A Salute to the Six Senior Academies in the Southwestern Union
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Adventist Review ecorSOUTHWESTERN UNION A Salute to the Six Senior Academies in the Southwestern Union Chisholm Trail Academy KEENE, TEXAS Jefferson Adventist Academy JEFFERSON, TEXAS Ozark Adventist Academy GENTRY, ARKANSAS Sandia View Academy CORRALES, NEW MEXICO Tulsa Adventist Academy TULSA, OKLAHOMA Valley Grande Academy WESLACO, TEXAS trolled program they have an opportunity to live with othe,r Focus students their own age, attend classes, work with other peo- ple, and begin to see what life is really like without Mom and Dad. They learn that with freedom there also comes on the Cover responsibilities. The industries and work programs help a student become a productive member of the church and of society by teaching Investing in Our Youth him those skills most vital to enter the work force success- Investing for the Future fully. The student learns to be punctual, to be keep appoint- ments, and how to interact with those he works with. The youth of our church have a special assignment — to Most importantly, our schools seek to educate our youth prepare for God's kingdom and a call to service in this present for service. They help our youth develop into conscientious world. Christians. The purpose of our schools is to transmit to our children A parent of one student commented; "The best thing I ever the ideas, beliefs, attitudes and values of our church. The did was to send my two girls to the academy. It has taken Southwestern Union upholds this philosophy by providing sacrifice but it has been worth every penny. I only wish I would academies, both day and boarding, for our young people to have seen the light and sent my other three children there. attend. They are out of the truth now." In the Arkansas-Louisiana Conference there is Ozark We can't afford to take the risk on the future of our youth. Adventist Academy, and in the Oklahoma Conference we Sure, a Christian education costs but it costs nothing in com- have a new day school, Tulsa Adventist Academy. The Texas parison with eternal life. Conference has three academies: Chisholm Trail Academy, a We need to determine what our priorities are. We can't let day academy; and two boarding academies, Jefferson Advent- the economic whims of inflation, recession and depression ist Academy and Valley Grande Academy. For the Texico affect our top priorities. We must be more resourceful, dedi- Conference there is Sandia View Academy. cated and determined. As young people reach their teen years they begin to think If you know of any student who should be enrolled in one of of being "on their own." Where better can they try their wings our schools and is not, please contact the academy principal than at one of our boarding academies? Here within a con- or education superintendent of your local conference. and she was baptized. It was no coincidence that she drove by Spotlight that day. God leads His people! Forty-five class members completed the course. Pastor on Soul Winning Richard Hall was the instructor, and he is fully convinced that the Revelation Seminar is a great form of evangelism. The high points of the seminar were the vegetarian banquet and the baptism. Eleven persons joined the Houma church "Revelation Seminar" Means Souls through baptism and there were five re-baptisms. Praise the in Houma, Louisiana Lord! Others are planning for baptism in the near future. Evangelism! 1983! Excitement! These three words came The Revelation Seminar generated so much excitement packaged together for the Houma, Louisiana, Seventh-day that the Houma members are asking for another one to be Adventist Church. The package was a Revelation Seminar held soon. beginning the first week in 1983. Opening night found 75 peo- Richard Hall, Pastor, ple in the Holiday Inn with Bibles in hand anxious to study Houma, Louisiana Church. God's Word. The stories of how God led are really wonderful. One lady that came to the Seminar didn't receive a brochure but saw Health Happenings the sign at the Holiday Inn. It caught her attention, she came, in the Southwest . Fred Murray, Director Huguley Receives Amon Carter Grant for Health Education The Amon G. Carter Foundation has indicated its willing- ness to grant $250,000 for the building of health education facilities at Huguley Memorial Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. The $250,000 is to be paid over a five-year period beginning in 1983, and is in addition to the $200,000 granted in 1982 by the foundation for the hospital expansion. According to Sheree Parris Nudd, Huguley director of development, the foundation board met just two days after the First Annual Huguley Recognition Dinner held at Shady Oaks Country Club, at which representatives of the founda- Members who joined the Houma church as a