Bonnie Iversen

Articles by Bonnie Iversen

  • Annual Get Acquainted Party Goes Virtual at SGA

    Annual Get Acquainted Party Goes Virtual at SGA

    Here’s the thing about San Gabriel Academy (SGA)—we love our students! At the beginning of every year, SGA enjoys a social event called the GAP (Get Acquainted Party), hosted by the Student Association. Distance learning did not stifle that event this year. In August, students had the opportunity to play online get-acquainted games via Zoom,…

    Bonnie Iversen
  • Distance Learning a Success at San Gabriel Academy

    Distance Learning a Success at San Gabriel Academy

    Adventist educators have been given the same commission Christ gave Peter in John 21: “If you love Me, feed My sheep.” Teachers recognize that Christ didn’t mean this to apply only when things are going well—He meant it even when schools must shut down for a time. At San Gabriel Academy (SGA), plans for an…

    Bonnie Iversen
  • San Gabriel Academy Takes Mission Trip to Holbrook Indian School

    San Gabriel Academy Takes Mission Trip to Holbrook Indian School

    In November, students and faculty from San Gabriel Academy followed in the footsteps of those who went on one of SGA’s first mission trips to Holbrook Indian School over 50 years ago. In the mid-1960s, students went to help install a walk-in freezer, plant crops, and handle deferred maintenance. In 2018, 43 students, faculty, and…

    Bonnie Iversen
  • San Gabriel Academy Takes Mission Trip to Holbrook Indian School

    San Gabriel Academy Takes Mission Trip to Holbrook Indian School

    In November, students and faculty from San Gabriel Academy followed in the footsteps of those who went on one of SGA’s first mission trips to Holbrook Indian School over 50 years ago. In the mid-1960s, students went to help install a walk-in freezer, plant crops, and handle deferred maintenance. In 2018, 43 students, faculty, and…

    Bonnie Iversen
  • Love for Learning Grows at San Gabriel Academy

    Love for Learning Grows at San Gabriel Academy

    Exciting things are happening at San Gabriel Academy, where almost 100 percent of the teachers in transitional kindergarten (TK) through grade 12 have been designing curriculum to better correspond with how the brain works. This effort is at the heart of Adventist education.   Cutting-edge teacher training in brain-based learning is being implemented throughout the…

    Bonnie Iversen
  • U.S. Robotics Tournament Awards First-Place Trophy to SGA Team

    U.S. Robotics Tournament Awards First-Place Trophy to SGA Team

    For San Gabriel Academy senior Maxon Zhao, participating in the RoboCup Junior USA Robotics Tournament was a dream come true. For more than three years, he had been perfecting his robotics skills. As a student in China, he joined several individual robotics competitions. At SGA, he continued to promote his love of robotics.  The school’s…

    Bonnie Iversen