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37466 Jasper-Lowell Road , , 97438 United States | |
Coordinates | 43°58′36″N 122°52′42″W / 43.97667°N 122.87833°W |
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Type | Private |
Religious affiliation(s) | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Founded | 1904 |
Principal | Randy Thornton |
Grades | 9-12 [1] |
Number of students | 43 [2] |
Campus | Rural |
Accreditation | NAAS (provisional) [2] |
Website | www.laurelwoodacademy.org/ |
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Laurelwood Academy is a private secondary school affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church near Jasper, Oregon, United States. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system. [3] [4] [5] [6] Founded in 1904 in Laurelwood, Oregon, the boarding school moved to a new 20-acre (8.1 ha) campus in rural Lane County outside of Eugene in 2007. The school has grades 9 through 12 and focuses on agriculture in addition to academics.
In 1877, the Seventh-day Adventist Church established a Conference in Oregon, and in 1904 established the Laurelwood Academy at Laurelwood near Gaston. [7] The school was built on the former Donation Land Claim of R. D. Walker with the first building on campus a one-story dining hall. [8] When it opened it had grades one through ten under the direction of principal Robert Arye and an enrollment of 16 students – four girls and 12 boys. [8] [9] The first graduate of the academy was Henry Dirkson in 1906. [8]
Initially built on 5 acres (20,000 m2), the academy purchased more land from Walker in later years. [8] The institution was expanded with the addition of a chapel in 1908 that was subsequently renovated and expanded in 1919. [8] Principal Arye left the school in 1907 and J. L. Kay became the principal, expanding the curriculum to twelve grades. [8] The academy added a building for teaching manual labor in 1925 followed by a new administration structure in 1943. [8] In 1950, the unaffiliated but adjacent Laurelwood Adventist Elementary School opened. [10] Adventist owned Harris Pine Mills had a furniture making plant across the street that provided some employment to students after it opened in 1965. [11]
By 1976 the four-year academy grew to as large as 350 students. [8] In 1976, Charles Hanson was the principal and the school had dormitories, a science building, gymnasium, and an administration building. [8] The companion elementary school had an enrollment of around 115 students at this same time. [8] Laurelwood Academy was closed in 1985 after enrollment had declined at the schools of the Oregon Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. [9]
In 1988, the Oregon Conference sold the 430-acre (1.7 km2) academy to a private group run by alumni of the school for $1.5 million. [9] The school also owned stands of timber and other agricultural property, as well as a furniture production facility leased to Harris Pine Mills that closed in 1986. [9] [11] When sold, the school had more than a dozen private residences, three academic buildings, two residence halls, and the gymnasium. [9] In September 1988, the company that bought the campus re-opened Laurelwood Academy with 40 students under the direction of principal Harold Clark. [11]
Enrollment increased to around 90 students by 1996, [12] and was around 80 in 2001. [13] In 2007, the school re-located to the Eugene, Oregon, area after enrollment was at 90 students. [14] The new campus on Jasper-Lowell Road opened that year on a 20-acre (81,000 m2) piece of property with 19 students. [14] The land was donated to the academy by the McDougal Foundation. [14] Laurelwood Seventh-day Adventist Elementary School still operates in Laurelwood, and now has enrollment of about 20, in grades 1 through 8 while the former academy buildings there housed the Mission College of Evangelism for a few years. [15] The former grounds in Laurelwood were sold to the religious group Ananda in May 2011. [16]
The Academy closed after the 2010-2011 school year, due to financial issues. They have decided to run a "small school" for the 2011-2012 school year, and they hope to regain financial footing for the 2012-2013 year. The campus will still be used for a yearly camp-meeting by Light Bearers Ministries.
