Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) math teacher and volleyball coach, Becky Patrick, is committed to girls’ sports. Patrick recognizes that girls who participate in sports are more likely to have lower rates of teen pregnancy, drug and alcohol abuse and possess more self-confidence.
Fifty years after Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse first gathered four young violinists to play music together in her living room, young musicians still feel her impact on and off stage.
Cet automne, les leaders étudiants des académies (junior et senior) de l’Union de Columbia se sont réunis pour la fin de semaine annuelle de Formation sur le Leadership Spirituel Académique (SALT).
HOSA’s mission is to empower future health professionals to become leaders in the global health community through education, collaboration and experience.
Spring Valley Academy leaders were planning for someone to lead this initiative a year from now. It feels very providential that the person and the funding came a year ahead of schedule.
Early last spring, Pine Forge Academy (PFA) students, faculty and families celebrated a historic event years in the making. The choir, accompanied by Diallo Banks on piano; Russel Paul, using one of the oldest and largest organs in the Philadelphia area; and a full orchestra, recorded their most recent audio CD.
Este otoño, los líderes estudiantiles, juniors y seniors de las academias de la Unión de Columbia se reunieron con los líderes de la unión y líderes académicos en Edgewater, Maryland, para el fin de semana anual de Capacitación de Liderazgo de la Academia Espiritual (SALT).
“We want our student leaders to gain a better sense of their leadership responsibilities and how to meet them,” says Jaqueline Messenger, event coordinator and the Columbia Union’s associate director for secondary education.
This school year, Harry Janetzko (left) is the Chesapeake Conference Highland View Academy’s (HVA) new principal, and alumnus Reed Kenji Nomura is HVA’s new math teacher.
