Life at Oakhill

Life at Oakhill showcases the phenomenal students that we have. Whether you donated your time through volunteering, or through monetary gifts, the impact of your generosity is demonstrated through our outstanding students, their achievements, and experiences.

Middle School Awards and Achievements

This year the leadership award was presented to 8th grader Gray Carter for modeling positive student leadership in the classroom, on the track, and beyond. He lead with kindness, respect, gratitude and the right attitude.

Lucy Rule, 8th grader, was presented the Helen Wills Award for Citizenship for her great attitude, for helping others, for being responsible and for truly modeling Oakhill life skills.

The Panther Pride Award was given to 8th graders Alyssa Hiegert and Ben Yager for their school spirit.

This year the Sunshine Award was presented to 8th grader Ian Hamilton for his infectious smile and upbeat spirit.

The Student Athlete award was presented to 8th graders Ella Brown and Aaron Ferrara for demonstrating the ability to maintain excellence in the classroom while positively contributing to their Oakhill Day School teams.

The Top Scholar Award was presented to 8th graders Drew Clawson and Alexa Doumit for overall academic excellence.

The Faculty Middle School Cup was awarded to 8th grader Kai Somasegaran for demonstrating solid character, for being the consummate ambassador for all things Oakhill, for his positive attitude, athletic fortitude and daily drive to excel academically.

6th Grader Andy Phung was awarded a Blue Ribbon for his project beating all other Computer Systems, Electronics, and Robotics projects in his division. Andy's project was also selected as a Broadcom Masters Award Winning Project, earning him the ability to continue on to compete against other STEM Projects at another competition this summer.

Service Projects

As part of Oakhill’s commitment to service learning, the National Junior Honor Society chose three organizations to focus our efforts. During the 2020-2021 school year, we donated over 300 toys to patients at Children’s Mercy Hospital, donated over 800 pounds of dog and cat food to the animals at KC Pet Project and raised over $1,000 during Penny Wars, donating the money to the Turtle Hospital during our 7th and 8th grade trip to the Florida Keys in May.

Overnight Trips

We continued the tradition of taking our 5th-8th grade students on overnight trips. It is hard to put into words how much these trips impact our students. Not only are they expanding their knowledge of our curriculum outside the school walls, these trips teach them lifeskills and life lessons that can’t be learned in a school setting, like getting along with a roommate in their hotel room. We took our 5th graders to Hutchinson, KS to experience the Cosmosphere and spend the night in the museum. Then we explored the Salt Mines 650 feet below the Earth’s surface. We finished up our 2-day trip with a visit to the Wichita Zoo.

The sixth grade class took a 3-day, 2-night trip to Horseshoe Canyon Ranch in Jasper, Arkansas. This area of Arkansas is known for its beautiful scenery and ranches, as well as its rock formations for rock climbing and we took part several activities. We scaled mountains, rode horses, completed an adventure course, and ate some delicious family-style meals.

Overnight Trips

Our 7th and 8th graders continued the tradition of going to the Florida Keys for a week of snorkeling, kayaking, bike riding, visiting the Turtle Hospital, exploring the Dry Tortugas and so much more! This experience gets better every time we visit and is a favorite of the students.