Frederick R. Stephan, Former WA Principal, Passes Away

To read this Obituary in it's original source, share a memory, plant a tree, or send flowers, please click here. On October 24, 2022, Frederick Russell Stephan passed away at Woodland Terrace in Bridgman, MI, at the age of 94 awaiting the second coming of his beloved Savior. Fred was born on June 4, 1928, [...]

Alumni Homecoming 2022

As requested, here pictures of our spring alumni homecoming weekend. Although the meetings were well-attended, we know many of you were unable to come. We had a good time and we hope this helps you feel just a bit more like you were here. We honored the classes of 1952, 1962, 1972, 1982, 1992, [...]

A Double Alumni Homecoming

Wisconsin Academy celebrated two runs of honor years on October 15-17, and we were blessed so much. God works in such amazing ways. We’d had to postpone our gathering three times and we came down to a time when although Covid was high in Wisconsin, we decided we’d go ahead for those who wished [...]

1947: Dorm Foundation Completed

The following article originally appeared in the October 16, 1947 issue of the “Lake Union Herald”. NEW ACADEMY FOUNDATION COMPLETED BY the time you will be reading this item it is our expectation that the basement foundation will be completed for the girls dormitory at the New Academy at Columbus. Our construction group has [...]

1950: Knipschild Speaks for Week of Prayer

The following note appeared in the November 21, 1950 issue of the Lake Union Herald. Elder J. F. Knipschild conducted the young peoples’ Week of Prayer at Wisconsin Academy October 27 to November 4. This was an important spiritual occasion in the lives of practically every student. The Spirit of God was present in [...]

1980: Making Dough and Furniture at Wisconsin Academy

The following article originally appeared in the June 17, 1980 issue of the Lake Union Herald. Wisconsin Academy has many things to be proud of but one area where the academy really shines is the work program offered to the students. Students may work on campus, at the academy farm, or at one of [...]

1970: 10,000 Pamphlets Distributed in One Day

The following article originally appeared in the November 10, 1970 issue of the Lake Union Herald. A beautiful Wisconsin morning, September 22, encouraged 200 students from Wisconsin Academy to participate in the annual Ingathering field day. Students, teachers, and pastors used 40 cars to fan out over a 50-mile radius from the campus, and [...]

1960: “WA Farm Has a Good Summer”

The following article originally appeared in the November 8, 1960 issue of the Lake Union Herald. In spite of the wet spring experienced here, the crops have turned out very well. The lovely long fall has assured good ripe corn. The hay crop was excellent, with three good cuttings yielding 20,000 bales, 3,000 of [...]

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