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          2022• 2021-2022 Annual Report
           
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          Students: Caroline Acker, Luke Harper, Audrey Kim, Tylar 	Pastre and Rachel Wolff. Director : Dr. Nicole Camastra
          Kathy Taylor, Director of Communications
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            O’NEAL
          THE MAGAZINE OF THE O’NEAL SCHOOL
           
    Celebrating Konni's Courtyard
          Alumni Story: Toyin Koleoso '18
          Births
          Marriages
          O'Neal Celebrates Beth Whitman
          "Falcons are 50" Golf Tournament
          Celebrating 50 Years of Athletics
          Signature Scholars Program On John Elmore's 10 Years
          Ranger Nancy | Christine Fecteau
          Welcome Back Class Trips!
          Class of 2022 Achievements
          2021/2022 Annual Report & Giving
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            Dear O'Neal Community,
          It has been my honor to serve O’Neal as Head of School during the last 10 academic years. The School has added programs and grade levels, made campus wide improvements, faced challenges like the pandemic, celebrated the countless accomplishments of our students, and grown along with the Sandhills. Most importantly, we have had the privilege and responsibility to serve our families and provide our students an outstanding educational experience. My first kindergarten students are now in upper school and some of the graduates from my time not only have careers but have also started families. The students are at the heart of everything we do at O’Neal, and to have been a small part of their lives and their futures is the greatest honor of my three decades in independent schools.
          Readers will find stories about our students throughout these pages. SSRP scholars, athletes from the School’s history, and students learning on class trips and from O’Neal’s first campus naturalist and our new librarian. You will also read the special story of Toyin Koleoso. She demonstrates courage, resilience and determination, and her host families exemplify extraordinary caring and generosity. All are inspiring. These student stories make it clear what a unique and extraordinary community we have at O’Neal.
          This month O’Neal launched a new logo which is displayed throughout campus, and in our materials, including this magazine. This formal logo’s design is based on the beautiful pavilion in Konni’s Courtyard. This area was created as a community space for students and events, and it celebrates the School’s first 50 years. The structure at the center of campus unifies the divisions and proudly symbolizes the vision of those who made the School what it is today. The new logo represents O’Neal’s next era and bright future.
          O’Neal is accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and is the only member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) in the area. O’Neal completed its reaccreditation for SAIS in September and received a unanimous recommendation for renewal from the visiting team of school leaders. The visiting team commended the School in many ways, including our comprehensive programs, strong sense of community, use of outdoor spaces, and strong faculty. After the evaluation of a SAIS school’s documents and standards, the overall process prompts schools to set goals for the next five years. O’Neal has identified the following broad areas for focus and improvement: Science and Technology; Safety and Wellness; Teaching and Learning; and Facilities. The accreditation self-study occurred in conjunction with the Board of Trustees’ strategic planning process, and that document will be completed later this year.
          Those in the O’Neal community who know me know that I am enormously proud of this School and what we have accomplished. They know that I try to approach opportunities with an entrepreneurial mindset to serve others. Though I appreciate the Board of Trustees and SSRP students in having the cover story of this magazine spotlight my 10 years at O'Neal, the School's progress over the last 10 years is due to excellence of the faculty and staff, the trust and support of our families, and to the trustees who sustained the School. I am especially grateful to the board chairs who helped me through every challenge and celebrated every success. Thank you all, and I look forward to what the future holds for The O’Neal School we all cherish.
          All the best,
           John C. Elmore Head of School
    John C. Elmore Head of School
          
           
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            Celebrating Konni's Courtyard
          O'Neal's central campus opened in August of 2022 after lengthy construction. A special reception and dedication ceremony was held in April of 2022 where this project that connects all facets of the School's campus was named Konni's Courtyard in honor of Konni McMurray.
           
    For more than 25 years Konni and her husband Brian have supported O'Neal. Konni has given generously of her time for special projects such as the annual Benefit, serving as a trustee and in parent roles surrounding the activities of her four children, as well as financial support.
          Konni's Courtyard was part of O'Neal's Growing Strong Capital Campaign. To learn more about the campaign, visit ONealSchool.org /Giving.
          Konni McMurray (right) stands with present Chair of the Board of Trustees Lynda Acker (left), who was also a key consultant for the design of Konni's Courtyard.
           
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            A Dream Fulfilled
          A look at the life journey of Aminatu Toyin Koleoso '18
          Seven years ago, at the young age of 15, Toyin boarded a plane to the United States leaving her mother, father, brother, and sister in Lagos, Nigeria. Her focus was on obtaining an education in the United States and basketball. Seven years ago, Head of School John Elmore saw the results of his efforts in arranging for Toyin’s emigration to the US. Mr. Elmore had a connection with Toyin’s school, and from working with other students, knew what a life-changing opportunity O'Neal could give. With many members of the O’Neal community supporting him, it was his goal to set the stage for a successful future for Toyin who had the maturity and courage to take on the challenge.
           
    With one suitcase holding only a few articles of clothing, Toyin arrived at her new home with Janet Trent and Dargan Moore and daughters Emma ‘15 and Elizabeth ‘18 as her host family. “I wasn’t sure what I was doing exactly,” Toyin remembers. “I didn’t think much of the future past high school. I just saw that other girls were doing well going this route.”
          O’Neal’s
          Aminatu Toyin Koleoso ’18 graduated from Skidmore College last spring with degrees in business administration and economics. During her time at Skidmore, she was a part of the women’s basketball program as a college recruit. She is presently a financial services consultant at Ernst and Young in New York City.
           
     
    In 2015, host parent Dargan Moore shared his perspective on hosting Toyin.
          “Toyin is a source of learning for all of us with her entirely different viewpoint and background. Just as foreign travel lets you see your own home in a new way, her
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        Toyin Koleoso is guest speaker at O'Neal's Sports Recognition Ceremony 2022
          Skidmore College Graduate 2022
          Toyin was a 3-sport student-athlete for O'Neal.
          questions and comments, and the things we explain to her about life in America, give us a fresh and sometimes surprising view of our lives.
          Another aspect of having an exchange student for an entire school year is the impact that her education will have on her perspective of the choices she has in life. All teenagers mature and learn about life throughout high school, but with the added impact of living in a different culture, her journey is perhaps farther and faster. Being a part of that on a daily basis is a privilege, and we can already see Toyin enlarging her view of the possibilities that lie ahead.”
          The following two years, Toyin was hosted by the McHarney family.
          Caelan McHarney ’22 introduced Toyin as last year’s sports recognition ceremony guest speaker.
          “I will never forget meeting Toyin for the first time. It was my first open gym the summer after my sixth-grade year and I was brand new to O’Neal. When I walked through the door at the Hannah Center Gym, I saw Toyin warming up. She was so friendly and when I went home to my mom, I asked if Toyin could come live with us. Fast forward, Toyin moved in with us a year later and became the older sister I never would have had. She has been a huge role model for me for the past six years.”
          During Toyin’s time at O’Neal, she was a stand-out 3-sport student-athlete holding all-conference honors in volleyball and basketball and setting multiple school records in track and field. In the classroom, Toyin was determined to excel. She reflects, “I don’t know if it would have happened, but at that time, in my head, I thought I must do well. I don’t want to be sent back.”
          That determination helped Toyin to be accepted into the Opportunity Program at Skidmore, a program providing financial, academic, and psychosocial support for talented and motivated students. The Opportunity Program funded Toyin’s college education, and furthered her basketball career.
          many things. It has brought me so much from where I was to where I am right now.” College basketball was a humbling experience but worth the work. She was able to meet people from backgrounds different from her own.
          After receiving a summer internship with Ernst & Young, she was offered a full-time job as a financial services consultant a full year before graduating.
          "I am so proud of Toyin and honored to have been part of her journey," says Head of School John Elmore. "O'Neal's community did much to help and support her, but truly, she brought more to our school than we could have imagined. She is an inspiration."
           
    During her three years at O’Neal, in addition to her host families, many in the O'Neal community, including coaches and close friends, joined in having Toyin with them over the summer, on weekends and holidays, and at other special times. She attributes her relationships and friendships made at O’Neal and Skidmore for assisting with her achievements.
           
