Highland View Academy

Highland View Academy is a private, religious co-educational secondary boarding school located in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. The school is run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.https://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." It is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

History

Mount Aetna Academy was established in 1949 as a day school.Sigler, Karen VanSant. Columbia Union Visitor. March 15, 1997, p. 24 It offered education for grades 1-12. That first year there were 50 students enrolled in Grades 1-8 and 30 students enrolled in Grades 9-12.Statistical Report of Seventh-day Adventist Conferences, Missions, and Institutions in World Field For the Year Ending December 31, 1949, p. 21

It was located at the present Mount Aetna Adventist Elementary School on Crystal Falls Drive.Highland View Academy: History and Mission Accessed May 3, 2011

At a May, 1965, constituency meeting, the Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-day Adventists voted to build a fully accredited secondary boarding school.Gabbert, Gale. Highland View Funds Climb. Columbia Union Visitor, February 3, 1966, p. 13 On October 9, 1966, ground was broken for the first two buildings, Janel Kay DeHaan Hall and Hartle Hall. The Dehaan and Hartle families participated in this event.Columbia Union Visitor. November 3, 1966, pp. 10, 11 The boarding phase of the school opened in the fall of 1967 with one hundred students enrolled. Two new dormitories had been constructed. The school continued to use the facilities of the former Mount Aetna Academy while the new campus was being completed.Juberg, Morten. Columbia Union: Brief News. Review and Herald, October 12, 1967, p. 23 In 1975, the administration building , was opened.Administration Building Dedicated. Columbia Union Visitor, July 31, 1975, p. 1 Four years later the gymnasium was built as a separate building. Includes picture of the school including the new gym.

The cafeteria-music building was added in 1986 and named E & I Barr Hall in 1993. In 1991 a library wing was added to the administration building which housed several classrooms and a computer lab. The Highland View Academy Church (Now Highland View Church) members moved into a new sanctuary on campus in 1993.

Sports Highland View Academy's athletic teams, known as the Tartans, compete in basketball,Highland View Academy High School Basketball Schedule, Maxpreps website. soccer, and volleyball, track and field, and gymnastics., Maxpreps website. In addition, there is a co-educational, non-competitive sports acrobatics team, the HVA Aerials. The HVA Aerials focus is promoting a Christian lifestyle through acrobatics and gymnastics, healthy living, positive teamwork, and smart life choices.

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