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Alumni Echoes Spring Edition ~ 2008

Alumni Homecoming Weekend April 4 & 5, 2008

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Invitation: We are excited to invite you to a very special alumni homecoming weekend this year. We want you to enjoy the events that will highlight the past, the present and the future of this school we all love so dearly. Come be part of the experience. This building project will only happen once, and you can be part of the historical groundbreaking event. Besides the Groundbreaking Ceremony for our new administration building and all the extra features planned for that momentous occasion, we will also honor the classes of 1908, 1918, 1928, 1933, 1938, 1948, 1958, 1968, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1998 and 2008. Don’t miss out! Plan to be on campus April 4 & 5.

Building Update: In February, all the contracts for our new administration building construction were signed by CAA; our general contractor, Erwin Construction; the Oregon Conference; and the North Pacific Union Conference. All the necessary permits and paperwork are in order and construction preparations have begun on campus. The first stages of work are underway and we will soon have our new building. If all goes according to plan, the Class of 2010 will spend their entire senior year in the new facility. Continued on Next Page...

Schedule of Events

Friday, April 4

6:00pm Official Groundbreaking Ceremony CAA Front Campus

7:30pm Vespers Program - Class of 1998 Meadow Glade Church Sanctuary

Sabbath, April 5

9:30am Sabbath School Lesson Study Meadow Glade Church Sanctuary 10:10am Sabbath School Program - Class of 1988 Meadow Glade Church Sanctuary 10:45am Children’s Church Meadow Glade Church Fellowship Hall

CAA Spotlight Meadow Glade Church Sanctuary 11:00am Church Service - Class of 1983 Meadow Glade Church Sanctuary Following Lunch - Provided by CAA (no potluck)

Church CAA Cafeteria

3:00pm Afternoon Program - Class of 1958 Meadow Glade Church Sanctuary

8:00pm Alumni vs. Student Basketball Games CAA Gymnasium

Upcoming CAA Alumni Event COLUMBIA CLASSICS

The Columbia Classics will be meeting at the Gladstone Campgrounds on September 26-28, 2008. We are in the planning stages so watch for additional information. Guest rooms are available for $30-$40 and RV camping with hook-up is $25 and dry is $15. Call the Oregon Conference of SDA’s at (503) 557-8864 for more information and reservations. Call Lorena (Cook) Lee at (541) 270-2447 for more information about the weekend activities.

DID YOU KNOW…

...CAA received a perfect score, with 0 deviations on our last accreditation visit? We also received the North Pacific Union Conference and Northwest Association of Accredited Schools Commission Award for our score. ...Construction has begun on our campus? If you were to visit, you would find workers and equipment in a flurry of activity.

...You can now make donations online at www.caaschool.org?

Just click on the “Donate Now” button on the left side of the page and follow directions. ...The Alumni Page on the website has links to valuable information?

Check it out today at www.caaschool.org

Updates will be posted on the CAA Website.

Check the Alumni Page for updated information.

www.caaschool.org

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CAA Principal, Gary Brown, received this email from Alumnus Kevin Ford (Class of 2006) in February:

Dear Gary, I attended a Walla Walla University Engineering Dinner tonight and three students were recognized for their achievements while attending WWU. Two of the three were CAA graduates. Chase Hendrickson (Class of 2004)

was one of two who were selected as a "team" and were distinguished for their accomplishments, while Peter

McNabb (Class of 2002) was awarded "the Engineer of the Year." I realize that neither of these guys were at CAA while you've been there, but I just thought that the staff and students would like to know that there are very successful

people that come out of CAA. As I recall, both Chase and Peter were active and involved in extracurricular things at CAA and not much has changed. I thought I'd pass along that tidbit of encouragement. Keep it up! Have a good day. Kevin Ford

The CAA Athletic Department is hosting our

14th Annual Golf Tournament.

July 20, 2008 Lewis River Golf Course - Woodland, Washington.

This event is the primary fundraiser for our athletic programs. It pays for uniforms, transportation, officials and lowers student fees.

Running an athletic program is expensive and we appreciate your support.

If you are interested in playing in the tournament, sponsoring part of it, or donating items from your business that we can use as prizes,

please contact Jay Pierce, CAA Athletic Director at (360) 687-3161 or pierja@caaschool.org.

Thanks for your support!

Kara (Krieger) McGhee

(‘79) laughs with Chase

Hendrickson (’04) while

in line with Tricia

McCoy (wife of Padraic

McCoy - ‘94) and

Tiarra Wood (‘07)

Continued from Previous Page….

The current project underway is to decommission the old boiler system and the old steam tunnels. Most, if not all of you, probably remember this system, since it was in place when you were a student, as well. Our favorite quote around here is, “We keep the worms warm in the winter, but not our students.” You can probably relate. The good news is that this will finally be only a memory. The new heating system that is currently being installed will provide individual heating for each building on campus. From there we will move on to actual groundbreaking and the foundation. As you have heard, we are still working on the Alumni Challenge to help finish funding for this new building. Each decade is being asked to match the $75,000 raised by the Class of 2004 for the new building. Watch for more information on that to come, as well. Check our website periodically for updates. We hope to have a live webcam installed in the next couple of months, so you can watch the construction progress from your own computer. Stay tuned for that! See you at Alumni Weekend!

Columbia Adventist Academy Student Week of Prayer

Freshmen, Greg Salsbery

and Todd Maddocks

Seniors, Rebekah Bostrom,

Stephanie Vail and Amanda Rich

Sophomores, Courtney Crockford

and Laura Crockford

Juniors, Emily Moor

and Shannon Breakey

Alumni Chapter Meetings: College Place and Loma Linda On Sunday, February 24, sixty alumni, friends and family gathered at the Havstad Alumni Center on the Walla Walla University campus. On Sunday, March 2, another group of about twenty people met at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Riverside, California. Both groups shared a meal, heard updates and a CAA report from Principal Gary Brown and Next Century Campaign Consultant Mike Westby from Westby Associates, Inc., and spent time sharing memories and socializing.

We reserved a block of rooms at the

new Battle Ground Best Western

Inn & Suites. Rooms are reserved April 3 - April 7, but you can adjust the dates for your own arrival / departure. When you call, make sure to mention Columbia Academy to get our special rate of $75 (+ tax). There are Double Queen rooms available, as well as King rooms. The phone number is (800) 528-1234 or (360) 687-8881.

CAA Principal, Gary Brown

updates alumni in

College Place, Washington

CAA Alumni in

College Place, Washington