The Oakland Activities Association was first formed with schools from an amalgamation of different leagues. The G.O.A.L. (Greater Oakland Activities League), Metro Suburban Activities Association and the Southeastern Michigan Association (plus one independently associated school) were all merged in 1994 into the Oakland Activities Association, with the goal being to form a more geographically-centered league.
2002 also marked a period of decline for the OAA, beginning with Brandon High leaving to join the Flint Metro League that year, where it currently resides. Two years after that, in 2004, Madison and Lamphere left to join the Macomb Area Conference, while Clawson left to join the Metro Conference, and in 2008, Waterford Mott and Waterford Kettering left to join the Kensington Lakes Activities Association. However, in 2010, the OAA gained a new member in Oxford, who had come from the Flint Metro League. After that, the next school to leave the OAA for another conference did not come for another 11 years, when Hazel Park left to join the Macomb Area Conference in 2019.[1]
However, the OAA has been beginning to fill these holes in their membership, extending an invitation to Ferndale University in 2020, who had been co-oping with Ferndale for football for years, and extending another invitation to their first non-Oakland County school in Harper Woods, who was previously an independent, in 2021.
There have also been a significant amount of closings and consolidations of various Oakland County schools in recent years, which also has not helped the OAA's membership. These aforementioned consolidations are Dondero High School closing and merging with Kimball High School to create Royal Oak High School in 2006, Pontiac Central High School closing and merging with Pontiac Northern High School to create Pontiac High School in 2009, Lahser High School closing and merging with Andover High School to create Bloomfield Hills High School in 2013, Southfield-Lathrup High School closing and merging with Southfield High School to create Southfield Senior High School for the Arts and Technology (commonly abbreviated to Southfield A&T) in 2016, and Harrison High School closing in 2019.
The members of the Oakland Activities Association is divided into divisions which vary by sport. Before 2007, these divisions were labeled after Roman Numerals, with there typically being three divisions, labeled I, II, III, and occasionally a fourth, labeled IV. Nowadays, though, these divisions are labeled after colors, with most sports typically having three divisions: red, white, and blue. However, some sports are only divided into the red or white divisions while some are divided into a fourth division, gold.[3]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Oakland Activities Association news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Oakland Activities Association is a Southeast Michigan high school athletics conference It is made up of 23 schools located largely throughout Oakland County with a single member located in Wayne County Contents 1 History 1 1 Charter members 2 Member schools 2 1 Current members 2 2 Former members 2 3 Membership timeline 3 OAA Divisions 4 OAA Football Divisional Champions 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe Oakland Activities Association was first formed with schools from an amalgamation of different leagues The G O A L Greater Oakland Activities League Metro Suburban Activities Association and the Southeastern Michigan Association plus one independently associated school were all merged in 1994 into the Oakland Activities Association with the goal being to form a more geographically centered league Charter members Edit Founding Members Previous league SchoolGreater