trip took students, staff and parents to the Dominican Republic.
[edit] Fine Arts
The school offers Band and Choir as Fine Arts classes. The Annual music tour included participation in the Canadian Airlines Rocky Mountain Music Festival and Music in the Park, and trips to Oregon coast, Canada, and California, most recently the Bay Area. Over 80% of students are in either band or choir.
[edit] Classes
Choir and band start at 8:25 A.M. and last 45 minutes. Morning block classes, starting at 9:15, are 90 minutes, while afternoon classes meet for 45 minutes. Classes include Washington State History, Contemporary History, History Through Film & Literature, Health, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Science I, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, PE I, PE II, Spanish I, Spanish II, English I-IV, Journalism, Speech, Keyboarding, Computer Literacy, Multimedia, and a required 4 years of Bible/Religion class. 220 credits for regular diploma, 240 credits for college-prep diploma. Lunch starts at 12:30 and ends at 1:05 when the afternoon classes resume. Extra curricular classes in the afternoon are after regular afternoon classes, starting at 2:45 and ending at 3:30 An on-campus lunch is available for $3.00.
[edit] Athletics
Sports activities include Boys Varsity Soccer, Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Volleyball, and Guys/Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Basketball teams. The sports teams have won sportsmanship awards in Sea-Tac B League several times. They meet for a tournament in Walla Walla for each sport in teh Fall and Winter of each school year. The mascot is the Shark.
[edit] Religious Beliefs
Puget Sound upholds the 28 Fundamental Beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist church, such the Biblical seventh-day Sabbath, and belief in a healthy lifestyle, and a personal relationship in Jesus Christ as one's Lord and Savior.
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