The Echoes (May 2010), Photos, & Video

May 24, 2010

The Last Echoes for the 2009-2010 school year is now online.  See thoughts from the Senior Class President, ASB National Day of Prayer, AP Tests, and other end of the year thoughts.  Read the May 2010 edition here

Two new sets of photos are now live on the UCA website.  ASB church & the 4-year Senior trip galleries are now live.  See them here.

Brandon (a member of the 2010 Senior Class) made a video to feature next week’s Gymnastics Home show.  See the video here.

The April 2010 Echoes & New Photos

April 18, 2010

The student paper “The Echoes” April, 2010 is now online.  Read it here.

New Photos have arrived on the website.  There are photos of the Gymnastics tour to Moses Lake in March 2010 and The Easter play: The Deliverer.

One-to-One Laptop Computers Starting 2010-2011

April 13, 2010

Dear UCA Family,

We are excited to announce our ‘One-to-One’ laptop program for the upcoming 2010-2011 school year!

One of our greatest goals for UCA students is for them to stay on the cutting-edge of technology and become well-prepared for future advancements.  We are dedicated, not only to teaching technology, but to help students learn how to apply technology appropriately and with integrity.  Below, you will find some helpful information about our ‘One-to-One’ laptop program.

Benefits:

• Quality, portable laptops
• Safe access to current technology
• Necessary software packages provided
• Enhanced classroom environments
• Research tools available through EBSCO and Bible study databases
• Greater network security for student data
• Four years of use = $1.00 purchase

Specs:  (of the proposed laptop)

• Lenovo business-class laptop
• 15.4” Widescreen Display
• Intel Core i-Series Processor
• 2 GB Ram
• DVD+/-RW Drive
• 250 GB Hard Drive or better
• Windows 7 Professional

Q & A

Q: Will the student be able to have his/her own software on the laptop?

A: Yes. Students will be able to have their own software on the laptop as long as the software is licensed appropriately and meets the Media Use Policy.  The UCA IT department will help students install new software on the laptop.

Q: Will the student still be able to bring his/her own computer?

A: UCA will provide a laptop for every student.  However, if a student feels he/she would like to bring a different computer, it is allowed only with a dean’s permission. The computer will be stored in a secure locker and may be used in a designated room.

Q: Will UCA’s Internet be able to handle a load of 250+ laptops on campus?

A: Yes.  Beginning this summer, UCA will be moving to a faster internet connection that will provide 100 Mbps bandwidth.

Q: Will the USB ports on the laptop be turned off?

A: No.  The USB ports will be available to the students on their laptops.

Q: Will these laptop computers perform well?

A: Yes. The laptop computers UCA will have are high quality, high performing laptops that should be able to follow the students through UCA and continue with them through college.

Q: Are there going to be any additional costs to the student for the laptop program?

A: No.  The current $100 technology fee will stay the same.  We do not expect any additional costs.

Q: Could a student keep the laptop following graduation?

A: Yes. A student may choose if he/she would like to buy the laptop after their senior year.  Below is a chart for the cost of purchasing the laptop based on how many years the laptop has been used:

• 1 Year               $750
• 2 Years              $500
• 3 Years              $250
• 4 Years              $1

Q: Who is responsible for theft, loss, or damage incurred by carelessness?

A: The laptops are under warranty from UCA.  The student’s parents and/or legal guardians are responsible for theft, loss, or damage incurred by carelessness.  Insurance will be available to the parents or legal guardians if they choose.

Stay tuned for more details of the ‘One-to-One’ laptop program! Further information will be mailed and published on the UCA website (www.ucaa.org/laptops) as it becomes available.

God bless,

Troy Patzer -Principal

Share Memories of Mr. Peach

April 11, 2010

Olin Peach passed away on April 9, 2010 at his cabin (read more here).

Mr. Peach started teaching at UCA in 1963 and has been with the school ever since.  Through his career at UCA and Adventist Education, thousands of people have had the honor of knowing Mr. Peach.

If you have a memory of Mr. Peach that you’d like to share with his family and the others who knew him, please leave that memory as a comment on this page.

UPDATE: The family of Olin Peach has requested that donations be made to the Olin Peach Memorial Worthy Student Scholarship Endowment Fund in lieu of flowers.

Funeral Services Planned

Beloved Teacher, Olin Peach, Passes Away

April 10, 2010

It is with a heavy heart that UCA shares the news of Olin Peach’s death yesterday (April 9, 2010) at his cabin.

The beloved teacher Mr. Peach, had an unrivaled passion for life, Adventist education, outdoor sports, missions, and most of all the Savior.  UCA would not be what it is today without his life-long leadership & influence.  There are no words which can start to capture the ways that Mr. Peach allowed Jesus to work through him.  He will be sorely missed.

“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.  Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.  Therefore comfort one another with these words.” – 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

We look forward to the day when our Savior returns we can again be reunited with Mr. Peach.

As Mr. Peach’s family shares more information with UCA concerning his death & funeral arrangements, updates will be posted on the UCA website, Facebook, and Twitter accounts.

Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.

Academy Day: April 12, 2010

March 31, 2010

UCA Academy Day is April 12^th 2010
Chat with teachers, staff, and students to learn first hand about life at UCA
Tour the campus, classrooms, and dorms.
Meet with administrators and financial aid advisor
Start your collection of UCA gear with a free t-shirt!
Chances to win scholarships!

