Highland View Academy

Highland View Academy is a private co-educational secondary boarding school located in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States, and run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[3][4][5][6] It is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [7]

Highland View Academy
Address
10100 Academy Drive Hagerstown , Maryland 21740 United States
Coordinates	39.592876°N 77.615268°W[1]
Information
School type	Private, parochial, day/boarding
Motto	Educating for Eternity
Denomination	Seventh-day Adventist Church
Established	1949
CEEB code	210605
Principal	Harry Janetzko
Teaching staff	11 (FTE) (as of 2017-18)[2]
Grades	9-12
Gender	Coed
Enrollment	90 (as of 2017-18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	8.9 (as of 2017-18)[2]
Athletics conference	Delaney Athletic Conference
Team name	Tartans
Newspaper	The Post (Now defunct)
Yearbook	The Highlander
Website	http://www.hva-edu.com/

History

Mount Aetna Academy was established in 1949 as a day school.[8] It offered education for grades 1-12. That first year there were 50 students enrolled in Grades 1-8 and 30 students enrolled in Grades 9-12.[9] It was located at the present Mount Aetna Adventist Elementary School on Crystal Falls Drive.[10]

At a May, 1965, constituency meeting, the Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-day Adventists voted to build a fully accredited secondary boarding school.[11] On October 9, 1966, ground was broken for the first two buildings, Janel Kay DeHaan Hall and Hartle Hall. The Dehaan and Hartle families participated in this event.[12] The boarding phase of the school opened in the fall of 1967 with one hundred students enrolled. Two new dormitories had been constructed. The school continued to use the facilities of the former Mount Aetna Academy while the new campus was being completed.[13] In 1975, the administration building , was opened.[14] Four years later the gymnasium was built as a separate building.[15]

The cafeteria-music building was added in 1986 and named E & I Barr Hall in 1993.[16] In 1991 a library wing was added to the administration building which housed several classrooms and a computer lab. The Highland View Academy Church (Now Highland View Church) members moved into a new sanctuary on campus in 1993.[17]

Sports

Highland View Academy's athletic teams, known as the Tartans, compete in basketball,[18] soccer, and volleyball.[19] In addition, there is a non-competitive sports acrobatics team, the HVA Aerials. The HVA Aerials focus is promoting a Christian lifestyle through acrobatics and gymnastics, healthy living, positive teamwork, and smart life choices.[20]

Curriculum

The schools curriculum consists primarily of the standard courses taught at college preparatory schools across the world. All students are required to take classes in the core areas of English, Basic Sciences, Mathematics, a Foreign Language, and Social Sciences, and most of these classes have Honors or AP variants. There are elective arts classes in Handbells, Band, Choir, Drama, and Drawing. There is also a STEM program, in which students take extra science and math classes.

Spiritual aspects

All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Instructors in other disciplines also begin each class period with prayer or a short devotional thought, many which encourage student input. Daily, students gather in the auditorium for Prayer & Praise, a 20 minute time slot for singing and praying. Weekly, the entire student body gathers together in the auditorium for an hour-long chapel service. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.

See also

• List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
• Seventh-day Adventist education

References

1. "Highland View Academy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
2. "School Detail for Highland View Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
3. http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Retrieved 2010-06-18.
6. Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (April 1, 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
7. "Highland View Academy: 2010-2011 Bulletin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
8. Sigler, Karen VanSant. Columbia Union Visitor. March 15, 1997, p. 24
9. Statistical Report of Seventh-day Adventist Conferences, Missions, and Institutions in World Field For the Year Ending December 31, 1949, p. 21
10. Highland View Academy: History and Mission Archived 2011-04-24 at the Wayback Machine Accessed May 3, 2011
11. Gabbert, Gale. Highland View Funds Climb. Columbia Union Visitor, February 3, 1966, p. 13
12. Columbia Union Visitor. November 3, 1966, pp. 10, 11
13. Juberg, Morten. Columbia Union: Brief News. Review and Herald, October 12, 1967, p. 23
14. Administration Building Dedicated. Columbia Union Visitor, July 31, 1975, p. 1
15. Crown, Katheryn (September 4, 1980). "Many pluses, few minuses in small Christian Schools" (PDF). Columbia Union Visitory. Takoma Park, MD: Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. 85 (18): 4–6. Includes picture of the school including the new gym.
16. Duerksen, Richard, editor (December 15, 1993). "Cafeteria and music building dedicated to Irving and Elsie Barr" (PDF). Columbia Union Visitor. Takoma Park, MD: Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. 98 (24): 28. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
17. Coulter, J. Wayne (July 15, 1993). "Coutler's comments: A dream become a reality" (PDF). Columbia Union Visitor. Takoma Park, MD: Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. 98 (14): 25. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
18. Highland View Academy High School Basketball Schedule, Maxpreps website.
19. Highland View Academy High School Volleyball Rankings, Maxpreps website.
20. https://www.hva-edu.com/student-life/sports/aerials

External links

• Official website