Guam Adventist Academy

Guam Adventist Academy (GAA) is a K-12 private school run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Guam and the Seventh-day Adventist Guam Micronesia Mission,[1] in Yona, Guam. The school's Windward Hills campus is across the street from the Windward Hills Golf Club.[2]

Guam Adventist Academy
Address
1200 Aguilar Road

Yona
,
Guam
96915
Coordinates
Information
TypeAdventist
Established1949
GradesK-12
AffiliationSeventh-day Adventist Church
Websitegaasda.org

In 1949, Pastor Dunton founded what would become the GAA in Dededo, with an enrollment of 26 pupils. The second GAA school in Talofofo was opened in 1951.[3]

By 1957, the two schools merged into one K-12 institution, located in Agaña Heights. In July 1963, the institution secured what would become its current location in Windward Hills.[1]

In 2007, the school had about 100 students.[4]

As of 2010, the school combined the high school graduation and the eighth grade promotion exercises into a single ceremony.[5]

Activities

The athletic teams are called the "Angels."[6]

The school has a career day every year.[7]

Electives offered in the school include Japanese, Spanish, Korean, Handbell Choir, woodworking, small engines, anatomy and physiology, and gardening.[1]

References
  1. "About Us." Guam Adventist Academy. (Retrieved on August 13, 2017.)
  2. "Visit Us." Guam Adventist Academy. (Retrieved on August 13, 2017.)
  3. Martinez, Lacee AC. "Island commemorates 9/11." Pacific Daily News. September 12, 2007. A2 Local. Retrieved on February 3, 2013. "The students of the Guam Adventist Academy stood outside their Talofofo campus for a brief ceremony, honoring the men and women who serve in the military[...]"
  4. "OUR VIEW Recycle." (Opinion) Pacific Daily News. November 21, 2007. A20 Opinion. "Guam Adventist Academy, which has about 100 students, was able to fill its bin less than a day after receiving the container. We applaud everyone involved in[...]"
  5. Irirarte, Aguarin. "Adventist Academy graduates 3." Pacific Daily News. May 31, 2010. A2. Retrieved on February 3, 2013. "The school combined the commencement exercises for both the graduating senior class and the promotion of the eighth-grade class."
  6. Palacios, Ivan. "LOCAL ROUNDUP 1st-place Geckos sweep past Angels." Pacific Daily News. May 7, 2008. A48 Sports. Retrieved on February 3, 2013. "The first-place George Washington High School Geckos defeated the Guam Adventist Academy Angels.]"
  7. "ISLANDSTYLE." Pacific Daily News. March 6, 2007. A30 Island Style. Retrieved on February 3, 2013. "Guam Adventist Academy held its annual career day activities on Jan. 25 in which several speakers from various professions around the island"
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