- Upper Columbia Academy
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Core Values
Infobox High School
name=Upper Columbia Academy
headmaster=
principal=Troy Patzer
motto="I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth" III John 4
established=1921
type= Private
address=3025 E Spangle Waverly Road
city=Spangle
state=Washington
postalcode=99031
country=USA
enrollment=272
campus= Country
colors= Gold
mascot=Lion
nicknames=UCA
affiliations=Seventh-day Adventist Church
conference=
telephone=(509) 245-3600
website= [http://www.ucaa.org www.ucaa.org] |* "Relationship with Christ." Upper Columbia Academy is a school where students actively seek a relationship with Christ through prayer, Bible study, service, and evangelism. These goals are supported by the campus's [http://www.ucachurch.org UCA Church] , serving students and the local community.
* "Family Atmosphere." The staff and community at Upper Columbia Academy care deeply for youth and invest their time and resources to build Christ centered relationships with students.
* "Student Leadership." We equip students to serve mankind by empowering them with leadership responsibility today.
* "Academic Diversity." We provide a high quality, diverse curriculum offering students many alternatives to meet their academic needs.Establishment
Upper Columbia Academy was originally established in 1921 as
Yakima Valley Academy . That original school closed due to lack of space and physical plant problems - walls were held together by metal cables mounted on both sides of the rooms. They had to find a bigger place and Pastor Mote was empowered by the church leadership to spend no more than $100,000 for a school. Pastor Mote came to the auction for the old poor farm in Spangle, but the minimum opening bid was over his limit. He told the auctioneer that he couldn't bid, so minimum opening bid was lowered to $100,000. Pastor Mote's was the only bid and the property was purchased, along with 15 hogs that they sold for $1500 to provide operating capital for the first year of school.Recent years
A long way from those early days, UCA graduated 82 seniors at the end of the 2005-2006 school year. About 265 students attended UCA in 2005-2006. During this notable school year, UCA won the prestigious Academy Award of Excellence for being the top high school in the United States out of some 100 full-program Adventist high schools.
tudents' activities
Students at UCA have jobs, attend classes, and participate in community service. Elective classes from
CAD to metalworking to desktop publishing are available, as well as extracurricular activities such as snow skiing in winter, camping, town trips, banquets, drama club, science club, etc.External Support
Upper Columbia Academy is owned and operated by the Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
Students who attend UCA now have access to scholarships from the [http://www.ucafoundation.org UCA Foundation] a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded for the benefit of providing financial support to students.
Accreditation
* The State of Washington
* The Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
* Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges, and Universities, Inc.See also
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List of Seventh-day Adventist academies and elementary schools
*Seventh-day Adventist Church External links
* [http://www.ucaa.org Official Website]
* [http://www.adventist.org/world_church/facts_and_figures/index.html.en/ Seventh-day Adventist school system]
* [http://www.ucafoundation.org UCA Foundation]
* [http://www.ucachurch.org UCA Church]
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