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Oakwood Schools Foundation Announces New Scholarship Fund in Memory of Lifelong Oakwood Resident
The Oakwood Schools Foundation, a component fund of The Dayton Foundation, is pleased to announce a new scholarship opportunity for graduating Oakwood High School seniors involved in the speech and debate team or drama club/spring musical program. The Wanda Wahlman...
Oakwood Schools Foundation Announces Fall Grant Recipients
Oakwood Schools Foundation (OSF) announced the results of its fall grant cycle at the October Board of Education meeting on Monday, October 14. Three new projects were funded by the Foundation with an additional project being funded by the Oakwood Fine Arts Boosters....
Oakwood Schools Foundation and OHS Class of ‘72 Dedicate Revitalized Greenhouse
Graduates from Oakwood High School’s class of 1972, members of the community, and Oakwood Schools Foundation Trustees gathered on April 13th, a beautiful spring Saturday, to honor the generosity and dedication to education embodied by the Class of 1972’s project to...
Oakwood Schools Foundation Celebrates Success and Thanks Donors
The community gathered to honor donors of the Flourish Campaign for the Performing and Visual Arts on Saturday, April 6th. The celebration, hosted by the Oakwood Schools Foundation, whose trustees, volunteers, and staff have led the campaign to the opening of the Rick...
Oliver Chamberlain, celebrating the arts in memory of his late wife, OHS Valedictorian and alumna, Kathryn Chamberlain
Recently established through the Oakwood Schools Foundation, both the Kathryn Chamberlain Student Scholarship Award and the Kathryn Chamberlain Teacher Leadership Award seek to honor the life and legacy of Kathryn (Iams) Chamberlain who, at her 1966 graduation from...
OSF Reflects on Recent Growth and Looks Towards New Opportunities
Dear Oakwood Schools, community – alumni, parents, teachers and neighbors: As students and faculty settle back into daily routines of classes, homework, and activities, the Oakwood Schools Foundation is gearing up for continued growth and evolution. With deep...
‘Nicest Guy in Oakwood’ carries on family tradition
Volunteers were at the heart of the Oakwood Schools Foundation when it was founded over 40 years ago - and the same remains true to this day. Founded in 1981, the Oakwood Schools Foundation (OSF) was brought to life by a passionate group of volunteers who led the way,...
Oakwood’s Foundation making an impact for over four decades
For more than four decades, The Oakwood Schools Foundation has received contributions to support the educational experience at Oakwood Schools. Comprised of 14 volunteer members, Foundation Trustees are a hard-working board who focus efforts on the organization’s core...
Class of 1972 plants Philanthropic Seeds at OHS
A new greenhouse is being built in the Oakwood High School courtyard thanks to a group of passionate OHS alumni who fondly recall how the current greenhouse, now in disrepair, was key to their academic memories and pursuits, and beneficial to their wellness. Members...
Oakwood education group names new wing for $8.8M school arts expansion
An event is set next week for the new $8.8 million performing arts center at Oakwood Junior and Senior High School, a section of which will be named after a pair of alumni. A groundbreaking will be held Dec. 21 for the privately funded Rick and Jane Schwartz...