Walla Walla Valley Academy (WWVA) is a Seventh-day Adventist grade 9-12 school located in College Place, Washington. College Place is next to the larger town of Walla Walla and is in the Walla Walla Valley.
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The school opened in 1886 as the Milton Academy. Originally the school was located in Milton-Freewater, Oregon, where the City Hall building is situated today. It was the first Seventh-day Adventist academy in the Pacific Northwest. Its sister school is Upper Columbia Academy.
In 1892, Milton Academy joined Walla Walla College (now Walla Walla University) and was renamed Walla Walla College Academy. It academically separated from the college in 1935, and was accredited by the State in 1937. When a new elementary school, Clara E. Rogers Elementary School, was built in 1953, the academy moved to the old elementary school building. In 1964, another move brought the school to its current location and the academy became known as Walla Walla Valley Academy (WWVA).
WWVA has several music groups including the concert band, Praise Ringers (bell choir), string orchestra, choir, and WWVA Singers, who present programs for various church, civic, and school activities.
"Our purpose is to provide students the opportunity, environment and example of living a life with Christ. Through competent and compassionate teaching we seek to inspirit our students to develop Christ-centered skills and habits."
"To prepare students for the second coming of Christ by instilling in each a love for God, for learning, for life, and for service."
WWVA currently have several sports from which students can shoose from. These include Co-Ed Soccer, Men's Volleyball, Women's Volleyball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Co-Ed Track and Field, and Acros. (Acrobatics)