MVA welcomes Steve
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Davis as principal
a Pistor Steve Davis
has assumed the posi
tian a= principal of
Mount Vernon Acad-
cmv Pvis has a
hroad bockoround as a
pastor. youth leader
and teacher. Most re-
cently he served for
three years as vice
principal at Blue
Mountain Academy in
Hamburg, Pennsylvania, Prior to his
tenure at BMA. he served in the same
postition at San Pasqual Academy in
Califorma for eight vears,
Daviz has a =trong spiritual com-
mitment to Adventist education and
has committed himself to ensure that
the students at MVA receive an edu-
cation based on the model that Jesus
save, encompassing the physical,
C mental and spiritual powers.
Steve and his wife, Jan, are already
at work to ensure the best for the stu-
dents at MVA. They have three chil-
dren: Angela, 17. whos attending
MVA: Linnae. 14: and Todd, 9, who is
attending the Mount Vernon elemen-
tary church school.
| Steve Davis
New Ohio teachers
With summer vacations over,
school bells are ringing again and a
new school vear is underway in the
dedicated and professional teachers
are the following persons:
Cindi Rendell. who has worked lor
several vears with her husband. Ron.
at the Findlay school. Cindiis a 199]
vraduite of Southwestern Adventist
(College in Keene, Texas, with a Ih.
in elementary education.
Lakewood students have welcomed
Sue Frederick a= their new teacher.
A native of Ohio and a long-time
member of the Elvria church, she re-
cently received her degree in elemen-
tary education from Ashland
University.
Donelle Hendricks 1s a 1992
araduate of Andrews University in
Berrien Springs, Michigan, with a
B.S. in elementary education. She
had an emphasis in language arts and
a background in telemarketing and
recruitment while a student at An-
drews. Donelle i= teaching at the
12
Ohio Conference. Added to the statt of
as a teacher-helper, is now the teacher
Lima school for the T9932 05 aeade ne
YET
The Toledo school 1s happy to have
Argenta LeBlanc as the teacher for
srades five and =i LeBlanc comes to
Ohio from Indianapolis Junior Acad:
cmv, She has a Bos desree in educa
tion from Southern College mn
Collecedale, Tennessee, Her lsbanodd,
Pauls pastor of the Bowling:
Northwood Swanton distoriet.
Returning to Ohio from Detront
Michigan, are Chuck and Edith
Araujo. The Arawjos are veteran
teachers with a broad background in
education. They will he working to-
vether as i team to build the program
at Zanesville,
Accepting the challenge of i "mis:
ston” school in the Ashtabula area 1x
Jane Mecozzi. Jane has worked at
the Lakeside school as the assistant
teacher for the past year. She is a
1990 graduate of Atlantic Union Col-
lege in South Lancaster, Massachu-
setts, with a degree in elementary
cdducation.
ROBERT SKAGGS
Superintendent of Fducation
In transition
Jack Robinson his accepted the
position of pastor for the Chillicothe:
Jackson district. Jack and his wife,
Audrey, come to us from the Carolina
Conference. where they had served
since 1985. They have three children:
Nathan. age 11; Lisa, age 10; and
Caleb, age 5. Jack is not new to Ohio.
He attended Mount Vernon Academy
and met and married Audrey an
Wooster.
Fred Fuller will he pastoring the
Centerville church. Fred and his wile,
Rose. are returning from service at
[Far Kastern Academy in Singapore,
where Fred served as pastor and Bible
teacher and Rose served as physical
education/health teacher. The Fullers
have three children: Rebekah. age 14:
Fred H, age 12; and Julie, age 10.
Trust department
receives highest
accreditation
During a recent North American
Division trust services seminar in
Farmington, Connecticut, the Ohio
Conference Trust Services Depart-
ment received the General Conference
Certification and Accreditation Level
A award.
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SPOTLIGHT ON OHIO |
JE JR _ = JR
This oward = the result of the in
tense elforts of the former trust ser
vices director Robert Dann and
former associate director Gerry
Chapman to raise the accreditation
level of the trast department to the |
highest evel possible. “The Ohio Con- |
ference hos helped lead the way in
obtaoning this level of excellence.” ae
cording fo George Grumley, chairman |
of the NAD Trust Services Certifica-
tion and Acercditation Committee.
JEANTE HALDEMAN
Folitor, Nission: Oho |
Boys and girls enjoy
hilltop adventure
Almost 60 boys and girls journeyed
up the Mount Vernon Hill church
driveway to enjoy i program packed
with activity and fofs of adventure.
The special guest, ventriloquist
Dennis Crabbe of Idaho, kept the boys
and girls spellbound as he and his
handmade dummy, Rusty, “together”
told inspiring Bible stories and stories
of adventure. Following the opening
exercises. the children enjoyed out-
door Dible scavenger hunts, beginners
and advanced obstacle courses and
nature trail features, Special events
included face pamimg and water hal
loon explo-
S101.
The clos-
HY Program
was featured
a= the wor
hip service
on the Sah-
hath morn-
ing following
the week's
adventures.
With the
help of
Rusty, his
dummy.
Dennis
('rabbe di-
rected the
hearts of
voung and
old alike to
thie joys that we each can anticipate in
the earth made new.
This approach to Vacation Bible
School 1s only one of many creative
Bible schools conducted in churches
around the conference this summer,
DALE GLASS
Communications Seercitary
Dennis Crabbe with
Rusty. the dummy
VISITOR. October 1. 1992