Talking Heads

This month, our heads are talking State of the School and Summer. How is Oakhill doing as we head into the last half of the year? Get a real-time update on admissions, finance, and more as we talk about the growth the school has seen so far over the 2021-2022 school year. Board of Trustees President, An Le, is joining us to help lead this important conversation. In the second half of the episode, Kids' Club and Summer Coordinator, Taylor Clevenger, joins us in the studio to talk about Oakhill Fully Charged Summer 2022. What's new this summer? Will Mr. Kleyh get invited back to the pool? Find out the answer to this and more in our next episode of Talking Heads!

Curious about Oakhill Summer Fully Charged? Visit them on the web!

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Premiere Date: February 22, 2022

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Intro - Froze Egg by Lame Drivers CC

Transitions - Triple and Live It (Instrumental) by Ketsa CC

This month, our heads are talking about investing in the future. Specifically, your child's future. How can you save for your child's education expenses while creating a nest egg that will last well beyond your lifetime? Our guests, Angela Williams from MOST (Missouri's 529 Education Plan) and Leslie Gasser, Oakhill's Director of Development, will walk us through the process of saving for today and tomorrow.

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Audio Credits: Intro - Froze Egg by Lame Drivers CC | Transitions - Triple and Live It (Instrumental) by Ketsa CC

This month, our heads are talking, "Why Oakhill?" Picking a school for your child can be challenging for any family. What did you look for in a school? Class size, great teachers, academic outcomes? What makes a school a good fit for your family? Oakhill Director of Admissions and Financial Assistance, Dorothy Beckham, joins the Heads this month to walk through the ODS family journey, the family/school partnership and talks about the value of an Independent School education. Enjoy this month's conversation with the Talking Heads!

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This week our Talking Heads talk traditions and their importance to the Oakhill community. We'll also take a look at what's happening at Oakhill in the next month and will chat with special guests, Emma (4th Grade) and Oakhill Third Grade teacher Mrs. Hadel, about their exciting trip to Cape Canaveral to watch the NASA Lucy Mission Space Launch. Sit back, grab a snack, and enjoy this month's Talking Heads.

Mailbag time!

What are some of your favorite school traditions? These could be Oakhill traditions or ones that you experienced during your school years! Please leave us a message.

Premiere Date: November 11, 2021

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This week our Talking Heads recap the middle school's recent trip to the Badlands and discuss why Oakhill makes student travel part of the curriculum. We'll also get a run-through of the big fall events coming up for Oakhill and we will get a glimpse at how the Mental Wellness programming has evolved over the past year. Sit back, and enjoy this month's fun with the Talking Heads.

Premiere Date: October 14, 2021

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So here we are, the Talking Heads (of school and divisions) embarking on a new adventure! We're educators, not talk show hosts, but we are going to do our best each month to engage and inform as we host a variety of special guests and give you a preview of what's happened and what's coming up at Oakhill. Sit back, and enjoy our first episode of Talking Heads with your hosts Suzanne McCanles (Head of School), Amy Ganaden (MS and IM Division Director), Tim Ziegler (LS and EC Division Director), Tori Jones (PRIME High School Director), and special guest, Delaney Zimmermann (Oakhill's Learning Specialist).

Check out Delaney's Presentation over on our YouTube channel! https://youtu.be/nL93QZevqKA

Premiere Date: September 9, 2021

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