O’NEAL O’NEAL
THE MAGAZINE OF THE O’NEAL SCHOOL
2023• 2022-2023 Annual Report
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Blanche Hancock '88, Alumni Relations
Jared Lina '97
Owen Gemmer, Upper & Middle School English
Lyn Cagle, Upper School French
Kathy Taylor, Director of Communications
ANNUAL REPORT • GIVING
Laura Wrightson, Advancement Systems Manager
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
O'Neal Faculty, Staff, and Families
Wendy Hodges, Photographer
The O'Neal School Archives
On the Cover: Upper School French students visit the Louvre.
On the Back Cover: Upper School French students "parapente" in Chamonix, France.
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Dear O'Neal Community,
O’Neal is an established school with a history of success and achievement over more than 50 years. Our mission and traditions as well as our visionary founders and generous supporters have given the School a solid foundation as we continue to build and expand our programs.
Alumni give our current community insight into the generations of students who have benefited from an O’Neal education, and in this edition, readers will find an article about Jared Lina ’97 who was the 2023 Commencement speaker and is a current member of the Board of Trustees. In addition, some of our long-standing programs have changed and modernized. As seen on the cover, our international travel opportunities have returned with an extraordinary trip to France. Mme. Cagle has led her students through an entirely unique cultural experience for many years. Our Upper School Faculty, Honor Council, and Student Forum Members recently participated in a panel discussion on artificial intelligence and its proper place in the learning environment. We welcome Dr. Christie Rains as our school counselor this year. She has hit the ground running, teaching social emotional learning to students inPreK through eighth grade. Swimming has been a part of O’Neal since the 1970s, and the School has had amazing success at the interscholastic and club levels, including seven state championships and numerous collegiate athletes. Five years ago, O’Neal started our own USA Swimming club, and Aquatics has grown with competitive swimming, clubs, classes, and lessons. This magazine provides several examples of how O’Neal has changed while maintaining the same values, community, and excellence.
Moving O’Neal’s educational experience into the future are the Signature Scholars Research Program and the new Research and Technology Hub in McMurray Library. In the spring of 2023, The O’Neal School was awarded an Edward E. Ford Traditional Grant to expand our current research programs and resources to impact students and faculty members on campus and in the wider Sandhills community. The SSRP offers a protracted, inquiry-based course of study to a select group of students in grades 11 and 12 who are academically strong, intrinsically motivated, and insatiably curious. Our goal with the grant and matching funds is to provide the opportunity for many more to gain the research skills and satisfaction of developing a level of expertise in an area of scholarly interest. The E.E. Ford Foundation’s mission is to improve independent schools and encourage promising practices. I am proud that O’Neal is developing programs of significance for our community and that our School is being recognized internationally with this notable award.
I am grateful to lead and serve O’Neal, and all of us who are a part of this community, past and present, understand the privilege we have and the responsibility to advance the School’s mission and ensure its bright future.
All the best,
John C. Elmore Head of School
Special Celebrations
O’Neal celebrated the life of Greg Doughty ’07 with a reception of family and friends dedicating a bench strategically located in the Mary Elaine O’Neal Garden at the entrance to the Aquatic Center at Taws Hall. Greg graduated from O’Neal having attended the School since PreK4. He started swimming at age four in the O’Neal pool and in his high school years became a four-time undefeated conference champion and state division record holder in the 50 and 100 freestyle. He is the permanent state record holder for the 100-yard freestyle in the 1A/2A division earned in 2007. The division structure changed in 2018. Greg earned swimming and scholastic high school All-American status. He went on to swim for Southern Methodist University, considered one of the top 20 swim teams in the nation. His mother Lindley Fleury remarked, “We’re not saying goodbye. We’re saying ‘welcome home’.”
April 16, 1989 - April 3, 2018
October 11, 1980August 18, 2020
O'Nealfriends and family were invited to the unveiling of a commemorative plaque located in the Hannah Center Theater honoring the late Michael Norman. Known to students as "Señor", Michael Norman taught Spanish and drama in O'Neal's Upper School for nearly 20 years. He had a gift in relating to students, and often served as their mentor. He carried sincere concern for students’ wellbeing and was always available to lend an ear and a voice of sound guidance. Students had the utmost respect for him and they enjoyed his company.
After the ceremony, a casual lunch was held in the Meyer Hall Student Center where much of his favorite foods were served with music playing from his favorite musical "Phantom of the Opera".
High School Accolades Greg's mother, Lindley Fleury sits on the bench dedicated to him.
Left: Greg's mother, Lindley Fleury flanked by classmates, Marci O'Donnell Davis '07 and Melody Miller McClelland '07.
Family, faculty, and alumni enjoy a casual lunch.
Finding the "WHY" with Jared Lina '97
An Interview with Blanche Slade Hancock '88
If you have the opportunity to meet Jared Lina, O’Neal Class of 1997, do yourself a favor and ask him about his time as a student and athlete at The O’Neal School. It is with pure delight and warmth that he speaks of his 14 years at the School. Jared attended two major events at O’Neal in the spring of 2022, the Alumni Golf Tournament/Alumni Day and the reception to honor Beth Whitman. As a result of conversations that he had with a few key individuals, including Head of School John Elmore, and Jared’s varied education and career milestones, he was a clear choice to approach as the 2023 Commencement Speaker. I was lucky enough to place the call to Jared, requesting that he speak to our upcoming graduates. With utter glee and absolutely no hesitation, Jared agreed to the task.
The 2023 O’Neal Commencement was fantastic, due in great part to the energy, enthusiasm, and genuineness that Jared Lina brought to the lectern as he addressed the graduates. His reflections about O’Neal, in combination with his discussions about his experiences as an adult and a parent, led to advice that was readily accepted by the young adults with whom he shared the stage. He kept every single one of us enchanted and entertained. When thinking back to May of 2023 and Jared’s remarks, we were curious to know more details….to know the ‘why’ of what he had to say. Again, Jared did not skip a beat in agreeing to provide what we asked.
● In your commencement speech you made the following statement: “I say this without hyperbole. No one loves O’Neal as much as I do. I absolutely love this place. I love my time here. I love the teachers here. I love everything about it. The whole vibe of O’Neal I loved it.”
As you wrote your commencement speech, you had time to truly reflect on your experience at O’Neal. Can you give examples of more specific activities, events, or experiences that you recall at O’Neal that may have helped you to resolve in making this statement? In other words…. Explain WHY you love O’Neal.
Being asked to be the O’Neal commencement speaker is probably the greatest honor of my life. I meant every word of what I said about O’Neal.
When I found out I was going to be the graduation speaker, some of the very first people I told were my old classmates and friends from my time at O’Neal. They gave me so much inspiration and encouragement. We reminisced about so many great memories. The first that come to mind are the legendary teachers and coaches, back-to-back MathCounts championships with Mrs. Whitman in middle school, O’Neal’s first two conference titles in soccer with Coach Mauser, 4 straight state championships in golf with Coach Dahl, and the epic class trips. Mostly, though, we just recalled a lot of hilarious stories from our time at O’Neal and reflected on all the truly great people.
earliest memories of O’Neal were right there in that kindergarten trailer. (Yes, our classroom was a doublewide trailer near where the upper school currently sits.)
The legendary Mrs. Trent was unflappable. So much grace, patience and poise. So much energy and optimism. So much love and passion for teaching. Each week, we’d study a different letter of the alphabet, and the week would culminate with a snack that started with that letter. 'A' was apples. 'C' was carrots. 'H' was honey. The clear highlight was always the letter 'F'. It became a thing of folklore over the years. Every spring, Mrs. Trent brought in a bunsen burner and made 'flapjacks' for the entire class. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a group of happier people.
About Jared Lina
● What is your earliest memory of being a student at The O’Neal School? Does the memory stand out because of the setting, the teacher, the situation, or something else.
I apparently wasn’t quite ready for the rigors of first grade back in the early 1980s, so I got to spend two years in Mrs. Trent’s kindergarten class. My
Mr. Lina grew up in Moore County, where his father was one of the original physicians in the Pinehurst Radiology Group and a former member of the O’Neal Board of Trustees. He attended O’Neal from 1983 to 1997. He served as class president and Key Club president during his senior year, was the Triad Conference Player of the Year in soccer, was a 3-time All State golfer, won 4 team state titles in golf, and was one of the 3 Valedictorians of his graduating class. Mr. Lina graduated from Duke University in 2001 with degrees in Economics and Psychology. From 2001 to 2004, Jared worked as a production assistant and associate producer at ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut, where he was the recipient of three Emmy Awards for his work on SportsCenter and Sunday NFL Countdown. Jared then attended law school at Georgia State University College of Law, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. After working in two large Atlanta law firms, Jared has spent the past 10 years as a partner in the law firm of Goldstein, Hayes & Lina. Jared married his college girlfriend, Pam, in 2005. They have two wonderful daughters -- Lucy and Lydia. They both attend the Lovett School. Jared previously served on the Board of Advisors for Camp Sea Gull and Camp Seafarer and is a current member of the Duke University Atlanta Alumni Board. He is also one of the newest members of The O’Neal School’s Board of Trustees.
Mrs. Trent's Kindergarten Class
● We ask our graduates to give us the one memory that they enjoyed the most during their time at O’Neal. What would be yours?
Wow. That feels like an impossible question. So many great ones come to mind. I think my graduation day is the one that stands out above all others. It was such a beautiful culmination of our time together at O’Neal. We all celebrated together, and we all celebrated each other. I think it’s pretty rare for an ENTIRE graduating class to want to hang out together following the graduation ceremony. We all genuinely loved each other, and we all knew how fortunate we were to have each other. When we had our 20-year reunion in 2017, around 90% of the class came back for the event – nearly all of us from out of town. Twenty years later, the love and support felt the same then as it did in 1997.
● You contributed to conference and state championships in at least two different sports. You graduated as valedictorian of your class and attended a university with a single-digit acceptance rate (Duke University). It appears that your time at O’Neal was very successful. Other than your own innate abilities, what other components do you feel (within and/or outside of O’Neal) supported you with your achievements?
Much easier question. I give a ton of credit to the unwavering support of the teachers, coaches and students at O’Neal. Everyone had my back and truly wanted me (and everyone else) to succeed.
I should clarify that I was a co-valedictorian, along with Helen Holmberg and Gabrielle Miller-Messner. Helen was O’Neal’s first ever Morehead Scholar, and Gabrielle was a National Merit Finalist, who went to Dartmouth. We had lots of other classmates with equally impressive academic and athletic accolades. This was an incredibly talented group of people, and we all just wanted each other to succeed. There was no jealousy, animosity or bullying. We just all supported and pushed each other, which made it a lot easier to be successful.
● Did it ever occur to you to go to high school anywhere other than O’Neal? Why or why not?
It literally never crossed my mind. I knew I had a great thing going. Someone would have had to drag me out of there kicking and screaming.
