UCA Welcomes Alumni and Friends Home

Eric Johnson, UCA vice principle for development and alumni relations, welcomes Brenda Robinson (left) and Clyde and Lou Sample to the alumni homecoming weekend. Credit: Tim Kosaka Alumni Homecoming Weekend 2016 welcomed Yakima Valley Academy and Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) alumni to the campus in Spangle, Wash., this past October. Former students from the academies fellowshipped together […]

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As the holidays approach, it is a great time to reflect on God’s blessings … especially for Upper Columbia Academy (UCA). UCA is blessed with more than 200 young people choosing to further their education and grow closer to Jesus by attending this academy in Spangle, Wash. “It is an awesome privilege to teach and share [...]

  Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) in Spangle, Wash., is excited to the welcome new staff and taskforce volunteers to the campus. “The Lord has really blessed us this year,” says John Winslow, UCA principal. “We had some big shoes to fill, and God knew just who we needed. In addition to the staff, the taskforce […]

  “We want our son/daughter at UCA. We are just not sure how we can swing it financially.” It is a phrase we hear almost every year at Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) in Spangle, Wash. Many families realize the importance of Adventist education but are not sure how they can handle it financially. This year, […]

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Linnea Torkelsen is a name synonymous with Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) in Spangle, Wash. She has worked with a number of principals and business managers to assist in miracle after miracle enabling students to attend UCA — an area she will no doubt continue on a personal level. “She has an incredible gift for relationships and [...]

Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) students and alumni helped in a special way to make the Upper Columbia Conference (UCC) camp meeting a success when it was held on the school's Spangle, Wash., campus June 22–25. This year, several current and former UCA students worked side by side with the kindergarten team to bring the story [...]

The gift of music is a powerful tool to reach hearts and minds in ways the spoken word cannot. The music program at Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) in Spangle, Wash., encourages students to develop their talents for lifetime involvement in music, whether in their local churches or community music groups. “Music is a gift that [...]

Honoring grandparents is the main focus of this special weekend. Students enjoy having them see their performances. Credit: Wendy Urbin The annual Grandparent Weekend/Spring Arts Festival was held this past spring on the campus of Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) in Spangle, Wash. Students performed a play, This I Know, written by sophomore Kaitlyn Kramer. They also […]