Academy Day Visitors Schedule 2010

Click below to read more about…

Mission Photos & Trip Report: All Nations Center

March 31, 2010

• Roseanna
• Aubriann
• Clarissa
• Bradley
• Amanda
• Cody
• Re’Jean
• Jacob
• Brian
• Aryel
• Jake
• Sunwoo
• Lianne
• Yuji
• Zach
• Spencer

Participants helped with the church service on Sabbath; with remodeling several homes including one for Tom Black Eagle; built woodsheds; split and stacked wood; painted stairs, wheelchair ramps and other items; picked up and hauled away trash; and held a Vacation Bible School in Adams’ View, a neighboring community.

Each day the students enjoyed having breakfast and worship together in the morning, a busy morning of projects, VBS in the afternoon and then playing in the gym after dinner in the evening.  Students visited the Cultural Center, a museum, and Miners, a nearby restaurant. Several native elders also visited and spoke to the group. Projects were aimed at assisting elders of the community.  All recipients of assistance and the VBS were invited to a Salmon Feed sponsored by the ANC and the local lumber company. It was very-well attended and several elders got up and expressed their appreciation for the help they’d received and for the quality work.

Special thanks to the Weijohn’s for letting us stay with them: Jeff and Terri; Bud and Mary. It was greatly appreciated!

Thank you so much for everyone who was able to contribute with prayers, and donations for this trip.

View the Mission trip Photo Album

Thoughts and Comments from the students:

Aryel:

“On the mission trip to the ANC we did a lot of jobs and also a VBS where I met a lot of little kids who were awesome. There was one little boy who stood out the most to me… One day while we were there he was saying” You’re the church people!” “You’re the church people!” I asked him, “Why do you keep calling us the church people?” He told me, “I like it when you guys come. I love you guys!”  That was the best thing that happened while I was there. It made my week even better.”

Aubriann:

“Teaching the people about Jesus and showing kindness really changed their hearts. We now see peace, thankfulness, and happiness in their faces.

Roseanna:

“My favorite thing about the mission trip was to see all the people’s smiles, and how they said they don’t know what they did to deserve it, and that they must have been doing something right for God to be giving them something like this. And they also said that God was good.”

Anonymous:

“Over spring break I went to Wapato, WA to the All Nations Center. While we were over there we worked on the Indian Reservation fixing up houses. We built and painted wheelchair ramps, built woodsheds and moved their wood into them., picked up trash, and painted some houses. My favorite part about it was giving to the people without expectations of anything in return. I think mission trips are the best way to praise God and bring both you and God joy. A lot of the time I just want to stay in my comfort zone, but staying in my own world doesn’t allow God to work through me. I had a lot of fun on the trip bringing other people happiness, which gave me a lot more joy than if I were to do something for myself.”

Anonymous:

“One family dragged a 98-year-old woman to the door to talk with the girls who were helping to paint her wheelchair ramp. Then she came to the salmon feed and was so happy to be there and for all of us.”

“The students were so touched by all the kindness and appreciation they received from everyone there. They are all wearing their key chains in their hair or using them. They really like them. They really enjoyed the visit to Johanna’s bead shop.”

-This report was written by Trip Sponsor: Lynda North

This Week at UCA – March 12-17

March 12, 2010

Dear UCA Family,

The excitement is building – Grandparent Weekend begins tomorrow night at Vespers in the church and the Borneo and Namu Mission Trip leave on Sunday morning.  Students will be bringing joy to our community on Sunday in various HOPE Taskforce projects. The Peru trip departs on Tuesday then spring break begins and the All Nation Mission Trip departs on Wednesday.  The campus will be silent for a week and a half while our students are out sharing the love of Jesus with the world.

Did you know… that there are some exciting SUMMER WORK opportunities this year.  Check out the Upper Columbia Conference’s Youth Rush http://www.uccsda.org/magabook for youth 16 years old and older.  Walla Walla Valley Camps is another great option and students don’t have to live in Walla Walla to apply.  Contact Dan Solis at valleycamps@gmail.com.   “A wise youth works hard all summer; a youth who sleeps away the hour of opportunity brings shame.” Proverbs 10:5 NLV

View the This Week at UCA

View the menu remember the homeleave bus schedule is also available with the drivers’ cell numbers

All Nations will be returning on Tuesday, March 23. Parents, please make arrangements in advance to either pick up your students from the All Nations Center by 10:00 a.m. that morning, or at 1:00 p.m. from UCA that day.  Notify Lynda North lynda.north@ucaa.org or 509-245-3610 by Tuesday, March 16. Thank you.

LOOKING AHEAD….

• Spring Break                                                                       Wed-Sun, Mar 17-28
• The Deliverer                                                                     Fri-Sat, Apr 2-3
• Gymnastics  Tour – Moscow/Lewiston                   Fri-Sat, Apr 2-3
• WWU Days                                                                         Sun-Tues, Apr 4-6
• Band/Choraliers Tour – Yakima/Walla Walla         Fri-Sat, Apr 9-10
• ACT                                                                                        Sun, Apr 11
• Academy Day                                                 Mon, Apr 12
• Week of Prayer                                                                Mon-Sabbath, Apr 12-17

Please Pray For… Safe travel for all our students and staff over spring break, especially those going on mission trips.  Let’s also pray that the efforts of the mission trips will have a spiritual impact on the people they will be reaching and a lifelong impression on our students and staff going.

God bless,

Troy Patzer – Principal

Band Clinic & Senior Recognition Media

March 8, 2010

A new video of The UCA band Clinic 2010 is online. It features one of the songs that the 189 member band played.

Watch the video here

2010 Student Week of Prayer

February 3, 2010

Watch & listen to this year’s Student Week of Prayer Speakers.

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