Portland Adventist Academy
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 Portland Adventist Academy
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1500 SE 96th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97216 United States |
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| Coordinates | 45°30′46″N 122°33′50″W / 45.512775°N 122.563831°WCoordinates: 45°30′46″N 122°33′50″W / 45.512775°N 122.563831°W |
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| Type | Private, Day, College-prep |
| Motto | Christ Centered - Character Driven |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| Established | 1910 |
| Principal | Sheldon Paris |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 237 |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Athletics | Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Golf, Tennis, Volleyball, Rock Climbing, and Cross-Country |
| Athletics conference | OSAA Lewis and Clark, 3A |
| Mascot | Cougars |
| Website | http://www.paasda.org |
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Portland Adventist Academy (PAA) is a private high school located in Portland, Oregon, United States operated 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.The school was founded in 1910, and was previously known as Portland Union Academy, serving grades 1-12. The name changed when the elementary section became its own school, Portland Adventist Elementary School in 1975. During the process, the high school section was renamed Portland Adventist Academy.
The main building on campus was built in 1963.
In 1996, Portland Adventist's boys basketball team qualified for the state tournament operated by the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA). The school requested the OSAA allow the team to avoid playing a game during the Sabbath for their beliefs which runs from sundown on Friday until sundown of Saturday. The OSAA granted the request for scheduling Friday games of the tournament, but informed Portland Adventist that they could not change the schedule for Saturday games and the school would need to forfeit a Saturday game if needed. Portland Adventist won their Friday game and was able to play on Saturday after sundown and won the state championship for the 2A division. The OSAA then received complaints from other schools and refused to accommodate Portland Adventist in later tournaments.
In 2000, Portland Adventist students and parents, represented by volunteer lawyers from the Oregon affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), filed a discrimination complaint against the OSAA with the Oregon State Board of Education.Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction Stan Bunn denied the appeal for the State Board of Education in February 2002. The students and parents then asked for judicial review of the State Board of Education's decision that the OSAA did not unlawfully discriminate against Portland Adventist's religious beliefs. In June 2003, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the students and sent the case back to the State Board to reconsider the students' request.
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