Mountain View Academy (Mountain View, California)

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Private parochial, day school in Mountain View, California, U.S.

Mountain View Academy

Address

360 S. Shoreline Blvd

Mountain View

California

94041

U.S.

Coordinates| 37°23′38″N 122°05′14″W﻿ / ﻿37.3938722°N 122.0871812°W﻿ / 37.3938722; -122.0871812
Information
Type| Private parochial, day school
Motto| Educating the Whole Student for Eternity
Denomination| Seventh-day Adventist Church
Established| 1922
Authority| Central California Conference, NAD[1]
Principal| Marc Andres
Chaplain| Andrew Lee
Faculty| 9
Grades| 9-12
Gender| Coeducational
Number of students| 66
Campus| Urban, 3 acres (0.012 km2)
Color(s)|  Blue  Gold
Athletics| Mustangs (varsity and junior varsity)
Nickname| MVA
Accreditation| WASC
AAA
Yearbook| El Camino Real
Website| http://www.mtnviewacademy.org/

Mountain View Academy is a Seventh-day Adventist secondary school (grades 9–12) located in Mountain View, California.[2] It is part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.

## Description

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Mountain View Academy (MVA) is located on a plot of 3 acres (1.2 ha) near downtown Mountain View between Shoreline Blvd, Dana St, California Avenue, and Mountain View Avenue. The campus consists of a gymnasium, classrooms, and housing for faculty and staff.[3][4]

MVA is a co-educational Christian high school for day students. The program is college preparatory. It is part of a network of more than 5,000 educational facilities, and it is owned and operated by the Central California Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church,[1]

Students at MVA participate in annual mission trips.[5][6]

## History

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In September 1904, the Seventh-day Adventist-run Pacific Press Publishing Association relocated to the newly incorporated city of Mountain View, and brought with it about one hundred families. At the time, Mountain View had a population of about 600. From 1904 until 1906, employees sent their children to the Mountain View public grammar school about one mile away from the Press. To provide religious education for their children, the Adventists started an elementary school on Shoreline Boulevard beginning in 1906.[7] The church school started with three grades, and soon grew to eight, staffing four teachers. As the students graduated from the eighth grade, they were encouraged to go away to boarding school. But since some of the parents felt that their children were too young to go away to boarding school, gradually grades nine and ten were offered so that the students could be kept at home until they were a little older.[8]

In 1922, the school began to offer eleventh and twelfth grade education, and the first graduating class consisting of seven members finished their work in the spring of 1923.[9] Because grades nine to twelve demanded additional facilities, the first eight grades were moved to a new location on Villa Street in 1922, and renamed "The Miramonte Church school."[8][10] The school offered programs in English, mathematics, history, science, Spanish, domestic science, physical education, and religious and Bible studies.[11][12] The school later offered classes in choir and band.[13][8]

By the mid-1960s, the growing student body and accreditation requirements required the MVA to rebuild. The academy purchased land in Cupertino, but later decided to rebuild on its current location on Shoreline Boulevard due to financial difficulties with the Cupertino site. The academy purchased the adjacent Mountain View Adventist Church to use as a chapel. The academy also made plans to build shower and locker facilities, a gymnasium, and an auditorium.[14] Construction finished in the summer of 1967.[15]

On October 22, 1970, a three-alarm fire destroyed the MVA gymnasium.[16] After the fire, the academy used the chapel building that it had purchased five years prior for storage, assemblies, and an improvised band and choir practice room. On April 18, 1971, another three-alarm fire broke out in the chapel. It took firemen from four cities to prevent the spread of the flames to the rest of the newly constructed campus.[17][18]

## Athletics

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Mountain View Academy is a member of the Private School Athletic League, under the Central Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation.[19][20][21][22][23] Students who participate in the Mountain View athletics program do not compete on Saturdays due to Sabbath observance.[24]

