Ozark Adventist Academy
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| Ozark Adventist Academy | |
| Address | |
| 20997 Dawn Hill East Road Gentry, Arkansas, 72734, United States |
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| Website | |
| http://www.ozarkacademy.org/ | |
| Information | |
| Religious affiliation | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| Principal | Perry Pollman |
| School type | Private |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Team name | Skyhawks |
| Founded | ~1900 |
| Enrollment | 180 |
Ozark Adventist Academy (OAA) is a private high school located near Gentry, Arkansas. It is operated by the Arkansas-Louisiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
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[edit] Student Body
OAA has an enrollment of approximately 180 students. Most of the student body resides on campus in the boy's and girl's residence halls. The remainder commute from the community.
Most OAA students are residents of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and Missouri. However, some come from Tennessee and other distant places.
[edit] Academics
The required curriculum at OAA includes classes in the following subject areas: Religion, English, Oral Communications, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Physical Education, Health, Computer Applications, Fine Arts, and Electives.
Students must successfully complete 24 units to graduate. Graduates meeting specific additional requirements may earn one of the following:
- Enriched diploma
- College prep diploma
- Honors diploma
[edit] Student Life
The OAA experience is shaped by many events and extra curricular activities, including the following:
- Vespers, church, and other worship services
- Week of prayer
- Student Association
- Student Association Olympics
- Boy's Club, Girl's Club, and Student Association banquets
- Mountain Echo (student newspaper)
- Flintonian (yearbook)
- Expressions (drama group)
- Band
- Choir
- Royalaires (small choir)
- Hand bells
- Puppets
- Aerialaires (gymnastics team)
- Output (spiritual outreach group)
- Skyhawks basketball, soccer, and volleyball
- Intermural football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, and softball
- National Honor Society
- Student council
- Home leave/holiday weekends
- Mission trips
- Parents' weekend
- College days
- Senior recognition weekend
- Senior class trip
- Graduation
[edit] Faculty and Staff
OAA employs approximately 33 teachers, administrators, and staff.
[edit] Accreditation
- Arkansas Nonpublic Schools Accrediting Association
- Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges, and Universities
[edit] External links
- Ozark Adventist Academy official website
