Canyonville Christian Academy

Canyonville Academy
Address
Map
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; -123.278419
Information
TypePrivate boarding day
Opened1924[5]
CEEB code380137
NCES School ID01161806[3]
President[ ]
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 Cognia and is a part of 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 virtual 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]

School Closed

As of June 28, 2022, landsearch.com listed the property in a pending sale in the amount of $4,400,000.

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]

Notable alumni

  • Doug Wead – Special assistant to president George H.W. Bush (senior White House staff)[10]
  • Don Stewart – Through his organization, founder of more than 1,000 churches in Republic of the Philippines
  • Jenn Johnson – Musician (Bethel Music)

References

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b "AdvancED - Institution Summary". Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Canyonville Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d "Canyonville Christian Academy". w3.osaa.org. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.
  5. ^ "Canyonville > School". Archived from the original on June 5, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "History". Canyonville Christian Academy. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  8. ^ Hunsberger, Brent (June 22, 2013). "A tiny international boarding school in Oregon becomes a national stock-picking power". The Oregonian. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  9. ^ Hoije, Katarina (April 21, 2015). "Chibok: 'For over one year, our children haven't been to school'". The Guardian. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  10. ^ "Doug Wead '64". CANYONVILLE ACADEMY. May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

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