Mount Pisgah Academy

Coordinates: 35°34′7.2″N 82°40′14.9″W / 35.568667°N 82.670806°W / 35.568667; -82.670806

Mount Pisgah Academy
Address
75 Academy Dr
Candler, North Carolina 28715
United States
Information
Type Private, Co-ed Secondary Education
Religious affiliation(s) Seventh-day Adventist Church
Grades 9 - 12 Academy
Color(s) Red and White
Newspaper Skyliner
Accreditation Adventist Accrediting Association[1]
Website www.pisgah.us

Mount Pisgah Academy is a four-year secondary education boarding school located in Candler, North Carolina, United States, near Asheville. The academy is named after the Mount Pisgah of biblical reference as well as its proximity to Mount Pisgah in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the campus lies on 230 acres (0.93 km2) of property.[2] It was founded in 1914[3] as a private academy, by E.C. Waller, William Steinman, and C.A. Graves with their families,[4] and originally called the Pisgah Industrial Institute.[5][6] In 1952, its ownership was transferred to the Carolina Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist church, and it was given its present name.[7] It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[8][9][10][11]

The current principal at the academy is Rick Anderson.[12][13]

For the 2008-09 school year, it had an enrollment of 165 students.[14]

Academics

The required curriculum includes classes in the following subject areas: Religion, English, Oral Communications, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Physical Education, Health, Computer Applications, Fine Arts, and Electives.

Spiritual aspects

All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Instructors in other disciplines also begin each class period with prayer or a short devotional thought, many which encourage student input. Weekly, the entire student body gathers together in the auditorium for an hour-long chapel service. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.

See also

References

  1. ↑ International Registry for Accreditation, Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  2. ↑ About us, Mount Pisgah Academy, retrieved May 17, 2010
  3. ↑ The 100+ Oldest North Carolina Conventional Non-Public Schools, Division of Non-Public Education, State of North Carolina, retrieved May 17, 2010
  4. ↑ Dorothy Graves-Pierce, Mountain life & work, Volumes 1-3 - Page 17 (1925)
  5. ↑ Vision for Today and Tomorrow, Master Plan, Mount Pisgah Academy (2006), Retrieved May 17, 2010
  6. ↑ Wendell Simons (May 2008). "Mount Pisgah Academy Choirs Perform in Bermuda" (PDF). Atlantic Union Gleaner (Atlantic Union Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church). Retrieved May 17, 2010.("Mount Pisgah Academy was started in the year 1914 and is located in Asheville, North Carolina. It is a co-ed boarding academy, with grades nine to twelve, and has an enrollment of 140 students from various countries, such as Russia, Korea, Japan, Colombia, Mexico, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Their main focus is on service.")
  7. ↑ Ward, Doris Cline et al. The Heritage of old Buncombe County, Volume 1, p.356 (1981)(ISBN 978-0894591594)
  8. ↑ http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
  9. ↑ http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/seventh_day_adventist.htm
  10. ↑ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  11. ↑ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (April 1, 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  12. ↑ Faculty and Staff, Mount Pisgah Academy, retrieved February 27, 2012
  13. ↑ Conventional Non-Public Boarding Schools, Division of Non-Public Education, State of North Carolina (2009)
  14. ↑ Conventional School Enrollment by School & Grade, Division of Non-Public Education, State of North Carolina (2008)
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