    On her senior night at Skidmore, her three best friends were there to support her. As her accomplishments were being read, she reflected on her journey as an international student, her last moments at the airport with her family in Nigeria, and how much she had achieved in less than seven years with the support of friends, host families, and teammates.
          Toyin closed her presentation as guest speaker at last year’s sports recognition ceremony with the following: “All I can say is the greatest gift of life is friendships and relationships... and I have received it.”
          Since age 13, Toyin has played basketball. “I love being competitive,” she reflects. “Basketball has exposed me to so
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        Toyin and the Trent-Moore Family
          Toyin and the McHarney Family
          
              
              
            
            Births
           
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    O'Neal Alumni are encouraged to share your news of marriages, births and other life changing events with Director of
           Sarah D'Annunzio Corwin '15 and Hunter Corwin Vaughn Corwin | November 28, 2021
          Alumni Relations Blanche Slade Hancock '88. Alumni@ONealSchool.org
          Joseph Taylor ’14 and Shelby Taylor Bodie Craig February 21, 2022
          Kristin Crenshaw Harding ’04 and Ben Harding Henry Edward March 7, 2022
          Chappell Russell Foley ‘09 and Justin Foley Sutton Grey March 22, 2022
          Jeni Belle Rattz Fredericks '13 and Trent Fredericks Leo Cameron June 18, 2022
          Chance Martin ‘10 and Alyssa Martin Birdie July 18, 2022
          John Schoemmell ‘10 and Anastasia Schoemmell Margot Wren July 22, 2022
          Adam Crenshaw ‘02 and Kelly Crenshaw Layla Joy August 28, 2022
          Danielle Bradshaw Leach ’10 and Cody Leach Amelia Marie September 7, 2022
          Cate Dahl Bitzer ‘08 and Grant Bitzer Benjamin David September 16, 2022
          Alex Stroud ’15 and Lura Martinez Stroud, Celia Elizabeth October 5, 2022
          Daniella Howe Selfridge ‘13 and Thomas Selfridge Ryker Kennedy October 6, 2022
    Sarah D'Annunzio Corwin '15 and Hunter Corwin Vaughn Corwin | November 28, 2021
          Alumni Relations Blanche Slade Hancock '88. Alumni@ONealSchool.org
          Joseph Taylor ’14 and Shelby Taylor Bodie Craig February 21, 2022
          Kristin Crenshaw Harding ’04 and Ben Harding Henry Edward March 7, 2022
          Chappell Russell Foley ‘09 and Justin Foley Sutton Grey March 22, 2022
          Jeni Belle Rattz Fredericks '13 and Trent Fredericks Leo Cameron June 18, 2022
          Chance Martin ‘10 and Alyssa Martin Birdie July 18, 2022
          John Schoemmell ‘10 and Anastasia Schoemmell Margot Wren July 22, 2022
          Adam Crenshaw ‘02 and Kelly Crenshaw Layla Joy August 28, 2022
          Danielle Bradshaw Leach ’10 and Cody Leach Amelia Marie September 7, 2022
          Cate Dahl Bitzer ‘08 and Grant Bitzer Benjamin David September 16, 2022
          Alex Stroud ’15 and Lura Martinez Stroud, Celia Elizabeth October 5, 2022
          Daniella Howe Selfridge ‘13 and Thomas Selfridge Ryker Kennedy October 6, 2022
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        Leah Kelly Grose ’08 and Michael Grose Amie Patton October 16, 2021
          
              
              
            
            Marriages
           
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     Bradley Miller ’15 to Bailey Shea May 28, 2022
          Claire Russell ’12 to Benjamin Little July 2, 2022
          John Roger Moore ’14 to Georgi Yaekel May 28, 2022
          Natalie Placa ’17 to Garrett Cave May 28, 2022
          Maggie Hakas ‘13 to Jordan Mebane September 24, 2022
          Katie Salloum ‘13 and Luke Elliott ’13 November 19, 2022
          Kellyann Miller ’11 to Chris Irwin October 8, 2022
          Sierra Hawkins ’15 to Keegan Atherton September 24, 2022
          McKenzie Cooper ’15 and Rick Catania ’15 January 21, 2022
    Bradley Miller ’15 to Bailey Shea May 28, 2022
          Claire Russell ’12 to Benjamin Little July 2, 2022
          John Roger Moore ’14 to Georgi Yaekel May 28, 2022
          Natalie Placa ’17 to Garrett Cave May 28, 2022
          Maggie Hakas ‘13 to Jordan Mebane September 24, 2022
          Katie Salloum ‘13 and Luke Elliott ’13 November 19, 2022
          Kellyann Miller ’11 to Chris Irwin October 8, 2022
          Sierra Hawkins ’15 to Keegan Atherton September 24, 2022
          McKenzie Cooper ’15 and Rick Catania ’15 January 21, 2022
          “A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.”
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            O'Neal Celebrates Beth Whitman
           
     
     
     
     
    Incelebration of her 81st birthday and her 30+ years of teaching, coaching, counseling, and mentoring O'Neal students, we gathered to honor Beth Whitman in June. It was a lovely celebration, topped off with fantastic performances by David Michael Wolff and Newnew Hong '27. Ms. Whitman loves classical music. It was a truly special evening for a truly special lady.
           
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        The guest of honor Beth Whitman
          (L-R) Class of 1986 Lee Whitman, Michael Gutschmit, Octavious 'Lewis' Gibbons, Tayloe Compton Moye, Stuart Schulte, Steve McSwain
          Carolina Philharmonic Conductor and Artistic Director Maestro David Michael Wolff
          New New Hong '27
          Anne Ellis Friesen '81 speaks to honor Beth Whitman.
          (L-R) Jared Lina '97, Scott Wilson, Roberta Quis Fox '99, Farra Martin Wilson '00, Catherine Frock Vogt '95, Ginny Quis Sloan'96
          
              
              
            
            "Falcons are 50" Golf Tournament & Alumni Day
           
     
     
     
    O’Neal’s Falcons are 50 Commemorative Golf Tournament and Alumni Day was held on April 9th. The golf tournament saw current students, parents, friends and nearly 20 alumni compete at the newly renovated Southern Pines Golf Club. Many more alumni joined the golfers at the Alumni Day Dinner.
          To learn about future alumni events, contact Director of Alumni Relations
          Alumni@ONealSchool.org
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        Blanche Slade Hancock '88.
          (L-R) Clifton Cameron, Jared Lina '97, Brian Street '96, Tim Fraley '96
          (L-R) Joseph Taylor '14, Ricky Taylor, Will Taylor '17, (front) Sam Taylor '28
          (L-R) Rachel Joyce '26, Victor Afable, Sophia Afable '26, Brooke Greenblatt '25
          Members of O'Neal's golf teams helped with the golf tournament. (L-R) Mary Earhart, Jack Halloran, Jacob Graham, Peter Myers, Maya Beasley
          Starting with Volleyball, Basketball and Soccer
          In1971 The O’Neal School was founded. In 1972 O’Neal Athletics was born. This year we celebrate 50 years of athletics at O’Neal beginning with volleyball, basketball and soccer.
           
    Volleyball
          Without an indoor facility until the winter of 1974, volleyball games and practices at O’Neal were held on the outside court. Mary Ann Hall (Halstead) was the coach. Originally, she was an English teacher asked to help with physical education. She taught the fundamentals and the team played large schools with established sports programs, such as Charlotte Country Day. It was a humble beginning for volleyball on their outdoor court. In 1973, volleyball’s second year, the School had JV and varsity teams.
           
    “When I think of O’Neal volleyball, I think of Coach Cindy Strickland,” says Roberta. “As my PE teacher starting in kindergarten, she had us working on volleyball passes and serves long before we could play middle school volleyball. Coach Strickland loved the game of volleyball and she helped instill a love of the game in me. There were lots of wins under Coach Strickland, but what I remember the most is loving the experience so much that I didn’t want to stop playing volleyball.”
          The 90s were the glory years for O'Neal Varsity Volleyball -tallying seven state championships!
           
