Shenandoah Today FY2024 Annual Giving Report by Shenandoah Valley Academy

Shenandoah Today

Shenandoah Valley Academy Annual Giving Report • 2023-2024

Message From The Shenandoan Editor

Katelyn

Pacylowski ’24

It is hard to put into words how much SVA means to me. I am so thankful for the time I have spent on this campus. Four years ago, the world shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While most schools had virtual learning, SVA stayed open. As a freshman, I was able to go to school and interact with friends and teachers. Who would have thought that being able to go to class would be something to be so thankful for?! Students at SVA were able to meet with mentors, have Bible study with pastors, and thrive within in-person classes.

Those of us at SVA are able to look back over our high school experience and smile, realizing how truly fortunate we are. My friends and I went from freshmen and sophomores to upperclassmen and school leaders. The values, focus, and purpose of SVA has been poured into us. Our mentors, pastors and teachers assure us that we are ready to lead. We have learned to embrace change and make the best of situations around us. We are stronger individuals than we were just four short years ago. We have grown physically, emotionally, academically, and most importantly, spiritually. As we move on from SVA, the Class of 2024 will cherish the memories and friendships we made in “The Big Virginia Sun.” I pray we will continue to encourage those around us, remember our times together, and move forward together “With One Purpose.”

"Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another, according to Christ Jesus, so that with one purpose and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 15:5-6 NIV

Shenandoah Today is a publication of the Office of Development and Alumni Relations

Janel Ware, Director of Development and Alumni Relations 234 W Lee Hwy, New Market, VA 22844 janel.ware@svasda.org 240-401-1169

Photos: Samuel Girven ’25, Carrie Heilman, Jaclyn Knight, Rusty Litten '62, Katelyn Pacylowski ’24, Laura Short, Swartz Photography

The 61 class of 2024 graduates on commencement morning.

Annual Giving Report 2023-2024

Mission:

Shenandoah Valley Academy, established in 1908, exists to provide a distinctly Seventh-day Adventist college preparatory program through experiences to produce disciples of Jesus who are compassionate citizens prepared for college and careers.

Vision:

Graduating Adventist Christians who will... Serve God

Knowledge Accept a Life of Service

Objectives:

Spirituality, Relationships, Academics, Work Ethics, Character Development, Health & Wellness, Fun

2023-2024 Board of Trustees

Geraldo Alonso

Cristian Barrera

Bobby Belleza ‘88

Shernett Dalhouse

Kelbert Feitosa

Don Feltman

David Forbes

Kelli Hanon ’88, Alumni Association President

Richard Hevener ‘76

Janine Hudson

Steve Laing

Jerson Malaguit

Robert McLennan ‘03

Jacqueline Messenger ‘77

Aldrin Mota

Louise Phanstiel ‘76

Claudia Pretel

Reed Richardi '00

Daniel Royo

Mariano Samayoa

Karen Senecal

Donald Short, Principal

Nigel Standish

Charles Tapp, Chair

Jose Vazquez, Vice Chair

Administration

Donald Short, Principal

Kaleb Leeper, VP Spirituality

Carrie Heilman, Registrar

He Is Risen! Inspiring SVA music Easter service

Notes From The Principal With ONE Purpose

Dear Alumni and Friends, thank you for your financial investment and prayers. You make possible the mission and sustainability of Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA). Together we are united “With one purpose” (Romans 15:5-6) in the mission of educating students as disciples of Jesus!

The inspiring 2023–2024 school year culminated in the celebrating the baptisms of 20 students and the graduation of 61 seniors! Praise God for these wonderful students who are the fulfillment of the SVA vision to “Serve God, Value Knowledge, Accept a Life of Service.”

Here is what you made possible for fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024: Financial gifts from you and others, for school operations, tuition assistance, and projects, totaled $1,707,080 to the SVA Annual Fund. Because of your consistent, generous financial support, SVA had an operating increase for the ninth consecutive year. This year-to-year positive trend is only happening because of your generosity and commitment!

MOST IMPORTANTLY your generous financial gifts helped provide more than $1,000,000 in tuition assistance and scholarships to qualified students. Your worthy student gifts help fund crucial need-based tuition assistance. Your unrestricted gifts support a quality school program, capital improvements, as well as tuition assistance, scholarships, and student wages. Thank you for your generous giving that makes everything at SVA possible for students!

For 2024–2025 ‘Where Shines the Big Virginia Sun,’ the new year is full of endless possibilities for students to build relationships with Jesus, Christian teachers and friends; to study, work, minister and serve; to have fun!

SVA school culture is POSITIVE, ENERGETIC, SPIRITUAL. We have enthusiastic, thoughtful student leaders in the

Student Association, senior class, and dorms. School and class spirit is high! Wonderfully energetic Freshmen are already having a positive impact on campus culture.

The older the world becomes, the more the Holy Spirit is at work on campus. During Week of Prayer, less than one month into the school year, 28 students requested to study for baptism! A surprise response we’ve never experienced before: 90 students signed up to form music praise teams for church, vespers, and worships! Shenandoah students are precious treasures living in the context of God’s Kingdom, learning how to love and serve like Jesus. They are making a difference on campus, in the community, and in the world beyond. Praise God for how He is moving and working among the students!!

Sincere thanks to you Alumni and Friends, for your prayers and generous financial support that makes all of this possible for SVA students. Please join me in praying for the wonderful students and dedicated faculty and staff here at Shenandoah as we educate the next generation of Christ’s disciples.

With Gratitude,

Donald R. Short, Principal

2023 Christmas Candlelight Concert

94 Students Serve On Spring Break Mission-Music Trip

In Santa Bárbara de Samaná, Dominican Republic, a small Seventh-day Adventist church was earnestly praying. They faced eviction from their rented house of worship with no money or backup plan. “We didn’t know what we were going to do,” the church’s head elder says. “But then God answered our cry.”

Their answer to prayer came in the form of a spring break mission effort, organized by Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA). Ninety-four students engaged in a multifaceted mission trip to the Dominican Republic in March. “We look for projects where students will have a positive mission experience and where we can make a big impact,” says Donald Short, principal. “We look for places where we can work with local church members… the Dominican Republic checked all the boxes.”

The annual music tour was combined with the mission trip, making the experience particularly notable. “SVA Music aims to glorify God, not ourselves. Music is mission, ministry, and service. With this focus in mind, a “mission-music trip” makes perfect sense,” Short adds.

The Music Department performed in several schools and churches across the country, including two Adventist schools in Santo Domingo and two performances at the Universidad Adventista Dominicana.

“SVA music tours are always missionminded, with the purpose of sharing God's love with others through music,” said Daniel Biaggi, music director. “People thanked us for sharing uplifting

God-centered music. Even though the Dominican Republic is a Christian country, they rarely hear choir and orchestra music, so our contribution greatly impacted the locals.” The musicians later reunited with their mission trip counterparts and continued their music ministry in Samaná.

A major mission initiative was the church building project. In just over a week, the students constructed a church building for the local Adventist congregation in Samaná, fulfilling a significant need in the community and answering the church members’ prayers. The church, built next to the K–12 Adventist school, was constructed at the summit of a steep hill, providing a panoramic view of the surrounding seaside city. “We didn’t think it could be done,” Short told the congregation at the church’s inaugural service. However, the students persevered and ultimately managed to complete the church.

