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Guam Adventist Academy (GAA) is a K-12 private school run by the
Seventh-day Adventist Church The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sa ...
in Guam and the Seventh-day Adventist Guam Micronesia Mission,About Us
" Guam Adventist Academy. (Retrieved on August 13, 2017.)
in
Yona, Guam Yona ( ) is a village in the United States territory of Guam. History Yona was historically a farming community but today is mostly residential. During World War II, the Japanese forced the indigenous Chamorros to march from camps in northern ...
. The school's Windward Hills campus is across the street from the Windward Hills Golf Club. In 1949, Pastor Dunton founded what would become the GAA in
Dededo Dededo (; Spanish: ) is the most populated village in the United States territory of Guam. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dededo's population was just under 45,000 in 2020. The village is located on the coral plateau of Northern Guam. The gr ...
, with an enrollment of 26 pupils. The second GAA school in
Talofofo Talo'fo'fo, formerly Talofofo, is a village located in the southern part of the United States territory of Guam, on the east coast. The village center is located in the hills above the coast, while the smaller coastal community below the cliff is ...
was opened in 1951. By 1957, the two schools merged into one K-12 institution, located in Agaña Heights. In July 1963, the institution secured what would become its current location in Windward Hills. In 2007, the school had about 100 students. As of 2010, the school combined the high school graduation and the eighth grade promotion exercises into a single ceremony.


Activities

The athletic teams are called the "Angels." The Angels had a Middle School Basketball team with the two stars being point guard #0(leader in steals and assists)and (#50, leader in points and blocks)would still be very skillful and would have a much better statistical year. The school has a career day every year.ISLANDSTYLE
" '' Pacific Daily News''. March 6, 2007. A30 Island Style. Retrieved on February 3, 2013. "Guam Adventist Academy held its annual career day activities on Jan. 25 in which several speakers from various professions around the island"
Electives offered in the school include Japanese, Spanish, Korean, Handbell Choir, woodworking, small engines, anatomy and physiology, and gardening.


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External links


Official Website

Guam Adventist Academy - Guam-Micronesia Mission of Seventh-day Adventists
{{Guam-Micronesia Adventist Schools, state=expanded Elementary schools in Guam Middle schools in Guam Private high schools in Guam Private schools in Guam Private K–12 schools in the United States Secondary schools affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church Adventism in the United States