The O’Neal Quarterly
SPRING 2019
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The Parents’ Association celebrates O’Neal faculty and staff during PA Teacher Appreciation Week.
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The Upper School Choir wins an award of excellence at a choral festival held at Carowinds.
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The Odyssey of the Mind team places 4th among 15 teams in the regional competition.
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Students across divisions show their many talents at the Spring Showcase.
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Country Club of North Carolina donates their tennis court nets to O’Neal.
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Children’s book author Adam Rubin speaks to Lower School students about his new book “High Five.”
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O’Neal’s third grade students FaceTime with food journalist Mark Bittman as they work on their Food to Table Project-Based Learning.
Middle School Science Olympiad places 4th in regionals. Select team members compete in the state competition placing 9th among 220 teams.
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Twelve eighth grade students from College St. Michel in Bourgoin Jallieu, France visit O’Neal and are hosted by O’Neal families as part of the annual French exchange. The students represent France in the 3rd annual O’Neal Heritage Festival that has record numbers in attendance.
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O’Neal red and blue teams conduct Penny Wars to raise $4500 for the Thirst Project.
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Twelve students from Nanfang High School of the Hunan Province in China visit O’Neal. They are hosted by O’Neal families and give a great traditional performance to middle and upper school students.
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The blue team wins the annual Field Day after participating in a morning of activities in celebration of Earth Day.
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Hannah Burns commits with intention to swim at University of Pittsburgh.
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Jenna Burns wins the English Speaking Union Shakespeare Competition and represents the Sandhills Branch at the national competition in New York City for the second consecutive year.
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Grades one - four hold a special Earth Day musical performance.
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Model UN wins Outstanding Delegation awards at the 2019 conference at Appalachian State University.
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Ralayah McRae commits to Bluefield College for basketball.
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The second annual Marvelous Math Day is held across divisions in celebration of Pi Day and everything math!
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Jonathan Jones, founder of local youth soccer program, 365 Soccer Academy, is announced as O’Neal Varsity Soccer Coach. O’Neal student-artists prevail at the Young People’s Arts Festival winning the overall high school award and placing 3rd among 16 other elementary schools. O’Neal’s Naomi Johnson wins the Festival’s Judges Choice Award with her drawing “Medusa”.
On the cover: Scene from “Oliver!” & Naomi Johnson’s “Medusa”