The Music Department also organized a weeklong series of school music classes and donated sets of ukuleles and recorders. And notably, SVA musicians with featured speaker Pastor Hector Hernandez, a pastor from Georgia, held a weeklong evangelistic series at the Samaná Central Seventh-day Adventist Church, resulting in 11 baptisms.— Samuel Girven (‘25)

Sabbath Celebration: Students ascend the steep hill they climbed and carried supplies up each day to build the new church.

Sophomore Maria Sanjuan is one of many SVA students who worked with children at the local Adventist school.

From The Director Of Development & Alumni Relations

SVA depends on your faithful charitable donations to be a sustainable school. Only because of you, SVA keeps the bold important promise that “no qualified student is turned away from Shenandoah because of finances.” Alumni and Friends, it is your generosity that makes everything possible for students. YOU are safeguarding SVA sustainability for students today and for the future, until Jesus comes.

Giving Highlights July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024

• SVA Alumni and Friends Giving totaled $801,375 representing 88% of gifts received this year, with Alumni gifts totaling $608,320. Thank you for your commitment to no qualified student being turned away. THANK YOU for sustaining Shenandoah Valley Academy!

• Tenth Consecutive Year 100% Board of Trustees Giving THANK YOU for your leadership, Mr. Chairman and Trustees!

• Tenth Consecutive Year 100% Faculty and Staff Giving THANK YOU for your dedication, Faculty and Staff!

• Tenth Year of Recurring Monthly Giving from individuals totaled nearly $100,000! The more monthly donors, the greater the base of financial support for SVA and worthy student sustainability. THANK YOU monthly donors, for your vision for sustainability evidenced by your monthly giving!

• GHRoW Foundation Scholarships 17 GHRoW Scholar students received need- and merit-based scholarships totaling $33,500. Thank you GHRoW board members and donors, for your ongoing financial commitment to SVA students!

• 27th Annual Alumni Golf Benefit Once again you filled the player roster, and with generous sponsors, more than $53,500 was raised for the SVA ballfield lights fund. Over three tournaments, players and sponsors have raised $168,500 toward lighting the fields that have been dark for 18 years. Great news: preliminary engineering work and moving electric to the fields is underway. We will keep you informed and continue to press forward until this project is done. Thank you players and sponsors, for your vision and enthusiasm for an outdoor active culture for students!

• Bainum Family Worthy Student Gift It is tradition for Alumni and their families to honor loved ones with memorial gifts. Notable this year is a generous gift from the Bainum Family in memory of Jane Bainum ’38. THANK YOU Bainum Family, for your ongoing generosity in memory of your mother and grandmother that makes an important difference for worthy students.

• 2023 Year-End Match Giving Challenge For the ninth year, generous donors pledged to match all unrestricted and worthy student year-end gifts dollar-for-dollar up to $222,000. Alumni and Friends, your giving response of $229,160 to the Match Challenge means that total Match giving was responsible for more than $451,160 —an incredible blessing for SVA operations and for worthy students! Special thanks to several 1953 and 1959 alumni who joined the group of donors Matching year-end gifts. THANK YOU for your consistent generous support, year-end Match DonorInvestors —we need your help to do it again for 2024 year-end!!

My dear Alumni and Friends, THANK YOU for your prayers and unwavering financial investment that sustain SVA and its precious students. Your legacy of love and generosity is having an incredible and miraculous impact "For Shenandoah, Shenandoah!"

With deepest gratitude and love to you all –

Janel Haas Ware ’86 Director of Development & Alumni Relations

Year 2024 Giving Total: $1,707,080*

Honor-Memorial Gift Key

Bolded Names:

3+ consecutive years giving *Deceased Honor-Memorial Gifts

¹ In memory of Carolyn Barron Adams '55

² In memory of my husband Dr. George Akers '43 former SVA principal

³ In memory of Lenora Carter Altman att. '42-'43

4 In memory of Jane Goyne Bainum '38

5 In memory of Frank and Emily Banzhaf

6 In memory of Faye Etta Self Barnes '57

7 In memory of Richard Bendall

8 In memory of Richard Bendall, my first mentor who changed my life

9 In honor of Daniel and Monica Biaggi

10 In memory of Allan Blackburn ’65

11 In memory of Mary Hazel Brent 1923

12 In memory of Debra Clements Brill '70

13 In honor of Timothy Burton '76

14 In memory of Ellen Quackenbush Carey '64

15 In memory of Esther Brent Coffman '37

16 In honor of William Brent Coffman '64

17 In memory of William Henry Coffman '39

18 In memory of Rick Cooper '85

19 In memory of Beverly Cross Curles ‘76

20 In memory of Larry Dalton ‘69

21 In memory of Glenn Darr '63

22 In memory of Pearl Deiter

23 In memory of Vincent DiBiase, a dedicated and fun Spanish teacher

24 In memory of Doug Dunbebin '80

25 In memory of my Pop Pop Dixon in celebration of the agriculture program

26 In memory of Kathy Wu Facemire '87

27 In memory of Steve Farrell '67

28 In memory of Dr. Jim Fluharty and Blake Rhodes ’60 in recognition of the family's dedication to Shenandoah Valley Academy