Oakland Activities League Clarkston Lake Orion Pontiac Northern Waterford Kettering Waterford MottMetro Suburban Activities Association Birmingham Groves Bloomfield Hills Lahser Rochester Rochester Adams Royal Oak Dondero Southfield Lathrup Troy Athens West BloomfieldSoutheastern Michigan Association Berkley Birmingham Seaholm Bloomfield Hills Andover Ferndale Hazel Park Royal Oak Kimball Southfield TroyIndependent Ortonville BrandonAfter its first year the OAA experienced rapid growth with Pontiac Central from the Saginaw Valley Association and Oak Park from the Suburban Athletic League joining in 1995 and Auburn Hills Avondale Clawson Madsion Heights Lamphere and Madison Heights Madison all coming to the OAA in 1996 after the disbandment of the Macomb Oakland Athletic Conference The next major growth period did not occur until 2002 when Farmington North Farmington and Farmington Hills Harrison from the Western Lakes Activities Association as well as the newly built Stoney Creek High School in Rochester Hills all joined the OAA 2002 also marked a period of decline for the OAA beginning with Brandon High leaving to join the Flint Metro League that year where it currently resides Two years after that in 2004 Madison and Lamphere left to join the Macomb Area Conference while Clawson left to join the Metro Conference and in 2008 Waterford Mott and Waterford Kettering left to join the Kensington Lakes Activities Association However in 2010 the OAA gained a new member in Oxford who had come from the Flint Metro League After that the next school to leave the OAA for another conference did not come for another 11 years when Hazel Park left to join the Macomb Area Conference in 2019 1 However the OAA has been beginning to fill these holes in their membership extending an invitation to Ferndale University in 2020 who had been co oping with Ferndale for football for years and extending another invitation to their first non Oakland County school in Harper Woods who was previously an independent in 2021 There have also been a significant amount of closings and consolidations of various Oakland County schools in recent years which also has not helped the OAA s membership These aforementioned consolidations are Dondero High School closing and merging with Kimball High School to create Royal Oak High School in 2006 Pontiac Central High School closing and merging with Pontiac Northern High School to create Pontiac High School in 2009 Lahser High School closing and merging with Andover High School to create Bloomfield Hills High School in 2013 Southfield Lathrup High School closing and merging with Southfield High School to create Southfield Senior High School for the Arts and Technology commonly abbreviated to Southfield A amp T in 2016 and Harrison High School closing in 2019 Member schools EditCurrent members Edit School 2 Mascot Location Colors Enrollment as of 2019 Class JoinedClarkston Wolves Clarkston Blue and Gold 2 499 A 1994Troy Colts Troy Silver and Black 2 237 A 1994Troy Athens Red Hawks Troy Red and Gold 2 276 A 1994Rochester Hills Stoney Creek Cougars Rochester Hills Vegas Gold and Millennium Blue 1 638 A 2001Lake Orion Dragons Orion Township Green and White 2 416 A 1994Pontiac Phoenix Pontiac Purple Black and Silver 963 A 2009Rochester Falcons Rochester Hills Royal Blue and White 1 805 A 1994West Bloomfield Lakers West Bloomfield Township Green and White 2 042 A 1994Bloomfield Hills Black Hawks Bloomfield Township Black Purple and Silver 1 896 A 2014Oak Park Knights Oak Park Red White and Black 1 276 A 1995Southfield A amp T Warriors Southfield Red White and Blue 2 067 A 2016Birmingham Groves Falcons Beverly Hills Yellow White and Green 1 310 A 1994Oxford Wildcats Oxford Navy and Gold 2 234 A 2004Rochester