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March 22, 2021

Oak Hill Academy students inducted into National Honor Society

The National Honor Society inducts Oak Hill Academy students On Thursday, March 18, Oak Hill Academy hosted the induction of seven students into the National Honor Society. These students include new members Markus (12th), Margaret (12th), Cole (12th), Anna (11th), Emeka (12th), Alexander (11th), and Jervonio (12th). Read More
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March 15, 2021

Parents’ Week 2021 goes virtual

Oak Hill Academy Parents’ Week 2021 Goes Virtual Events like “Parents’ Weekend”—which offer a day or two of packed agendas for families who visit their child’s campus—are common for boarding schools like Oak Hill Academy and for most colleges and universities. Although the COVID constraints of this school year… Read More
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March 4, 2021

Oak Hill students make a difference

Environmental Literacy Project  Oak Hill Academy environmental science students made a difference in their world by participating in a habitat restoration project right in the Academy’s “own back yard.” In partnership with the New River Conversancy, students spent a full day bringing new life to our corner of Southwest Virginia. Read More
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March 4, 2021

Meet OHA’s new “Student of Distinction”

Derrick O. ’22 OHA’s Principal, Todd Giszack, recently announced that Derrick O. of Nairobi, Kenya, has been named the newest “Student of Distinction” for the 2020-2021 school year. Though he arrived here at the beginning of the 2nd semester, Derrick has quickly shown himself to be a fine young man,… Read More
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February 16, 2021

Next “Student of Distinction” for 2020-21 named!

Bremely G. ’23 Principal Todd Giszack recently announced Oak Hill Academy’s newest “Student of Disctintion.” Congratulations to Bremely G., a sophomore from North Carolina in her first year at Oak Hill. In their recommendations of Bremely for this honor, our faculty and staff described her in the following ways. Bremely… Read More
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February 12, 2021

Ready for Our Close-Up!

Oak Hill Academy’s Student Affairs Director shares a little game he created. How often do you notice the little things? The yard sign on your way to class in the morning, the pattern of the brick walkway, the statue in the garden? In an effort to get students into the… Read More
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February 5, 2021

Oak Hill’s core values

Like many organizations, Oak Hill Academy has established a set of core values.  These four central statements of purpose drive our procedures and inform our practice.  They’re non-negotiable. Our students know them.  Our parents know them.  And our school community revolves around them. Community, Responsibility, Moral… Read More
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February 4, 2021

Peers helping peers

Oak Hill Academy’s Student Affairs Director describes another layer of academic support: students helping one another.   At Oak Hill we provide academic support to students who may be struggling in certain content areas. And that support comes not just in the classroom. It comes also with one-on-one… Read More
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February 1, 2021

Benefits of dorm life

OHA’s Student Affairs Director highlights the social and emotional learning that takes place in our dormitories. One of the values of boarding school, and Oak Hill Academy in particular, is that we live together. Students don’t just attend class and go home; this is their home. When students leave the… Read More
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