170223_OHArrowFALL_PROOF

New Faculty Members Mr. Griffin Fisher

Mr. Fisher joins Oak Hill Academy as a math and science teacher and IT assistant. Mr. Fisher grew up on the mountainous ranges of Tallulah Falls, Georgia where he attended Tallulah Falls School, a local private boarding school. He received a bachelor’s degree in Entertainment Technology with a minor in Film & Digital Media from the University of North Alabama. Mr. Fisher interned at FAME Studios where he assisted and better learned the art of recording, mixing, and mastering music. Not long after, he made his way to South Korea where he worked as an ESL teacher at FasTracKids. His last two years in Korea, he managed the local branch of FTK as well as trained corresponded with teacher from other FTKs around Korea. Deciding that it was time to return to the states, Mr. Fisher ended up in Mouth of Wilson where, not by coincidence, both of his parents work. He enjoys teaching two Physical Science courses along with an SAT Math class and Computer Programming. In his free time Mr. Fisher enjoys reading historical and non-fiction books, utilizing high-tech, and going camping or hiking on the Appalachian Trail. Mr. Jeffrey Johnson Mr. Johnson joins Oak Hill Academy as a resident manager. He is also teaching a chemistry class. Mr. Johnson received his bachelor’s degree in psychology with a pre-med background from Radford University. He is from nearby Sugar Grove, Virginia. Mr. Johnson enjoys sports and played football, basketball, and baseball as well as ran indoor track during high school. His hobbies include fishing, kayaking, hiking, playing video games, and spending time with friends. He loves animals and has two dogs, Zeus (a Great White Pyrenees) and Apollo (a Siberian Husky). Mr. Andy Smith Mr. Smith joins Oak Hill Academy as its new White Team basketball coach. He also teaches Health & PE, Girls Advanced Fitness, and Foundations of Basketball. Mr. Smith received in bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Hawaii at Hilo, where he was a standout Vulcan basketball player. Mr. Smith coached basketball at Ocean County College in New Jersey for four seasons and this past year was an assistant at NAIS powerhouse Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Oregon. He has also served as the president and director of Hawaii Island Hoops college-prep campus on the Big Island for the last 10 years. Mr. Smith and his wife Zara love to travel, Hawaii beach days, cooking, hiking, and staying healthy. Mrs. Zara Smith Mrs. Smith joins Oak Hill Academy as the assistant in the Alumni Campus Store. She graduates from Unitech Institute of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand with a degree in commercial floristry. Mrs. Smith loves working with flowers and plants and creating unique designs for her clients. Originally from Auckland, New Zealand, Mrs. Smith met her husband of 15 years, Andy, in Hawaii. She enjoys swimming in the beautiful waters of Hawaii, hiking, cooking, and floral design.