Ozark Adventist Academy Educating students to lead a life of significance by discovering a love for God, developing respect for self and others, and acquiring skills for active Christian living. 2021-2022 Student Handbook Ozark Adventist Academy A Seventh-day Adventist Coeducational Boarding High School 20997 Dawn Hill East Road Gentry, Arkansas 72734 Phone 479-736-2221 Fax 479-736-2224 www.ozarkacademy.orG e-mail:
[email protected] 2021-2022 Student Handbook Accredited with AccreditinG Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, ColleGes, and Universities, Inc. And Middle States Association of ColleGes and Schools Table of Contents Ozark Adventist Academy 1 Academic Information 6 Attendance Policy 16 Business Matters 21 Campus Life 26 Discipline 29 Dress Code 32 Medical Care 36 School Transportation 40 Sexual Harassment Policy 41 Social Policies 43 Spiritual Activities 44 Student Leadership Opportunities 45 Substance Abuse Policy 46 Technological Use Policy 46 Touring Organizations 50 Work Program 51 Asbestos 53 Ozark Adventist Academy Located in the foothills of the beautiful Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas, this Seventh-day Adventist boarding high school offers a warm, friendly, and inviting atmosphere. It is owned and operated by the Arkansas-Louisiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and is fully accredited with the Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges, and Universities and Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Choosing Ozark Adventist Academy for high school is a choice of belonging to a school family with a special mission and commitment. Ozark Adventist Academy, located on Dawn Hill E. Road just off Arkansas Highway 59 between Gentry and Siloam Springs, Arkansas, has become a tradition that grew out of a community church school that was first established about 1900.