    Sisters Ginny Quis Wellford ’96 and Roberta Quis Fox ‘99 both played volleyball for Davidson College. At Davidson, Ginny holds the record (1996-1999) for Career Assists at 2608. Roberta holds the record (1999-2002) for Career Kills at 1233, Career Attack Percentage at .308, and Career Blocks at 431.
           
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        1977 Varsity Boys win the Holiday Tournament
          Volleyball on the outdoor courts in 1973
          1989 State Champions, the beginning of a series of state championship wins.
          Basketball
          O’Neal cannot claim a state championship for basketball, but its significance is its beginning at O’Neal, and its role in the lives of so many students and the essence of community that it provides.
          O’Neal’s first headmaster Bob Haarlow played basketball at Princeton University alongside the likes of Bill Bradley who went on to play for the Knicks. It was only natural that Mr. Haarlow be the boys basketball coach. Teacher and counselor Beth Whitman coached the girls.
          Lately, the girls varsity basketball team has made its mark at O’Neal and around the state. With the coaching expertise of Lulu Brase, the Lady Falcons have recently celebrated their fifth consecutive conference season and tournament championship and have competed in three state championship games. Last year, Coach Brase earned her 100th game win at O’Neal.
           
    In recent years, O'Neal has seen its graduates join collegiate women's basketball programs.
          Soccer
          Soccer began at O’Neal as a spring sport, starting in the School’s 1972-73 academic year. Though primarily fielded by boys, girls were also eligible to tryout for the one soccer team the School claimed. In 1994 a girls team was formed. The 2006 girls soccer team won the state
           
     
    championship under the coaching of Kyle Kegl, who has returned to O'Neal as member of the coaching staff as well as an assistant teacher in kindergarten. It is the only soccer state championship the School has earned. Team member Kelsey Hukee, who went on to play soccer at Meredith College reflects, “Soccer or ‘football’ has always been a way for me to be a part of a bigger community. When I reflect on the O’Neal Girls Varsity Soccer Team, I think of just that, a community. We were friends first and teammates second. We all played together to have fun on and off the field, which to me is really what the game is about. I feel honored and very grateful for the warm memories of van rides to away games, pregame chants, and the joy of winning States in 2006.”
          The boys had consecutive conference championships in the 90's, making it to the state champoinship game for the first time in 1993. This past fall, the boys team was undefeated allowing only a single goal in season play, winning the conference championship.
          With nine Wachovia/Wells Fargo Cups under its belt, most recently 2020 & 2021, superior coaching and a top notch sports performance program, O'Neal's athletics program continues to be a shining star for the O'Neal community.
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        2018 Conference Champions
          2006 State Champions
          2022 Conference Champions
          
              
              
            
            Turning Passion into Perspective
          The Signature Scholars Research Program
          The Class of 2022 saw the first students graduate as Signature Scholars. The Signature Scholars Research Program (SSRP), designed by John Elmore and Dr. Nicole Camastra, is a two-year intensive research study designed to challenge students beyond the normal college preparatory or Advanced Placement program and to establish a wellearned perspective on a topic about which the student is passionate.
          Cohorts are not to exceed more than 10% of any class. As sophomores, students apply for the program in the spring. Those who are accepted take the Research Methodology and Philosophy class taught by Dr. Camastra in their junior year. By the end of the course, students have written their annotated bibliography and research proposal unique to each student’s scholarly interests. The second year of the program, their senior year, each SSRP student works with a faculty mentor who has knowlege of the reserach area. Each student will produce a paper of approximately 10,000 words or equivalent work and present the research results at a public symposium. Successful completion of the program will have SSRP students receiving a diploma with distinction from the School.
          The program debuted last year and Emily Wacker-Puleo, Stephanie Dücker, and Vicky Mills compiled two years of work into one year.
          In an interview with The Pilot newspaper, Vicky Mills ’22 stated, “Agriculture sits at this fascinating intersection of anthropology and geological sciences that I just find so intriguing, and the idea of getting to dedicate time to that interest in my school day was tempting.”
          Dr. Camastra recalled lecturing at the University of Georgia. “Students rarely knew what they were interested in,” she said in an interview with The Pilot. "You can blame any number of things for that, but it’s a fact that students really have a hard time saying, ‘This is what drives me’”. The SSRP program allows students the opportunity to find their passion and earn a perspective.
          Senior Max Esptein presents his research to different audiences adjusting, the presentation to the interest and level of each audience. The difficult topic of the future of space travel, its feasibility and engineering concerns was shared with O'Neal's kindergarten students.
           
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        Vicky Smith presented "Adaptations for the United States Agronomy: Applications of Traditional Agricultural Methods in the Face of a Changing Climate” at the SSRP Symposium. Vicky is attending Smith College.
           
     
     
     
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        Emily Wacker-Puleo presented "Healthcare Regulation and Access for American Adults with Physical Disabilities" at the SSRP Symposium. Emily is attending NC State University.
          Stephanie Dücker presented "The Hearts and Stomachs of Kings: How Five Women Gave Power to the Tudors in a Period of Agnatic Primogeniture” at the SSRP Symposium. Stephanie is attending Washington and Lee University.
          Junior Class members of the 2022-2023 SSRP cohort. Audrey Kim, Caroline Acker, Luke Harper, Tylar Pastre, Rachel Wolff
          Senior Class members of the 2022-2023 SSRP cohort, Emma Sager and Max Epstein, with Program Director Dr. Nicole Camastra.
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            A Retrospective on John Elmore’s 10 Years as O’Neal Head of School
           
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          The2022-2023 academic year marks Head of School
          John Elmore's 10th year at The O’Neal School, a long way from the start of his educational career at Grinnell College and his hometown in rural Montana. He was the first on the paternal side to attend high school. Later, he studied abroad in Europe and gained a broader perspective of education from his global experiences. Throughout his time in graduate school and the start of his educational career, he desired to create a strong learning environment and carried his long-term academic vision with him. Above all, his greatest desire is to build academic excellence and to incorporate the feelings of community and equality within
          O’Neal. Elmore’s successes produced immense growth and achievement within the School, all of which solidify his evergrowing legacy that will inspire future generations.
          Elmore’s transition to O’Neal Head of School in 2014 signified a shift in O’Neal’s community, both academic and cultural. He brought with him a background of prior leadership experience. Trustee Stan Bradshaw and Chair of the Board of Trustees Dr. Lynda Acker, both of whom have worked with Elmore for years, lauded his knowledge of the education system and leadership style extending from a wealth of experience. Along with his large net of resources,
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        Signature Research Scholars were tasked by the Board of Trustees to write
          article commemorating the accomplishments of Head of School John Elmore in celebration of his 10 years at The O'Neal School. SSRP Research and Methodology students - Caroline Acker, Luke Harper, Audrey Kim, Tylar Pastre and Rachel Wolff. Director - Dr. Nicole Camastra.
          Bradshaw noted that Elmore prioritizes speed, focus, and flexibility while acting on his vision for the School to yearly expand on successful and rigorous programs. A particular value he introduced to O’Neal was a “Northeast” style, which draws on his experience with the dedicated academic tradition present in many long established institutions. Elmore also mentioned advancing O’Neal by applying an “entrepreneurial spirit” to his leadership, prioritizing new ideas and individual action.
          Under his leadership, multiple programs have been founded or improved at O’Neal, along with the other positive impacts he’s made on our community. During Elmore’s 10 years, the performance of athletics has been elevated to a higher level. For example, girls golf became a varsity sport and the team has established a reputation as one of the strongest teams in the high school division. In the last four years alone, they brought home the state championship three times. The last two years have produced consecutive championships. Beyond advancing a competitive golf program, Elmore tirelessly improves other aspects of athletics at O’Neal. Acker remarked, “Athletics has been transformed into an incredibly successful program, with new teams added in both middle and upper school, and numerous championships, both conference, and state.” Furthermore, there were improvements to various facilities across campus such as updating the performance room and renovating the pool and equipment in 2018. These refurbishments enhance the physical capability, access, and health of O’Neal’s athletes, developing the performance of several sports teams. The numerous additions to the School demonstrate Elmore’s commitment to developing athletics overall.
          Highlights of the Past 10 Years
          • Student Enrollment Growth by 30%
          • Implementation of:
          – One Schoohouse Online Course Offering
          – Junior Kindergarten
          – Bridges in Mathematics Program (K-5)
          – Readers & Writers Workshop (K-8)
          – Two Additional Advanced Placement Courses + One School House Offerings
          – Schoolwide Grammar Program
          – Signature Scholars Research Program
          – Writing Program Requiring Research Papers at all MS/US Grade Levels.
          • 10 State Championships under Athletic Director James Franklin
           