•You started at Wallace O’Neal Day School – a private, tuitionbased school - as a kindergartener with a classroom in a
double-wide trailer. Yet you have wonderful memories of your youth at O’Neal and a thriving experience through graduation. Where do you feel one should look to find the value of an independent school?
Another easy one. I think you have to look to the school community – the families, the students, the parents, the administration, the teachers and the local supporters. I feel like, for the most part, O’Neal families have always bought into O’Neal, and they want O’Neal to succeed and to keep getting better. The same with the teachers, coaches and administration. You have people like Lyn Cagle, Beth Garrison and Woody Wilder, who have been teaching at O’Neal for well over 25 years. That speaks for itself. You have former O’Neal parents, who have remained actively involved in O’Neal’s growth decades after their children graduated. You have a large base of current and past families, who give their time, energy and support to O’Neal without hesitation. You have a group of students who support and encourage each other. I don’t think most schools have such a committed, forward-looking and supportive community. I think if you can find that type of community in an independent school, you’ve found something truly special.
First Grade
● Whenever one has the opportunity to speak to you about O’Neal, your recollection of your time here is almost magical. You referred to your request to be O’Neal’s 2023 Commencement speaker as an enormous honor. Can you explain more about why you feel this way?
My parents are both from New Jersey. They both went to NYU. They were not southerners by any stretch of the imagination. When you think about all the wild things that had to happen for us to move to Southern Pines and for me to go to this tiny independent school with trailers as classrooms, you realize just how blessed I was. I get emotional when I think about the amazing teachers and coaches I had during my time at O’Neal. My classmates and friends were the best of the best. These were truly exceptional people. The confidence I gathered during my 14 years at O’Neal is the thing that stands out the most to me. I graduated thinking I could do anything I wanted to do. The confidence instilled in young people at O’Neal is simply off the charts. I went to my dream college, landed my dream job and have lived my dream life – all as a direct result of the confidence I gained and the person I became during my time at O’Neal.
"I graduated thinking I could do anything I wanted to do. The confidence instilled in young people at O’Neal is simply off the charts. ”
I was 26 years removed from O’Neal when I received the invitation to come back as the graduation speaker. My throat swelled up and I struggled to even get out the words to accept the invitation. I obviously loved my time at O’Neal, but I am so proud of what O’Neal has become in the 26 years since I graduated. I tell everyone that O’Neal is now one of the premier private schools in the Southeast. The campus, the credentials of the administration and staff, the athletic success, and the ridiculously talented students who seem to roll through there year after year. To be associated with that in any way -and to even be considered worthy of speaking at O’Neal’s graduation -- is simply mind-blowing to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who made that happen. (And a special thanks to my (2-time) Kindergarten classmate and lifelong friend, Will Tattersall, for being there in person to support me.)
● You accepted the invitation to serve as a Trustee on O’Neal’s Board. Given your
experience at O’Neal and your high regard for the School, what do you seek to accomplish during your time on the Board? Another great honor of my lifetime! As an alumus and someone who has closely followed O’Neal’s history and growth over the past 40 years, and as someone who now has two daughters, who are enrolled in one of Atlanta’s premier independent schools, I think I offer a very unique and helpful perspective to O’Neal’s current Board. I think O’Neal is in a wonderful place right now. Our Head of School, John Elmore, is such a great asset to our school, and I have deep admiration and appreciation for all of O’Neal’s past and present Board members. I want to make sure that O’Neal maintains its forward-looking mindset, continuing to get better, continuing to separate itself from other private schools, and continuing to adapt to the changing times. At the same time, I’d like to see greater involvement from O’Neal’s impressive roster of alumni. We have so many former students and parents, who thrived at O’Neal and in their lives after O’Neal. As we consider the growth and future of O’Neal, I genuinely hope we’re able to engage more alumni, who I think have so much to offer to the current O’Neal community.
Jared
Lina with retired teacher Cindi Carr and Middle School Division Assistant Jan Simmons
Births
O'Neal Alumni are encouraged to share your news of marriages, births and other life changing events with us. Email your news and pictures to: Alumni@ONealSchool.org
Courtney Morrison Jones '13 and Ed Jones
Addison Marie
February 2, 2023
Kate King Robol '06 and Reid Robol
Lyla Grace Robol
March 16, 2023
John Roger Moore '14 and Georgi Moore
Charlotte Belle Moore
August 31, 2023
Veronika Russell Weisner '13 and Jackson Weisner
Kameron Boone Weisner
February 7, 2023
Zachary Horner '10 and Sarah Horner
Charlotte Anne Horner
March 17, 2023
Dante Delguercio '10 and Chelsea Delguercio
Henry Wayland Delguercio
September 1, 2023
Christian Bolduc '10 and Reilly Bolduc Wrenn Elizabeth | February 1, 2023
Faye Turini Leier '08 and Matthew Leier
Dorothy Lorriane Leier
February 22, 2023
Nolan Bartiss '07 and Gena Bartiss
Sutton Douglas Bartiss
April 5, 2023
Jack Ulrich '06 and Kerrie Ulrich
Owen James Ulrich
October 19, 2023
Caroline Cordell Day '08 and Chad Day
Anna Grace Day February 22, 2023
Nadya Lally '06
Evie Anastasia Lally June 17, 2023
Nicole Moser Elam '10 and Max Elam
Everleigh Georgia Elam
October 26, 2023
Marriages
“There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.”
– Martin Luther
Ally Hoehn-Saric '13 to David McLaurin '13 October 14, 2022
Maeve Bartiss '12 to Kevin Begrow May 13, 2023
Teresa Donner '15 to Parker Crochet October 22, 2023
Kyle McClelland '17 to Lauran Roberts October 14, 2023
Mary Winston Dozier '14 to Edward Dalrymple October 28, 2023
Rebecca Neuffer '16 to Bryan Radd October 14, 2023
Karlie Tighe '16 to Derek Kivett October 28, 2023
In Memoriam
Donald Walter Woodfield
November 24, 1941- September 3, 2023
Don Woodfield taught physical education and coached tennis and basketball starting in 1998 until he retired in 2012. Coach Woodfield was known for organizing the annual Field Day and serving as an valued mentor to many.
"It would be impossible to articulate the lasting impact his coaching and mentorship had on my life and all that can count themselves lucky enough to have called him coach." ~
Sydney McIlwain '09
“Wherever a beautiful soul has been, there is a trail of beautiful memories.” – Ronald Reagan
Bryan Robert Landaas '98
May 21, 1980 - June 14, 2022
O'Neal Alumnus
Robert Andrew Hendry '07
December 1, 1988 – September 21, 2022
O'Neal Alumnus
Larisa P. Houston
March 5, 1968 – July 31, 2023
O’Neal Parent of Current Student
Ryan David Lund
April 25, 1983 – September 17, 2023
O’Neal Parent of Current Students
Olujide (Jide) Akorede Afeez Lawal, “Jnr” '10 January 4, 1992 – September 19, 2022
O’Neal Alumnus
Joseph “Jay” Alexander St. John September 29, 1948 – May 14, 2023
Former O’Neal Headmaster
Heather Marie Walker '90
January 19, 1971 – August 4, 2023
O’Neal Alumna
Sally Cottle Arnold February 21, 1956 – October 7, 2023
Former Lower School Teacher
PAVE THE PATIO Brick Campaign
The O'Neal Community, past and present, is invited to help Pave the Patio to "pave the way" for a more beautiful and functional O'Neal. In 1986 the graduating class gifted a patio nestled in between the Taws Hall Middle School academic classrooms and Tate Gymnasium. The time has come to enhance the space into which the Class of 1986 put so much of themselves, and the O'Neal Community is being called to assist with this project.
The Class of '86 donations to the Growing Strong Capital Campaign have been allocated to the installation of a beautiful canopy to kick off the campaign and to transform the space into a shaded patio for outdoor learning, lunch gatherings and social activities. By purchasing a brick for the patio, you'll be adding your personal touch to the completion of this integral part of O'Neal's beautiful campus while being a permanent part of O'Neal's legacy and history.
Every brick has a story to tell.
Whether your brick is 4"x8", 8"x8" or 12"x12" (with customized logo), this is your opportunity to leave your legacy or the legacy of someone special in your life to be placed in a courtyard situated at the highest level on campus to overlook and compliment a beautiful place full of youth and great memories.
The Artifice of Artificial Intelligence
by Owen Gemmer
About the Author
Owen Gemmer joined O'Neal as an English teacher in 2022. At St. John's College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he met his wife, he studied not only literature but also philosophy, theology, music, linguistics, math, and science in a Great Books program focused on understanding the full course of thought that has shaped Western civilization. He has found few greater joys than guiding young people through books and conversations that help all involved to understand more fully what it means to be human.
Last December I read an article in The Atlantic entitled, “The End of High-School English.” It explored how ChatGPT, a new and quite sophisticated artificial intelligence chatbot, would radically change the way my discipline, high-school English, would be taught. The title of the article was obviously inflammatory, and I don’t agree with everything the author says, but it got me and some other O’Neal teachers thinking. How will these new artificial intelligence technologies impact our work as educators? What challenges does it pose to academic integrity? And can it be harnessed for good?
The potential uses of artificial intelligence in a school span far beyond English class. Yes, it can write decent essays, but it can also write lab reports, translate passages from Spanish, solve math problems, and even fabricate art. At the end of last academic year, the Upper School faculty had some initial conversations about how this might impact all aspects of our curricula. We left for the summer emphasizing how important it was for each of us to think about our own pedagogy in light of these technological advancements. We reconvened this school year hoping to address the electric elephant in the room: ChatGPT’s impact on academic integrity, plagiarism, and cheating.
We all recognize that cheating is not a new phenomenon among students. ChatGPT doesn’t exactly introduce new problems to educators, but rather it lowers the effort required for students to take shortcuts and makes it harder for teachers to detect that such breaches have occurred. O’Neal is also incredibly lucky to have a well-established Honor Council in the Upper School that uses a jury of peers to adjudicate suspected cheating or plagiarism cases. Given that, we as a faculty knew that we didn’t need to start from scratch, and that we didn’t need to do this alone. A school is more than just its faculty; it belongs also to its students.
So, throughout this semester, we have worked with students to develop a common understanding of acceptable and unacceptable uses of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots on schoolwork. Both faculty and students took a survey that presented many different hypothetical ways a student could use this technology, from “A student gives ChatGPT a writing prompt and submits its response,” to “A student gives ChatGPT passages from a complex text and asks it to generate multiple choice questions to test their understanding.” We marked every scenario as ‘acceptable,’ ‘unacceptable,’ or ‘sometimes acceptable,’ and compared results.
To our great pleasure, there was widespread agreement among students and faculty. Almost everyone agreed that these technologies can be acceptably used for reviewing material, and that these are unacceptably used when they replace a student’s own writing or thinking. There were, of course, scenarios with more grey area for both faculty and students – that was where our conversations began.
