Ouachita Hills Academy
| Ouachita Hills Academy | |
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| Address | |
| 170 P.O. Box Amity, AR 71935 |
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| Information | |
| School type | Private Donations, Private, Co-educational, Boarding |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Seventh-day Adventist |
| Established | 1988 |
| Founder | Chester and Harriet Clark |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Ouachita Hills Academy is a co-educational, private boarding secondary school loosely affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[1][2][3][4] It is located in Amity, Arkansas, and averages around 40 students.
Academics
Ouachita Hills Academy is a private, four-year, coeducational secondary school affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventists church. As a Christian school, Ouachita Hills Academy admits students of any race to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to the student body. No discrimination is made on the basis of race in administration of educational policies, applications for admission, scholarship or loan programs, athletic or extra-curricular programs.
History
The school was started in 1988 by founders Chester and Harriet Clark.
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.
Facilities
The school has the Ad. Building that hosts the administrative offices, classrooms and Chapel/auditorium.
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
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."
- ↑ http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/seventh_day_adventist.htm
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