Adams Highlanders Rochester Hills Brown and Gold 1 710 A 1994North Farmington Raiders Farmington Hills Brown and Gold 1 371 A 2001Birmingham Seaholm Maples Birmingham Maroon and White 1 370 A 1994Royal Oak Ravens Royal Oak Black Royal and Silver 1 405 A 2006Farmington Falcons Farmington Blue and White 1 444 A 2002Berkley Bears Berkley Maroon and Blue 1 424 A 1994Auburn Hills Avondale Yellow Jackets Auburn Hills Purple and Gold 1 133 A 1996Harper Woods Pioneers Harper Woods Maroon White and Gray 835 A 2021Ferndale Eagles Ferndale Brown White and Gold 717 B 1994Ferndale University Driving Eagles Ferndale Gold and Black 478 B 2020 Ferndale University is involved in a co op agreement with Ferndale for football Former members Edit School Nickname Location Joined Previous Conference Departed Successive ConferenceBloomfield Hills Andover Barons Bloomfield Township 1994 Southeastern Michigan Association 2013 None school consolidated Bloomfield Hills Lahser Knights Bloomfield Hills 1994 Metro Suburban Activities Association 2013 None school closed Clawson Trojans Clawson 1996 Macomb Oakland Athletic Conference 2004 Metro ConferenceFarmington Hills Harrison Hawks Farmington Hills 2002 Western Lakes Activities Association 2019 None school closed Hazel Park Vikings Hazel Park 1994 Southeastern Michigan Association 2019 Macomb Area ConferenceMadison Heights Lamphere Rams Madison Heights 1996 Macomb Oakland Athletic Conference 2004 Macomb Area ConferenceMadison Heights Madison Eagles Madison Heights 1996 Macomb Oakland Athletic Conference 2004 Macomb Area ConferenceOrtonville Brandon Blackhawks Ortonville 1994 Independent 2002 Flint Metro LeaguePontiac Central Chiefs Pontiac 1995 Saginaw Valley League 2009 None school closed Pontiac Northern Huskies Pontiac 1994 Greater Oakland Activities League 2009 None school consolidated Royal Oak Dondero Oaks Royal Oak 1994 Metro Suburban Activities Association 2006 None school closed Royal Oak Kimball Knights Royal Oak 1994 Southeastern Michigan Association 2006 None school consolidated Southfield Warriors Southfield 1994 Southeastern Michigan Association 2016 None school consolidated Southfield Lathrup Chargers Lathrup Village 1994 Metro Suburban Activities Association 2016 None school closed Waterford Kettering Captains Waterford Township 1994 Greater Oakland Activities League 2008 Kensington Lakes Activities AssociationWaterford Mott Corsairs Waterford Township 1994 Greater Oakland Activities League 2008 Kensington Lakes Activities AssociationMembership timeline Edit Full members Full members non football OAA Divisions EditThe members of the Oakland Activities Association is divided into divisions which vary by sport Before 2007 these divisions were labeled after Roman Numerals with there typically being three divisions labeled I II III and occasionally a fourth labeled IV Nowadays though these divisions are labeled after colors with most sports typically having three divisions red white and blue However some sports are only divided into the red or white divisions while some are divided into a fourth division gold 3 Football Divisions as of 2021 Red White BlueClarkston Adams AthensLake Orion Groves AvondaleOxford North Farmington BerkleySouthfield A amp T Oak Park Bloomfield HillsStoney Creek Rochester FarmingtonWest Bloomfield Seaholm FerndalePontiacRoyal OakTroyOAA Football Divisional Champions Edit Division I 1994 2006 Red Division 2007 ChampionsYear School Division Overall1994 Troy 5 0 12 11995 Troy 5 0 9 21996 Clarkston 6 0 9 11997 Troy 6 0 10 11998 Lake OrionRochester AdamsTroy 4 14 14 1 10 29 29 21999 Clarkston 4 1 11 22000 Clarkston 6 0 12 12001 Rochester Adams 6 0 10 12002 Farmington Hills HarrisonLake OrionRochester Adams 6 16 16 1 8 39 28 22003 Farmington