On September 21, the O'Neal Upper School convened a panel of Honor Council and student forum members to discuss questions that students had written about these potential uses and misuses. Again, there was great harmony in the responses. If artificial intelligence is adding new information or language to a student's work, that is unacceptable. If it’s subverting the teacher’s stated goals for an assignment, that is unacceptable. If it’s being used to study or review, that is acceptable. But is it advisable?
Apart from trying to delineate what uses of ChatGPT might constitute an honor violation, the panel brilliantly reflected on whether these were good ideas. When presented with various scenarios, there was a constant refrain of, “you could just talk with your teacher.” Yes, these technologies are intelligent, but they’re artificial. When you’re in school, you’re surrounded by people with real intelligence whose job is to help you develop your own.
This framework helps clarify things for us teachers. Our focus shouldn’t be on catching and punishing students who cheat or plagiarize, it should be on creating classrooms where students want to do their work, to ask for help, and to participate fully in their own education.
Education is, at its core, relational. If all students are doing is memorizing information, doing rote assignments, and trying to get the highest score possible, of course they’re going to want to use A.I. and other tools to make that work easier. But in so doing, they become as mechanical as the chatbots themselves; their intelligence becomes artificial. Instead, we ought to lean into the advantages that a small independent school like O’Neal offers: small classes with teachers who want to know their students’ ideas, and students who want to learn with their teachers. How can I cultivate a way of teaching where students don’t think “How can ChatGPT help me?” but rather, “How can my peers and my teachers help me?”
I, for one, am glad that our student leaders already recognize this relational aspect of their education. It was a joy to hear their genuine reflections on how these new technologies will impact their work and to know that they’re willing to find a balance and develop real, relational intelligence.
Honor Council and Student Forum members Michaela Stone, Mia Franco, Luke Harper, Max Pashley, Charlie Kuzma, Lauren Hobbs, and Tylar Pastre discuss the AI survey.
A Proactive Approach to SCHOOL COUNSELING
Therole of a school counselor cannot be overstated. The well-being of O’Neal’s students is the cornerstone of a successful education and tending to socio-emotional needs is part of the mix. O’Neal School Counselor Dr. Christie Rains has designed a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program to proactively educate students from PreK3 through eighth grade. Presently, in the Lower School, lessons are taught twice a month. Topics include personal space, impulse control, emotions, stress and anxiety, coping skills, bullying, gratitude, safe choices, and mindfulness. Students in grades 5-8 receive SEL lessons once a month. Topics include bullying and cyberbullying, stress and anxiety, positive self-image, healthy relationships, and career exploration.
resources are important for students and families,” remarks Dr. Rains. “I welcome topic suggestions from students and families because families know their children best and students know what they need more information about.”
"I believe in meeting students where they are and working with each individual to help them recognize their full potential.”
The SEL program is only part of Dr. Rains’ plans for a robust proactive counseling program at O’Neal. The near future holds educational programming and small groups. Information sessions will soon be offered to families during the school year and educational resources will be accessible to parents and students, via the school portal, on topics that will include healthy teen relationships, substance use and abuse, cyberbullying, and social media awareness. “I believe
As the counseling program grows, small groups will be introduced to the Lower School and the Middle School. Small groups will be created based on student needs and will include Circle of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. which will focus on healthy friendships and relationships. Small groups will meet once a month. The counseling program can also include an upper school club chosen and led by students and facilitated by the counselor.
The counseling program is designed to help students learn more about themselves, respect one another, collaborate, navigate difficult situations, and develop coping strategies. While students are learning these skills, the counseling office is available to work with individuals or small groups. Students in grades Prek3-12 can access the school counselor to assist with a variety of socialemotional concerns such as healthy friendships, anxiety, stress, diversity and inclusion, self-awareness, depression, anger, and bullying.
School Counseling joins Academic Enrichment and Coaching (AEC) to form Student Support Services. Dr. Rains along with Elizabeth Sager in AEC serve as co-directors of the department. “Consultation and collaboration are critical to school counseling,” says Dr. Rains. “As the co-director of Student Support Services, I work with Mrs. Elizabeth Sager and Mrs. Nicole Wallace from the Academic Enrichment & Coaching program. Together we provide social, emotional, behavioral, and academic student-centered support. Students can be referred by teachers or parents and can also be self-referred. I believe in meeting students where they are and working with each individual to help them recognize their full potential.”
Above: Kindergarten watches a video on the four different types of bullying. Picture on Left: After reading the book "The Color Monster" by Anna Llenas, kindergarten students got to color their own monster by choosing an emotion and its corresponding color.
Student Access to the School Counselor
• There is an Open Door Policy. Students may stop by Dr. Rains' office whenever they have the time.
• Students can email or leave a note in Dr. Rains' mailbox.
• In a crisis, division assistants may page Dr. Rains.
• Students can also let their teachers or parents know they would like to speak to Dr. Rains.
• Students may reach out anonymously on incidents they feel nervous about reporting.
• QR codes for access are posted in the school portal, in the middle and upper school restrooms and near the counseling office.
Fourth grade students learn coping skills by practicing cardio, yoga, and dancing exercises in addition to breathing techniques.
Junior kindergarten students learn how to handle big feelings. After reading the book "The Calm Down Jar", by Jennifer Jones, each student gets to hold a calm down jar and practice the five types of breathing exercises - cupcake breathing, hot cocoa breathing, square breathing, elevator breathing and dragon breathing.
Fifth grade discusses the four different types of bullying: verbal, social, physical, and cyber. They wrote about types of bullying on a clean sheet of paper, wrinkled it and were asked to try to return it to its original condition. Students realized they could not return the paper to its original condition representing the inability to take back hurtful words and actions.
FRANCE 2023
by Lyn Cagle
"The trip to France allowed me to use the French that I have learned for the past five years. I also got to experience a new environment with my friends and try new things like parapente, escargot, and frog legs. Thank you so much Madame (Cagle)" ~ Michaela Stone
"It was the most incredible experience! To be across an ocean and only have a small grasp on the language around me, and to still feel connected to the passing people was a feeling unlike any other. It made me see how similar we all really are." ~ Katie McCloskey
" It was a magical trip- the comradery, flexibility and the willingness to help each other. THEN – the beauty and amazing diversity of all the places we got to visit- Paris, the Alps, and the Mediterranean. I smile every time I think about it." ~ Woody Wilder
“They wandered, wondered, and learned.”
~ Dave Williamson
TheO’Neal School has had a long-standing commitment to providing international experiences for its students and, in line with that commitment, the French program has offered meaningful experiences in France as an integral part of the O’Neal French program’s curriculum and philosophy. A middle school exchange with Collège Saint-Michel began in 2015 and was the culminating point of the middle-school French program. O’Neal welcomed Collège Saint-Michel teachers and 8th graders into our classrooms and homes each April and our O’Neal 8th graders would stay with families and attend school in France each summer. During that time, O’Neal and Saint-Michel students and teachers collaborated on academic projects here and in France and O’Neal created a French Science Olympiad team which competed side by side with our students. Each visit would culminate in a joint presentation with Saint-Michel and O’Neal students sharing their projects in both French and English with the entire middle school. For some O’Neal and French families, lifelong connections were made.
While the COVID-19 pandemic ended the middle school French exchange in 2020 and imposed a hiatus from all international travel, the O’Neal School reinstated its commitment to global experiences by offering an upper school French trip in summer 2023. Many students, disappointed at having lost their exchange experience, had been waiting since 6th grade to use their French in an authentic context, so the response from O’Neal families of French students was enthusiastic. As a result, sixteen students from 9th – 11th grade, accompanied by their “dream team” chaperones, (Mrs. Wilder, Mr. Williamson, Mr. Amato and Madame Cagle), left for a two-week stay in France last summer. Beyond the magical beauty of the French trip outlined below, the extra-curricular purpose of the experience has always been to give students the opportunity to use their language skills in an authentic setting, pushing them to find the courage to make themselves understood in a culture and language that are not their own. It enlightens and empowers them as they work their way through linguistic mistakes and cultural misunderstandings without the help of a teacher. They live what is often discussed in class; while Americans are “doers, Europeans are often “be-ers”, coexisting with beauty and so students practice the fine art of “hanging out with no particular purpose”, internalizing unfamiliar cultural norms through osmosis. They learn that, outside the classroom, success is not quantified and that it is often those with highly attuned non-cognitive skill sets such as courage, flexibility, and sensitivity who move with unflappable ease through the experience. They see their peers in a different light, gain an enriched appreciation of the world beyond their own,
Summer Compton "parapentes" with a guide in Chamonix.
Chamonix with Michaela Stone, Woody Wilder, Christina Acker and Kaylee Crow
Chaperone Dave Williamson and trip director Lyn Cagle on the Alpine Luge.
increase their understanding of and goodwill towards other cultures and return excited and empowered.
The 2023 itinerary was designed to combine a linguistic and cultural experience within the context of the French program travel philosophy, emphasizing self-reliance, exploration and discovery. As students travelled from Paris to Chamonix, via Geneva, and on to Nice, Eze and Monaco on the Mediterranean, they were immersed in the remarkable geographical, cultural, culinary and architectural diversity of the country. Paris reinforced their love of art or architecture or history or simply allowed them to discover hidden corners of the city. They visited the Louvre and contrasted it with the Musée d’Orsay. They went to the very top of the Eiffel Tower and spent their first evening on a boat ride along the Seine, waving at their French peers on the banks celebrating their free time. They felt the passion of the sculptures of Rodin and Camille Claudel and did a stunning virtual tour of Notre Dame, from its inception to its rebuilding. Beyond the sights, students ventured out in small groups unchaperoned to find their own restaurants, order their own food and create their own interaction with French people.
The TGV to Geneva offered students a glimpse inside the comfort, reliability and practicality of fast train travel, and their stopover in Switzerland allowed them to visit the Reformation Wall, before spending free time getting to know the city. Some took a ride on the big wheel overlooking Lake Geneva and the Jet d’Eau. Others found the perfect café, and then all moved on to the favorite location of all,
Chamonix.
Chamonix has been, for years, the defining moment of the French experience. Getting out of the bus at the little hotel on the outskirts of Chamonix, students were surrounded by snow-covered peaks and pure mountain air. Students took a somewhat nerve-racking 20-minute cable car ride to the top of the Aiguille du Midi overlooking Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps, going from warm sunny weather to freezing temperatures at heights of 12,600 feet. Students were stunned by the views, the wind whipping up the ravines and the altitude challenges. After waiting out bad weather and postponing our move to the south, students who so chose were able to “parapente” in tandem, descending from the peaks to the landing terrain in Chamonix, chatting with their French “parapentistes” on the way down. Students have described this experience as magical, exhilarating and peaceful.
Leaving the splendor of the Alps the group moved on to its final destinations, Nice, Monaco and Eze, with warmer climes, Mediterranean cuisine and varied architecture. The location of the hotel one block from the sea allowed students, again, the freedom to wander down the small streets, explore and discover on their own and to end their trip with a relaxing swim in the Mediterranean.
