Shenandoah Valley Academy

Shenandoah Valley Academy
Address
Map
234 West Lee Highway

,
22844

United States
Coordinates38°39′02″N 78°41′20″W / 38.650480°N 78.688945°W / 38.650480; -78.688945[1]
Information
School typeParochial Private, Day & Boarding
Religious affiliation(s)Seventh-day Adventist
Established1908
AuthorityPotomac Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
PrincipalDonald Short
Teaching staff13
Grades9-12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment244[9] (2010)
International students15%
Average class size30
Student to teacher ratio11:1[2]
Campus size450 acres (1.8 km2)
Campus typeRural
Color(s)  Navy and   White
SloganServe God, Value Knowledge, Accept a Life of Service
Athletics conferenceCavalier Athletic Conference
Sports7 Varsity Teams,[3] 1 Junior Varsity Team
MascotStars
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools,[4] Virginia Council for Private Education,[5] Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools[6]
ITED Composite average70th%
NewspaperShen-Val-Lore[7]
YearbookShenandoan[8]
Tuition≤$21,200[10]
Alumni<6,000
WebsiteSVA Website

Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) is a private, co-educational, boarding, high school in New Market, Virginia, United States. It has both boarding and day school programs serving approximately 250 students in grades 9 through 12. The campus is located in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, approximately 90 minutes west of Washington, DC. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)[4] and the Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools.[11] It is a member of the Virginia Council for Private Education.[12] The school was founded in 1908, with its first students enrolling that fall and graduated its first senior class in the spring of 1911.

  1. ^ "Shenandoah Valley Academy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  2. ^ "School Detail for Shenandoah Valley Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference SVA Sports & Physical Fitness was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved May 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "Virginia Council for Private Education" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  6. ^ "Find a School - Adventist Education".
  7. ^ "Shen-Val-Lore: Student Voice of SVA for 86 Years". Shenandoah Valley Academy.
  8. ^ "Shenandoan Yearbook Archives". Shenandoah Valley Academy.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference yb10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Tuition, Fees, Work". Shenandoah Valley Academy.
  11. ^ NAD Office of Education. "Adventist Education Directory". Retrieved May 9, 2010.
  12. ^ List of State Recognized Schools. Page 29. Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine