Auburn Adventist Academy

Auburn Adventist Academy is a co-educational Seventh-day Adventist boarding high school (grades 9-12) located in Auburn, Washington. It is operated by the Washington Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The school was first founded in dense forest in 1919 under the name Western Washington Missionary Academy. A fire destroyed the $14,000 administration building in 1921 but the school continued to grow. The surrounding timber resources were used to construct new buildings. In 1930, the school's name was changed to Auburn Academy and in 1971, to Auburn Adventist Academy. In 1938 a furniture factory was the major campus industry, providing employment for 80 students. To accommodate the increase of students (approximately 280) in 1948, a...