Pine Forge Academy

Pine Forge Academy
Location
Pine Forge, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°16′56″N75°42′11″W / 40.28222°N 75.70306°W / 40.28222; -75.70306
Information
School type	High School
Motto	"Where Excellence is no accident"
Founded	1946
Principal	H. Clifford Reynolds
Faculty	25 (on FTE basis) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	148 [1]  (2019–2020)
Student to teacher ratio	13.9:1 [1]
Athletics conference	Penn-Jersey Athletic Association
Affiliation	Seventh-day Adventist Church
Website	http://www.pineforgeacademy.org/

Pine Forge Academy is a co-educational, Seventh-day Adventist Christian boarding school that serves grades nine through twelve. Part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system, ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} it is located in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

History

The land for the school grounds was purchased for $46,000 by the school founders from the family of 18th-century abolitionist and ironmaster Thomas Rutter. The building used for the headmaster's residence (the Manor House) was once used as a staging point for the Underground Railroad. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Pine Forge Mansion and Industrial Site in 2004. ^[6]

Notable alumni

• Barry C. Black, the 62nd Chaplain of the United States Senate. ^[7]
• Phife Dawg - Rapper and member of A Tribe Called Quest. ^[8]
• Clifton Davis - An American actor, songwriter, singer, and pastor.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Sydney Freeman Jr. - Educational theorist, author, and social scientist at the University of Idaho.^{[ citation needed ]}
• David A. Arnold - The late stand-up comedian, sitcom writer, producer, and actor.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Starletta DuPois - An American actor, she has shared the screen with many gifted luminaries such as James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson, Jack Nicholson, Lou Gossett Jr. Robert Duvall, Steve Harvey, Gena Rowlands, Marla Gibbs, Denzel Washington and the late James Garner.

See also

• Christianity portal
• Schools portal
• Pennsylvania portal

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

References

1. "Pine Forge Academy". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved 3 January 2011. Total Students: 174 (2007-2008)
2. 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."
3. "Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
4. "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
5. Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (1 April 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network . Retrieved 19 June 2010.
6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 9 July 2010.
7. "Chaplain of U.S. Senate returns to Pine Forge". Reading Eagle . 9 July 2006. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
8. Coleman, Brian (2007). Check the Technique . Random House. p. 436. ISBN   978-0-8129-7775-2.