The remarkable success of the 2023 French experience was due, in no small part, to this specific group of students who represented themselves, O’Neal and the United States with dignified, respectful and grateful behavior towards their chaperones and the people of France. Plans are underway
A stop in Paris along the Seine River. FRONT (L-R) Woody Wilder, Ava Sounia, John Shepherd BACK (L-R) Sam Amato, Patty Amato, Caitlyn Blocklinger, Peter Sundborg, Ethan Kim, Jack Habets, Madame Cagle, Lauren Kuhn, Robbie Mays, Victoria York, Nathan Reifenstahl, Paige Greytak, Summer Compton, Michaela Stone, Christina Acker, Kaylee Crow, Katie McCloskey, Dave Williamson.
Students enjoy the Mediterranean in the town
About the Author
Lyn Cagle celebrates 27 years of teaching French at O'Neal, where she has traveled abroad with students, and arranged collaborative experiences with visiting students from multiple countries. After receiving her education in linguistics at Oxford-Brookes University in England, Madame relocated to the US. She received the Mellon-Babcock Fellowship at UNC-CH and among many recognitions, she most recently received an Outstanding Educator Award from the University of Chicago. Madame Cagle's primary passion remains creating a bond with students that inspires a love of language and culture, and encourages students' personal growth as they look beyond their immediate experience for new areas of discovery. In the process she tries to impart "kindness above all".
Caitlyn Blocklinger, Summer Compton, Robbie Mays, Nathan Reifenstahl, and Paige Greytak in the big wheel over Paris.
Chaperones Woody Wilder, Sam Amato, and Patty Amato in Chamonix.
Taking a virtual tour of Notre Dame with Peter Sundborg, Jack Habets, Ethan Kim, and Madame Cagle
Katie McCloskey enjoys her free time with friends at a Paris café.
of Eze.
O'Neal Aquatics Celebrating Five Years
In March of 2018, O’Neal unveiled its Aquatics Program to include its own USA Swim Club. This year, the program celebrates five years of offering quality swimming programs to O’Neal students as well as the greater Sandhills community.
O’Neal’s 2017 Annual Benefit Auction directed its Fund A Need segment to upgrade O’Neal’s pool. Built in 1975, the renovation was a welcomed project for a natatorium over 40 years old. Even before the project, O’Neal’s pool was integral to developing strong swimmers via the School's physical education curriculum, starting at kindergarten. The pool was leased by an area swim club that was founded at O'Neal for year-round competitive swimming. Many O'Neal graduates pursued college swim careers at universities such as Brown University, University of Virgina, and Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
“We learned that larger numbers helped our retention as it creates a fun atmosphere, and our swimmers are still getting quality practice laps.” Offering five groups (skill supersedes age), this year, O’Neal Aquatics Club will be represented by swimmers in all age levels in the championship meet for the first time.
In addition to the normal evening practice times, morning practice is required for the higher levels. Dryland workouts, also known as sports performance or strength conditioning, are incorporated into the practice program and swimmers fill O’Neal’s sports performance room twice a week for workouts. O’Neal Aquatics Club is the only year-round swim club in the area to include dryland workouts as part of the swim practice program. The swim club takes on a technical focus for practices where the quality of the swimming comes first as opposed to just swimming laps.
"The O’Neal Aquatics Club & The O’Neal Varsity Swim Team instill teamwork, leadership, perseverance, goal setting, and respect just to name a few.”
As the four-lane pool was being upgraded, the wheels started to turn on how a comprehensive swimming program could be offered by the School. As a result, O’Neal Aquatics was announced offering swimming lessons, a USA Swimming Year-Round Swim Club, and some additional offerings along the way.
Since its inception, the year-round swim club has grown from 40 swimmers to 119. “When we started the swim club, we wanted to keep our lanes limited to four swimmers per lane for practice,” said Aquatics Director Jen Schmitz.
Presently the names of the levels are Mako, Swordfish, Great Whites, Senior, and Senior Elite for those swimming at championship and national levels. O'Neal Aquatics' Grant Larsen is currently ranked second in the nation for the 50 Free. Assistant Director of Aquatics Tracie Marino coaches the Mako developmental team. “I like working with the little kids in helping them gain skills and grow confidence.” Marino also coaches the swim league recently added to summer offerings that has grown from 16 to 60 swimmers.
The Relay of Gates Cox, Rowan Cox, Cash Davie and Zeke Strickland compete at the North Carolina state championships long course meet and also broke team records in 200 free relay and 200 medley relay.
O’Neal Parent Lori Van Etten comments, “My son has been swimming with the O’Neal Aquatics Club for over four years. The O’Neal coaches provide a positive environment and develop each athlete to their greatest potential. The O’Neal Aquatics Club & The O’Neal Varsity Swim Team instill teamwork, leadership, perseverance, goal setting, and respect just to name a few.”
Strothiede swims laps at Swordfish practice.
Though O'Neal Aquatics is a separate program from the School's athletics programming, it's offerings have certainly helped to strengthen O'Neal's varsity swim team. The 2023 swim sports season saw both girls and boys varsity teams winning their conference championship and the girls went on to when the state championship.
Falcon Swim School offers summer swimming lessons in two-week sessions, four days a week in addition to fall and spring Saturday sessions. "O’Neal’s swim lesson program is by far the best in the area," says O'Neal Parent Melissa Fleek. "They offer small class sizes so the swimmers spend more time actually learning to swim and less time waiting for their turn while sitting on the side of the pool.
O'Neal Aquatics Offerings
O'Neal Aquatics Club
• USA Swimming Year-Round Swim Club
Falcon Swim School
• Summer Swim Lessons
• Spring & Fall Saturday Swim Lessons
• Falcon Swim League - for O'Neal Students only
• Summer Swim League
ONealSchool.org
The instructors are amazing. Typically the instructors are competitive swimmers who enjoy working with kids and have a passion for helping them learn to swim, all while having fun. My daughter volunteers 12-15 hours a week during the summer to assist the swim instructors. She does this to get experience so she can become an instructor when she’s old enough. Most of the instructors got their start as a volunteer which ensures that all the instructors have lots of great experience working with kids of all skill levels."
After having great success in growing the program by leaps and bounds in the first five years, O’Neal Aquatics is looking forward to an amazing future cultivating outstanding swimmers and above all, strong contributors to the communities in which they live.
Jonathan
Class of 2023 Achievement
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1 National Merit Finalist
2022-2023 Annual Report & Giving
July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023
2022-2023 Board of Trustees
Executive Committee
Lynda Acker, Chair
Kara Martin, Vice Chair
Lee Howell, Treasurer
Konni McMurray, Secretary
Stan Bradshaw
John Berry
Denise Gutschmit
Tom McFadyen
Lindsay McManamon
Stuart Mills
Missy Quis
Chris Rhue
John Shepherd
Heather Shook-Afable
Carrie Simmons
Za'Vette Tatum-Kodzai
John Taws
Nellie Wilcox
John Elmore, Head of School
Honorary
Elaine Tate Baillie
Stan Bradshaw
Dr. F. Farrell Collins, Jr.
Heidi Hall Jones
Konni McMurray
Edward T. Taws, Jr
2022-2023 Administrative Team
John Elmore, Head of School
Kelley Adams, Head of Lower School
Kirsten Dean, Director of Development
Jonna Depugh Chief Financial Officer
Christine Fecteau, Director of Educational Technology & Library Services
James Franklin, Director of Athletics & Transportation Services
Blanche Slade Hancock 1988, Director of Alumni Relations
Emma Morahan 2010, Director of Operations
Breanna Orentlikher, Director of Admissions
Matt Peal, Head of Upper School
Kathy Taylor, Director of Communications
Miryah Walters, Head of Middle School
*Note: Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this report. However, if you have any questions or if there are any errors, please do not hesitate to contact Advancement Systems Manager Laura Wrightson at (910) 692-6920, ext.106. Thank you.
2022-2023 Operating Fund
(1) Other Revenue – Rentals, Auxiliary Programs & Services, Transportation, Contributions, Miscellaneous,
(2) Plant – Building, Equipment, Grounds & Pool Maintenance, Janitorial Supplies, Contracted Services, Medical, Safety & Security Supplies, Utilities, etc.
(3) Other Expenses – Instructional Materials & Supplies, Professional Development, Transportation, Office Supplies, Miscellaneous and other expenses used in operating the School.
Savannah Campbell and Charlotte Mills in "Steel Magnolias"
TRUSTEES CLUB
$5,000+
Trustees Club members are recognized annually by the Head of School and Trustees.
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Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Bradshaw
Mr. and Mrs. W. Carter Keller
Ms. Morgan Riley
Mr. Jon G. Shell 1992
Dr. Megan DiFurio and Dr. Michael Sundborg Walker Family Foundation
FOUNDERS CLUB
$1,971-$4,999
Inspired by the families who came together in 1971 to form The O’Neal School, we recognize their leadership with the establishment of the Founders Club. Total Annual Fund giving of $1,971 to $4,999 sets a generous example and standard for others to follow. Founders Club members are recognized annually by the Head of School and Trustees.
Drs. Jeffrey and Lynda Acker
Mr. Victor Afable and Mrs. Heather Shook-Afable
Anschutz Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John Berry
Dr. and Mrs. John Berry, VII
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bunder
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Cates
Dr. F. Farrell Collins, Jr.
Mrs. Allison Couzens
Mrs. Suzanne Taylor Crawford
Mr. Bob and Mrs. Kirsten Dean
Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore
Mr. Mark A. Epstein and Mrs. Julia Latham
Mrs. Barbara Fertig
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Goins
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gutschmit 1986
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hobbs
Mr. Lee Howell
Drs. William and Za'Vette Kodzai
Mr. Jonathan G. Martin
Drs. Bill and Kara Martin
Col. and Mrs. Thomas McFadyen
Mr. and Mrs. John McFayden
Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. McMurray
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Miller (Peggy Bell Miller 1977)
Drs. Russell and Anita Miller
Mr. Stuart L. Mills and Ms. Helen Probst Mills
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr.
The Honorable Chris and Dr. Jennifer Rhue
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Schroen
The Annual Fund
Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno
Mr. and Mrs. William Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Simpkins
Mr. and Mrs. Herk Sims
Mr. and Mrs. John Taws
Dr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Vreeland
Mr. Scott Wilson and Dr. Farra Wilson 2000
FALCON SOCIETY
$500- $1,970
Ms. Amber Allen
Mr. and Mrs. John Andrews
Ms. Marie Anton-Botengan
Ms. Mary H. Ballard 1994
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Bass
Dr. and Mrs. John Berry
Mrs. Dottie Black
Drs. Jordan and Erin Booth
Mr. and Mrs. David Burlinson
Calibre
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Cartwright
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chriscoe
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Coates
Drs. Stephen and Natalie Davies
Mr. Kraig Decker and Dr. Onyinyechi Agbara
Ms. Jonna Depugh
Ms. Lindley Fleury
Drs. John and Natalee French
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gavin
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Greenblatt
Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Havenstein, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Henderson
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Hendricks
Mr. and Mrs. M. Hugh Hinton Sr.
