Education

After a thorough and prayerful search, Spring Valley Academy (SVA) is pleased to welcome Peter Cousins as principal for the 2025–26 school year.

The Potomac Conference Executive Committee elected Gabriel Madrid on July 29 to serve as the new Vice President for Education.

At a recent schoolwide chapel, Principal Don Short announced the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSP) named senior Michael Herold a Commended Student, presenting him with a Letter of Commendation from Shenandoah Valley Academy and the NMSP.

Jacqueline Messenger, associate director for secondary education at the Columbia Union Conference, is retiring this week.

The athletics program at Pine Forge Academy (PFA) is taking flight—soaring under new leadership and vision.

How did you spend spring break? At Blue Mountain Academy (BMA), 74 students and staff chose to impact the world. Divided into three groups, they headed in different directions with one mission: to serve God by making a difference in the lives of others.

Prior to the end of the school year, the Class of 2026 spent five days on Shenandoah Valley Academy’s (SVA) annual New England Study Tour.

Columbia Union Conference Office of Education reconoció recientemente a cinco educadores con el premio al Educador Destacado del Año.

If you have never experienced mission service, I invite you—whether a student, young adult or young at heart—to ask God how He can use your talents for Him.