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It was established in 1997 after being expanded from Kirkland Seventh-day Adventist School's Junior-High Program. The principal is Linda Taber. There are approximately 88 students attendingcitation needed. The school offers 4th-year math class in Precalculus and physics, and four years of English, including journalism and speechcitation needed, four years of Bible class and three years of History class.
Puget Sound Adventist Academy is a private Christian co-ed high school located in Kirkland, Washington. It offers a great academic program designed for the student who is preparing for college. Their extra-curricular activities focus on outreach and community service, but also include music instruction and performance, and athletic programs. PSAA students appreciate the warm, friendly environment, the dedicated teachers, and a diverse student body. The academy is part of the world-wide Seventh-day Adventist education system, which includes elementary and high schools, colleges and universities in countries around the globe. PSAA adheres to a non-discrimination policy.
Campus Ministries
Connect
The Campus Ministries program includes a "Connect" trip taken near the beginning of the year designed for students to get to know each other more, to enhance their relationship with Christ, and to participate in community outreachcitation needed. In 2007 "Connect" lasted from August 29 through August 31. Mission trips in past years (with building projects) have been completed in
Mexico,
India,
Honduras,
Kenya,
Costa Rica, and
Fiji. After
Hurricane Katrina, a relief mission trip to
Mississippi also took place near
Waveland,
Bay St. Louis,
Pearlington and
Biloxi. In late 2006 another mission trip took students, staff and parents to the
Dominican Republic. The fall of 2008 they went to Mexico again working with an orphanagecitation needed.
Fine arts
The PSAA Choir
The school offers Band and Choir as Fine Arts classes. The Annual music tour included participation in the Canadian Airlines Rocky Mountain Music Festival and Music in the Park, and trips to
Bay Area,
Canada,
California, and most recently the
Oregon Coast. The band is directed by Doug Spencer. Over 80% of students are in either band or choircitation needed. The Choir is directed by Colleen Radkecitation needed. There is also a select choir named IMPACT directed by Estyn Goss. They have toured in
Europe,
Alaska, and
Brasil.
Classes
Impact in Brasil
Choir and band start at 8:10 A.M. and last 45 minutescitation needed. Morning block classes, starting at 9:15, are 90 minutes, while afternoon classes meet for 45 minutescitation needed. Classes include Washington State History, Contemporary History, History Through Film & Literature, Health, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Science I, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, PE I, PE II, Spanish I, Spanish II, English I-IV, Journalism, Speech, Keyboarding, Computer Literacy, Multimedia, and a required 4 years of Bible/Religion class. 220 credits for regular diploma, 240 credits for college-prep diploma. Lunch starts at 12:30 and ends at 1:05 when the afternoon classes resumecitation needed. Extra curricular classes in the afternoon are after regular afternoon classes, starting at 2:45 and ending at 3:30 An on-campus lunch is available for $3.00citation needed.
Tours
Spring History Tours are conducted yearly by Howard Munson, history instructor. Past trips have included tours to Italy, Greece (twice), Civil War battlefields, Washington, D.C., and for the year of 2010 to New York City and upstate New York. A yearly Fall tour is conducted as part of the Washington State History class. The highlight of this series of trips is the Amtrak train ride to Vancouver, WA. to tour Ft. Vancouver.
Athletics
The Sharks Vs. Northwest Yeshiva 2006
Sports activities include Boys Varsity Soccer, Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Volleyball, and Guys/Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity Basketball teamscitation needed. The sports teams have won sportsmanship awards in Sea-Tac B League several timescitation needed. They meet for a tournament in
Walla Walla for each sport in the Fall and Winter of each school year. The mascot is the Sharkcitation needed.