Ms. Nina Huffman
Mr. Kaz Hulin and Mrs. Hilary Puzak
Mr. and Mrs. Will Huntley
Mrs. Ruby H. Ingold
Dr. Gary Jones
Dr. and Mrs. Adam Kaplan
Dr. Steven M. Karan
Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Kim
Mrs. Betty B. King
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kisver
Dr. and Mrs. William C. Kitchens
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Kuester
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Lefler
Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Lewis
Mrs. William Lilley III
Dr. and Mrs. John R. Lina
Mr. and Mrs. James Lindsey
Ms. Angela Manning
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Manning
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Maxwell
Ms. Joyce McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. Richard McManamon
Mr. Andy McMillan
and Ms. Courtney Page
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Medford
Dr. John Michalak
and Dr. Taylor McCauley-Michalak
Mr. and Mrs. JR Mullis
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Nagle
Mr. James Nesbit and Mrs. Mary Vaughan
Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Oldroyd
Mr. and Ms. Luke Pastre
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Patenaude
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Pavlovich
Drs. Timothy and Courtney Pearson
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence B. Place
Ms. Kate Ramundo
Col. and Mrs. Paul Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Rostan 1991
Lt. Col. and Dr. Daniel Stanton, III
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Stefanik
Dr. Jennifer Stoddard and Mr. Kevin Drum
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Storr
Mr. and Mrs. Zack Strickland
T. Lloyd Kelly Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Tauch
Mr. Edward T. Taws Jr.
Twilley Family Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Van Scoyoc
Dr. and Mrs. James B. Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Walters
Wells Fargo
Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcox
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. David Woronoff
Mr. and Mrs. Brandy York
LONGLEAF CLUB < $500
Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Adams
Mr. Paolo Alberto and Mrs. Ma Joffel Alberto
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Amato
AmazonSmile Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ambersley
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Amerson
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Ames
Ms. Kristy Arey
Ms. Sarah Bahner
Miss Maeve Bartiss 2012
Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bartiss
Mrs. Mary Bast
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Beasley
Dr. and Mrs. Adam Belanger
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Bender
Dr. Jordan Booth and Dr. Erin Booth
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Bennett
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bird
Mrs. Christine Birdsall
Mr. and Mrs. Clealand Blair
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Blake
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Blocklinger
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Bosworth
Mr. Steve Bozovich
Mr. Brandon Bragg and Mrs. Ashley Shepherd
Ms. Marie-Luise Brase
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Bullock
Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Cabanillas
Ms. Lyn D. Cagle
Mr. Simon F. Cagle 2005
Mrs. Lauren Callahan
Mr. Ivan Scrivner and Dr. Nicole J. Camastra
Mr. Richard Capel 1983
Mrs. Cynthia Carrick
Mr. and Mrs. Brentley Caviness
Mr. and Mrs. William Chalker
Mr. John D. Chapman, II
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cheek
Mr. and Mrs. Chip Cloninger
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Copeland
Mr. Chip Corbin and Mrs. Dieu Dao
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Cordero
Ms. Joy Council
Ms. Cathy Juergens Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey I. Cutler
Mrs. Paula Daigle
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Daniels
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Davis
Ms. Emily Davison
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan DiQuattro
Mr. and Mrs. J. Gardiner Dodd
Dr. and Mrs. James Dougherty
Ms. Morghan Dryden
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Duffy
Mrs. Jolinda Dunbar
Mrs. Erin Durkee
Drs. John and Nancy Borel Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Elzer
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fager
Ms. Christine Fecteau
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Fensterle
Mrs. Renee Ferrerio
First Busey Corporation
Mr. Ricky Fisher
Mr. Najee Fitzgerald
Mrs. Heather Wallace Fogle
Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Fox (Roberta Quis Fox 1999)
Mr. James Franklin
Mr. Matt Fry
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Furs
Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Futrell
Mr. Cicero Gamez and Ms. Bridget Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Garcia
Ms. Beth Garrison
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Garrison
Mr. Owen Gemmer
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Globke
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Goldstein
Mrs. Julie Richardson Goldston 1991
Ms. Rachel Goodwyn
Dr. and Mrs. Matt Grafenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Graham
Dr. and Mrs. Francis Grandinetti
Mr. Nathan and Dr. Stephanie Grotzke
Dr. and Mrs. Seth Grubb
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gulley
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Haarlow 1992
Ms. Erin B. Hairston 2000
Mr. and Mrs. J Hammond
Mr. and Mrs. George Hancock (Blanche Slade Hancock 1988)
Mrs. Catherine Hardy
Mr. and Mrs. Casey Harrell
Mrs. Mary C. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Haughey III
Mrs. Mary Havenstein
Mrs. Ashley Bonifer Helms
Mrs. Helen Holmberg Herbert
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Holwerda
Dr. Huankai Hu and Mrs. Jing Zhang
Mr. and Mrs. Porter Hunt
Dr. Karen Sullivan and Mr. Spencer James Jennifer Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Karel Johnston
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones
Mr. and Mrs. David Joseph
Ms. Tameika Judd
Ms. Anne Jurado
Drs. Antony Keane-Dawes and Rachel Duval
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Kelley Jr.
Mrs. Jenna Kemp-Klarner and Mr. Bryce Klarner
Mr. and Mrs. David Kennedy
Mr. William Kornegay and Dr. Tasha HollandKornegay
Dr. Siva Korukonda and Dr. Chandana Kanithi
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kovacik
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Krug
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Kuzma
Mr. Michael Lawn 2005 and Mrs. Kathryn Maples Lawn 2006
Mr. and Dr. Mark Leonard
Mr. and Mrs. Wei Lian
Mr. and Mrs. Jared M. Lina 1997
Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Loo
Mr. Andrew Lovsin and Ms. Melissa Fleek
Mr. and Mrs. David Lussier
Dr. Lissette Machin and Mr. Matt Wilson 2003
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Marsolais
Mr. Charles Massey and Dr. Jennifer Massey
Mr. and Mrs. Lelon Matthis
Dr. and Mrs. Brooks Mays
Mr. and Ms. Steven McCulloch
Ms. Judy McDonald
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McHarney
Mr. and Mrs. Shaun McIntosh
Mr. and Mrs. Drew McNeill
Mr. and Mrs. David McWhinney
Drs. Gary and Elaine Means
Meese Property Group
CW4 and Mrs. Birche Meese
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mick
Dr. Chris Miller
Ms. Julie Moffitt
Mr. and Mrs. Don-Carlos Moniz
Ms. Angela Moore
Ms. Emma Morahan 2010
Ms. Maureen Morales
Varsity Girls Swim Takes State Championship
O'Neal Varsity Girls Swim Team won their sixth State title at the Division 3 State Championships in February 2023. “What makes this team special is that they are not just club swimmers,” reflects Head Coach Jen Schmitz. “They play volleyball and soccer, run cross country, compete at track and field, and most importantly are excellent students. The ability to find balance in their life and still flourish in this highly competitive sport says a lot about them as young men and women.”
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Morin
Mr. and Mrs. Macon Moye (Tayloe Compton Moye 1986)
Mr. Jayson Prince and Mrs. Argueza-Prince
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Nester
Mr. William Nguyen and Ms. DaThoa Truong
Mr. and Mrs. Bart O'Connor
Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. O'Donnell
Dr. and Mrs. Zev Orentlikher
Mr. and Mrs. James Pace
Drs. David and Edna Pashley
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pashley
Mrs. Elaine Bradbury Passman 1995
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Peal
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Pearsall
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Perrotta
Mr. Earle Poole
Mr. Christopher Price and Dr. SiAhn Mehng
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Pusser
Mr. Frederic R. Quis 2001
Mr. and Mrs. Lynwood Rabon
Mr. and Mrs. Esteban Velez
Dr. Erik Reifenstahl and Mrs. Karla-Ann Ota
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Robinson
Mr. Craig Rogers
Ms. Minjee Sadowsky
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sager
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Savely
Lt. Col. Aaron and Mrs. Rebecca Scogin
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Shank
Mrs. Jan Simmons
Mrs. Virginia W. Quis Sloan 1996
Ms. Staci Smith
Mr. Abel Soto and Dr. Gleybis Sanchez Lobaina
Ms. Sunny Sowell
Mr. and Mrs. J. Speight
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stingle
Mr. and Mrs. Christian Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Lance Stucky
Synchrony Financial
Mr. and Mrs. Ricky L. Taylor
Ms. Kiana L Taylor
Mrs. Amanda Thomas
Mr. John Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Valkovics
Mrs. Melissa Vaswani
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Vest
Mr. and Mrs. Zane Vogel
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Vonderkall
Dr. Eric Waddington and Dr. Pallavi Sindhu
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Ted Walker
Mrs. Linda M. Wallace
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walters
Ms. Joanne Warner
Ms. Maggie Mae Watkins
Mrs. Matthew Weeks
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Wenzel
Varsity Girls Golf 3-Peats for State Championship
The O’Neal School’s varsity girls golf team celebrated winning the NCISAA Division II State Championship for the third consecutive time this Fall 2023. Coach Casson reveled in the team’s season and accomplishments. “This was a team effort. Nine of our student-athletes qualified for the State Tournament as individuals. We had five students selected to the All-State team (for their season and championship efforts). That is really impressive. The results speak for themselves.”
