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Lower School students were treated to the annual Key Club Halloween Carnival followed by a Trunk or Treat by the Community Prefect Committee on Halloween Week.
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The Admissions Office hosted its annual Lower School Open House.
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Best-selling author, Jay Asher, makes his only appearance in North Carolina at The O’Neal School and presented his book: Thirteen Reasons Why to 8th -12th grade students.
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Holocaust Survivor, Ralph Jacobson, spoke to 8th-12th grade students about growing up in Nazi Germany as a Jew. Carolina Rail Hawks begin weekly Elite Technique clinics for O’Neal Middle and Upper School soccer players. Eighth grade students begin their monthly schedule of preparing meals for MANNA! – feeding the hungry in Moore County.
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O’Neal Junior John Anderson presents his year abroad in South Africa as a recipient of The KennedyLugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad Scholarship to Upper School students. Middle and Upper School students learn of the importance of O’Neal’s honor code, induct new members to the Honor Council and are asked to sign the Honor Code.
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Global Safari visits Lower and Middle School students and introduces them to animals from each of the seven continents.
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Retired Lt. Col. Donald Van Roosen presents to 8th-12th grade students his experience of landing in Normandy on D-Day.
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Author Alan Gratz talks to 5th grade and Middle School students about his latest book, The League of Seven.
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Class trips for grades 6 through 9 took students to Pine Knoll Shores, Camp High Rocks in Cedar Mountain, Washington D.C., and Camp Caraway in Asheboro.
FALL 2014 •
Parents were invited to a visiting night to learn about their child(ren)’s daily schedules and to meet teachers.
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A dedication ceremony was held for Jan Simmons and her forty years of service to the School. The ceremony was followed by the Parents’ Association Annual Picnic.
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Head of School Achievement Awards were presented to Freshmen Jenna Elliott and Sophia Renner, Sophomore Kate Peters, Junior Lauren Dailey and Senior Emma Moore.
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To end the first week of school, all students attended a convocation where Head of School, John Elmore, addressed the students. It was followed by an ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
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A reception was held for the international students, their families and host families, welcoming them to the School. O’Neal has nine international students from three countries attending O’Neal this year.