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January 27, 2021

Developing leaders

OHA Student Affairs Director outlines some of our campus leadership opportunities. Being a student leader at a boarding school can be challenging. We ask students to lead peers who may be their same age, or even older. Leaders also live together with those they lead. Despite (or maybe because… Read More
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January 22, 2021

Meet OHA’s latest “Student of Distinction”

Cocobella P. ’24 Principal Todd Giszack announced recently that Cocobella P. is Oak Hill Academy’s newest “Student of Distinction.” Cocobella is a freshman from Maryland. She is in her first year at Oak Hill. Though she’s been here a short time, Cocobella already has distinguished herself as a positive force… Read More
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January 21, 2021

College applications … stressful?

In our culture today, the words “college applications” and “stress” seem to go hand in hand for high school students and their parents. Just give it a try – think for a moment about the words “college applications” and notice how you feel. Relaxed, calm, giddy? Most likely not! There is… Read More
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January 20, 2021

OHA routines soothe teens

OHA’s Counseling Director highlights our school’s reassuring structure. Teenagers have so much to accomplish! Not just homework and extracurriculars … but internal work, too. Their brains are developing rapidly. They’re trying to figure out who they are–and how to manage their thoughts and emotions. They’re making constant social and academic… Read More
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January 20, 2021

January 2021 update from student affairs

Oak Hill Academy Student Affairs Director offers observations and a hopeful outlook for our Spring Semester. We are more than one week into our second semester, and midway through “phase 2” of our COVID mitigation plan as we work toward a more normal semester here on “The Hill.” We’re tucked… Read More
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January 9, 2021

Campus Life Update: Highlighting the Deans

One of the defining aspects of Oak Hill Academy’s Residential Life program is our dedicated staff. We are unlike many (if not most) boarding schools across the country. Because at OHA, serving as a resident manager is our staff’s primary job – not just a secondary role behind teaching or… Read More
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December 15, 2020

Oak Hill Academy’s “Wintermester” combats “Brain Drain”

Have you ever heard of “brain drain”?  It’s the phenomenon whereby students “lose” some portion of their academic content knowledge during extended leaves (think summer) from school.  While experts disagree about exactly where this lost knowledge goes or how much of it dissipates, one thing is true:  Brain drain is… Read More
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November 23, 2020

Oak Hill Academy wins grant for Environmental Literacy

Principal Todd Giszack is pleased to announce that the Academy applied for and received a significant financial grant from the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund. The grant will assist with OHA’s Environmental Literacy Initiative (ELI). Last year Oak Hill Academy established  a new ELI program. The… Read More
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November 9, 2020

OHA’s newest “Student of Distinction” named!

Landon F. ’22 OHA’s Principal, Todd Giszack, recently announced that Landon F. of Midland, Texas, has been named our next “Student of Distinction” of the 2020-2021 school year. Landon, an 11th-grader, has attended Oak Hill Academy since his 8th grade year and is a standout member of the school community. Read More
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October 31, 2020

October 2020 update from student affairs

OHA’s Director of Student Affairs shares a snapshot of campus life: We have entered late October; the leaves have turned, and are now beginning to fall. The weather is crisp and beautiful – cool mornings, pleasantly warm afternoons. A spectacular time of year on “The Hill,” and a great time… Read More
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