Mr. and Mrs. Stacey West
Ms. Beth Whitman
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Wicks
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Wilder
Mr. and Mrs. Chad Williams
Miss Natalie Williams 2020
Mr. and Mrs. David Williamson
Mr. David Wolff and Mrs. Young Mee Jun
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wolff
Mrs. Tiffany Wood
Mr. Samuel Wray and Mrs. Stephanie Scherer
Mrs. Constance Fleming Wright 1999
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wrightson
PARENTS
Drs. Jeffrey and Lynda Acker
Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Adams
Mr. Victor Afable and Mrs. Heather Shook-Afable
Mr. Paolo Alberto and Mrs. Ma Joffel Alberto
Ms. Amber Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ambersley
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Amerson
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Ames
Mr. and Mrs. John Andrews
Anonymous
Ms. Marie Anton-Botengan
Ms. Kristy Arey
Ms. Mary H. Ballard 1994
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Bass
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Beasley
Dr. and Mrs. Adam Belanger
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Bender
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Bennett
Dr. and Mrs. John Berry, VII
Dr. and Mrs. John Berry
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bird
Mrs. Dottie Black
Mr. and Mrs. Clealand Blair
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Blake
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Blocklinger
Drs. Jordan and Erin Booth
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Bosworth
Mr. Stephen Bozovich
Mr. Brandon Bragg and Mrs. Ashley Shepherd
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Bullock
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bunder
Mr. and Mrs. David Burlinson
Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Cabanillas
Mr. Ivan Scrivner and Dr. Nicole J. Camastra
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Cartwright
Mr. and Mrs. Brentley Caviness
Mr. and Mrs. William Chalker
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cheek
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chriscoe
Mr. and Mrs. Chip Cloninger
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Copeland
Mr. Chip Corbin and Mrs. Dieu Dao
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Cordero
Mrs. Allison Couzens
Drs. Stephen and Natalie Davies
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Davis
Mr. Kraig Decker and Dr. Onyinyechi Agbara
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan DiQuattro
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Duffy
Mrs. Jolinda Dunbar
Mrs. Erin Durkee
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Elzer
Mr. Mark A. Epstein and Mrs. Julia Latham
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fager
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Fensterle
Mrs. Heather Wallace Fogle
Mr. James Franklin
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Furs
Mr. Cicero Gamez and Ms. Bridget Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Garrison
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Globke
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Goins
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Goldstein
Dr. and Mrs. Matt Grafenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Graham
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Greenblatt
Mr. Nathan and Dr. Stephanie Grotzke
Dr. and Mrs. Seth Grubb
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gulley
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Haarlow 1992
Ms. Erin B. Hairston 2000
Mr. and Mrs. J Hammond
Mr. and Mrs. George Hancock (Blanche Slade Hancock 1988)
Mr. and Mrs. Casey Harrell
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Haughey III
Mrs. Mary Havenstein
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hobbs
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Holwerda
Dr. Huankai Hu and Mrs. Jing Zhang
Mr. Kaz Hulin and Mrs. Hilary Puzak
Mr. and Mrs. Porter Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Will Huntley
Dr. Karen Sullivan and Mr. Spencer James
Jennifer Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Karel Johnston
Dr. Gary Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones
Mr. and Mrs. David Joseph
Ms. Tameika Judd
Dr. and Mrs. Adam Kaplan
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Kelley Jr.
Mrs. Jenna Kemp-Klarner and Mr. Bryce Klarner
Mr. and Mrs. David Kennedy
Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Kim
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kisver
Dr. and Mrs. William C. Kitchens
Mr. William Kornegay and Dr. Tasha Holland-Kornegay
Dr. Siva Korukonda and Dr. Chandana Kanithi
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kovacik
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Krug
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Kuester
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Kuzma
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Lefler
Mr. and Dr. Mark Leonard
Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Wei Lian
Mr. and Mrs. James Lindsey
Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Loo
Mr. Andrew Lovsin and Ms. Melissa Fleek
Dr. Lissette Machin and Mr. Matt Wilson 2003
Ms. Angela Manning
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Manning
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Marsolais
Mr. Jonathan G. Martin
Drs. Bill and Kara Martin
Mr. Charles Massey and Dr. Jennifer Massey
Mr. and Mrs. Lelon Matthis
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Maxwell
Dr. and Mrs. Brooks Mays
Mr. and Ms. Steven McCulloch
Col. and Mrs. Thomas McFadyen
Mr. and Mrs. John McFayden
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McHarney
Mr. and Mrs. Shaun McIntosh
Mr. and Mrs. Richard McManamon
Mr. Andy McMillan and Ms. Courtney Page
Mr. and Mrs. Drew McNeill
Mr. and Mrs. David McWhinney
Drs. Gary and Elaine Means
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Medford
Dr. John Michalak and Dr. Taylor McCauley-Michalak
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mick
Drs. Russell and Anita Miller
Mr. Stuart L. Mills and Ms. Helen Probst Mills
Ms. Julie Moffitt
Mr. and Mrs. Don-Carlos Moniz
Ms. Emma Morahan 2010
Ms. Maureen Morales
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Morin
Mr. and Mrs. Macon Moye
Mr. Jayson Prince and Mrs. Argueza-Prince
Mr. and Mrs. JR Mullis
Mr. James Nesbit and Mrs. Mary Vaughan
Mr. William Nguyen and Ms. DaThoa Truong
Mr. and Mrs. Bart O'Connor
Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Oldroyd
Dr. and Mrs. Zev Orentlikher
Mr. and Mrs. James Pace
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pashley
Mr. and Ms. Luke Pastre
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Pavlovich
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Peal
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Pearsall
Drs. Timothy and Courtney Pearson
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Perrotta
Mr. Christopher Price and Dr. SiAhn Mehng
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Pusser
Mr. and Mrs. Lynwood Rabon
Mr. and Mrs. Esteban Velez
Dr. Erik Reifenstahl and Mrs. Karla-Ann Ota
The Honorable Chris and Dr. Jennifer Rhue
Ms. Morgan Riley
Col. and Mrs. Paul Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sager
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Savely
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Schroen
Lt. Col. Aaron and Mrs. Rebecca Scogin
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Shank
Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno
Mr. and Mrs. William Simmons
Ms. Minjee Sadowsky
Mr. Abel Soto and Dr. Gleybis Sanchez Lobaina
Ms. Sunny Sowell
Lt. Col. and Dr. Daniel Stanton, III
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Stefanik
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stingle
Dr. Jennifer Stoddard and Mr. Kevin Drum
Mr. and Mrs. Christian Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Storr
Mr. and Mrs. Zack Strickland
Mr. and Mrs. Lance Stucky
Dr. Megan DiFurio and Dr. Michael Sundborg
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Tauch
Mr. and Mrs. John Taws
Mr. and Mrs. Ricky L. Taylor
Mr. John Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Valkovics
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Van Scoyoc
Mr. and Mrs. Zane Vogel
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Vonderkall
Dr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Vreeland
Dr. Eric Waddington and Dr. Pallavi Sindhu
Dr. and Mrs. James B. Walker
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Ted Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walters
Mr. and Mrs. Stacey West
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Wicks
Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcox
Mr. and Mrs. Chad Williams
Mr. and Mrs. David Williamson
Mr. Scott Wilson and Dr. Farra Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Wilson
Mr. David Wolff and Mrs. Young Mee Jun
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wolff
Mr. and Mrs. David Woronoff
Mr. Samuel Wray and Mrs. Stephanie Scherer
Mr. and Mrs. Brandy York
ALUMNI
Mrs. Peggy Bell Miller 1977
Mr. Richard T. Capel 1983
Mr. Michael A Gutschmit 1986
Mrs. Tayloe Compton Moye 1986
Mrs. Blanche Slade Hancock 1988
Mrs. Julie Richardson Goldston 1991
Mr. Scott W. Rostan 1991
Mr. Jeff Haarlow 1992
Mr. Jon G. Shell 1992
Ms. Mary H. Ballard 1994
Mrs. Elain Bradbury Passman 1995
Mrs. Virginia W. Quis Sloan 1996
Mrs. Cassie Mason Stefanik 1996
Mrs. Helen Holmberg Herbert 1997
Mr. Jared Lina 1997
Mrs. Roberta Quis Fox 1999
Mrs. Constance Fleming
Wright 1999
Ms. Erin Hairston 2000
Dr. Farra Martin Wilson 2000
Mr. Frederic R. Quis 2001
Mr. Matt Wilson 2003
Mr. Simon Cagle 2005
Mr. Michael Lawn 2005
Mrs. Kathryn Maples Lawn 2006
Mrs. Emma Craven Morahan 2010
Miss Maeve Bartiss 2012
Miss Natalie Williams 2020
FORMER O'NEAL STUDENTS
Ms. Suzanne Taylor Crawford
Mr. George Hancock
Mr. Adam Simpkins
Mr. John Taws
PARENTS OF O’NEAL ALUMNI AND FORMER STUDENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Amato
Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bartiss
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Bradshaw
Ms. Lyn D. Cagle
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Cates
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Coates
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey I. Cutler
Drs. John and Nancy Borel Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore
Ms. Renee Ferrerio
Ms. Lindley Fleury
Drs. John and Natalee French
Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Futrell
Ms. Beth Garrison
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gavin
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gutschmit 1986
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Hendricks
Mr. and Mrs. M. Hugh Hinton Sr.
Mr. Lee Howell
Mrs. Ruby H. Ingold
Dr. Steven M. Karan
Mr. and Mrs. W. Carter Keller
Mrs. Betty B. King
Drs. William and Za'Vette Kodzai
Dr. and Mrs. John R. Lina
Mr. and Mrs. David Lussier
Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. McMurray
CW4 and Mrs. Birche Meese
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Nagle
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Nester
Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. O'Donnell
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence B. Place
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Speight
Mr. Edward T. Taws Jr.
Mrs. Melissa Vaswani
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Vest
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Walters
Mrs. Matthew Weeks
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Wenzel
Ms. Beth Whitman
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wrightson
FACULTY & STAFF
Welcome New Faculty & Staff: (L-R) Front Row: Mackenzie Chu, Catherine Rodriguez, Cristie Bosma, Danielle Worley| Second Row: Brianna Ramos, Jacqui Enslin, Amanda Martin, Michelle Parks, April Lamie |Third Row: Nicole Wallace, Paula Alonso, Christie Rains, Jordan Bates, Jeff Medlin Not pictured - Sarah Freeman, Peggy King
Ms. Kelley Adams
Mr. Sam Amato
Mrs. Julia Ambersley
Mrs. Stephanie Ames
Ms. Sarah Bahner
Mrs. Christine Birdsall
Mrs. Kirsten Blair
Mrs. Courtney Blocklinger
Ms. Marie-Luise Brase
Ms. Lyn Cagle
Mrs. Lauren Callahan
Dr. Nicole Camastra
Ms. Cynthia Carrick
Mrs. Cassie Cloninger
Mrs. Alison Coates
Mrs. Jenell Copeland
Ms. Cathy Crawford
Mrs. Suzanne Taylor Crawford
Mrs. Brooke Cutler
Mrs. Paula Daigle
Ms. Emily Davison
Mrs. Kirsten Dean
Dr. Jonna Depugh
Mrs. Amber DiQuattro
Ms. Morghan Dryden
Mrs. Amanda Duffy
Mr. John Elmore
Mrs. Lisa Elmore
Ms. Christine Fecteau
Mrs. Renee Ferrerio
Mr. Ricky Fisher
Mr. Najee Fitzgerald
Mr. James Franklin
Mr. Matt Fry
Ms. Beth Garrison
Mr. Owen Gemmer
Ms. Rachel Goodwyn
Mrs. Casey Haarlow
Mr. Jeff Haarlow
Mr. J Hammond
Mrs. Blanche Slade Hancock 1988
Mrs. Catherine Hardy
Mrs. Ashley Bonifer Helms
Mrs. Lauren Hunt
Ms. Anne Jurado
Mr. David Lussier
Mr. Mike Marsolais
Ms. Judy McDonald
Dr. Chris Miller
Mrs. Angela Moore
Ms. Emma Morahan 2010
Ms. Maureen Morales
Mrs. Breanna Orentlikher
Mrs. Amira Pavlovich
Mr. Matt Peal
Mr. Earle Poole
Mrs. Heather Rabon
Ms. Meghan Ravenscroft
Mr. Craig Rogers
Mrs. Elizabeth Sager
Mrs. Jan Simmons
Ms. Staci Smith
Ms. Sunny Sowell
Mrs. Kathy Taylor
Ms. Kiana L Taylor
Mrs. Amanda Thomas
Mrs. Melissa Vaswani
Mrs. Penny Vest
Mrs. Miryah Walters
Ms. Joanne Warner
Ms. Maggie Mae Watkins
Mrs. Heather Weeks
Mr. Tim Wenzel
Mrs. Brittany Wicks
Mrs. Woody Wilder
Mr. David Williamson
Mrs. Nancy Williamson
Mrs. Katie Wolff
Ms. Tiffany Wood
Mrs. Laura Wrightson
GRANDPARENTS & FRIENDS
Mrs. Mary Bast
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Bennett
Mr. and Mrs. John Berry
Mr. John D. Chapman, II
Dr. F. Farrell Collins, Jr.