    • Awarded Wells Fargo Cup in Division 2A - 2020 & 2021
          • Introduced Sports Performance Program
          • Greenhouse, Campus Lighting, Central Campus & more
          • Hiring of Health and Safety
          Personnel
          Not only is Elmore dedicated to improving sports programs, but he created new academic opportunities to push the limits of the students at O’Neal. The Signature Scholars Research Program (SSRP), implemented in 2021, was created by Elmore in combination with English Department Head, Dr. Nicole Camastra and former Upper School Head, Matthew Jacobs. Although Advanced Placement courses have been a staple of O’Neal’s curriculum for many years, Elmore knew that for some O’Neal students, APs could go only so far and something new was needed to allow students to discover new academic frontiers. As a result, Elmore implemented SSRP, a program that went beyond those classes where a select number of students could begin collegiate-level research journeys. Further, SSRP was a program that would differentiate the School and O'Neal students.
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        A new tradition at O'Neal, Varsity Girls Golf Team Captain Alex Lapple presents the state championship trophy to Head of School John Elmore at a student assembly.
          Elmore pursues progress in the O’Neal community beyond athletics and academics with other initiatives such as improving campus safety and diversifying the student body. For example, security fobs and a security head were introduced to O’Neal in an effort to provide greater protection to the community. Nurses and counselors are another aspect of safety and health added to O’Neal’s staff for better in-school care for students. Additionally, O’Neal is always seeking opportunities to expand the student body, such as hosting international students every year. Director of Educational Technology and Library Service, Ms. Christine Fecteau, who worked with him at Green Farms Academy in Connecticut, observes that “there is a great, at least with the students, a great desire to kind of embrace it all.” Students are ambitious, and Elmore allows for their growth with the accomplishments and programs he has created or expanded at O’Neal.
          A principal change that Elmore has brought to O’Neal has been a larger focus “on excellence, [in] all areas”, as he put it. He seeks to accommodate the variety of students he recognizes at O’Neal, saying, “We've done a nice job, I think, on both ends”, referring to both ends of the wide spectrum of student identities. He is aware of the value of individual students being able to access the fields they are passionate about, whether that be athletics, academics, the arts, or a combination thereof. Elmore seeks fairness within all levels he oversees. Academics, athletics, and the arts,
          programs which once saw varied attention, he has pushed to be examined in a uniform manner. No one field holds more precedent than another, something which has been well received by faculty and students alike.
           
    John Elmore’s values as Head of School have helped him cultivate a successful and forward-looking atmosphere at O’Neal; however, he has faced his fair share of adversities. Regarding athletics, one element of inequality that Elmore has sought to correct is the superior recognition of the men’s teams in comparison to the women’s teams, regardless of skill level. When asked about Elmore’s biggest impact on the athletics department, O'Neal Athletic Director James Franklin, responded by saying, “In other schools, men's sports may get more attention, but he ensures that both gendered teams get equal representation”. Although he is very proud of the strides he has made in this area, Elmore’s commitment to progress yet again presents itself as he believes that O’Neal still has various areas in need of “building”.
          This desire for continual progress Elmore has brought to O’Neal is nothing short of admirable. He is constantly forward-looking, never satisfied with the work he has done. This skill was paramount when COVID-19 halted the progress of virtually all schools in North Carolina. His leadership prospered in a time of uncertainty and helped O’Neal continue to function despite the unease that was felt
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        John Elmore’s values as Head of School have helped him cultivate a successful and forward-looking atmosphere at O’Neal...
          Just after taking the head of school position, John Elmore hosts faculty from Nan Fang High School in the Hunan Province of China as they come to make preparations for a two-week visit with students.
          nationwide. Bradshaw spoke on Elmore’s understanding of priorities during the pandemic. Many educational administrations were unwilling to deviate from the status quo of virtual learning that had been established; however, Elmore went another route. The "Montanan”, as Elmore calls himself, instead decided to remain completely inperson, without the alternative to online education. This maneuver was risky, but in the end, offered many benefits, including the retention of all faculty members, significant advantages to students’ social and educational development, staggering growth paired with record enrollment, and the continued establishment of O’Neal as a paragon for educational excellence.
          John Elmore is one of the most adaptable and resilient Heads of School in O’Neal’s half-century-long history. Throughout his time here, Elmore has implemented many projects that have shaped the School and its mission:
          Signature Scholars Research Program, campus safety and health, egalitarian expansion of the athletics program, greater academic aptitude, and much more. Holistically, The O’Neal School has grown significantly under the leadership of John Elmore, a scholar who arrived on the campus 10 years ago with ideas to be implemented and aspirations worth striving for. The entire O’Neal community recognizes and values Elmore’s contributions. Such recognition was made apparent when the Board of Trustees dedicated the green space surrounding Konni’s Courtyard— the newest community space in the center of campus—to Elmore, naming it “John Elmore Green.” In the coming years, he is hopeful to implement specific educational programs, such as incorporating accommodations for learning disabilities, expanding more social and emotional learning into the Middle and Upper Schools, and continuing to implement many more monumental improvements across the campus.
           
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        John Elmore enjoys Field Day with the students in May 2022.
          
              
              
            
            Welcome Ranger Nancy!
          O'Neal's Naturalist
          Welcome to O'Neal Ranger Nancy! A former park ranger at Weymouth Woods, spouse to Science Department Chair David Williamson and mother to Leah ’34 and Evan ’37, she is not a stranger to the O’Neal community. She is O’Neal’s naturalist (PreK-6th) and Ranger Nancy is a “natural” at her job. From creepy crawlers and butterflies to leaves and everything green, and don’t forget our furry and feathered friends – there is always something exciting to explore with Ranger Nancy.
           
     
     
     
     
    Meet Christine Fecteau
          Director of Educational Technology & Library Services
          Interactivetouch panels and laptops in the classroom, making research databases accessible to students and most importantly, converting a student who doesn't like to read into a book lover are some of the many roles of Christine Fecteau. Library circulation is up 100% year-overyear. Responsible for all aspects of the library programs and facilities, Ms. Fecteau seeks to ensure that academic and technology resources complement, enhance, and extend the School’s educational program. Ms. Fecteau comes to O’Neal from Greens Farms Academy in Westport, Connecticut where she served as director of library services for the past nine years. Ms. Fecteau has a master’s degree in informational science – school libraries from SUNY Albany and a certificate in school management and leadership from Harvard Graduate School of Education & Harvard Business School.
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            A Journey of Relationships
           
     
    Welcome Back Class Trips
          Records dating back to 1974 document O’Neal students embarking on class trips. One week in September is dedicated to class excursions for the Upper and Middle Schools to retreats or places of interest all along the East Coast. Their purpose? To connect topics studied in class with real life places; some grades include college visits, but most of all, trips are for class bonding. The destination is ranked runner-up to the journey in getting to know classmates and advisors. Class trips are among the most memorable activities for an O’Neal student. Though O’Neal managed to have in-person learning throughout the pandemic, class trips were cut to a day trip for each class to Camp Caraway. And though the creativity of administration and student life is to be commended during a time of COVID-19 mitigation, the return of the traditional class trip was a celebratory moment in the fall of 2022.
           
