The school, founded in 1893, was the oldest operating boarding academy of the Seventh-day Adventist Church until its closing in 2015.

Ellen G. White, when consulted, had written in 1893: "Let the building be converted into a seminary to educate our youth in the place of enlarging the college at Battle Creek.

I have been shown that there should...be located, school buildings in Ohio which would give character to the work" (Ellen G. White letter K35).

The day after this letter was written, J. N. Loughborough submitted a report to the General Conference in session advising the same action.

[6][7] Preparations were made for the closure and a scholarship was established to help students continue Adventist education if they so wished.

Ohio conference president Ron Halvorsen Jr. stated the funds raised would be used to pay some of the academy's outstanding debts and establish an education scholarship.