Ms. Joy Council
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Daniels
Mr. and Mrs. J. Gardiner Dodd
Dr. and Mrs. James Dougherty
Drs. John and Nancy Borel Ellis
Mrs. Barbara Fertig
Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Futrell
Dr. and Mrs. Francis Grandinetti
Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow
Mrs. Mary C. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Havenstein, Sr.
Ms. Nina Huffman
Drs. Antony Keane-Dawes and Rachel Duval
Mrs. William Lilley III
Ms. Joyce McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Nester
Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. O'Donnell
Drs. David and Edna Pashley
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Patenaude
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr.
Ms. Kate Ramundo
Mr. and Mrs. Herk Sims
Mr. and Mrs. J. Speight
Mr. Edward T. Taws Jr.
Mrs. Linda M. Wallace
Ms. Beth Whitman
BUSINESSES & FOUNDATIONS
AmazonSmile
Anschutz Family Foundation
Bradshaw Charitable Foundation
Calibre
First Busey Corporation
Meese Property Group
Network for Good
Synchrony Financial
T. Lloyd Kelly Foundation
Twilley Family Foundation
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Walker Family Foundation
Wells Fargo
RESTRICTED DONATIONS & GIFTS in KIND
The needs of The O’Neal School are diverse, and contributions are made in a variety of forms. All support is appreciated. Some contributions are made specifically restricted to fulfill a particular purpose. Donations other than cash or securities are considered giftsin-kind. The 2022– 2023 Gift-In-Kind contributors are listed below.
Drs. Robert and Monika Brown
Ms. Lyn D. Cagle
Mr. Alfred Carter, IV
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Earp
Mrs. Gay Ebers Franckowiak
Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hatcher, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hillard
Mrs. Vivian Jacobson
James Creek Cider House
Dr. Karen Sullivan and Mr. Spencer James
Mrs. Anne Koenig
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Latham
Mrs. Jessie Mackay
Mr. Stuart L. Mills and Ms. Helen Probst Mills
FALCON GIVING
Mrs. Julie Neff
Ms. Cynthia Norwood
Pinehurst Brewing Company
Mrs. Mary Joy Pizzella
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr.
Railhouse Brewery
Southern Pines Brewing Company
Ms. Diane Westbrook
Ms. Beth Whitman
ENDOWMENT FUNDS for FACULTY ENRICHMENT
Mrs. Helen B. Cook Fund
Majel Frey Curtis Fund
LEGACY FUND for TUITION ASSISTANCE
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Bradshaw
Dr. David J. Casey
and Dr. Maria DiGiovanni
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Graham
Mr. Lee Howell
Mr. and Mrs. James Lindsey
Mr. Stuart L. Mills
and Ms. Helen Probst Mills
Mr. Timothy H. Reid 1992
Mr. Robert S. Rostan 1988
PEREGRINE PARTNERS
A corporate partnership program to supplement the support for O'Neal athletics.
Caviness and Cates
Breakthrough Physical Therapy/ Confluent Health, LLC IHOP
HANNAH MARIE BRADSHAW SCHOLARSHIP
Hannah Marie Bradshaw loved The O’Neal School as a positive place that helped her reach her true potential. A young girl whose enthusiasm, curiosity, and spirit of friendship enhanced the character of her class, her parents Jean and Stan Bradshaw established this endowed fund in her memory. Bradshaw scholars are selected from rising 9th graders.
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Bradshaw
Mrs. Mary Breitenbeck
Ms. Deborah Graham
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jackson
Ronald Kirby
MJSK, LLC
Dr. and Mrs. Gerard O’Donnell
HELEN PRINGLE HOLMBERG SCHOLARSHIP
Helen Pringle Holmberg ’97 was The O’Neal School’s first John Motley Morehead Scholarship recipient. Jean Rae and Centre Holmberg established the scholarship to recognize outstanding upper school students who display leadership, scholarship, moral force of character and physical vigor. Recipients are selected from rising 9th graders.
Mrs. Jean Rae Hinton
North Carolina Community Foundation, Inc.
Hannah Marie Bradshaw Scholarship Recipient Hudson Harless
Helen Pringle Holmberg Scholarship Recipient Joseph Lucas
IN MEMORY OF...
Hannah Marie Bradshaw
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Bradshaw
Mrs. Mary Breitenbeck
Ms. Deborah Graham
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jackson
Mr. Ronald Kirby
MJSK, LLC
Dr. and Mrs. Gerard O’Donnell
Gregory Doughty ‘07
Ms. Lindley Fleury
Joy Hall
Mr. John D. Chapman, II
Robert Hendry ‘07
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Bowness
Ms. Nina Huffman
Ms. Joyce McCarthy
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence B. Place
Ms. Kate Ramundo
GROWING STRONG CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Drs. Lynda and Jeff Acker
Mr. Victor Afable and Mrs. Heather Shook-Afable Anonymous
Ms. Sarah Bahner*
Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bartiss*
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Bowness*
Dr. and Mrs. John and Jennifer Berry
Mr. and Mrs. Stan and Jean Bradshaw
Dr. and Mrs. Mark and Crystal Brenner
Mrs. Cynthia Carrick*
Mr. and Mrs. Larry and Jennifer Chriscoe
Dr. F. Farrell Collins, Jr.
Mrs. Lloyd Cutler Charitable Trust
Drs. Stephen and Natalie Davies*
Mr. James Dick 1986
Mr. Dunbar
Mr. and Mrs. John and Lisa Elmore
Mr. Mark A. Epstein and Mrs. Julia Latham*
Mrs. Cassie Gavin
Mr. Octavious Gibbons 1986
Mr. Jon Giles
Golden Pearl Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Bryan Landaas '98
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Speight
James R. Miles
Mr. and Mrs. J. Gardiner Dodd
Jay St. John
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr.
Dr. Jack Young
Dr. F. Farrell Collins, Jr.
IN HONORARIUM...
Kelsey, Nolan, and Maeve Bartiss
Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bartiss
Stan Bradshaw
First Busey Corporation
Pat & Primo Bullock
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Bullock
and Denise Gutschmit (Michael Gutschmit 1986)
Mr. and Mrs. Bob and Sarah Haarlow
Mr. and Mrs. Lash and Rita Hairston
Mr. and Mrs. George and Blanche Hancock (Blanche Slade Hancock 1988)
Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Havenstein, Sr.*
Mr. Lee Howell
Mr. Kent Jewett
Heidi Hall Jones
Mr. David Kelley and Mrs. Michela Rebuli
Ms. Colleen Kelly 1981
Drs. Za'Vette and William Kodzai
Mr. Kim Liddell 1978
Mr. David B. Logan* 1986
Mr. Robert Lovell
Dr. and Mrs. David and Julie Martin
Drs. Bill and Kara Martin
Col. and Mrs. Tom and Worthy McFadyen
Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay and Richard McManamon
Mr. and Mrs. Brian and Konni McMurray
McSwain Family Trust
Mr. Stuart Mills
and Ms. Helen Probst Mills
Mrs. Tayloe Compton Moye 1986
Mr. and Mrs. Tom and Susan Pashley
Pittman Electric
Lyn Cagle
Mr. Simon Cagle 2005
Mr. Jared Lina 1997
Brooke Cutler
Mrs. William Lilley III
Beth Garrison
Mr. Jared Lina 1997
Blanche Slade Hancock 1988
Mr. Randy Quis 2001
The Hancock Family
CW4 and Mrs. Birche Meese
Veterans
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Krug
Beth Whitman
Mrs. Helen Holmberg Herbert 1997
Mrs. Colleen A. Kelly 1981
Mrs. Constance Fleming Wright 1999
Don Woodfield (11/24/1941 - 9/3/2023
Mrs. Betty B. King
Mr. and Mrs. Missy and Frank Quis
The Honorable Chris and Dr. Jennifer Rhue
Mr. and Mrs. Alice and Wayne Robbins
LTC and Mrs. John and Cindy Samples
Drs. John Shepherd and Jenifir Bruno
Mr. and Mrs. Carrie and Kyle Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. Rick and Cassie Stefanik
Ms. Suzanne Stinson
Ms. Diane Tate 1986
Mr. and Mrs. John and Kimberly Taws
Drs. Joseph and Kim Tozzi*
Mr. and Mrs. Linda and Bobby Wallace*
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn and Jim Walters
Mr. and Mrs. Elizabeth and John Webster (Elizabeth Taylor Webster 1979)
Mr. Lee Whitman 1986
Mr. and Mrs. Nellie and John Wilcox
Mr. and Mrs. David Woronoff*
*Thank you to those who made new gifts to the Growing Strong Capital Campaign in 2022/2023.
BENEFIT AUCTION 2023 - That 70's Gala!
A Big THANK YOU for $123,500 Raised for Fund A Need
FUND A NEED:
Research and Technology
Hub
Drs. Jeffrey and Lynda Acker
Mr. Victor Afable and Mrs. Heather Shook-Afable
Ms. Amber Allen
Dr. and Mrs. John Berry, VII
Mrs. Dottie Black
Mr. and Mrs. Clealand Blair
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Cameron
Mr. and Mrs. Hershell Cole
Drs. Stephen and Natalie Davies
Mr. and Mrs. Weston K. Davis 2005 (Marci O'Donnell Davis 2007)
Mr. Bob and Mrs. Kirsten Dean
Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore
Mr. Mark A. Epstein and Mrs. Julia Latham
Ms. Christine Fecteau
Mr. Mike Fletcher
Mrs. Sue Gibbons
Jon Giles
Dr. Amanda Kuhn Grimshaw 1999 and Mr. Greg Grimshaw
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gutschmit 1986
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Halloran
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hardin
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Haughey III
Mr. Lee Howell
Congressman and Mrs. Richard Hudson
Mr. Kaz Hulin and Mrs. Hilary Puzak
Mr. and Mrs. Will Huntley
Mr. Jeremy Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. David Joseph
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Kelley Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Sun Moon Kim
Drs. William and Za'Vette Kodzai
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Kuester
Mr. Stephen Later
Mr. and Dr. Mark Leonard
Dr. Lissette Machin
and Mr. Matt Wilson 2003
Ms. Angela Manning
Dr. and Mrs. James Marino
Drs. Bill and Kara Martin
Mr. and Mrs. James Mason
Dr. and Mrs. Brooks Mays
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McHarney
Senator and Mrs. Thomas M. McInnis
Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. McMurray
Mr. Stuart L. Mills and Ms. Helen Probst Mills
Mr. and Mrs. JR Mullis
Mr. James Nesbit and Mrs. Mary Vaughan
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Niswender
Dr. and Mrs. Zev Orentlikher
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Peal
Drs. Timothy and Courtney Pearson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Puzak
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr.
