Oakwood Adventist Academy
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Oakwood Adventist Academy, also referred to as Oakwood Academy or OAA, is a Seventh-day Adventist
co-educational K-12
school located on the campus of Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama
. The K-12 head principal is Sharon Lewis (July 2009–present) and the K-8 principal is Delma Harvey.
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.
for Oakwood University, with a significant number of graduates matriculating to Oakwood University. Advanced juniors and seniors can participate in dual enrollment between Oakwood University and OAA at no additional cost to the academy student. Special programs at the school include a certified nursing assistant program, a program in science education with NASA
, and a mission organization providing service to disaster areas.
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.
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
co-educational K-12
K-12
K–12 is a designation for the sum of primary and secondary education. It is used in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand where P–12 is also commonly used...
school located on the campus of Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....
. The K-12 head principal is Sharon Lewis (July 2009–present) and the K-8 principal is Delma Harvey.
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 University for the majority of its existence. In 1974, the academy became a day school operated by a local constituency of Seventh-day AdventistSeventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
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 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 schoolFeeder school
Feeder school is a name applied to schools, colleges, universities, or other educational institutions that provide a significant number of graduates who intend to continue their studies at specific schools, or even in specific fields....
for Oakwood University, with a significant number of graduates matriculating to Oakwood University. Advanced juniors and seniors can participate in dual enrollment between Oakwood University and OAA at no additional cost to the academy student. Special programs at the school include a certified nursing assistant program, a program in science education with NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
, and a mission organization providing service to disaster areas.
The school has regional accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
(SACS) and private accreditation from the Adventist Accrediting Association of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is the governing organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is located in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, where it moved in 1989...
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 (129,499.5 m²) of prime land from Oakwood University to construct a brand new K-12 facility. 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. Construction is anticipated to begin next year.See also
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary and elementary schools
- List of high schools in Alabama
- Oakwood University
- Seventh-day Adventist ChurchSeventh-day Adventist ChurchThe Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...