Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) is a private, co-educational, boarding, high school in New Market, Virginia, United States.
The campus is located in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, approximately 90 minutes west of Washington, DC.
In 1905 the dying Charles D. Zirkle of New Market bequeathed his share of his father’s property, a 42-acre piece of land on the outskirts of town, to the Virginia Conference of Seventh day Adventists.
From 1916 to 1921 the school was struggling to survive, but continued under the leadership of H. M. Forshee, Principal, and the help of Elder R. D. Hottel, pastor of the New Market Seventh-day Adventist Church.
[18] SVA's required curriculum includes classes in English, Science, Mathematics, and Social Studies, yearly religion courses, applied or fine arts, personal finance, and physical education.
Foreign language as well as additional science and mathematics courses are required for the College Preparatory and Advanced Studies Diplomas.
[19][20] In addition to its core curriculum, SVA offers Advanced Placement (AP) classes and Dual Credit classes including English, Anatomy & Physiology, Physics, Precalculus, Calculus, Personal Finance, and 2 religion courses.
[24] The Shenandoans, Valley Ringers, Concert Band and the Symphony Orchestra tour frequently.
Praise Teams, which lead the school population in singing at its weekly chapel events, operate independently of the Music Department.