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November 14, 2019

Small Boarding School Creates Connectedness

Connection. As a small boarding school, Oak Hill Academy has the rare opportunity to foster face-to-face, personal relationships among students, families, and our faculty and staff. Shared goals, shared experiences, and a 24/7 shared environment allow for interaction that grows… Read More
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November 8, 2019

Reclaimed OHA chair offered as raffle prize

This year’s juniors, under the direction of their advisor, Mr. Brian Bunn, have hand-restored this chair, once used in the OHA dormitories. It now is offered as the prize in a raffle fundraiser. Proceeds will be added to those of the Spring Parents’ Days Silent Auction for student activities. Tickets… Read More
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November 6, 2019

October on “The Hill” brings the Harvest Festival

Lucca, Stephanie, Alex and Dominique get creative. By Senior Journalism students AJ B. and Ramsey R. Moh goes for it! Oak Hill Academy’s Harvest Festival is a fun annual event! This year’s festival was held October 26th at Noonkester Park on campus. Some people dressed up in costumes,… Read More
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November 4, 2019

It’s Homecoming time!

Schedule for this year’s Homecoming celebration: 4:30 – Alumni Registration at Turner Gymnasium 5:00 – 7:00 – Tailgating food, including hamburgers and hot dogs, chicken fingers, chili, Vietnamese fries, empanadas, dumplings, spring rolls, s’mores, cotton candy, pretzels and caramel apples. Games include Corn hole and a marshmallow gun… Read More
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October 31, 2019

Warrior Spirit Reigns as Basketball Season Kicks Off

by Senior Journalism student AJ B. OHA Cheer Team gets the spirit going. Wendy H., Hula Hoop Champ! Josh Z. and Caroline P. compete for the juniors. Historic Turner Gymnasium and home of Steve Smith Court on the campus of Oak Hill Academy was filled with cheering students during a… Read More
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October 23, 2019

Learning Issues Series: Executive Functioning Skills

Executive Functioning Skills Most students in grades 8-12, like most adults, struggle to navigate the flood of information swirling around them and often feel overwhelmed by it all. Input from multiple directions pummels today’s students at a rate previously unknown.  Amid myriad distractions in our fast-paced world, educators wonder: how… Read More
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October 18, 2019

OHA Seniors take time to team-build and bond

by Senior Journalism students AJ B. and Ramsey R. Isaiah scales the climbing wall. Every October, the Oak Hill Academy senior class spends one fall Wednesday away from campus while the rest of OHA’s students take the College Board’s PSAT. During their time off ‘The Hill,’ the students bond through… Read More
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October 11, 2019

Be Careful–Your Words are Powerful

Each morning, our small boarding school’s campus community assembles for announcements, a prayer, and a “good word” from various faculty, staff, and students as they share devotions. Wednesday devotions often come from our Director of Student Affairs, who shared the following last Wednesday.   “Sticks and stones can break my… Read More
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