29 In memory of Dr. Jim Fluharty DDS

30 In memory of Orlo Gilbert

31 In memory of Tom and Margi Harnett

32 In memory of my mother Angela (Bee) Harris '39 on the occasion of her birthday, January 27

33 In honor of Carrie Heilman and Jaclyn Knight

34 In memory of Dr. David Hemp DDS '60

35 In memory of Fred W. Herbst '51

36 In memory of Betty Mace Hevener '55

37 In memory of Paul Jones ‘86

38 In memory of John S. Klaver, Sr. '71

39 In memory of John Klim ‘47

40 In memory of Lillian Shanko Koliadko 1920

41 In memory of Amelia Lawrence Hess 1920

Gifts From Alumni Total: $608,320.00

1943

Bernice (Parish) Davidson

1947

Alfred Hess

1948

Esther (Jackson) Johnson

Elaine (Willis) Williams 22

1949

Corinne (Spangler) Reasner

1950

James Anderson

1951

Carl Miller

Betty (Coleman) Wood

1952

Ruth (Lillya) Gainer

Junice (Sowers) Patton 53

1953

Barbara (Neff) Fritzsche

Richard Schell

Bonnie (Bowman) Showalter

1954

Albert Kowalak

Gerald Lillya

1956

Ina (Fox) Masters

John Stant

Sam Wine

1957

Alice (Mace) Thomas

Patty (Murray) Thompson 48

1958

Carl Blackburn 51 73

Gayle (Lockwood) Fell 23

Manfred Heinrich

Doug Lord

Owen Van Kirk

Leena (Bendall) Wood 7 40

1959

Nancy (Waddell) Schell

Claire (Eckenroth) Blackburn 51 73

Richard Brown 34

Donald Clark

Constance (Davis) Dalton

Ardebella (Dean) Fox

Sandra (Moore) Juarez

Gary Langston

Janet (Sorensen) Langston

Helen (Newcome) McCarson

Jackie (Witt) Yarnell Attended 80

1960

Maryanne (Lord) Clark

Less Chafen 77

Joel Dortch

Joyce (Hicks) Ellington 6 28 56 72 73

Fred Hermann

Bill Hooker

Dennis Norris

Gerald White

1961

Jerry Evans

Roger Mace

42 In memory of Orion Lawrence 1920

43 In memory of DiAnn Copenhaver Mace ‘65

44 In memory of Helen Hornbaker Martin '53

45 In memory of Craig McPherson ‘78

46 In memory of Marilyn Moon

47 In memory of Livia Modra Freyman Murphy '56

48 In memory of Janet Murray '62

49 In memory of Dr. Juan Narvaez '83

50 In memory of Carolyn A. Madden Nash '63

51 In memory of Janet Sue Blackburn Nichol

52 In memory of Tracy D. Pack and Anthony D. Pack

53 In memory of Lester Patton '52

54 In memory of Wendi Hales Rhodes ‘90

55 In memory of Bonnie A. Hanback Rivera '63

56 In memory of Martha Sanderson '59

57 In memory of Jacob C. Saylor

58 In memory of Fred Seeley '64

59 In memory of Walter B. and in honor of Doris Novak Sheer '55

60 In memory of Carlton Starling '87

61 In memory of Walter "Sonny" Stewart '63

62 In honor of Dianna Harter Stoffer '83

63 In memory of Silas and Gerri Still

64 In memory of Bill and Jean Strickland

Kathryn (Fagal) Prall

Bonnie (Painter) Reed

Dorothy Thompson

Kitty (Bird) McGhinnis

1962

Ruth Ann (Barron) Boston 1

Joy (Pennington) Faehner

Eddie Haas

Rusty Litten

1963

Caroline (Purdie) White

Karen (Matiesen) Mace

Eddie (Cash) Benedict

Jim Brodersen

Sandra Clatterbuck 73

Marshall Conner

John Donaghue

Carolyn (Berry) Eshelman

Tom Evans

Peggy (Charles) Halifax

John Hanson

Sue (Harless) Henson

Wally Mook Attended

Bonnie (Hevener) Moyers

Beverley (Jackson) Nash

Larry Pester

David Stewart 61

Rick Stewart

Silas Still

1964

Betty (Davis) Haas

Blainette (Ullom) Hanson

Jim Callan

William Coffman 11 14 15 16 17 58

Carol Good

65 In honor of the SVA Music Department for their dedication to ministry! Joe '86, Laura '91, Ethan '19, Zach '21, Mason '24

66 In honor of Dale and Connie Twomley H'09

67 In honor of our friend Richard Thompson ‘77 If Richard is the product of Shenandoah Valley Academy education, then you are doing a wonderful job helping to create a better world

68 In honor of Rick Thompson '77

69 In memory of Wayne Verde '78

70 To enable the spirit and kindness of Janel Ware '86 in support of her passion and love for SVA

71 In memory of Peter Watts

72 In memory of Ann Lewis Williams '60

73 In memory of Beverly Williams

74 In memory of Charlotte Williams Esveld '62

75 In memory of David Wilkens '65

76 In memory of Tammy Rae Wolosuk '79

77 In memory of Joni and Reggie Woodruff '60

78 In memory of Reg Woodruff '60

79 In memory of Harrel Woolford '57

80 In memory of Cliff Yarnell att.

81 In memory of my great uncle Charles Zirkle, SVA founder

Barbara Graves

Millie (Maberry) Greer

Diane (Wilson) Hall

John Henise

Verne Kemerer 7

Ralph Kurti

Fred Seeley*

Earnest Williams Attended

Craig Ziesmer

1965

Steve Blackwell

Cheerie Lou Capman

Ronald Carter

Jim Davis

Robert Deery Attended 5

Susan (Dixon) Finlaw

Art Grimes

Donald Jackson 10 43

Gil Lewis 8

Bill McGhinnis

Jay Nixon

Carl Showers

Linda (Yates) Showers

Joanie (Hooker) Wilson

Carl Zentz 75

1966

John Bennett

Jean (Bender) Eckler

Faye (Holland) Horner

Jeanette (Zent) Lamb

William Mansfield

Reggie Sherrill

Linda (Shanko) Sutton

Carol (Johnson) Tol

Dianne (Knight) Watts 71

Judy (Brodersen) Winters

Graduation Address

Zachary Mace ‘24, Senior Class President

Good morning and welcome, Pastor Shane, Elder Tapp, Principal Short, faculty and staff, friends, families, fellow graduates, and most importantly our dear school cat, Mochi –

Today is not only the day that we finish our high school careers. Today is the day that we begin the rest of our lives. The opportunities life has to offer are limitless, and they are all there for the taking. None of us know what will happen tomorrow. None of us know what will happen in a year. None of us know what will happen in 10 years—isn’t that exciting?

Everything from this point on will be what you make it to be. Life is not going to be easy, and it is certain that we will all have ups and downs. But I have a solution: All you have to do to be certain in your future is let God guide you.

After today each of you have many things to look forward to. In the next few years you might graduate college, start your first job, meet the love of your life, get married, have your first child, have more children, watch those children grow up, travel the world, and the list goes on. So let me

When I ran to be your class president, I did not intend to be your president for only this year, but to be your president for the rest of our lives. I cannot even begin to describe the honor it has been and how proud I am of each and every one of you. If we are all willing, together our class can and make an impact on bringing others to Christ and in continuing His work here on earth. God did not put our group of 61 together by chance. He knew when He brought us together that we could move mountains in His name. As we leave here today, I ask you, don’t forget about the family you have here at Shenandoah and the mission that God is calling you to do. Because, I strongly believe we are stronger together and that Shenandoah Valley Academy’s graduating class of 2024 will do something like no other!

1967

Laura Benn

Gail (Hevener) Melkersen

Donna Patton

Deborah (Donachy) White

Paulette (De Lumban) Montross 27

Kathryn (Thornton) Parrish 7 30 46

1968

Michael Carpenter

Marvin Gingerich Attended

Dianna (Sheffer) Hevener

Gregory Isaacs 78

Bill Liers

Lynn (Blevins) Liers Attended

Sam Murdoch

Andrew Panos

Gerald Ramsey

Sherry (Newman) Ramsey

Ken Wilson Attended

1969

John Clark III Attended

Joyce (Hamer) Dalton

Deborah (DeBois) McMillen

Kendell Snedden

1970

George Brill 12

Bill Dodge

George Gainer

Rick Shull

Bill White

1971

Susan (Koliadko) Shull

David Ferrell

Gaylon Hevener

Louise Klaver Attended 38

Patty (Hevener) Lemon

1972

Don Correia

Delsie (Pack) Knicely 52

Marilyn (Miles) Perez

Sharon (Shanko) Pelton

1973

Susan (Belote) Altman

Winona (Gray) Barreto

Susan (Altman) Fritts 3

Colleen (Harnett) Isbell 31

Rick Perez

Melanie (Clemmer) Rapp Attended

1974

Deanna (Stevens) Brown

Gary Burton

John Burton

Clarence Carr

Carol (Lester) Elliott

Gregg Johnson

Barbara (Madson) Kerstetter

Brenda (Wagner) Kilgore

Jan (Strickland) Osborne 64

1975

Mark Midkiff

Mark Mitchell

Daniel Reiss

Doug Sheffer

1976

Arlene (Williams) Bowen

Tim Burton

Becky (Cabrera) Feltman

Don Feltman Honorary

Principal Don Short presenting Salutatorian medal to Zach

Graduates: Micah Shull, Conner Kabler, Zach Mace, Cody Thomas, Jonathan Pelote and Avery Browne

