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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 21, 2020

OHA offers learning support

Imagine being a non-swimmer on a boat full of strong swimmers. All of a sudden the boat springs a leak and begins to sink.  In the initial panic, you find that there’s only one life preserver on board.  Who should get it?  Obviously, you should get it, right?  After all,… Read More
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December 18, 2020

OHA’s holistic approach

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a theory of human motivation familiar to most educators. The pyramid model image represents the range of human needs. To boil it down, Maslow’s theory suggests that for people to become their best selves, they need to be nourished, safe, loved, and valued. Obvious,… 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

Enrichment courses and recommended reading for OHA Semester Break 2020

Semester break begins on Tuesday, November 24th and will continue through Sunday, January 10th when students return to campus. Given the length of our time away, Oak Hill Academy will offer our students several enrichment opportunities over the break. Our faculty will be teaching four interesting short courses, each… 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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