| Pine Forge Academy | |
| Motto: | "Where Excellence is no accident" |
| Schooltype: | High School |
| Founded: | 1946 |
| Principal: | H. Clifford Reynolds |
| Faculty: | 25 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades: | 9–12 |
| Ratio: | 13.9:1 |
| Conference: | Penn-Jersey Athletic Association |
| Location: | Pine Forge, Pennsylvania |
| Affiliation: | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| Enrollment: | 148 |
| Enrollment As Of: | 2019 - 2020 |
| Homepage: | http://www.pineforgeacademy.org/ |
Pine Forge Academy is a co-educational, Seventh-day Adventist Christian boarding school that serves grades nine through twelve. Part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system,[2] [3] [4] [5] it is located in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
The land for the school grounds was purchased for $46,000 by the school founders from the family of 18th-century abolitionist and ironmaster Thomas Rutter. The building used for the headmaster's residence (the Manor House) was once used as a staging point for the Underground Railroad. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Pine Forge Mansion and Industrial Site in 2004.
The required curriculum includes classes in the following subject areas: Religion, English, Oral Communications, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Physical Education, Health, Computer Applications, Fine Arts, and Electives.
Throughout the History of Pine Forge many great principals have passed through the institution. This is a table documenting the names, and tenures of the principals of Pine Forge Academy.
| Name | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. L. Moran | 1946-1948 |
| 2 | Robert L. Reynolds | 1948-1951 |
| 3 | Ercell I. Watson | 1951-1961 |
| 4 | Charles L. Brooks | 1961-1963 |
| 5 | Luther Palmer | 1963-1966 |
| 6 | Cleveland Tivy | 1966-1969 |
| 7 | Adrian T. Westney Sr. | 1969-1976 |
| 8 | Auldwin Humphrey | 1976-1979 |
| 9 | Paul Robert Jones | 1979-1981 |
| 10 | Dr. Rothacker Smith | 1981-1982 |
| 11 | W. Augustus Cheatham | 1982-1985 |
| 12 | Conrad Gill | 1985-1989 |
| 13 | Richard Mills | 1989-1991 |
| 14 | Stephen Richardson | 1991-1993 |
| 15 | Richard Smith | 1993-1996 |
| 16 | Diana A. Carguill | 1996-2003 |
| 17 | Dr. George E. Thornton | 2003-2004 |
| 18 | Cynthia Gibson-Poole | 2004-2009 |
| 19 | Delmas F. Campbell | 2009-2014 |
| 20 | Nicole A. Hughes | 2014-2018 |
There are five buildings on the campus of Pine Forge Academy: Handy Hall, Kimbrough Hall, Jessie R. Wagner Hall, and North Hall and the gymnasium.Handy Hall is named after Ronald L. Handy, a member of the Pine Forge Academy staff for 18 years. Kimbrough Hall is named after Dr. Grace Kimbrough, one of the founders of the Pine Forge Institute. Wagner Hall is named after John H. Wagner, the former president of the Allegheny East Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists church. North Hall is the music building, and is directly north of the Manor House (also known as the Thomas Rutter House.)
As a denominational school, Pine Forge Academy emphasizes its practices of Adventism in a variety of ways. While Chaplains serve in strengthening the spiritual aspect of the campus, the students are encouraged to play a part as well. Prayers are often said at the beginning of each class, before examinations, before cafeteria meals, and before church services. Church services are mandatory, and the students are given the opportunity to participate in different parts of the service, such as the praise and worship segments, prayer segments, musical selections, vesper thoughts and sermonettes located at the Pine Forge Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Chapel services are mandatory as well, where student-dean interaction is present. They take place every day except Friday and Saturday (Sabbath) in the evening and are separated by dorm.
Pine Forge Academy has a total of 5 sports teams, soccer, volleyball, track & field, basketball, and cheerleading.