Thunderbird Adventist Academy

Thunderbird Adventist Academy
Location
Scottsdale , Arizona United States
Coordinates	33°36′35″N 111°55′14″W
Information
Type	Private high school
Motto	Prepare for Life
Religious affiliation(s)	Seventh-day Adventist Church
Established	1920
Principal	Michael Tomas
Faculty	30
Number of students	152 (October 1, 2012)[1]
Color(s)	Royal blue and white
Website	www.thunderbirdacademy.org

Thunderbird Adventist Academy (TAA) is a private Seventh-day Adventist Christian high school and boarding academy in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.^[2][3][4][5]

History

In 1900, the Seventh-day Adventist Church created an elementary school in Phoenix. It expanded to include an intermediate school after several years. The need for an academy was becoming clear as more Seventh-day Adventists moved to Arizona. Finally, in 1920, Arizona Academy opened in northeast Phoenix with two dormitories and classes taught on the lower levels.

In 1953, the Seventh-day Adventist Church bought Thunderbird Field#2, an Army air base that included almost 600 acres of land, from the federal government. The school, now under its current name, moved to the former air base, and up until the 1970s and construction of new facilities, the school used the old Army buildings on site. Former hangars became a wood products industry and a vocational education center offering woodworking, welding and mechanics training, while the field itself was used to train missionary pilots.^[6] In 1963, to finance renovations, TAA commissioned an industrial park to surround the airport. In 1966, the city of Scottsdale bought the airfield.

See also

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

References

1. "AIA 2012 enrollment figures" (PDF). Aiaonline.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
2. "For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists". CSMonitor.com. November 15, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
3. "Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination". Religionfacts.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
4. "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Education.gc.adventist.org. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
5. Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (April 1, 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
6. "Airport History". Scottsdaleaz.gov. Retrieved March 17, 2015.

External links

• Official website