Mount Pisgah Academy

Mount Pisgah Academy
Aerial view of the Mount Pisgah Academy campus
Address
75 Academy Dr Candler, North Carolina 28715 United States
Coordinates	35°34′7″N82°40′15″W / 35.56861°N 82.67083°W / 35.56861; -82.67083
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Jesus lives at Mount Pisgah Academy, He lives within our hearts.
Religious affiliation(s)	Seventh-day Adventist Church
Established	1914(109 years ago) (1914)
Principal	Dewald Coetzer
Grades	9–12
Gender	Co-educational
Campus size	230 acres (93 ha)
Color(s)	Red and white
Mascot	Mountaineers
Accreditation	Adventist Accrediting Association [1]
Newspaper	Skyliner
Yearbook	Mountain Memories
Website	www.pisgah.us

Mount Pisgah Academy is a four-year secondary education boarding and day 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 (93 ha) 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 Dewald Coetzer. ^{[12] [13]}

For the 2020-2021 school year, it had an enrollment of 88 students. ^[14]

Academics

The required curriculum includes classes in the following subject areas: religion, English, oral communications, social studies, mathematics, science, STEM, computer applications, physical education, health, fine arts, and electives.

Electives

Mount Pisgah Academy offers several electives, or organizations. The students are encouraged to participate in at least one organization during their time at the academy. As of 2021, Mount Pisgah Academy offered the following organizations:

• Acrosports
• San Cielo (a touring choir)
• Hand Bell Choir
• Varsity Sports
• Yearbook ^[15]

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 classroom, there is year-round spiritually-oriented programming that relies on student involvement.

See also

• Christianity portal
• Schools portal
• United States portal

• List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
• Seventh-day Adventist education

References

1. International Registry for Accreditation Archived 2014-12-13 at the Wayback Machine , 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). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011. 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. "Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
10. "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. 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 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , 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)
15. "Organizations". MPA Website. Retrieved 2019-12-11.

External links

• Official website
• Photo circa 1924 ^{[ permanent dead link ]} of Pisgah Industrial Institute, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Online Document Archive