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Midland Adventist Academy

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Abbreviations

There are a variety of abbreviations and acronyms used at Midland and on our website. Here is a brief list - if you have additional suggestions, please let us know!

  • A&P - Anatomy & Physiology. Upper-level science class for high school students

  • ABC - Adventist Book Center. A Christian book store selling a wide variety of products, including vegetarian meat substitutes

  • ACT -  American College Testing. A standardized test taken by high school students. Used to determine college eligibility and scholarship levels.

  • BAR - Broken Arrow Ranch. Youth camp where a number of our high school students work during the summer. Each August our high school students spend three days here; also the site for September's Environmental Camp for grades 5 and 6.

  • BJV - Boys Junior Varsity. One of the basketball teams available at Midland

  • BMS - Boys Middle School. One of the basketball teams available at Midland.

  • BV - Boys Varsity. One of the basketball teams available at Midland.

  • FACTS - Financial system used to evaluate requests for financial aid at school

  • GMS - Girls Middle School. One of the volleyball/basketball teams available at Midland.

  • GV - Girls Varsity. One of the volleyball/basketball teams available at Midland.

  • K12BTSN - K-12 Back to School Night. An annual first-day-of-school meeting for parents and other interested parties

  • RenWeb - Well, RenWeb! A Registrars package for recording student information and grades. Used by the ParentWeb portal to provide high school parents the ability to access grades on line.

  • KAIRS -  Kansas Association of Religious and Independent Schools. Midland holds accreditation with this statewide educational organization. It is largest organization of non-public schools in the state, and has been in existence for more than 40 years.

  • KS/NE - Kansas / Nebraska Conference. The state-level organization for the Seventh-day Adventist Church (level 2).

  • MAA - Midland Adventist Academy. Shorthand for our school name.

  • MAP - MAP Assessment. Standardized test taken three times during the year by all students 

  • MAUC - Mid-America Union Conference. The regional-level organization for the Seventh-day Adventist Church (level 3).

  • NCPSA - National Council for Private School Accreditation. Midland holds accreditation with this nationally recognized educational organization.

  • NAD - North American Division. The North American organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (level 4).

  • PE - Physical Education. Classes for students including exercise, sports, and healthy living.

  • PSAT/NMSQT - Preliminary SAT / National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Standardized test taken by high school Juniors.

  • SA - Student Association. This is the student body organization for grades 9-12.

  • SDA - Seventh-day Adventist. The organized church body that Midland belongs to.

  • UAU - Union Adventist University. The closest Adventist college to Midland, located in Lincoln, NE. This is the site of yearly music festivals, sports tournaments, and college visits.

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