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        Top:Class of 2023 at Nantahala National Forest. Above: Class of 2024 visiting Georgia Tech. Below: Class of 2030 at Camp Rockfish
           
    Berry College Clark University College of Charleston Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Furman University George Mason University High Point University Hollins University Kent State University Loyola University Maryland Maryland Institute College of Art NC A&T State University NC State University NC Wesleyan University Oxford College of Emory University Purdue University Randolph-Macon College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhodes College Ringling College of Art and Design Roanoke College Seattle Pacific University Spelman College Syracuse University The University of Alabama The University of Tennessee (Knoxville) UNC Asheville UNC Pembroke University of Colorado Boulder University of Lynchburg University of Virginia Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Wesleyan University Western New England University Wheaton College Wingate University Wofford College Appalachian State University* Campbell University Catawba College Clarkson University Cornell University Davidson College East Carolina University Fashion Institute of Technology High Point University Michigan State University NC State University* Northeastern University Savannah College of Art and Design Smith College St. Lawrence University Stevenson University UNC Chapel Hill * UNC Charlotte* UNC Greensboro* UNC Wilmington University of Mt. Olive US Military Academy at West Point Washington and Lee University *Multiple Students Attending Other College
        Class of 2022 Matriculation for 4-year Colleges & Universities Class
        2022 Achievement 23 National Honor Society Members 36 Graduates $3m Received in Merit Scholarships 6 Cum Laude Society Members 7 AP Scholars Granted to students who score 3 or higher on three or more AP exams. 3 AP Scholars with Honors Average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. 8 AP Scholars with Distinction Average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and scores 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. 20
        Acceptances
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            2021-2022 Annual Report & Giving
          July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022
          2021-2022 Board of Trustees
          Executive Committee
          Denise Gutschmit, Chair
          Lynda Acker, Vice Chair
          Lynn Walters, Treasurer
          Konni McMurray, Secretary
          Stan Bradshaw
          John Berry
          Lee Howell
          David Kelley
          Kara Martin
          Tom McFadyen
          Lindsay McManamon
          Stuart Mills
          Missy Quis
          John Samples
          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
          2021-2022 Administrative Team
          John Elmore, Head of School
          Matt Peal, Head of Upper School
           
    Miryah Walters, Head of Middle School
          Kelley Adams, Head of Lower School
          James Franklin, Director of Athletics & Transportation Services
          Blanche Hancock, Director of Alumni Relations
          Emma Morahan, Director of Operations
          Kirsten Dean, Director of Development
          Eddie Phillips, Chief Financial Officer
          Breanna Orentlikher, Director of Admissions
          Kathy Taylor, Director of Communications
          Katie Wolff, Business Office Manager
          *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.
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            2021-2022 Operating Fund
           
     
    (1) Other Revenue – Rentals, Auxiliary Programs & Services, Transportation, Contributions, Miscellaneous, etc.
          (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.
          22 Revenue: Tuition (net) $7,330,505 Annual Fund 179,708 Benefit Auction(Net) 147,642 Other Revenue (1) 888,438 Total Revenue $8,546,293 Expenses: Personnel & Benefits $6,397,068 Plant (2) 414,718 Technology 89,317 Athletics 195,435 Other Expenses (3) 675,796 Total Expenses $7,772,334 Surplus $773,959
        86% Tuition 2% Annual Fund 2% Benefit Auction 10% Other Revenue REVENUE EXPENSES 5% Plant (2) 1% Technology 3% Athletics 9% Other Expenses(3) 82% Personnel & Benefits
        TRUSTEES CLUB
          $5,000+
          Trustees Club members are recognized annually by the Head of School and Trustees.
          Mr. and Mrs. John Berry
          Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Bradshaw
          Mr. and Mrs. W. Carter Keller
          Dr. Lissette Machin and Mr. Matt Wilson
          Mr. and Mrs. Braden 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. Ken Bass
          Dr. and Mrs. John Berry, VII
          Mr. and Mrs. Chris Cates
          Dr. F. Farrell Collins, Jr.
          Mrs. Allison Couzens
          Mrs. Suzanne Taylor Crawford
          Mr. Kraig Decker and Dr. Onyinyechi Agbara
          Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore
          Mr. and Mrs. Mark Graham
          Mr. and Mrs. Scott Greenblatt
          Mr. Greg Grimshaw and Dr. Mandy Grimshaw 1991
          Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gutschmit 1986
          Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Havenstein, Sr.
          Mr. and Mrs. M. Hugh Hinton Sr.
          Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hobbs
          Mr. Lee Howell
          Mr. David Kelley and Mrs. Michela Rebuli
          Dr. and Mrs. William C. Kitchens
          
              
              
            
            The Annual Fund
          Drs. William and Za'Vette Kodzai
          Dr. and Mrs. Ritt Kuhn
          Drs. Bill and Kara Martin
          Col. and Mrs. Thomas McFadyen
          Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. McMurray
          Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Miller
          Mr. Stuart L. Mills and Ms. Helen Probst Mills
          Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr.
          Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno
          Mr. and Mrs. William Simmons
          Mr. and Mrs. Adam Simpkins
          Mr. and Mrs. John Taws
          Dr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Vreeland
          Dr. and Mrs. James B. Walker
          Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walters
          Mr. and Mrs. Lance Webb
          Mr. Scott Wilson and Dr. Farra Wilson
          FALCON SOCIETY
          $500- $1,970
          Ms. Amber Allen
          Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Baker
          Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baker
          Ms. Mary H. Ballard 1994
          Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Block
          Dr. and Mrs. Mark Brenner
          Mr. and Mrs. David Burlinson
          Mr. and Mrs. Darren Bycura
          Dr. David J. Casey and Dr. Maria DiGiovanni
          Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Coates
          Kurtiss & Margi Cross
          Mr. Mark A. Epstein and Mrs. Julia Latham
          Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Fusonie
          Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Graham
          Dr. Robert D. McCall and Dr. Pamela Guest
          Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Hakas, Jr.
          Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Haughey III
          Mr. and Mrs. Randy Henderson
          Dr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Hendricks
          Mr. and Mrs. Will Huntley
          Mr. and Dr. Ben Jones
          Mrs. Betty B. King
          Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kisver
          Mr. and Mrs. Michael Koprowski
          Mr. and Mrs. Tuyen Le
          Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Lewis
          Mrs. William Lilley III
          Dr. and Mrs. John R. Lina
          Mr. and Mrs. James Lindsey
          Mr. Isaiah List
          Mr. and Mrs. Jason Manning
          Mr. and Mrs. John McFayden
          Mr. and Mrs. Richard McManamon
          Dr. and Mrs. Mark Medford
          Mr. William Nguyen and Ms. DaThoa Truong
          Mr. and Ms. Luke Pastre
          Mr. and Mrs. Allen Pavlovich
          Drs. Timothy and Courtney Pearson
          Ms. Susan Petsolt
          Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Pusser
          Honorable Chris and Dr. Jennifer Rhue
          Mr. and Mrs. P. Wayne Robbins
          Col. and Mrs. Paul Roberts
          Mr. Robert S. Rostan 1988
          LTC and Mrs. John Samples
          Mrs. Jo Snedegar
          Mr. and Mrs. Rick Stefanik
          Dr. Jennifer Stoddard and Mr. Kevin Drum
          Mr. and Mrs. Zack Strickland
          T. Lloyd Kelly Foundation
          Mr. and Mrs. Eric Tauch
          Mr. Edward T. Taws Jr.
          Dr. and Mrs. Steven Van Scoyoc
          Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Walters
          Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Weeks
          Wells Fargo
          Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcox
          Mr. and Mrs. David Woronoff
          Lower School Holiday Concert
           
