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Shenandoah Valley Academy

Faculty and Staff Empowered by Support Initiative, Shenandoah Valley Academy, Adult Dream Manager, Stephanie Powell, Becky Patrick

Some say going back to school is like returning to war. Maybe that’s too strong of a description— but is it? Teachers battle within the context of the Great Controversy, the conflict between good and evil playing out each day in the lives of students and their families, and in the professional and personal lives of faculty, staff and administrators.

My RingFest and Ohio Handbell Tour Experience, Shenandoah Valley Academy, Potomac Conference, Ringfest, Eastwood Adventist Academy, Worthington Adventist Academy, Daniel Biaggi, Toledo First church

The bus departed full of Valley Ringers—students eager and prepared to present the best of Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) wherever we traveled. The initial journey to Ohio was filled with stunning scenery, many creative verses of “Sit at the Welcome Table,” and academy students’ favorite hobby: sleeping.

94 Students Serve on Spring Break Mission-Music Trip, Shenandoah Valley Academy, Universidad Adventista Dominicana, Samana Central church, Donald Short

In Santa Bárbara de Samaná, Dominican Republic, a small Seventh-day Adventist Church was earnestly praying. They faced eviction from their rented house of worship with no money or backup plan. “We didn’t know what we were going to do,” the church’s head elder says. “But then God answered our cry.”