Pine Forge Academy (PFA) was founded in 1946 and was envisioned to be a boarding school in the North where African American high school students could attend without the racial issues taking place in schools in the South.
Spring Valley Academy (SVA) has long believed in the importance of mission trips. This academic year, students will have the opportunity to take a mission trip to Kenya in Spring 2025, with the possibility of two more international mission trips during that same period. But this past summer, Chaplain Joel Greve led a group on a mission trip much closer to home.
Many students struggle to see the practical application of many of their required subjects. It can be challenging to understand why certain topics and activities are necessary.
“Every new school year provides us with the opportunity for a 10-month-long evangelistic experience,” shares Burney Culpepper, principal. “Our most important goal is that each of our students develop a close growing relationship with Jesus and learn to share the joy they have found with others.
Isaac Sosa wasn’t happy when his parents told him he would be going to Blue Mountain Academy (BMA) for his junior year of high school. “As a kid who had all the freedom in the world at home, when my parents told me that I was coming here, I was very upset,” he remembers. “I thought, I’m going to have all these rules and restrictions put on me, so why would I want to be in a place like that?”