The Honorable Chris and Dr. Jennifer Rhue
Mr. and Mrs. P. Wayne Robbins
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Robinette
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Schroen
Mr. Jason Schuerger and Ms. Jamie De Coster
Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno
Mr. and Mrs. William Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Sims
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Smith
Mr. and Mrs. J. Speight
Lt. Col. and Dr. Daniel Stanton, III
Mr. and Mrs. John Taws
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Valkovics
LTC and Mrs. Joshua Van Etten
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Van Scoyoc
Dr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Vreeland
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Walters
Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcox
Mr. Scott Wilson and Dr. Farra Wilson 2000
Mr. and Mrs. David Woronoff
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wrightson
Pictured: Students in the Signature Scholars Research Program use the Research Hub, located in McMurray Library.
"Research and Technology" Fund A Need Serves the Students
The creation of a Research and Technology Hub is providing collaboration space and resources for students to learn and create. The expansion of library database systems have given students access to the information they need to research their interests. The addition of the Glowforge 3-D laser has allowed students to bring their ideas to life.
BENEFIT SPONSORS
PLATINUM
- $5,000
Bradshaw Capital Management, LLC
First Capital Bank
Main Street Home Loans
Six H Asset Management
GOLD - $2,500
Mrs. Dottie Black
Dr. F. Farrell Collins, Jr.
First Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Denise Gutschmit (Michael Gutschmit 1986)
Pinehurst Medical Clinic, Inc./Pulmonary Medicine
SILVER - $1,000
Drs. Jeffrey and Lynda Acker
Art by Design
ATEX Technologies, Inc.
Caviness and Cates Communities
FirstHealth of the Carolinas
Guidon Pediatric Therapy
Drs. William and Za'Vette Kodzai
Kuhn Dental Associates
Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology
Drs. Bill and Kara Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Richard McManamon
MCP Laboratory
Pinehurst Nephrology Associates
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr.
Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno
Mr. and Mrs. William Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. Herk Sims
Spiritus Systems Company, Inc.
Van Scoyoc Periodontics & Implant Dentistry
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Van Scoyoc
Dr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Vreeland
Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcox
DIAMOND - $750
Retriever Home Services
RUBY - $500
Mr. and Mrs. Allen McLaurin
Pinehurst Surgical Clinic
State Farm Insurance Agent, Bill McClelland
SAPPHIRE-
$250
Clark Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc.
Johnny O's Awards
Seven Lakes Family Dentistry
Linda and Bobby Wallace
Jim and Lynn Walters
Tim Wenzel
Col. and Mrs. John Wilcox
Laura Wrightson
"That 70's Gala" in February 2023 was a huge success thanks to all of those attending, business sponsors,
Kelley Adams
Victor Afable and Heather Shook-Afable
Agora Group, LLC
Allen and Jane McLaurin
Anonymous
Art by Design
Atex Technologies, Inc.
Bare Roots Salon
Be Our Guest Travel Company
Maya Beasley 2023
Bella Bambini
Bella Spa & Nails
John and Jennifer Berry
Berri Bowlful
Kirsten Blair
Bonefish Grill
Botanicals
Bradshaw Capital Management, LLC
Bradshaw Performing Arts Center
Lulu Brase
Brixx Wood Fired Pizza
Cameron and Company
Campbell Soup Company
Capel Rugs
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Mudcats
Carolina Philharmonic
Cynthia Carrick
Catherine’s Creations
Caviness and Cates Communities
Chapman’s
Clark Chevrolet Cadillac
Clean Juice
Cassie Cloninger
Alison Coates
Collab Co.
Cool Sweats Pinehurst
Cooper & Bailey’s
Jenell Copeland
Cotton & Grain
Country Club of Whispering Pines
Courtney’s Shoes
Cathy Crawford
Suzanne T. Crawford
DAHR
Bill Daigle
Weston 2005 and Marci Davis
2007
Kirsten and Bob Dean
Deep River Sporting Clays
Denker’s Dry Goods
Dorathy Black
Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Vreeland
Drs. Bill and Kara Martin
Drs. Jeffrey and Lynda Acker
Amanda Duffy
Durham Bulls
Eagles and Angels
Eck McCanless Pottery
Elite Academy of Dance
Elliotts on Linden
John Elmore
ETC - Eloise Trading Company
Eve Avery Boutique
Fairview Dairy Bar
Fayetteville Symphony
Fayetteville Woodpeckers
Christine Fecteau
Fern Spa and Wellnes
Filly & Colt’s
First Bank
First Capital Bank
FirstHealth of the Carolinas
Ricky Fisher
Five Points Pet Resort
Form V Chocolates
Four Branches Sporting Preserve, LLC
Gamekeeper Restaurant and Bar
Gentleman’s Corner Pinehurst
GIV Mobile
GPAC at UNC-P
Kristen Groner
Gryphon Group Security Solutions
Guidon Pediatric Therapy
Gulley’s Nursery
Hampton Inn and Suites
Blanche Slade Hancock 1988
Catherine Hardy
Harris Teeter
Hasty Realty
The Havenstein Family
Heidi Hats
Herk and Sherry Sims
Hickory Hill Pottery
Hickory Tavern
Hollyfield Designs
Honeycutt Jewelry
House of Fish
Lee Howell
Imagine Youth Theater Junior
Ironwood Cafe
J. McLaughlin Southern Pines
Jack Hadden Floral & Event Design
Jacqueline’s Delights
James Creek Cider House
Jarvis Estate
Jaya’s Indian Cuisine
Jersey Mike’s
JK Premier Marketing
Rick Johns
Johnny O’s Awards
Jonathan McRae Photography
Jugtown Pottery
Karma Spa Beauty Bar
Kataphora
Coach Kyle Kegl
Pam Keith
Kirk Tours & Limousine
KT Horse Farms
Kuhn Dental Associates
Alex Lapple 2023
Lavender Restyle Market
Kathy Leuck
Lil Bo Peep
Linda and Bobby Wallace
Mary Wright Originals
Mason’s Restaurant and Grocery
Massage by Kathleen
Massage Envy
Brian and Konni McMurray
MCP Laboratory
McRae Designs
MId Pines Inn & Golf Club
Midland Bistro
Stuart Mills and Helen Probst Mills
Mockingbird on Broad
Monkee’s of the Pines
Carl and Elize Morin
Frank and Missy Quis
NASCAR Hall of Fame
Chef Prem Nath
Nature’s Own Natural Foods
Market
Neko Thai and Sushi Bar
Nellie and John Wilcox
Nichols Propane
North Carolina Symphony
North Carolina Zoo
Olsen Orthodontics
One Eleven Main
Opulence
O’Quinn Pottery
Outback Steakhouse
Papa Blue Mixing and Music
Studio
Amira Pavlovich
Phil Morgan Pottery
Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club
Pine Scones Cafe
Pinehurst Nephrology
Pinehurst Olive Oil
Pinehurst Surgical Clinic
Pink of the Pines
Pollywog’s Playpad
Poteat Hospitality
Pottery by Frank Neef
Pulmonary Medicine, Pinehurst Medical Clinic
Quality Equipment
R.Riveter American Handbag
Rainbow Cycles
Megan Ravenscroft
Raven Advisory, LLC
Red Bowl Asian Bistro
Retriever Home Services
Reverie Cocktails
Chris and Jenn Rhue
Mark and Norma Ricci
Richard and Lindsay McManamon
Rick’s Catering
RIverbanks Zoo and Gardens
Roast Farm to Table
Rozdel Designs
Shop of Her Own
Carrie and Kyle Simmons
Six H Asset Management
So Pies - Southern Pines
South Carolina Stingray Hockey
Southern Pines Ace Hardware
Southern Pines Golf Club
Spiritquest
Spiritus Systems
Splash and Dash
Sport Clips
State Farm
Sunrise Theater
Sweet Dreams Mattresses
Sweet Feed Fine Foods
Talbots
John and Kimberly Taws
Kiana Taylor
Taylor Dance
The Castle Livery
The Dapper Dog
The Forest Creek Golf Club
The Little Toy Shop
The Macaron Co.
The Market Place Restaurant
The Mosquito Authority
The O’Neal School
The Original Owens Pottery
The Pinehurst Resort
The Roast Office
The Villager Deli
The Wine Cellar
These Two Hands
Total Wine & More
TownePlace Suites by Marriott
TruFit Gym
Turn & Burn Pottery
Unfinished Furniture
Unlimited Hair Studio And Spa
US National Whitewater Center
Uwharrie Crystalline Pottery
Van Scoyoc Periodontics & Implants
Vann Fine Art Portraits
Vass Artworks
Village Pine Venue
Vision Events
Vito’s Restaurant
Genevieve Walker and Family
Miryah Walters
Joni Warner
Tim Wenzel
Wheel of Fortune
Whispering Pies Pizzeria
Nancy and David Williamson
Winterplace Ski Resort WV
WonderWorks
Yarborough’s Homemade Ice Cream The
Lisi Italian
Longleaf Golf & Family Club
Lucas Jewelry & Repair
Jessie Mackey
Marco’s Pizza
Maren’s PANDORA and More
Marie & Marcele
Martial Arts Academy of Southern Pines
Elizabeth Sager
Sandhills Bowling Center
Sandhills Gymnastics
Sandhills Trolley Company
Captain Alex and Jessica Schro-
eder
Hong Schulte
Eddie Serrano
Seven Lakes Family Dentistry
WORKHORSE Fitness and Yoga
Address Service Requested
Parents:
If this issue is addressed to a son or daughter who no longer maintains an address at your home, please send the correct address to:
Alumni Relations
The O’Neal School P.O. Box 290 Southern Pines, NC 28388 (910) 692-6920 Ext. 150 • alumni@onealschool.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
Gala Benefit February 10th
All School Musical March 22nd -24th
Non-Profit Organization
PRSRT STD
US Postage PAID
Southern Pines, NC
Permit No. 39
Commencement May 24th
O’Neal is a college preparatory school dedicated to the development of academic excellence, strength of character, and physical wellbeing of its students in an environment where integrity, self-discipline and consideration for others are fundamental.