The President’s Blog

Dan Fisher is the president of Oakdale Christian Academy and provides overall leadership for the school.  He began in 1995 as director of development as was made president in 2001.  He has a bachelor’s degree in music (education minor) from Greenville College, a master’s in education from Seattle Pacific University and is a Ph.D. student in higher education at Azusa Pacific University.  Read Dan’s blog posts below.

$800,000 Pledge Received!!!!  Largest Commitment Ever to Oakdale!! Just when we needed to know if funding for the new girls’ dormitory would allow us to continue construction, this pledge moves us forward! Part 1 and Part 2 of this story culminate now in a tremendous opportunity. A completed, debt-free new girls’ dormitory! The expansion of [...]

Some of you called, others emailed, and some even pressed me in person to know the rest of the story I began last week. Your intrigue and excitement is well-placed. Read Part 1 to learn about how the dream of a completed new girls’ dormitory seemed very much in question. Here’s Part 2:    “Where are [...]

I hesitated. I didn’t want to answer the question the way I knew it had to be answered. Yet, I realized that it would be irresponsible to not look at the cold numbers and respond in a factual manner. Our goal for several years: To build a new 40-bed girls’ dormitory. Ever since we completed [...]

For the first time, Oakdale will be offering a Robotics Technology class during summer school. Various kinds of robotic classes are being used in schools across the country to engage students in learning. Robotics programs have been proven to effectively teach core concepts in math, science, technology and engineering. Just because this looks fun doesn’t [...]

What’s in a name? Oakdale Christian Academy is located in the community of Oakdale, near Jackson, Kentucky. Okay, that begins to answer the question, but why is this area called “Oak”dale? Was this region once heavily wooded with oak trees? Or did the person with the privilege of naming this community just really like oak [...]

Beginning this month, Oakdale Christian Academy has launched a new distance learning program to extend our ministry beyond the Oakdale campus.  Our first group of distance learning students are members of 22ft Basketball Academy. 22ft Basketball Academy, which has chosen Jackson, KY, for its first U.S. location, does not offer its own academic program but [...]

In the coming week, foundation work will begin on the new girls’ dormitory.  Concurrently, plans are being made to utilize volunteer workers who will come beginning last spring and work in such trades as electrical and plumbing, as well as do painting, floor installation, and other finish work. Last week, Roger Pratt (Clarkston Free Methodist [...]

Students arrived back on campus yesterday for today’s start of second semester! While breaks are necessary and welcome, we are glad to be back doing what we are here to do.  This has been a fun morning! Students are coming to the office to register for their spring semester classes, and it has been a joy [...]

After several years of planning and preliminary fundraising, Oakdale is ready to take its first steps toward the construction of the new girls’ dormitory.  Reaching this point in our Breaking New Ground Comprehensive Campaign represents great progress, and we are excited to begin the early phases of  construction. On Friday, October 5, 2012, at 4:00 [...]

Over the past couple of years, we have seen a strong and detectable elevation in the morale of students who attend Oakdale.  This has happened in part because of our continued insistence that students express and demonstrate a desire to attend.  Desiring to attend means more than considering this better than other options, or wanting [...]