## Accreditation

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MVA offers a 4-year educational program that complies with the Educational Code of the State of California and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges[25] and the Adventist Accrediting Association.[26]

## See also

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* Christianity portal
* Schools portal
* California portal

* List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools

## References

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1. ^ a b "Central California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists". official web site. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
2. ^ Peterson's Private Secondary Schools 2015-16. Cupertino, CA: Peterson's. pp. 339–340\. ISBN 9780768939552.339-340&rft.pub=Peterson's&rft.isbn=9780768939552&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Mountain+View+Academy+(Mountain+View,+California)" class="Z3988">
3. ^ "Private school plans to build teacher housing". Mountain View Voice. January 12, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
4. ^ "Council green-lights 1,600 homes". December 10, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
5. ^ Trujilo, Deloris (May 2020). "Knocked Down but not Counted Out". Pacific Union Recorder. Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. p. 27. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
6. ^ Collins, John (May 12, 1975). "MVA Students Organize M.U.S.T. for Mazatlan Aid" (PDF). Pacific Union Recorder. Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. p. 27. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
7. ^ Origins (Sign in park). Mariposa Park, Mountain View: Mountain View Historical Association.
8. ^ a b c Rice, Frank E. (September 1946). A Survey of the Mountain View Union Academy (Thesis). Stanford University.
9. ^ Ignoffo, Mary Jo (2002). Milestones, A History of Mountain View, California. Cupertino, CA: California History Center & Foundation. pp. 82–87.82-87&rft.pub=California+History+Center+&+Foundation&rft.date=2002&rft.aulast=Ignoffo&rft.aufirst=Mary+Jo&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Mountain+View+Academy+(Mountain+View,+California)" class="Z3988">
10. ^ Brown, Walton J. (1972). Chronology of Adventist Education (PDF) (Report). Department of Education, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. p. 134.
11. ^ Dalrymple, Gwynne (August 11, 1932). "The Mountain View Union Academy" (PDF). Pacific Union Recorder. Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. p. 27. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
12. ^ Prout, R. B. (June 26, 1935). "The Mountain View Union Academy". Pacific Union Recorder. Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
13. ^ Johnson, E. B. (June 24, 1963). "Mountain View Union Academy Music Department" (PDF). Pacific Union Recorder. Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
14. ^ Von Pohle, C. L. (January 17, 1966). "News Notes From Mountain View Union Academy" (PDF). Pacific Union Recorder. Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
15. ^ Johnson, Earl (October 16, 1967). "New Teachers and New Facilities at Mountain View Academy" (PDF). Pacific Union Recorder. Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
16. ^ Storz, Ethel (December 7, 1970). "Three-alarm Fire Destroys MVUA Gym and Auditorium" (PDF). Pacific Union Recorder. Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
17. ^ Hansen, Terry (April 19, 1971). "Fire razes church in Mt. View". Palo Alto Times.
18. ^ Storz, Ethel (May 3, 1971). "$150,000 Blaze Destroys Old Mountain View Church" (PDF). Pacific Union Recorder. Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
19. ^ "Private School Athletic League Member Schools". Private School Athletic League. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
20. ^ Mazeika, Vytas (January 4, 2012). "Mountain View Academy Tops Mid Peninsula". The Mercury News.
21. ^ Vytas, Mazeika (January 3, 2012). "Baroro Comes Alive, Shoots MVA to Win". The Mercury News.
22. ^ Reid, John (February 17, 2011). "Arciaga Sparks PSAL title for MV Academy". The Mercury News.
23. ^ Frazier, Greg (December 28, 2009). "Mountain View Academy Boys Basketball Preview". The Mercury News.
24. ^ "Mountain View Academy Girls' Basketball Lineup". The Mercury News. December 7, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
25. ^ Directory of Schools 2019–2020 (PDF) (Report). Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges. 2019.
26. ^ "Accreditation Status for Secondary Institutions" (PDF). adventistaccreditingassociation.org. April 2022.