Dickie Hevener

Louise (Hart) Phanstiel

Rick Ramsey

Nancy (Eller) Seigel

Shellie Shanko

Teresa (Hunter) Taylor

Beth (Snyder) Thompson

John Thompson

1977

Jacquelyn (Hume) Mitchell

Robin Broussard Attended

Clint Davis

James Gainer

Lisa (Howell) Gainer

Carol (Hare) Pack

Mark Thomas

Rick Thompson

Shawn Towne

Donna (Bondranko) Wampler

Charlene Wiedemann

Josef Spencer

Jacqueline (Wheatley) Messenger

1978

Jonna (Freeman) Davis

Richard Baumgartner

John Hudgins

Steve Irby

Ruth Anne (Mayers) Labate

Jeff Lingerfelt 13

John Nunes

Laurie (Reinhardt) Salmons

1979

Steve Blackburn

Roland Caton

Daryl Hevener

Sharlene (Mallow) McAllister

Shawn McCrery

Kelly (Stebbins) Menhardt

Raymond Shields 76

Duane Swanson

Mike Onoffrey Attended

Stuart Ware 29 49 66 73

1980

Anonymous 24

Rocky Corner

Mike Price

Sandra (Johnson) Rice

Glenda Umali

Mark Battle Attended

1981

Debbie (Hevener) Battle

Joanne (Thompson) Gentry

Mike Gentry

Dan Koliadko

Paul Marstaller

Janice (Henderson) Onoffrey

Lorrie (Hevener) Roscher

Bonita (Joyner) Shields

Jamie (Hawbaker) Weinberg

1982

Jenny (Young) Lingerfelt Attended 13

Bill Champion Attended

Stewart Hoskins Attended

Rose (Patton) Lang

Colt Peyton

David Reile

Debbi (Mattox) Romano

Tony Williams

1983

Sheri (Bracy) Anderson 49

Donna (Fritz) Bearden

Sue (Crews) Carlson

Eldy Chavez

Cameron Cole

Judy (Bickford) Hayes

Scott Kemmerer

Kurt Moon

Jim Neighbors

Beth (Knickerbocker) Pettit

Kerry Pryor

Polly (Prasada Rao) Roberts

Dianna (Harter) Stoffer 49

Darla (Reese) Stong

Paul Ware

1984

Randy Aybar

Olivia (Davis) Butner

Jacqueline (Franklin) Carney

Anita (Miles) Doss 18

Tony Hampton

Steve Kreitner

Sydney Moon

Rick Moyers

Kellie (McCrery) Nunley

Mark Rollins

Sheri-Lyn Sapp

Alonzo Starling 60

Tom Thayer

Kathy (Taylor) Thompson

Sarah Ware

Barry Wilhelm Attended

Roger Williams

Nora (Bostick) Miles

1985

Will Anderson

Kimberly (Hudson) Bennett

Amanda Moore

1986

Philip Bennett

Paul Boone 60

Aimee Ellington

Robert Knickerbocker

Joe Lowe 60 65

Donald Spady

Janel (Haas) Ware 29 49 66 73

Susan (Stout) Ware

Duane White 9

1987

John Hermann

William Lyon Attended

Carmen Moore

Mark Norris 18 26 37 54 60 64

Deb (Lawrence) Pizzimenti 25

1988

Bobby Belleza

Traci (Clark) Brossfield

Frank Cox

Eric Ellington

Kelli (Fluharty) Hanon

Monique Hawkins

Gina (Rulona) Herbert

Jared Thompson

1989

Scot Blackburn

Kimberly (Etherith) Pressley

Lee Miles

1991

Laura (Rulona) Lowe 60 65

Tommy Diller

Sarah Jane Liers Honorary

Ruth (Halter) Straley

1992

Timothy Arena

Kimberly (Wilson) Wilbur

1993

Monica (Zepp) Peeke 73

Jeremy White

Roy Wu 26

1994

Jeff Peeke Attended 73

Norman Belleza

Larry Karpenko

Jeff Lowe

Krista (Messenger) Rogers

1995

Jennifer (Peeke) Chalker

Sylvia Mack

Shelley (Cothern) Tenali

1996

Ricky Flores

Tristan Hamilton

Kristy Hodson

James Pacylowski

Paul Pelley

1997

AmiKay (Hebard) Pacylowski

Jenny Sue (Lemon) Hocking

Josh Jetter

Heather (Flynt) Raymond

Ed Tenali

1999

Melissa Harley

Steve Jetter

Joel Lopez

Kristina Zanotti

2000

Eric Garman

Jacqueline (Copenhaver) Mayers

Mark Mendizabal

Reed Richardi

2001

Katie (Whitman) Jetter

Shalyn (Crawford) Garman

2002

Kimberly (Schneider) Westfall

Shellie (Pires) McLennan

2003

Jonathan Burishkin

Anthony Bussey

Kelly (Wiedemann) Jaén 40

Robert McLennan

2004

Jared Beers

Michael Piersanti

Chelsea (Lacey) Piersanti

Jordan Taylor

Lauren (Borchers) Walker

2006

Jared Coston

Ryan Feltman

Courtney (Martin) Feltman

Cynthia (Gonzalez) Ostrowski

Dale Pickett

Amanda (Lanning) Pickett

2007

Heather (Blackburn) Richardson

Evan Taylor

Brody Wiedemann 40

2008

Justin Feltman

Peter Holler

2009

Richie Hevener

Dale Twomley Honorary

Connie Twomley Honorary

2010

Chad McLennan

2013

Randy Wiedemann 40

2014

Seth Fogg

April (Minter) Fogg

2016

Nigel Msipa

2017

Barry Armstrong

Heidi (Davis) Rarangol

Madeleine Ware

2018

Trisney (Bocala) Wiedemann 40

Taylor Belleza

2019

Ethan Lowe

Kyle Thompson

2022

Barbara Suddarth Honorary

2023

Chase Parnell

2024

Raquel Gomez

Parent Weekend Testimony Mya Wong ‘26

I grew up in a Seventh-day Adventist home and was baptized at nine. As I got older, I started questioning God and what I was taught to believe. And I think that’s normal and good that as you grow-up you start to think for yourself and about what you were brought up to believe. One of the ways to strengthen your faith is to ask questions and get those questions truthfully answered. But I didn’t ask for answers to my questions. I doubted. When you have questions about God, and you don't look for honest answers, the devil is going to answer those questions for you. And so he did, and he lied, saying God is selfish, unjust, and that He couldn’t love sinners. And I believed it. I thought, is this the kind of God that I’m supposed to serve? Maybe I don't want to serve Him or want to believe in Him at all.

We started having Bible studies once a week, and slowly I saw the Holy Spirit working in my life.

