Oakwood Adventist Academy
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7000 Adventist Boulevard , 35896 | |
| Coordinates | 34°45′24″N 86°39′42″W / 34.7566°N 86.6616°W |
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| Type | Private parochial |
| Motto | Develop, Nurture, Affirm |
| Established | 1896 |
| Principal | Gabriel B. Madrid |
| Faculty | 30 |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Number of students | 350 |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Athletics | Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Track & Field |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| Accreditation | AAA SACS |
| Website | www |
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Oakwood Adventist Academy (OAA) is a Seventh-day Adventist co-educational K-12 school located on the campus of Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[1][2][3] [4]Oakwood Adventist Academy exists to provide a spiritual, academic, social and service-oriented environment to develop, nurture, and affirm students for a lifetime of service to God and humanity.
History
Oakwood Adventist Academy was founded in 1896 as Oakwood Industrial School. The high school served as a boarding school and preparatory school operated by Oakwood College (now University) for the majority of its existence. In 1974, the academy became a day school operated by a local constituency of Seventh-day Adventist churches called the Huntsville Area Seventh-day Adventist (HASDA) Churches. The school has had many names including Oakwood Manual Training School, Oakwood College Academy, Oakwood Christian Academy, and Oakwood Academy. The administration and constituency voted to change the name of the school to Oakwood Adventist Academy in 2002. Today, the school is governed by the Huntsville Area Seventh-day Adventist Church (HASDA) School Board and the South Central Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
Academics
Oakwood Adventist Academy provides exemplary college preparatory education to Huntsville and the surrounding areas. Along with the standard curriculum and graduation track, OAA provides advanced educational opportunities. One of these opportunities allows advanced juniors and seniors to participate in dual enrollment between Oakwood University and OAA at no additional cost to the academy student. Other special programs include a certified nursing assistant program, pharmacy technician program, a program in science education with NASA, and a mission organization providing service to disaster areas.
It also continues to serve as the College Preparatory Division and Laboratory School for the Department of Education of Oakwood University. Several education majors from Oakwood University conduct their internships at Oakwood Adventist Academy. OAA is a major feeder school for Oakwood University, with a significant number of graduates matriculating to Oakwood University.
The school has regional accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and private accreditation from the Adventist Accrediting Association of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and the National Council for Private Schools.
Campus
The high school is currently housed in the J.T. Stafford Hall at Oakwood University, built in 1974. After the Anna Knight Hall, which housed the elementary school, was destroyed by fire in 1990, a new building for the elementary school was constructed in 1993. Recently, the school received 32 acres (130,000 m2) of prime land from Oakwood University to construct a brand new K-12 facility.
In 2013, the construction of the Multi-Educational Complex was completed. The facility includes a full-service cafeteria, gymnasium, and middle school classrooms. At the same time, the Elementary School building was completely renovated.
The new Oakwood Adventist Academy complex will be located adjacent to the main Oakwood University campus. The new K-12 complex will include buildings for the high school, middle school, and elementary school, a gymnasium, cafeteria, and athletic fields.
Spiritual aspects
All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Instructors in other disciplines also begin each class period with prayer or a short devotional thought, many which encourage student input. Weekly, the entire student body gathers together in the auditorium for an hour-long chapel service. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.
See also
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary and elementary schools
- Seventh-day Adventist education
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Seventh-day Adventist theology
- History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- List of high schools in Alabama
- Oakwood University
References
- ^ http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ^ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (April 1, 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 2010-06-19.