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        Kelley and Chandler Adams
          Ms. Susan J. Agazzi
          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
          Mr. and Mrs. Cory Ammons
          Ms. Kristy Arey
          Ms. Kelsey E. Bartiss 2006
          Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bartiss
          Mr. and Mrs. Louis Beasley
          Mr. Rick Bennett
          Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bird
          Mr. and Mrs. Jason Birdsall
          Mr. and Mrs. Clealand Blair
          Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Blocklinger
          Ms. Ashley Bonifer
          Mr. and Mrs. Nick Bosworth
          Ms. Marie-Luise Brase
          Dr. and Mrs. Michael Browning
          Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Cabanillas
          Ms. Lyn D. Cagle
          Mrs. Lauren Callahan
          Mr. Ivan Scrivner and Dr. Nicole J. Camastra
          Mr. and Mrs. Arron Capel
          Mr. Richard Capel 1983
          Mr. and Mrs. Brentley Caviness
          Mr. and Mrs. William Chalker
          Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cheek
          Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chriscoe
          Ms. Catherine Christ
          Mr. and Mrs. Chip Cloninger
          Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Copeland
          Dr. and Mrs. Steven Cordero
          Ms. Joy Council
          Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey I. Cutler
          Drs. James and Katherine Czarnik
          Mrs. Paula Daigle
          Drs. Stephen and Natalie Davies
          Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Davis
          Ms. Emily Davison
          Mr. and Mrs. Alexander DeCamp
          Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Dickerson
          Mr. Aaron Donovan and Ms. Dawn Utsumi
          Dr. and Mrs. James Dougherty
          Mr. and Mrs. Justin Duffy
          Mrs. Jolinda Dunbar
          Mr. and Mrs. Martin Elwell
          Ms. Mary S. Faulkner 1979
          Ms. Jill Faxon
          Ms. Renee Ferrerio
          Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Fischer
          Mr. Ricky Fisher
          Mrs. Heather Wallace Fogle
          Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Fox
          Mr. James Franklin
          Mr. and Dr. Brandon Fry
          Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Furs
          Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fury
          Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Futrell
          Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Garcia
          Ms. Beth Garrison
          Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Garrison
          Mrs. Sue Gibbons
          Mr. and Mrs. Sean Goldstein
          Mr. Robert Goodman and Ms. Adriana Czerkawska
          Dr. and Mrs. Francis Grandinetti
          Drs. Francis and Vicki Grimm
          Mr. Nathan and Dr. Stephanie Grotzke
          Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gulley
          O'Neal Ladies Golf Shines Bright!
          O'Neal Varsity Girls Golf wins their second straight NCISAA Title, with senior Alex Lapple as the medalist. This Fall, team seniors Alex Lapple and Maya Beasley signed National Letters of Intent to play in collegiate women's golf programs in the Fall of 2023. Maya Beasley will be joining the University of Richmond Spiders, and Alex Lapple will be joining Notre Dame University Fighting Irish.
           
     
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        LONGLEAF CLUB < $500
        Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow
          Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Haarlow 1992
          Mr. and Mrs. Jon Halloran
          Mr. and Mrs. J Hammond
          Mr. and Mrs. George and Blanche Hancock 1988
          Mr. and Mrs. Casey Harrell
          Mr. Gregory Sean Harrell
          Mrs. Mary C. Harris
          Mrs. Mary Havenstein
          Dr. Huankai Hu and Mrs. Jing Zhang
          Mr. and Mrs. Porter Hunt
          Mrs. Ruby H. Ingold
          Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Jackson
          Mrs. Carole Johnson
          Ms. Jennifer Johnson
          Mr. and Mrs. Karel Johnston
          Ms. Leya Joseph
          Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Kelley Jr.
          Mr. and Mrs. William Kelso
          Mr. and Mrs. David Kennedy
          Mr. and Mrs. William A. Kientz III
          Dr. and Mrs. Sun Moon Kim
          Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lawrence
          Mr. Glenn Lemons and Ms. Honi Smith
          Mr. and Dr. Mark Leonard
          Mr. and Mrs. Jared M. Lina 1997
          Mr. Andrew Lovsin and Ms. Melissa Fleek
          Mr. and Mrs. Drew Lucas
          Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lucas
          Mr. and Mrs. David Lussier
          Ms. Jennifer Maness
          Mrs. Nanette Martin
          Ms. Kim Mason
          Dr. Megan Matters
          Dr. and Mrs. Brooks Mays
          Mr. and Mrs. William McClelland Jr.
          Mrs. Jessica McCloskey
          Mr. and Mrs. Gregory McDade
          Ms. Judy McDonald
          Mr. and Mrs. Mark McGill
          LTC and Mrs. Matthew J. McGraw
          Mr. and Mrs. Charles McHarney
          Mr. and Mrs. Drew McNeill
          Mr. and Mrs. Sammy McPeake
          Mr. and Mrs. David McWhinney
          Drs. Gary and Elaine Means
          Dr. and Mrs. Morton Meltzer
          Dr. John Michalak and Dr. Taylor McCauley-Michalak
          Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mick
          Dr. Chris Miller
          Ms. Julie Moffitt
          Ms. Angela Moore
          Ms. Emma Morahan 2010
          Spring 2022 College Commits
          Jace Brown '22 signed with Stevenson University Men's Swimming and Caelan McHarney '22 signed with St. Lawrence University Women's Basketball.
           
    Mr. Steve Bozovich and Mrs. Maureen Morales-Bozovich
          Mr. and Mrs. Carl Morin
          Mr. and Mrs. Macon Moye
          Mr. Jayson Prince and Mrs. Argueza-Prince
          Mr. and Mrs. Chris Nagle
          Network for Good
          Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Novak
          Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. O'Donnell
          Ms. Judy Osborne
          Mr. and Mrs. James Pace
          Drs. David and Edna Pashley
          Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pashley
          Mr. and Ms. Matt Peal
          Mr. and Mrs. Philip Perrotta
          Mrs. Crystal Phillips
          Mr. Edward T. Phillips
          Mrs. Suzanne Phillips
          Mr. Earl Poole
          Mr. Frederic R. Quis 2001
          Mr. and Mrs. Lynwood Rabon
          Mr. and Mrs. Esteban Velez
          Mr. and Mrs. John Reidelbach
          Dr. Erik Reifenstahl and Mrs. Karla-Ann Ota
          Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Rodriguez
          Mr. and Mrs. Augustin Rollinson
          Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Rush
          Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sager
          Miss Haley Sager 2020
          Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Savely
          Mrs. Jennifer Schmitz
          Mr. Jason Schuerger and Ms. Jamie De Coster
          Mr. and Mrs. Joe Seuk
          Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Shank
          Mrs. Jan Simmons
          Mrs. Virginia W. Quis Sloan 1996
          Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith
          Mr. Abel Soto and Dr. Gleybis Sanchez Lobaina
          Col. Phillip Sounia
          Ms. Sunny Sowell
          Ms. Kat Spradlin
          Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stingle
          Mrs. Alli Strotheide
          Ms. Jennifer Stroud
          Mr. and Mrs. Alex Stroud 2015
          Mr. and Mrs. Lance Stucky
          Mr. and Mrs. Ricky L. Taylor
          Ms. Kiana L Taylor
          Mrs. Amanda Thomas
          Mr. John Thomas
          Ms. Kathryn Thornton 2007
          Mr. and Mrs. Mohan Vaswani
          Mr. and Mrs. Randy Vest
          Mr. and Mrs. James Vones
          Dr. Eric Waddington and Dr. Pallavi Sindhu
          Mrs. Linda M. Wallace
          Mr. and Mrs. Chris Walsh
          Ms. Maggie Mae Watkins
          Mr. and Mrs. Greg Watts
          Mrs. Matthew Weeks
          Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Welch
          Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Wenzel
          Mr. and Mrs. Stacey West
          Ms. Beth Whitman
          Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Wilder
          Mr. and Mrs. Matt Williams
          Miss Natalie Williams 2020
          Mr. and Mrs. David Williamson
          Mr. and Mrs. Todd Wilson
          Mr. David Wolff and Mrs. Young Mee Jun
          Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wolff
          Mrs. Tiffany Wood
          Mr. Samuel Wray and Mrs. Stephanie Scherer
          Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wrightson
          Mr. and Mrs. Walter Zajkowski
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        PARENTS
          Drs. Jeffrey and Lynda Acker
          Kelley and 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. Cory Ammons
          Ms. Kristy Arey
          Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Baker
          Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baker
          Ms. Mary H. Ballard 1994
          Mr. and Mrs. Ken Bass
          Mr. and Mrs. Louis Beasley
          Mr. Rick Bennett
          Dr. and Mrs. John Berry, VII
          Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bird
          Christine Birdsall
          Mr. and Mrs. Clealand Blair
          Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Block
          Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Blocklinger
          Mr. and Mrs. Nick Bosworth
          Dr. and Mrs. Mark Brenner
          Dr. and Mrs. Michael Browning
          Mr. and Mrs. David Burlinson
          Mr. and Mrs. Darren Bycura
          Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Cabanillas
          Mr. Ivan Scrivner and Dr. Nicole J. Camastra
          Dr. David J. Casey and Dr. Maria DiGiovanni
          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
          Dr. and Mrs. Steven Cordero
          Mrs. Allison Couzens
          Drs. James and Katherine Czarnik
          Drs. Stephen and Natalie Davies
          Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Davis
          Mr. and Mrs. Alexander DeCamp
          Mr. Kraig Decker and Dr. Onyinyechi Agbara
          Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Dickerson
          Mr. Aaron Donovan and Ms. Dawn Utsumi
          Dr. and Mrs. Medford
          Mr. and Mrs. Justin Duffy
          Mrs. Jolinda Dunbar
          Mr. and Mrs. Martin Elwell
          Mr. Mark A. Epstein and Mrs. Julia Latham
          Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Fischer
          Mrs. Heather Wallace Fogle
          Mr. James Franklin
          Mr. and Dr. Brandon Fry
          Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Furs
          Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fury
          Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Fusonie
          Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Garcia
          Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Garrison
          Mr. and Mrs. Sean Goldstein
          Mr. Robert Goodman and Ms. Adriana Czerkawska
          Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Graham
          Mr. and Mrs. Mark Graham
          Mr. and Mrs. Scott Greenblatt
          Mr. Greg Grimshaw and Dr. Mandy Grimshaw 1991
          Mr. Nathan and Dr. Stephanie Grotzke
          Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gulley
          Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gutschmit 1986
          Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Haarlow 1992
          Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Hakas, Jr.
          Mr. and Mrs. Jon Halloran
          Mr. and Mrs. J Hammond
          Mr. and Mrs. George and Blanche 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
          Mr. Lee Howell
          Dr. Huankai Hu and Mrs. Jing Zhang
          Mr. and Mrs. Porter Hunt
          Mr. and Mrs. Will Huntley
          Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Jackson
          Jennifer Johnson
          Garrison Commander Colonel John Wilcox addresses O'Neal students, faculty and military families at the 10th annual Military Appreciation Assembly. Colonel Wilcox is the husband of O'Neal Trustee Nellie Wilcox and father of Hannah '28, Aiden '31 and Lukas '34.
           