So I came to SVA with a bad attitude. I was going through the motions of school and didn’t really care. However, the Holy Spirit worked in my life through religion class, and I started warming up to God again. Mrs. [Darlene] Molina created an environment in class where I felt comfortable asking questions I had never received answers to. I see many different ways God works through our Bible teachers and am very grateful for them. I’m sure many students could say the same. At the end of my freshman year, I started to have a relationship with God again, but wasn’t ready to broadcast it. I had testified against

Gifts From Individuals Total: $801,375.00

Carolyn Abbott

Clydina Anbiah

Dittu & Molly Abraham

Joseph and Tracy Agolio

Imogene Akers ²

Jean-Wilner Alexandre

Geraldo Alonso

David and Carol Anderson

James Anderson

John and Aleteia Anderson

Sheri (Bracy) Anderson 49

Will Anderson

Anonymous 24

Anonymous (26)

Timothy and Heather Arena

Barry Armstrong

Neil Armstrong

Edwin and Victoria Avila

Randy Aybar

George and Fern Babcock

Ronald and Elizabeth Baptie

Regina Barnes 60

Cristian Barrera

Winona (Gray) Barreto

Yoneko Barrow

Mark and Debbie (Hevener) Battle

Richard Baumgartner

Donna (Fritz) Bearden

Jared Beers

Bobby Belleza

Esther Belleza

Norman Belleza

Taylor Belleza

Luis & Adrinna Beltre

Marie Bendall

Eric and LuAnn Bender

Eddie (Cash) Benedict

Laura Benn

John Bennett

Kimberly (Hudson) Bennett

Philip Bennett

Delois Berry

Daniel and Monica Biaggi

Patricia Bickford

Him for so long and it felt strange to become an advocate for Him. Sophomore year Week of Prayer (a guest speaker comes in and we meet in the morning and evening). At the end of the week we have communion, students can share their testimonies, we sing songs--and everyone is crying at the end. It can be very powerful. This particular Week of Prayer “Love 101” was about the love of God. After one of the night programs, I went back to my room, fell on my knees, and prayed the most earnest prayer I have prayed in years. I decided I didn’t want to live the life I was living anymore. The next day, I talked with Mr. [Kaleb] Leeper and told him I wanted to be baptized. We started having Bible studies once a week, and slowly I saw the Holy Spirit working in my life. I was convicted to start reading the Bible every morning, and eventually started giving Bible Studies to other students. By second semester I preached my first sermon, and at the end of the year I was baptized. Of course this is a shortened version of my testimony, but I wanted to add that however special it is to me, it is not unique. There so many SVA students you can talk to who will testify about the change that’s taken place in their life. They will tell you about the vespers or afterglow that made them cry. They will tell you how slowly they came to know Christ by being in an environment that constantly welcomes the Holy Spirit.

Carl and Claire (Eckenroth) Blackburn 51 73

Steve and Brenda Blackburn

Scot Blackburn and Nirmala Abraham

Steve Blackwell

Daniel Blaise

Billy and Maude Body

Paul and Wanda Boone 60

Ruth Ann (Barron) Boston ¹

Pamela Bothel 73

Lyle Botimer 60

Bernett Bowbeer

Arlene (Williams) Bowen 19

Darrell Bowyer

Diana Boyd

Latey Bradford

Alex and Kelli Brady

George Brill 12

Wayne Bristol

Daniel and Marta Britton-Gordon

Jim Brodersen

Ryan and Traci (Clark) Brossfield

Robin Broussard

Deanna (Stevens) Brown

Mark Brown 60

Richard Brown 34

Aaron and Rona Bruce

Lisa Bruce

Jimmy and Elaine Buchanan

Diane Burishkin

Jonathan and Jennifer Burishkin

Gary Burton

John Burton

Tim Burton

George and Carol Busch

Anthony Bussey

Olivia (Davis) Butner

Jim and Jeannie Callan

Bruce and Margie Cameron

Cheerie Lou Capman

Alan and Miluzka Carbajal

Ten of the twenty students baptized in 2023-2024

Sue (Crews) Carlson

Jacqueline (Franklin) Carney

Michael Carpenter

Clarence Carr

Ronald Carter

Roland Caton

Less Chafen 77

Jennings Chafin

Jennifer (Peeke) Chalker

Bill and Cindy Champion

Eldy Chavez

Lester Chavez

Emanoil Chirvasuta

Andrew and Paula Choi

Donald and Maryanne (Lord) Clark

John Clark III

Trudy-Ann Clarke

Sandra Clatterbuck 73

William and JoAnn Clegg

Mickey & Evelyn Clinedinst

William Coffman 11 14 15 16 17 58

Cameron Cole

Dennis & Constance Collins

Mark Collins 60

Jason Conlon

Norman Connell

Gerald Connelly

Marshall Conner

Florin Copaceanu

Rocky Corner

Don Correia

Jared and Caleigh Coston

Nancy Countrymen

Frank and Cherith Cox

Larry and Sharon Cutter

Fatima Da Silva

Constance (Davis) Dalton

Joyce (Hamer) Dalton 20

Barbara Dameron

Julita Damian

Tony and Joan Daniels

Barbara Darr 21

Jed and Elizabeth Dart

Roger and Nancy Dauer

Bernice (Parish) Davidson

Clint and Jonna Davis

Jim Davis

Randy and Ruth Davis

Andrew and Catherine Dawson

Edward Decker

Robert Deery 5

Ted Deiter 22

Mayra Del Villar-Malcolm

Jean Desmarais 59

Susan DiBiase

Jeff Didawick

Tommy Diller

Shernett Dixon-Dalhouse

Bill and Dorenda Dodge

John Donaghue

Joel Dortch

Anita (Miles) Doss 18

Eileen Dubberstein

Helen Dundon

Leo Dundon

Daniel and Karen DuVal 67

Jean (Bender) Eckler 73

James and Patsy Eggleston

Veronica Eggleston

Aimee Ellington

Doug and Joyce (Hicks) Ellington 6 28 56 72 73

Eric Ellington

Carol (Lester) Elliott

Carolyn (Berry) Eshelman

Jerry Evans

Tom and Shirley Evans

Joy (Pennington) Faehner

Klebert Feitosa

Robert and Carolynne Fekete

Gayle (Lockwood) Fell 23

Don and Becky (Cabrera) Feltman

Justin Feltman

Ryan and Courtney (Martin) Feltman

David Ferrell

Joan and William Filkoski

Susan (Dixon) Finlaw

Ricky Flores

Seth and April (Minter) Fogg

Julie Fooshee

David Forbes

Terry Forde

Ardebella (Dean) Fox

Kimberly Franklin

Helen Freas-Fogg

Susan (Altman) Fritts ³

Barbara (Neff) Fritzsche

Richard and Amy Fullmer

George and Leanne Gainer

James and Lisa (Howell) Gainer

Ruth (Lillya) Gainer

Michael and Shirley Gammon

Eric and Shalyn (Crawford) Garman

Nelcy Leonor Gelvis

Martha Gentles

Mike and Joanne (Thompson) Gentry

Devon and Hillary Genus

Vaughn George

Mark and Patricia Gilbert

Marvin Gingerich

Alvin and Barbara Glassford

Cliff and Sue Gleason

Raquel Gomez

Carol Good

Roy Grandle

Barbara Graves

Millie (Maberry) Greer

Don Griffin

Art Grimes

Eddie and Betty (Davis) Haas

Leroy and Janet Haas

Walter Hadley

Peggy (Charles) Halifax

Diane (Wilson) Hall

Tristan Hamilton

Davin and Shawna Hammond

Tony Hampton

Kelli (Fluharty) Hanon

Paul Hansen

John and Blainette (Ullom) Hanson

Melissa Harley

Tim and Donna Harley

Tony Harpine

Mark Harris

William Harris 32

William Hart

Virginia Harter 62

Monique Hawkins

John and Judy (Bickford) Hayes

Natalie Hayes

Ryan and Carrie Heilman

Manfred Heinrich

John Henise

Sue (Harless) Henson

Gina (Rulona) Herbert

Judy Herbst 35

Fred Hermann

John Hermann 58 63

Joyce Hermann

Iris Hernandez

Obed Hernandez

Mary Hernandez and Mark Osborne

Alfred Hess 39 41 42

Daryl and Tammy Hevener

Dianna (Sheffer) Hevener

Dickie and Denise Hevener

Gaylon Hevener

Lacy Hevener 36

Nancy Hevener

Richie Hevener

Carmen Hiraldo

Ana Hiraldo-Gomez

Elizabeth Hobson 73

Jenny Sue (Lemon) Hocking

Kristy Hodson

Elaine Hoffman

Tim and Laura Hohmann

Peter Holler

Daniel Honeycutt

Bill Hooker

Faye (Holland) Horner

Stewart Hoskins

Vernon Hsu

Na'Hammani Hubbard

Julie Huchrowski 79

John Hudgins

Kim and Todd Hunt

Ruth Imbraguglio

Steve Irby

Gregory Isaacs 78

Colleen (Harnett) Isbell 31

Donald Jackson 10 43

Marianne Jackson

Kurt and Lucinda Jaeger

Kelly (Wiedemann) Jaén 40

Matthew and Bonita James

Beverly Jansheski

Mary Jaroche

Josh Jetter

Steve and Katie (Whitman) Jetter

Alexander & Leela Job

Lennox Job

Priya Job

Rick and Georgina Johns

Betty Johnson

Esther (Jackson) Johnson

Gary and Barbara Johnson

Gregg Johnson

Tom and Angela Johnson

Dave and Betsy Johnston 44

Mark and Deena Jordan

James Joseph

Sandra (Moore) Juarez

Philip and Ruth Just

Betty Kantzer

Larry Karpenko

Verne Kemerer 7

Scott Kemmerer

Gary and Laurie Kennedy

Barbara (Madson) Kerstetter

Brenda (Wagner) Kilgore

Clayton and Ausma Kinney

Elaine Kirk

Louise Klaver 38

Charles and Katrina Klein

Delsie (Pack) Knicely 52

Robert Knickerbocker

Ryan and Jaclyn Knight

Michael and Peggy Koch

Dan Koliadko

Albert Kowalak

Steve Kreitner

Ralph Kurti

Lalu and Novalina Kusdarman

Rick and Ruth Anne (Mayers) Labate

Jeanette (Zent) Lamb

Rose (Patton) Lang

Gary and Janet (Sorensen) Langston

Edward and Jane Lawaty

Andrew Lechler

David Lee 70

Donald and Ruthanne Leeper

Kaleb and Heather Leeper

Wayne and Patty (Hevener) Lemon

Gil Lewis 8

Bill and Lynn (Blevins) Liers

Sarah Jane Liers

Gerald Lillya

Jeff and Jenny Lingerfelt 13

Charles and Cynthia Litten

Rusty Litten

Jim Little

Joel Lopez

Doug Lord

Wanda Lord Steele 68

Ethan Lowe

Jeff Lowe

Joe and Laura (Rulona) Lowe 60 65

William Lyon 60

Roger and Karen (Mathiesen) Mace

Sylvia Mack

Jon and Phyllis Maiden

Jerson Malaguit

Elizabeth Malin

Carolyn Malin Brown

William Mansfield

Paul Marstaller

Andrew and Kimberly Marter

Charles and Juanita Martin

Ina (Fox) Masters

Carla Mateo

April Mayers

Jacqueline (Copenhaver) Mayers

Anthony and Barbara Mayo

Sharlene (Mallow) McAllister

Helen (Newcome) McCarson

Shawn McCrery

Roger McFarland

Bill and Kitty (Bird) McGhinnis