The academy enrolled students in grades 9 through 12 at the boarding school. [17] Laurelwood was provisionally accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools. [2] [17] In addition to academics, students also learned manual labor by farming on the campus. [14] Agriculture and business were the primary educational focuses of Laurelwood Academy. [14] Laurelwood is an affiliate of Outpost Centers International. [14]
Laurelwood Academy | |
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Address | |
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37466 Jasper-Lowell Road , , 97438 United States | |
Coordinates | 43°58′36″N 122°52′42″W / 43.97667°N 122.87833°W |
Information | |
Type | Private |
Religious affiliation(s) | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
Founded | 1904 |
Principal | Randy Thornton |
Grades | 9-12 [1] |
Number of students | 43 [2] |
Campus | Rural |
Accreditation | NAAS (provisional) [2] |
Website | www.laurelwoodacademy.org/ |
Part of a series on |
Seventh-day Adventist Church |
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Adventism |
Laurelwood Academy is a private secondary school affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church near Jasper, Oregon, United States. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system. [3] [4] [5] [6] Founded in 1904 in Laurelwood, Oregon, the boarding school moved to a new 20-acre (8.1 ha) campus in rural Lane County outside of Eugene in 2007. The school has grades 9 through 12 and focuses on agriculture in addition to academics.
In 1877, the Seventh-day Adventist Church established a Conference in Oregon, and in 1904 established the Laurelwood Academy at Laurelwood near Gaston. [7] The school was built on the former Donation Land Claim of R. D. Walker with the first building on campus a one-story dining hall. [8] When it opened it had grades one through ten under the direction of principal Robert Arye and an enrollment of 16 students – four girls and 12 boys. [8] [9] The first graduate of the academy was Henry Dirkson in 1906. [8]
Initially built on 5 acres (20,000 m2), the academy purchased more land from Walker in later years. [8] The institution was expanded with the addition of a chapel in 1908 that was subsequently renovated and expanded in 1919. [8] Principal Arye left the school in 1907 and J. L. Kay became the principal, expanding the curriculum to twelve grades. [8] The academy added a building for teaching manual labor in 1925 followed by a new administration structure in 1943. [8] In 1950, the unaffiliated but adjacent Laurelwood Adventist Elementary School opened. [10] Adventist owned Harris Pine Mills had a furniture making plant across the street that provided some employment to students after it opened in 1965. [11]
By 1976 the four-year academy grew to as large as 350 students. [8] In 1976, Charles Hanson was the principal and the school had dormitories, a science building, gymnasium, and an administration building. [8] The companion elementary school had an enrollment of around 115 students at this same time. [8] Laurelwood Academy was closed in 1985 after enrollment had declined at the schools of the Oregon Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. [9]
In 1988, the Oregon Conference sold the 430-acre (1.7 km2) academy to a private group run by alumni of the school for $1.5 million. [9] The school also owned stands of timber and other agricultural property, as well as a furniture production facility leased to Harris Pine Mills that closed in 1986. [9] [11] When sold, the school had more than a dozen private residences, three academic buildings, two residence halls, and the gymnasium. [9] In September 1988, the company that bought the campus re-opened Laurelwood Academy with 40 students under the direction of principal Harold Clark. [11]
Enrollment increased to around 90 students by 1996, [12] and was around 80 in 2001. [13] In 2007, the school re-located to the Eugene, Oregon, area after enrollment was at 90 students. [14] The new campus on Jasper-Lowell Road opened that year on a 20-acre (81,000 m2) piece of property with 19 students. [14] The land was donated to the academy by the McDougal Foundation. [14] Laurelwood Seventh-day Adventist Elementary School still operates in Laurelwood, and now has enrollment of about 20, in grades 1 through 8 while the former academy buildings there housed the Mission College of Evangelism for a few years. [15] The former grounds in Laurelwood were sold to the religious group Ananda in May 2011. [16]
The Academy closed after the 2010-2011 school year, due to financial issues. They have decided to run a "small school" for the 2011-2012 school year, and they hope to regain financial footing for the 2012-2013 year. The campus will still be used for a yearly camp-meeting by Light Bearers Ministries.
The academy enrolled students in grades 9 through 12 at the boarding school. [17] Laurelwood was provisionally accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools. [2] [17] In addition to academics, students also learned manual labor by farming on the campus. [14] Agriculture and business were the primary educational focuses of Laurelwood Academy. [14] Laurelwood is an affiliate of Outpost Centers International. [14]