Loma Linda Academy (LLA) is a

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school in Loma Linda,

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, United States. It is the largest Seventh-day Adventist K-12 school in the United States, with 1289 students . The city of Loma Linda "is home to one of the largest concentrations of Seventh-day Adventists in the world"; LLA is one of a number of Adventist institutions located in the town, including

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and

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. LLA comprises four separate, semi-autonomous schools: Loma Linda Academy Children's Center, a

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, Loma Linda Elementary, an

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; Loma Linda Academy Junior High, a

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; and Loma Linda Academy, a

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. In addition to an academy-wide

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s, each school has its own principal. The current head of schools is Iveth Valenzuela.

History

The school was founded on January 13, 1906,Loma Linda Academy celebrates centennial
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with six students in a pitched tent on Sanitarium Hill, Loma Linda. It was previously named Loma Linda Union Academy. In 1921, as the school continued to grow, LLA had its first graduated class. In the 1930s, a building, now known as Franz Hall, was constructed in an effort to continue as a thriving school. In 1969,

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, which forms the northern boundary of the school's property, flooded the entire school and parts of the city, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to the school.

Academic structure

Children's Center

Loma Linda Academy Children's Center provides care for children ages 3 months through 5 years. The current director is Mariana Mitroi.

Elementary

Loma Linda Elementary includes

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through

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. The current principal is Ronald Trautwein.

Junior high

Loma Linda Academy Junior High comprises

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and eighth grades. The current principal is Amy Cornwall.

High school

Loma Linda Academy includes

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through twelfth grades. The current principal is Hans Figueroa. The high school has more than 450 students.

Accreditation

Loma Linda Academy is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Schools,

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Campus

The Loma Linda Academy campus is located in the north western portion of the city of Loma Linda. It is bordered on the east by Anderson St. and lies between San Timoteo Creek on the north and the

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tracks on the south. The campus is split by Academy St. which separates the elementary (LLE) on the south from the junior high, high school, and their athletic fields on the north side. LLA does not provide busing for students, but the school can be reached by public transit via

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fixed-route service and

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. There is also a Class I path planned for the banks of San Timoteo Creek.

Children's Center

The Loma Linda Children's Center campus is a little more centrally located at a location approximately a mile away from the main LLA campus on Shepardson St. It is directly adjacent the Drayson Center and near the Loma Linda VA hospital.

Student life

The Academy publishes a

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, ''The Mirror'', as well as an annual

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, ''Lomasphere''. LLA students are able to participate in a number of activities and social events throughout the school year. In elementary, sixth grade students are offered the opportunity to participate in rock climbing field trips during the winter months. High school students have a number of events on the calendar which are meant to provide time for spiritual development and social interaction. These events include the handshake, school picnic, beach vespers, Bible retreats at Pines Springs Ranch, Camp Cedar Falls, and other Adventist academies, the Christmas, Junior/Senior, and Valentine's

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s (social event in place of a

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), track & field day, and others throughout the school year.

Student Government

LLA high school students elected class officers each year to represent their individual classes in various events throughout there year as well as senators to serve in the student Senate for the entire high school. Elections are held in the fall except for the graduating senior class, whose elections are held in the spring of their junior year to provide officers enough time to plan events for seniors. The class officers for senior year are also the class officers for the class after graduation and are expected to plan reunions and keep everyone apprised of events that are of interest to alumni.

Athletics

The LLA athletics department is dedicated to helping students in "developing a Christ-like character through teamwork, sportsmanship, integrity, honesty, and respect." The school mascot is the

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and the Roadrunners compete in the

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(CIF). LLA's varsity teams include cross-country, flag football, volleyball, basketball, soccer, golf, baseball, softball, swimming, and badminton. Junior varsity teams consist of volleyball, basketball, soccer, baseball, badminton, and flag football.

Alumni

LLA has an alumni association and hosts an annual alumni weekend, generally in the spring. There are also alumni-varsity games at some of the tournaments which are hosted throughout the year. Each class provides a class gift to the school.

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History

Academic structure

Children's Center

Elementary

Junior high

High school

Accreditation

Campus

Children's Center

Student life

Student Government

Athletics

Alumni

See also

References

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