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| Oak Hall School | |
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1700 SW 75th Street, Gainesville, FL 32607 , , Florida | |
| Coordinates | 29°38′19″N 82°25′47″W / 29.6387416°N 82.4297057°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Independent preparatory |
| Motto | Scholarship, leadership, service |
| Established | 1970 |
| Headmaster | Dr. James Hutchins |
| Grades | Pre-K through 12th |
| Enrollment | ~750 |
| Color(s) | Burgundy and Gold |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Rival | Saint Francis Catholic Academy |
| Website | www |
Oak Hall School is a private pre-K through 12th grade school in Gainesville, Florida founded in 1970.
History
[edit]Oak Hall was founded in 1970, the year Gainesville finished desegregating its high schools.[1] Founded by Drs. Billy Brashear and Harry L. Walker, the school was open to all "without regard to race, creed or color", but had a $1,100 tuition.[2] By January 1971, the school received IRS approval of its tax exemption because it announced and publicized a racially nondiscriminatory admissions policy. [3]
Although technically a private school, the school was largely built with funds provided by industrial revenue bonds raised by Alachua County.[4] Oak Hall's elementary school, or "Lower School", was originally a separate campus by the name of Martha Manson Academy. The Headmaster there gave the school to Oak Hall in 2001, creating the Pre-K through 12 campus that the school has today.[citation needed]
The school established a sister-school relationship with the Changzhou #2 Middle/High School in China.[citation needed]
Facilities
[edit]The school is sited on a 44-acre (18 ha) campus and includes a 400-seat theater, art and photography center, media center, science labs, gymnasium, lighted soccer field, lighted football field, brand new tennis courts, an unlighted baseball field, a softball field, and as well as many other outdoor basketball, pickleball, tennis, and 4-square courts.
Athletics and extracurriculars
[edit]Oak Hall has a Spanish program and was placed first in Division 1A at the Florida State Spanish Conference in 2010. It also has a Latin program and was placed first in the Senior Division and first in the Junior Division at the 2010 FJCL State Forum held between April 14, 2010, and April 17, 2010. The Senior Division won again in 2012, 2014.[5] 2015,[6] and 2016.[7] Its Certamen team has won state and collegiate-level tournaments.[8]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Tamari Davis, world-champion sprinter[9]
- Brian Ellington, MLB baseball player[10]
- Will Muschamp, college football coach
References
[edit]- ^ Beckmann, Chris; Boucias, Judy (1994). A History of Gainesville and its people. Gainesville, Fla.: Oak Hall School. OCLC 31069252.
- ^ Davis Jr., Horance G. (August 3, 1970). "Do you, Governor Kirk?". The Gainesville Sun. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2023 – via pulitzer.org.
– He might ask about the embryonic Oak Hall Preparatory School founded by Dr. Billy Brashear and Dr. Harry L. Walker, open to all "without regard to race, creed or color" – with $1,100 tuition, of course.
- ^ “3 Florida Private Schools Get Tax Ruling.” The Stuart (Fla.) News, January 3, 1971. [1]
- ^ "RESOLUTION NO. 99-18" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ "2014 Forum Results". Florida Junior Classical League. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "2015 Forum Results". Florida Junior Classical League. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Forum Results". Florida Junior Classical League. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ "Oak Hall School -> Latin Certamen Meet". www.oakhall.org. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ Wells, Kevin (August 1, 2022). "Gainesville sprinter Tamari Davis sets world Under 20 record in 100m". www.wcjb.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "Ellington's long road to Miami". Gainesville.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