Murrell and Merry McKenzie

Raquel McKenzie

Chad McLennan

Lee* and Patty McLennan

Robert and Shellie (Pires) McLennan

Vincent and Deborah (DeBois) McMillen

Lincoln McQuillan

Lisa McWilliams

Luis and Susana Mejia

Bertram Melbourne

Danny Meldrom

Ole and Gail (Hevener) Melkersen

Mark Mendizabal

Christian Mendoza

Buz and Kelly (Stebbins) Menhardt

Jason Merryman

Jacqueline (Wheatley) Messenger

Mark Midkiff

Mirela Mihalache

Lee and Nora (Bostick) Miles

Bill Miller

Carl Miller

Rita Miller

Scott and Andrea Miller

Jim and Linda Minty

Mark and Jacquelyn (Hume) Mitchell

John and Rebecca Mohr

Federico and Darlene Molina

Faith Montes

Paulette (De Lumban) Montross 27

Wally Mook

Kurt and Jill Moon

Sydney Moon

Carmen and Amanda Moore and the Moore Family

Susan Morgan

Daniel and Valerie Morikone

Aldrin Mota

Bonnie (Hevener) Moyers

Rick Moyers

Nigel Msipa

Jimmy and Rebecca Munoz

Teresa Munoz

Sam Murdoch

Charles and Jane Murphy

Beverley (Jackson) Nash 10 43 50 55

Jim Neighbors

Stanley and Mildred Nickens

Jay Nixon

Dennis and Shelva Norris

Mark Norris 18 26 37 54 60 64

John Nunes

Kellie (McCrery) Nunley

Gordon and Karen Olson

Jo Carroll Onoffrey

Mike and Janice (Henderson) Onoffrey

Newly Orak

Stephen and Micki Orian

Alfred Ortega

Juan and Ana Ortiz

Neijer Ortiz

Bill and Jan (Strickland) Osborne 64

Cynthia (Gonzalez) Ostrowski

Carol (Hare) Pack

James and AmiKay (Hebard) Pacylowski

Emily Pagan

Arul Pakkianathan

Joseph and Flora Pakkianathan

Anna Palmer 81

Andrew Panos

Evianny Paredes

Chase Parnell

Kathryn (Thornton) Parrish 7 30 46

Joyce Patrick

Mike and Becky Patrick

Donna (Edwards) Patton

Junice (Sowers) Patton 53

Helen Peace 60

Jeff and Monica (Zepp) Peeke 73

Marilynn Peeke

Locrecia Pelham

Paul Pelley

Karen Pelote

Sharon (Shanko) Pelton

Rick and Marilyn (Miles) Perez

Larry Pester

Karen and George Petersen

Beth (Knickerbocker) Pettit

Colt Peyton

Howard and Louise (Hart) Phanstiel

Dale and Amanda (Lanning) Pickett

Laura Pierce

Larry and Janine Pierre-Louis Hudson

Michael and Chelsea (Lacey) Piersanti

Harvey Piper

Deb (Lawrence) Pizzimenti 25

Kathryn (Fagal) Prall

Kimberly Pressley

Claudia Pretel

Mike Price

Shernette Prince

Bobby and Betty Pryor

Kerry Pryor

Nathan and Achamma Purushothaman

Ray and Jannette Queen

Sarojini and Manuel Raj

Jorge and Bexy Ramirez

Reynaldo Ramirez

Gerald and Sherry (Newman) Ramsey

Rick Ramsey

Melanie (Clemmer) Rapp

Heidi (Davis) Rarangol

Anita & Calvin Ratcliffe

Derek and Yani Raymond

Heather (Flynt) Raymond

Corinne (Spangler) Reasner

Hermoine Reece

Bonnie (Painter) Reed

David Reile and Barbara Suddarth

Daniel Reiss

Gary and Daylene Reynolds

Sandra (Johnson) Rice

Reed and Jade Richardi

Jeff and Heather (Blackburn) Richardson

Jeanice Riles

Paulett & George Rinard

George and Cheryl Ritenour

Polly (Prasada Rao) Roberts

Marcellus T. Robinson

Marvin and Josie Robinson 78

Robert Robinson

Dennis and Nabeeha Rochester

Luis Rodriguez

Gordon and Ellen Rogers

Krista (Messenger) Rogers

Stephen and Emily Rogers

Mark Rollins

Debbi (Mattox) Romano

Fred and Lorrie (Hevener) Roscher

Daniel Royo

Melba Rulona

Faustina Rynda

Laurie (Reinhardt) Salmons 45 69

Shibin Samuel

Osvaldo Sanchez

Sheri-Lyn Sapp

Diana Saquisela

Rosimar Savegnago

Virginia Saylor 57

Dick and Nancy (Waddell) Schell

Anthony and Dawn Schram

Richard and Wendy Schuen

June Seebeck

Fred Seeley*

Nancy (Eller) Seigel

Keith Seldomridge

Karen Senecal

Beaman Senecal III

Shellie Shanko

Karen Shea

Charlene Sheffer

Doug Sheffer

Reggie Sherrill

Raymond Shields 76

Roy and Bonita (Joyner) Shields

Donald and Laura Short

Bonnie (Bowman) Showalter

Carl and Linda (Yates) Showers

Rick and Susan (Kolidako) Shull

Pearline Sickler

Gene and Karen Sigler

Barbara Smith

Brenda Smith

Stevan and Pamela Smith

Kendell Snedden

Cynthia Snellings 47

Kenny Sobremisana

Cynthia Sosa

Donald Spady

Josef Spencer

Nigel Standish

John Stant

Alonzo Starling 60

David Stewart 61

Rick Stewart

Silas Still

Dennis and Melody Stoerzinger

Dianna (Harter) Stoffer 49

Jeff and Darla (Reese) Stong

Ruth (Halter) Straley

Stephen and Susan Strehle

Linda (Shanko) Sutton

Duane Swanson

Sandra Sweet

Anne Sweetman

Diana Tanksley

Charles and Maureen Tapp

Thomas and Bennessa Tarbay

Arthur and Teresa (Hunter) Taylor

Evan Taylor

Jordan Taylor

Ed and Shelley (Cothern) Tenali

Tom Thayer

Alice (Mace) Thomas

Mark Thomas

Michele Thomas

Dave and Beth (Snyder) Thompson

Dorothy Thompson

Jared Thompson

John Thompson

Kathy (Taylor) Thompson

Kyle Thompson

Patty (Murray) Thompson 48

Rick Thompson

William Thompson/Langley

Sulross and Frances Thorward

Sarah Timis

Yadana Annie Tin

Carol (Johnson) Tol

Shawn Towne

Jim Townsend

Neptali Transporte

Homer and Barbara Trecartin

Mauricio and Edelith Trigo

Merlin and Anita Tweedy-Debusk

Dale and Connie Twomley

Glenda Umali

Glenis Valera

Owen Van Kirk

Mozart Vargas

Dyanne Vasquez

Jose and Sonia Vazquez

Jeffry Vergara

Armando and Jacqueline Vidal-Salgado

Jeffrey and Darlynn Villegas

Lauren (Borchers) Walker

Donna (Bondranko) Wampler

John and Laura Ward

Henry and Harriett Ware

Madeleine Ware

Paul and Susan (Stout) Ware

Sarah Ware

Stuart and Janel (Haas) Ware 29 49 66 73

Nicholas and Jennifer Warila-Chan 68

Paul and Beverly Warren

Donald and Luz Washington

Dianne (Knight) Watts 71

Yenerlly Waugh

Jamie (Hawbaker) Weinberg

Roger and April Weiss

Kimberly (Schneider) Westfall

Karen Whetzel 33

Bill and Janet White

Duane and Tammy White 9

Gerald and Caroline (Purdie) White

Jeremy and Deborah White

Ron and Deborah (Donachy) White

Brody Wiedemann 40

Pete Wiedemann 40

Randy and Trisney (Bocala) Wiedemann 40

Werner and Charlene (Koliadko) Wiedemann 40

Warren and Kimberly (Wilson) Wilbur

Barry Wilhelm

Edna Wilkin and Joy Jackson

Clarence Williams

Earnest Williams 74

Elaine (Willis) Williams 22

Matt Williams

Roger Williams

Tony and Tracey Williams

Justo Williamson

Beverly Wilson

Bruce and Joanie (Hooker) Wilson

Ken Wilson

Judy (Brodersen) Winters

Mark Witcher

Philip and Mindi Wiygul

Karen Wolcott

Betty (Coleman) Wood

Leena (Bendall) Wood 7 40

John and Daveen Woods

Lydia Wright

Roy Wu 26

Jackie (Witt) Yarnell 80

Kristi Young

Todd Young

Kristina Zanotti

Carl Zentz 75

Craig Ziesmer

Victor and Monica Zill

John Zollbrecht

Community & Corporate Gifts

Total: $905,960.00

Anonymous (5)

