Canyonville Christian Academy

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Canyonville Academy
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Address
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250 E 1st Street

Canyonville
,
Douglas County
,
Oregon
97417

United States
Coordinates42°55′44″N 123°16′42″W / 42.928751°N 123.278419°W / 42.928751; -123.278419Coordinates: 42°55′44″N 123°16′42″W / 42.928751°N 123.278419°W / 42.928751; -123.278419
Information
TypePrivate boarding day
Opened1924[5]
CEEB code380137
NCES School ID01161806[3]
PresidentDoug Wead
Head of schoolCorinne Burkhert
Teaching staff10.1[3]
Grades9-12
Number of students133[3]
Color(s)Navy blue and gold   [4]
Athletics conferenceOSAA Mountain View Conference Class 2A[4]
MascotPilots[4]
AccreditationACSI,[1] NAAS[2]
AffiliationChristian
Websitewww.canyonville.net

Canyonville Academy (CA), previously known as Canyonville Bible Academy (CBA), is a private Christian boarding school in Canyonville, Oregon, United States. International students make up 70% of the school's body.[6] CCA was founded in 1923. The school has been accredited through the Association of Christian Schools International since 1979,[1] and through Northwest Association of Accredited Schools since 1998.[2]

History[]

Austin Monroe Shaffer[]

The school was founded in 1924 by Reverend A.M. Shaffer. The school transitioned into a four-year boarding high school, with its first graduating class of two students (one of whom was Shaffer's son Robert) in 1932. The school became a grades 9-12 high school in 1935. A.M. Shaffer was the head of the school till 1961. The son of the founder Robert Shaffer was COO of the school from 1961 to 1965, and president of the school from 1965 till 1985.[7]

Seminar class[]

Roger Shaffer (grandson of A. M. Shaffer)[citation needed] teaches a culture class at the school called Seminar which is designed to expose students to different cultural experiences such as plays, operas, and museums. The class also included a section on investing, and has actively participated in managing a portfolio for the school. In 2013 the class won a national paper trading contest sponsored by SIFMA, with two of CCA's portfolios placing in the top five.[8]

Eleven Nigerian survivors of the Chibok kidnapping have come to Oregon to continue their studies at the Canyonville Avademy.[9]

Pilot athletics[]

The Canyonville athletic program is a member of the Oregon School Activities Association. Their mascot name is known as the Pilots in honor of the pilots of maritime vehicles in the oceans, lakes and rivers. They are a 2A school that compete in the Mountain View Conference.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2009-07-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-06-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Canyonville Christian Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Oct 13, 2014.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d http://w3.osaa.org/scorecenter/schools/details/CanyonvilleChristianAcademy Archived January 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2009-07-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2009-07-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "History". Canyonville Christian Academy. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  8. ^ Hunsberger, Brent (June 22, 2013). "A tiny international boarding school in Oregon becomes a national stock-picking power". The Oregonian. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  9. ^ Hoije, Katarina (21 April 2015). "Chibok: 'For over one year, our children haven't been to school'". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2015.

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