Hills Harrison 7 0 11 22004 Rochester Adams 8 0 12 12005 Rochester Adams 8 0 12 12006 Lake Orion 8 0 10 12007 Clarkston 8 0 9 22008 Lake Orion 7 0 12 22009 Clarkston 7 0 12 12010 Lake Orion 7 0 13 12011 ClarkstonLake Orion 6 16 1 7 46 42012 Clarkston 7 0 11 12013 Clarkston 7 0 13 12014 Clarkston 7 0 14 02015 West Bloomfield 7 0 9 12016 ClarkstonSouthfield A amp T 5 15 1 9 38 42017 Rochester AdamsWest Bloomfield 6 16 1 9 211 32018 Clarkston 5 1 11 32019 West Bloomfield 6 0 10 22020 Clarkston 5 0 8 1Division II 1994 2006 White Division 2007 ChampionsYear School Division Overall1994 Lake Orion 4 0 7 31995 Pontiac Central 5 0 10 21996 Berkley 6 0 8 21997 Birmingham Seaholm 6 1 10 21998 Waterford Kettering 6 0 7 21999 BerkleyWaterford Mott 5 15 1 6 46 42000 Birmingham Groves 6 0 8 22001 Royal Oak Kimball 6 0 9 22002 Birmingham Seaholm 6 1 8 32003 Birmingham Groves 6 1 7 42004 Southfield 8 0 9 12005 Birmingham Seaholm 7 1 8 32006 Royal Oak 7 1 8 32007 Rochester Adams 7 0 11 22008 Rochester Adams 7 0 8 22009 Rochester Adams 7 0 8 32010 Farmington Hills Harrison 7 0 14 02011 Farmington Hills Harrison 7 0 10 12012 Oak Park 6 1 9 32013 Southfield 7 0 7 32014 Farmington Hills HarrisonOak ParkSouthfield 6 16 16 1 10 38 39 42015 Farmington Hills Harrison 7 0 7 32016 Birmingham Groves 6 0 11 22017 Birmingham GrovesFarmington Hills HarrisonOak Park 6 16 16 1 7 310 49 32018 Oak Park 6 0 9 22019 Oak Park 6 0 8 22020 Stoney Creek 5 0 7 1Division III 1994 2006 Blue Division 2007 ChampionsYear School Division Overall1994 Royal Oak Kimball 4 0 10 21995 Royal Oak Kimball 5 0 10 11996 Ferndale 6 0 10 11997 Birmingham Groves 6 0 8 31998 Birmingham GrovesOrtonville BrandonPontiac Northern 5 15 15 1 7 26 37 31999 Pontiac Northern 6 0 9 32000 Birmingham SeaholmOrtonville BrandonSouthfield 5 15 15 1 9 39 27 32001 Birmingham Seaholm 6 0 11 12002 FarmingtonNorth Farmington 5 15 1 10 26 32003 Farmington 6 0 8 22004 Auburn Hills AvondaleBloomfield Hills AndoverBloomfield Hills Lahser 8 18 18 1 8 210 29 22005 Bloomfield Hills Lahser 9 0 12 12006 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 8 0 8 22007 Rochester Hills Stoney CreekWaterford Mott 7 17 1 8 27 32008 Bloomfield Hills Lahser 8 0 11 22009 Hazel ParkPontiac 6 16 1 8 37 32010 Hazel Park 8 0 8 22011 Birmingham GrovesNorth Farmington 6 26 2 6 47 32012 Birmingham Seaholm 8 0 8 22013 Birmingham Seaholm 7 0 9 22014 Farmington 7 0 7 32015 Birmingham Groves 7 0 10 12016 Bloomfield Hills 6 0 9 12017 Auburn Hills AvondaleFerndaleHazel Park 5 15 15 1 6 48 26 42018 Birmingham Seaholm 6 0 7 32019 North Farmington 6 0 9 12020 Rochester 6 0 6 1Division IV ChampionsYear School Division Overall1994 Birmingham Groves 4 0 5 41995 Hazel Park 5 0 7 21996 Ortonville Brandon 6 0 9 11997 Ortonville Brandon 6 0 10 11998 Oak Park 7 0 8 21999 Clawson 6 1 7 42000 Bloomfield Hills Andover 6 0 6 42001 Auburn Hills AvondaleBloomfield Hills Andover 5 15 1 5 47 32002 Bloomfield Hills Lahser 7 0 12 12003 Bloomfield Hills Lahser 7 0 9 2References Edit Hazel Park joins the MAC kicks off competition in the 2019 2020 school year macombdaily com Retrieved June 30 2018 League Membership Oakland Activities Association mhsaa com Retrieved 4 April 2015 Oakland Activities Association Fall 2015 16 Divisional Alignments oaklandactivitiesassoc org Retrieved 20 March 2017 1 External links Edit Oakland Activities Association Official Website Oakland Activities Association at League Lineup MHSAA 2018 19 Enrollment https www mhsaa com portals 0 documents AD 20Forms 1819enroll pdf Michigan High School Football MHSAA gt 404 PDF www mhsaa com Retrieved 2016 09 28 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oakland Activities Association amp oldid 1102445311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