Adventist Healthcare

Atholton SDA Church

Bailey SDA Church

Bainum Family FoundationIn memory of Jane Bainum '38

Bealeton Spanish SDA Church

Beltsville SDA Church

Big Daddy Diesel

BNA Adjusting

Bound Brook Spanish SDA Church

Bowman Hills SDA Church

Bridgeton Spanish SDA Church

Buena Vista SDA Church

Carter Memorial SDA Church

Champion Ventures

Charleston SDA Church

Chesapeake SDA Church

Columbia Union Conference

Courthouse Road SDA Church

Culpeper Hispanic SDA Church

Duke Energy

Eastwood SDA Church

Edge Design Build Inc

Elevance Healthcare Inc

Elkton SDA Church

Equator Home Improvements

Fairfax Spanish SDA Church

Fairmont City Church

Fellowship Deaconry Ministries

Filipino International SDA Church

Fredericksburg SDA Church

Fredericksburg Spanish SDA Church

G Gordon Hadley MD Foundation

General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

GHRoW Foundation Inc

Gloucester SDA Church

Goldsboro SDA Church

Hampton Roads SDA Church

Hanon Pediatrics LLC

Harpine Drywall Company

Harrisonburg SDA Church

Harrisonburg Spanish SDA Church

Hevener's Cars and Trucks

Hopewell Spanish SDA Church

Iglesia Adventista Del 7Mo

De Park Church

Iglesia Adventista Hispana Norwalk

John W Hayes Construction LLC

Khandagle Medical Associates

Kilmarnock SDA Church

MBA/TEPS

McKee Foods Corporation

Metropolitan Spanish SDA Church

Murphy Family Giving FundIn memory of Livia Modra Freyman Murphy '56

New York Life - Blackbaud Giving Fund by YourCause

New Market SDA Church

Southern Adventist University

Ohio Conference

Olney SDA Church

Owen Family Giving Fund

Paul Davis Restoration

Paz Group LLC

Potomac Conference Education Foundation

Potomac Conference

Raleigh Spanish SDA Church

Red Springs Spanish SDA Church

Redeeming Grace Fellowship SDA Church

Seabrook SDA Church

SDA Church of Martinsville

SFFC Foundation - Partnering for Eternity/Teachers Coming Home

Silver Spring Spanish SDA Church

Sisters of Fellowship Deaconry

Sligo SDA Church

Southern New England Conference

Staunton SDA Church

Strasburg SDA Church

Tabernacle of Joy SDA Church

Tappahannock SDA Church

Texico Conference

Timothy J. Burton Construction

Tranquility SDA Church

University SDA Church

Vienna SDA Church

Virginia Advanced Health Services

Vision Technology Group

Walla Walla University

Waynesboro SDA Church

Weeks Spanish SDA Church

West Bronx Spanish SDA Church

Wilna SDA Church

Winchester SDA Church

Winchester Spanish SDA Church

Woodbridge SDA Church

Worthington SDA Church

Kroger School Rewards

Manassas SDA Church

Educational Subsidy

Total: $1,095,000.00*

Potomac Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

*Subsidy not included in FY2024 Giving Total, see p. 4

Endowment Scholarship Recipients

Luis Ac Figueroa

Excellentia Worthy Student: $7,140

Michelle Atuti

Wiedemann-Koliadko Music in Memory of Lillian Shanko Koliadko 1920: $500

Evelyn Balcarcel

Allan Blackburn-DiAnn Copenhaver Sportsmanship: $300

Brandon Benitez-Padilla

Don & Becky Feltman Baseball: $580

Samuel Diaz Bravo

CA Star Worthy Student Scholarship in Memory of Carlton Starling ’87: $3,600

Kryza Carrasco

Jean Hicks Alexander Worthy Student: $170

Joshua Franco Dr. Kim Math: $50

Samuel Girven

Class of 1953 Worthy Student: $130

Kendriannah Gordon

Lester Patton Worthy Student: $320

Camile Hamilton

Samuel Aitchison Worthy Student: $130

Tamar Hamilton

William & Jean Quackenbush Strickland Worthy Student: $240

Donovan Hernandez

Feltman Family Spiritual Leadership: $660

Yeili Osorio Hernandez

John Minesinger Worthy Student: $1,280

Kristofer Hoffman

Carolyn Madden Nash Music: $100

Luiz Javier

Clarence & Elsie Pohle Worthy Student: $220

Emmanuel Matagaro

Edna Stoneburner Worthy Student: $30

John Mathai

Kent Sterling Grimm Memorial: $210

Jeanette Mahoro

Frank E. Shaw Worthy Student: $330

Belmaris Mercado

Josef Spencer Music: $200

Abby Moore

Herb Copenhaver Science: $150

CA Star Worthy Student Scholarship in Memory of Carlton Starling ’87: $3,600

Kaylyn Morris

Shirley Cruze John ‘49 Worthy Student: $130

Daniela Munoz

Walter B. Sheer, MD & Doris Sheer: $190

Neijer Ortiz

Paul & Doris Riley Worthy Student: $120

Steve Paz

Feltman Family Spiritual Leadership: $660

Rosmaily Peguero

Chuck & Sarah Jane Liers Worthy Student: $100

Jim Perez

Thoma Suzanne Alderman Worthy Student: $90

Simon Perez

Claoma Suhrie Fearing Worthy Student: $160

Don & Becky Feltman Baseball: $580

Jose Roblero

Edward O. Spencer Worthy Student: $180*

Genesis Roldan

W. C. Hannah Worthy Student: $110

Alonzo Sanchez

Earnest & Louise Thompson Worthy Student: $750

*Scholarships applied to student contracts for the 2024-2025 school year, unless applied in 2023-2024 which is noted by an asterisk.

Sophia Segura

Class of 2013 Worthy Student: $160

Ajani Shaw

Ellen Quackenbush Carey Music: $90

Caley Smith

Excellentia Worthy Student: $7,140

Camila Soriano

Class of 1974 Worthy Student: $50

Salome Tembo

Julia Kay Blair Mission Trip: $170*

Grace Tolbert

Kathleen Wu Facemire Basketball: $350

Aleks Ullrich

Class of 1977 Friendship Worthy Student: $500

Mariajose Velasquez

Pearl Deiter Worthy Student: $500

Yandel Verdugo Velasquez

John & Vilas Mansfield

Worthy Student: $130

Jaqueline Vidal

Frank & Emily Banzhaf: $570

Alex Whalen

Fran '38 and Jack Clarke, Jr. "Hope for the Future Foundation" Worthy Student: $2,500

Cory Whalen

Fran '38 and Jack Clarke, Jr. "Hope for the Future Foundation" Worthy Student: $2,500

SVA Star campus pup Finley displays his soccer skills

God Wants Me At SVA

A growing crowd milled around me, exchanging greetings and hugs—signs of friend groups reuniting. I sat alone in the lobby of Twomley Hall at Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA). It was handshake day, and I was a new student.

Several days earlier, I moved from my native Michigan, met by the heat and humidity of Virginia, to attend SVA. It was an abrupt change from how I had envisioned my last two years of high school.

Every plot worth its salt has a tragedy, and this one involved me switching schools before the end of my sophomore year. I didn’t want to stay online for the last two years of high school, and needed a school that would allow me to grow. I prayed, asking God to lead where he wanted me to go. After some searching, in July I committed to attending SVA as a community student and immersing myself in its vibrant student life.

Back to handshake. People around me. Couldn’t place a single face in the room. “Did I make the wrong decision?” I wondered.

A student came over, introduced himself, and asked “Have you met anyone in your class?” I replied I had not. He led me to some classmates. We hit it off, and

they accepted me with open arms. Then as handshake began, and I began to meet everyone else, I knew it would be okay. I would succeed at SVA. God had answered my prayer.

"SVA!

SVA! SVA!"

echoed throughout the gym.

I quickly settled into classes and my daily routine. Prayer groups, chapels, and Friday night vespers opened my eyes to the warm spiritual atmosphere on campus—just what I had looked for. My teachers are passionate about knowledge and with their help I know I can reach for the stars. I began to make more friends and deepen existing friendships. Service opportunities beckoned, and soon I began to contribute by using my skills around school.

On a chilly September evening, I sat on the bleachers with a friend watching an intense varsity volleyball game. We were behind by a slight margin in the penultimate set and were tied 2-2.

A player fell on our side. The guest team scored. Our player got back up playing harder than ever. We scored a point. And another. Soon, we were back on track. The guest coach stopped the game to huddle.

“SVA! SVA! SVA!” we cheered.

When we won I jumped up and cheered the loudest I’ve ever cheered. We all poured onto the court.

“SVA! SVA! SVA!” echoed throughout the gym. It was then I realized the immense pride I have for my new school and that this is home. This is where I belong. This is where I can thrive. This is where God wants me. He wants me at SVA.