    Mr. and Mrs. Karel Johnston
          Mr. and Dr. Ben Jones
          Mr. David Kelley and Mrs. Michela Rebuli
          Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Kelley Jr.
          Mr. and Mrs. William Kelso
          Mr. and Mrs. David Kennedy
          Dr. and Mrs. Sun Moon Kim
          Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kisver
          Dr. and Mrs. William C. Kitchens
          Mr. and Mrs. Michael Koprowski
          Dr. and Mrs. Ritt Kuhn
          Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lawrence
          Mr. and Mrs. Tuyen Le
          Mr. Glenn Lemons and Ms. Honi Smith
          Mr. and Dr. Mark Leonard
          Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Lewis
          Mr. and Mrs. James Lindsey
          Mr. Isaiah List
          Mr. Andrew Lovsin and Ms. Melissa Fleek
          Mr. and Mrs. Drew Lucas
          Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lucas
          Mr. and Mrs. David Lussier
          Dr. Lissette Machin and Mr. Matt Wilson
          Ms. Jennifer Maness
          Mr. and Mrs. Jason Manning
          Drs. Bill and Kara Martin
          Nanette Martin
          Dr. Megan Matters
          Dr. and Mrs. Brooks Mays
          Mrs. Jessica McCloskey
          Mr. and Mrs. Gregory McDade
          Col. and Mrs. Thomas McFadyen
          Mr. and Mrs. John McFayden
          Mr. and Mrs. Mark McGill
          LTC and Mrs. Matthew J. McGraw
          Mr. and Mrs. Charles McHarney
          Mr. and Mrs. Richard McManamon
          Mr. and Mrs. Drew McNeill
          Mr. and Mrs. Sammy McPeake
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        Mr. and Mrs. David McWhinney
          Drs. Gary and Elaine Means
          Dr. John Michalak and Dr. Taylor McCauley-Michalak
          Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mick
          Mr. Stuart L. Mills and Ms. Helen Probst Mills
          Ms. Julie Moffitt
          Ms. Emma Morahan 2010
          Mr. Steve Bozovich and Mrs. Maureen Morales-Bozovich
          Mr. and Mrs. Carl Morin
          Mr. and Mrs. Macon Moye
          Mr. Jayson Prince and Mrs. Argueza-Prince
          Mr. and Mrs. Chris Nagle
          Mr. William Nguyen and Ms. DaThoa Truong
          Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Novak
          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
          Drs. Timothy and Courtney Pearson
          Mr. and Mrs. Philip Perrotta
          Mrs. Crystal Phillips
          Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Pusser
          Mr. and Mrs. Lynwood Rabon
          Mr. and Mrs. Esteban Velez
          Mr. and Mrs. John Reidelbach
          Dr. Erik Reifenstahl and Mrs. Karla-Ann Ota
          Honorable Chris and Dr. Jennifer Rhue
          Mr. and Mrs. Braden Riley
          Col. and Mrs. Paul Roberts
          Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Rodriguez
          Mr. and Mrs. Augustin Rollinson
          Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Rush
          Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sager
          LTC and Mrs. John Samples
          Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Savely
          Mrs. Jennifer Schmitz
          Mr. Jason Schuerger and Ms. Jamie De Coster
          Mr. and Mrs. Joe Seuk
          Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Shank
          Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno
          Mr. and Mrs. William Simmons
          Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith
          Mr. Abel Soto and Dr. Gleybis Sanchez Lobaina
          Col. Phillip Sounia
          Ms. Sunny Sowell
          Mr. and Mrs. Rick Stefanik
          Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stingle
          Dr. Jennifer Stoddard and Mr. Kevin Drum
          Mr. and Mrs. Zack Strickland
          Mrs. Alli Strotheide
          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
          Dr. and Mrs. Steven Van Scoyoc
          Mr. and Mrs. Mohan Vaswani
          Dr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Vreeland
          Dr. Eric Waddington and Dr. Pallavi Sindhu
          Dr. and Mrs. James B. Walker
          Mr. and Mrs. Chris Walsh
          Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walters
          Mr. and Mrs. Greg Watts
          Mr. and Mrs. Lance Webb
          Mrs. Matthew Weeks
          Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Welch
          Mr. and Mrs. Stacey West
          Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcox
          Mr. and Mrs. Matt Williams
          Mr. and Mrs. David Williamson
          Mr. Scott Wilson and Dr. Farra Wilson 2000
          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. Walter Zajkowski
          ALUMNI
          Mrs. Peggy Bell Miller 1977
          Ms. Mary S. Faulkner 1979
          Mr. Richard T. Capel 1983
          Mr. Michael A Gutschmit 1986
          Mrs. Tayloe Compton Moye 1986
          Mrs. Blanche Slade Hancock 1988
          Mr. Robert S. Rostan 1988
          Dr. Amanda Kuhn Grimshaw 1991
          Mr. Jeff Haarlow 1992
          Mr. Jon G. Shell 1992
          Ms. Mary H. Ballard 1994
          Mrs. Virginia W. Quis Sloan 1996
          Mrs. Cassie Mason Stefanik 1996
          Mr. Jared Lina 1997
          Mrs. Roberta Quis Fox 1999
          Dr. Farra Martin Wilson 2000
          Mr. Frederic R. Quis 2001
          Mr. Matt Wilson 2003
          Ms. Kelsey E. Bartiss 2006
          Ms. Kathryn Thornton 2007
          Ms. Emma Craven Morahan 2010
          Mr. Alex Stroud 2015
          Miss Haley Sager 2020
          Miss Natalie Williams 2020
          FORMER O'NEAL STUDENTS
          Ms. Suzanne Taylor Crawford
          Mr. George Hancock
          Dr. Ritt Kuhn
          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. Arron Capel
          Mr. and Mrs. Chris Cates
          Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Coates
          Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey I. Cutler
          Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore
          Ms. Renee Ferrerio
          Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Fox
          Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Futrell
          Ms. Beth Garrison
          Mrs. Sue Gibbons
          Dr. Robert D. McCall and Dr. Pamela Guest
          Drs. Francis and Vicki Grimm
          Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow
          Dr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Hendricks
          Mr. and Mrs. M. Hugh Hinton Sr.
          Mrs. Ruby H. Ingold
          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. William McClelland Jr.
          Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. McMurray
          Dr. and Mrs. Morton Meltzer
          Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Miller
          Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. O'Donnell
          Ms. Susan Petsolt
          Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr.
          Mr. and Mrs. P. Wayne Robbins
          Ms. Jennifer Stroud
          Mr. Edward T. Taws Jr.
          Mr. and Mrs. Randy Vest
          Dr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Vreeland
          Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Wenzel
          Ms. Beth Whitman
          Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wrightson
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        FACULTY & STAFF
          Kelley Adams
          Susan Agazzi
          Sam Amato
          Julia Ambersley
          Stephanie Ames
          Christine Birdsall
          Kirsten Blair
          Courtney Blocklinger
          Ashley Bonifer
          Marie-Luise Brase
          Lyn Cagle
          Lauren Callahan
          Nicole Camastra
          Catherine Christ
          Cassie Cloninger
          Alison Coates
          Jenell Copeland
          Suzanne Taylor Crawford
          Brooke Cutler
          Paula Daigle
          Emily Davison
          Katie Dickerson
          Amanda Duffy
          John Elmore
          Lisa Elmore
          Jill Faxon
          Renee Ferrerio
          Ricky Fisher
          James Franklin
          Beth Garrison
          Susan Gibbons
          Casey Haarlow
          Jeff Haarlow
          J Hammond
          Blanche Hancock 1988
          Sean Harrell
          Lauren Hunt
          Leya Joseph
          Chris Kelso
          David Lussier
          Kim Mason
          Judy McDonald
          Chris Miller
          Angela Moore
          Emma Morahan 2010
          Maureen Morales-Bozovich
          Katie Novak
          Judy Osborne
          Amira Pavlovich
          Lauren Peal
          Matt Peal
          Crystal Phillips
          Eddie Phillips
          Earle Poole
          Heather Rabon
          Meghan Ravenscroft
          Kimberly Reidelbach
          Catherine Rodriguez
          Sally Rollinson
          Vicki Saenz-Grimm
          Elizabeth Sager
          Jennifer Schmitz
          Jan Simmons
          Kari Smith
          Sunny Sowell
          Kat Spradlin
          Alli Strotheide
          Jennifer Stroud
          Lura Stroud
          Kathy Taylor
          Kiana Taylor
          Amanda Thomas
          Melissa Vaswani
          Penny Vest
          Miryah Walters
          Maggie Mae Watkins
          Heather Weeks
          Tim Wenzel
          Woody Wilder
          David Williamson
          Katie Wolff
          Tiffany Wood
          Laura Wrightson
          GRANDPARENTS & FRIENDS
          Mr. Rick Bennett
          Mr. and Mrs. John Berry
          Dr. F. Farrell Collins, Jr.
          Ms. Joy Council
          Kurtiss & Margi Cross
          Dr. and Mrs. James Dougherty
          Mr. and Mrs. Mark Graham
          Dr. and Mrs. Francis Grandinetti
          Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow
          Mrs. Mary C. Harris
          Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Havenstein, Sr.
          Mrs. Carole Johnson
          Mr. and Mrs. William A. Kientz III
          Mrs. William Lilley III
          Nanette Martin
          Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. O'Donnell
          Drs. David and Edna Pashley
          Mrs. Suzanne Phillips
          Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr.
          Mrs. Jo Snedegar
          Mr. Edward T. Taws Jr.
          Mr. and Mrs. James Vones
          Mrs. Linda M. Wallace
          Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Weeks
          BUSINESSES & FOUNDATIONS
          AmazonSmile
          Anschutz Family Foundation
          Bradshaw Charitable Foundation
          Network for Good
          T. Lloyd Kelly Foundation
          Walker Family Foundation
          Wells Fargo
           