result of the Revelation tion were present. Seminar conducted by Pastor Richard Hall (back, extreme right). The Amon G. Carter Foundation is one of the hospital's 12B — REVIEW, June 9, 1983 RECORD Report to the People by your Union Conference Associate Secretary ... Richard Benda!! • On April 28, the new school in Enid, Oklahoma held an open house in conjunction with an investiture service in which all the students received honors and new class pins for their attainments during the school year. The building, with a total floor space of 7,500 square feet, might have cost $350,000 if built by contract, has been erected for something over $200,000. Alvin Heinrich, major contributor to planning and directing the construction observed that it has been a miracle of the Lord, working through NE land 11.e.an. the people. "This is the Lord's building." v./WILEY 14.0011104 • Septuagenarian Steals Show In Trinidad. When it was decided that Adventists would hold a health and fitness celebration in Tri- nidad, Mavis Lindgren seemed the obvious person to bring in for Preliminary sketches of the Health Education complex to be built on the her celebrity appeal. campus of Hugoley Memorial Hospital. The 25,000 square foot complex Mrs. Lindgren, a 76-year-old marathon runner, is the only will help thousands to stay well through physical fitness and preventive medicine. Adventist world-record holder for running. She started running marathons at the age of 70 and has run 35 of them. She holds the world marathon record for women 65 years and older. In fact she original founders, a partnership which dates back to 1975. has broken her own world record four times. This latest vote of confidence from the foundation brings the Although the Adventists in Trinidad only sponsered a half- total pledges raised in the $3 million expansion and health marathon (13.1 miles) Mrs. Lindgren performed as expected, plac- ing first in the over-40 division. Furthermore, she no doubt made a education campaign to $2,250,000. few people realize that there might be something worthwhile in The fund must achieve the $2,750,000 level in order to meet healthful living after all. the quarter-million-dollar challenge grant set forth by the J. E. ADVENTIST REVIEW — May 19, 1983 and L. E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Death Threat Fails to Deter Young Evangelist Sheree Parris Nudd, • Oakwood College student Joseph Rodriguez was preaching Director of Development lustily about the lack of scriptural evidence for a change of the and Public Relations. Sabbath, when a man rushed toward him shouting, "I'm going to kill you!" In response, the 2,500-member audience stampeded from the tent, and the speaker took refuge in a nearby car. Need- less to say, he was greatly relieved when authorities arrested his would-be assassin. Such was the excitement connected with a General News recent evangelistic campaign held in Monrovia, Liberia. Later that night when the meeting — which began again a few minutes later — was brought to a close, some 500 people GENERAL NEWS NOTES responded to a call to give themselves to Christ. By the conclusion • Interested in mission service? The Seventh-day Adventist World of the series, 609 people had been baptized — and Adventists in Missions reports the following unfilled calls as of March 4, 1983. Monrovia were in search of a meeting place for the new converts. Teachers, 29; Administrators, 24; Education Administrators, 6; ADVENTIST REVIEW — May 26, 1983 Medical Personnel, 32; Practical Skills, 4. For more information con- • Mrs. Betty Trevino, sixth grade teacher at Keene Adventist tact: Mrs. Rowena Olson, Secretarial Information Service, 6840 East- Elementary School, is proud to report that five of her students ern Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. or Telephone (202) 722-6651. placed first in a Regional Math Contest administered to fifth and • News from Pacific Press "There's something about the kingdom ... sixth graders by the Texas State Mathematics League. The school it's hard to keep away." received a team total based on the top five individual student Four children learn important lessons of childhood in Secrets of the scores. This was then compared with the other regional school Kingdom, a new release from Chapel Records. Written and composed totals. The top five students were Alan Riley, Bobby Clark, Robbie by Jeff Wood, the album teaches powers of sharing, friendship, Smith, Tammy Wait, and Andrew Ruybalid. A certificate of merit prayer, and faith. Secrets of the Kingdom is now available at your will be awarded to the highest scoring student on each grade level. local Adventist Book Center. Alan Riley received the highest score out of the sixth grade stu- dents tested. In the fifth grade, Brady Wright received the highest • Tito Correa, (center in photo below) a senior religion and history score.