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subscriber, Welcome To JUNE!
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130 Years of OAA Legacy — Alumni Weekend Is Coming
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Featured Message
“100 DAYS UNTIL WE COME HOME”
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The countdown is officially on.
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In just a few short months, alumni from across the country will gather in Huntsville to celebrate a remarkable milestone:
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130 Years of Oakwood Adventist Academy
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Alumni Weekend 2026 promises to be a time of fellowship, worship, laughter, memories, and reconnection.
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Whether you graduated five years ago or fifty years ago, you are part of a legacy that continues to impact lives around the world.
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September 4–6, 2026
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Three Days. One Family. A Lifetime of Memories.
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Make your plans now and begin reaching out to classmates who may not have heard the news.
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🌳💚💛 CALLING ALL OAA LEGACY FAMILIES! 💛💚🌳
As we celebrate the rich history and lasting impact of Oakwood Adventist Academy, the National Oakwood Adventist Academy Alumni Association is seeking to recognize our OAA Legacy Families during our 130th Anniversary Celebration!
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Do you have three or more generations of direct descendants who proudly graduated from OAA? We want to hear from you!
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Legacy families may include:
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All family members must be graduates of Oakwood Adventist Academy (not simply attendees).
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For more than a century, OAA families have helped build a tradition of excellence, faith, leadership, and service. Now it’s time to honor the families whose legacy continues to inspire future generations.
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📣 Know a qualifying family?
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💛 130 Years of Excellence.
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🌳 One School. Many Generations. Endless Impact.
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#OAALegacyFamilies #OAA130 #OakwoodAdventistAcademy #Legacy130 #GenerationsOfExcellence #OAAProud #OakwoodAlumni #FamilyLegacy #ConnectionBuildsCommunity #CommunityBuildsLegacy
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🎓 Class of 2026 Commencement
Celebrating the Next Generation of Mustangs
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On May 24, 2026, Oakwood Adventist Academy proudly celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2026 during its Commencement Ceremony, featuring an inspiring message from Dr. James Doggette, Jr.
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As family, friends, faculty, alumni, and supporters gathered to honor the graduates, the ceremony served as a reminder of Oakwood's enduring mission—to prepare young men and women for lives of faith, service, leadership, and excellence.
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The Class of 2026 now joins a proud alumni family that spans 130 years and thousands of graduates around the world. They leave OAA carrying not only academic achievements, but also the values and spiritual foundation that have defined Oakwood Adventist Academy for generations.
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The excitement surrounding commencement was evident in the many messages of encouragement shared online:
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As alumni, we celebrate these graduates and welcome them into the Oakwood Adventist Academy Alumni Association. We look forward to seeing how God will continue to lead and use them in the years ahead.
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Welcome to the Alumni Family, Class of 2026! 🐎🎓
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"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." — Jeremiah 29:11
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📸 COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
There’s nothing like the OAA family.
From past reunions to present connections, we are stronger together.
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🎓 THROWBACK: CLASS OF 1977
This month’s throwback spotlight celebrates the unforgettable faces and personalities of The Academy and Anna Knight Elementary.
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These memories remind us that Oakwood has always been more than classrooms and buildings — it has always been family.
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Do you recognize someone in the photos?
Share your memories and tag your classmates!
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🙏 FAITH CORNER
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Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9
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Building a legacy takes time.
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Supporting a school takes commitment.
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Maintaining a community takes effort.
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For 130 years, God has blessed Oakwood Adventist Academy through faithful students, parents, teachers, alumni, and supporters.
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As we prepare for Alumni Weekend, let us continue to sow seeds that future generations will harvest.
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Prayer
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Lord, thank You for sustaining Oakwood Adventist Academy for 130 years. Help us remain faithful stewards of this legacy and inspire us to support the students and families who will carry the mission forward. Amen.
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💰 FUNDRAISING UPDATE
❤️ THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS!
We want to recognize and celebrate the newest alumni and friends who stepped forward to support the mission:
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Thank you for believing in the legacy and future of Oakwood Adventist Academy.
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🏆 TEAM LEADERBOARD UPDATE
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EVERY GIFT MATTERS
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🛍️ NEW ALUMNI SWAG COMING SOON
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We are pleased to announce that we are scanning in as many yearbooks as we have in order to view them online. Check out the whole 1976 yearbook below.
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In the future this feature will be only available to registered users, so go ahead and register on the site now.
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