Andrew Penny:
CLASS OF 1972
Oakland AcademyClass of 1972
New windsor, NY
Andrew's Story
The opening photo in my profile is an article of a football game in 1965. Hopefully some of the students on this site will remember the names and faces. Mr. Raymond Barry who was I believe an English and Art teacher at the school, later on went to Hollywood and acted in several films. I remember him as an intense and very focused teacher and coach who brought out the best in his students and players. He was quite a charismatic and unique man. One day several years ago...Expand for more
I was watching the movie "Born on the fourth of July" starring Tom Cruise. Well with in the first few minutes I recognized Mr Barry in the movie whose character was Mr. Cruises father. Sure enough after the movie I read the credits and it was him. A bit of trivia about some of the wonderful students and faculty that spent part of their lives at Oakland. Oh yes one other thing, Ed O'Daniel who was a star on the football team was later drafted by the San Diego Chargers of the NFL.
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