The crew of Randy Meek began working on upgrading the northeast quarter of the Oneida Stake Academy’s roof on Nov. 9. It took a day to strip three layers of wooden shingles off the roof. The crew then placed sheets of boarding that will upgrade the roof’s strength. A layer of rubber sheeting will cover […]

Band students in the ballroom of the Oneida Stake Academy when it was partitioned off into classrooms and its ceilings had been lowered.  Newell Hart removed the lowered ceilings, exposing the arched ceilings that produce such rich acoustics in the building. Behind the students one can see two of the three doors that exited onto […]

Students posing on the original staircase that ascended to the top floor of the academy on the building’s backside.  Photo from collection of Newell Hart. On its back it says “Prof Otte with violin – first boy to his right is Orville Neeley. Left to right, fourth girl front, Allabel.”

In 1922, the state of Idaho purchased the Oneida Stake Academy Building from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which was getting out of public education, and converted the edifice into a state run high school. That is when it became known as Preston High School. The building was used by the school […]

www.oneidastakeacademy.com Above is a link to the Oneida Stake Academy’s official website. On it you’ll find information on the academy’s move to its present location in Benson Park in the center of Preston City. You’ll also find links to old newspaper articles of the academy’s glory days and past OSAF newsletters.