Oakdale Academy Receives Henry Salvatori Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Oakdale Academy is the only Michigan school to win prestigious award Oakdale Academy has been awarded the prestigious Henry Salvatori Prize for Excellence in Teaching. Given by Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, MI, the award recognizes exceptional classroom teaching nationwide. Oakdale Academy will receive $25,000 to use to purchase books, equipment and instructional materials. Oakdale Academy is the 22nd recipient of the Salvatori Award and the only school in Michigan to receive the award. … [Read more...]

My Vision Speech for Veteran’s Day 2015 at Oakdale Academy

Nathan, a high school sophomore, wrote a speech for the Veteran's Day celebration at Oakdale Academy that will make a tear come to your eye, make you swell with pride, and leave you challenged with what to do next. In a day and age when people are afraid of offending, worried about what others will think, or even lack the convictions to generate such thoughts, this is a refreshing insight into what some young people are being taught - like the ability to think for themselves. With comments like … [Read more...]

Columnist Michelle Malkin to be keynote speaker at Oakdale Academy’s Liberty Campaign Dinner

Oakdale Academy is pleased to announce Michelle Malkin as their speaker for the third annual Liberty Campaign Dinner on Friday, March 7, 2014 at the Royal Park Hotel, 600 E. University Drive, Rochester, MI. VIP reception starts at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m. Michelle Malkin is a mother, wife, blogger, conservative syndicated columnist, and author. She started her newspaper journalism career at the Los Angeles Daily News in 1992, moved to the Seattle Times in 1995, and has been … [Read more...]