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        Eighth grade class trip returns to Washington, D.C. in 2022.
          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 2021– 2022 Gift-In-Kind contributors are listed below.
          Ms. Denise Clifford
          Mrs. Geraldine Hroblak
          Mrs. Janet Kenworthy
          Dr. William R. Miller, III
          ENDOWMENT FUNDS for FACULTY ENRICHMENT
          Mrs. Helen B. Cook Fund
          Majel Frey Curtis Fund
          TUITION ASSISTANCE FUND
          Anonymous
          Mr. and Mrs. Stan Bradshaw
          Mr. Richard Capel 1983
          Mr. Tim Garner 2007
          Mrs. Nancy L. Walden 1979
          
              
              
            
            FALCON GIVING
          PEREGRINE PARTNERS
          A corporate partnership program to supplement the support for O'Neal athletics.
          Mr. Donnell G. Adams, Jr. 1980 Breakthrough Physical Therapy/ Confluent Health, LLC
          Mr. and Mrs. Chris Cates
          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.
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        Hannah Marie Bradshaw Scholarship Recipients Riley Lefler and Jaleesa Eichel
          Helen Pringle Holmberg Scholarship Recipient Kennedi Hamner
          Leadership Academy Kick-Off Event
          IN MEMORY OF...
          HANNAH MARIE BRADSHAW
          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
          JAMES R. MILES
          Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow
          DR. JACK YOUNG
          F. Farrell Collins, Jr., MD
          IN HONOR OF...
          JOY COUNCIL
          Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow
          Brooke Cutler
          Mrs. William Lilley III
          Gold Star Families
          Col. and Mrs. Paul Roberts
          GROWING STRONG CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
          Drs. Lynda and Jeff Acker
          Mr. Victor Afable and Mrs. Heather Shook-Afable
          Anonymous
          Dr. and Mrs. John and Jennifer Berry
          Mr. and Mrs. Stan and Jean Bradshaw
          Dr. and Mrs. Mark and Crystal Brenner
          Mr. and Mrs. Larry and Jennifer Chriscoe
          Dr. F. Farrell Collins, Jr.
           
    Mrs. Lloyd Cutler Charitable Trust
          Mr. James Dick 1986
          Mr. Wade Dunbar
          Mr. and Mrs. John and Lisa Elmore
          Mrs. Cassie Gavin
          Mr. Octavious Gibbons 1986
          Mr. Jon Giles
          Golden Pearl Foundation
          Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Denise
          Gutschmit 1986
          Mr. and Mrs. Bob and Sarah Haarlow
          Mr. and Mrs. Lash and Rita Hairston
          Mr. and Mrs. George and Blanche Hancock 1988
          BOB HAARLOW
          Mr. and Mrs. Stan Bradshaw
          Mr. and Mrs. Kent M. Jewett 1979
          Mr. Kim C. Liddell 1978
          Mr. and Mrs. P. Wayne Robbins
          Ms. Suzanne Stinson
          Mr. and Mrs. Elizabeth and John Webster
          CHRIS HAARLOW
          Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow
          JEFF HAARLOW & FAMILY
          Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow
          JIM REID
          Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow
          JAN SIMMONS
          Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow
          BETH WHITMAN
          Mrs. Roberta Quis Fox 1999
          Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow
          Mr. Frederic R. Quis 2001
          Mrs. Virginia W. Quis Sloan 1996
          Mr. Lee Howell
          Mr. Kent Jewett 1979
          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. Robert Lovell
          Dr. and Mrs. David and Julie Martin
          Drs. Bill and Kara Martin
          Mr. 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 Mrs. Helen Probst Mills
          Mrs. Tayloe Compton Moye 1986
          Mr. and Mrs. Tom and Susan Pashley
          Pittman Electric
          Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Missy Quis
          Hon. 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 1996
          Ms. Suzanne Stinson 1981
          Mrs. Diane Tate Partridge 1986
          Mr. and Mrs. John and Kimberly Taws
          Mr. and Mrs. Linda and Bobby Wallace
          Mr. and Mrs. Lynn and Jim Walters
          Mr. and Mrs. John and Elizabeth Webster 1979
          Mr. Lee Whitman 1986
          Mr. and Mrs. Nellie and John Wilcox
          O’NEAL GOLF TOURNAMENT SPONSORS
          Beverage Hut Sponsors
          Drum & Quill Public House
          Meese Property Group
          Lunch Sponsor
          A Southern Land Title Agency, LLC
          Hole Sponsors
          Caviness & Cates Communities
          Clark Chevrolet Cadillac
          Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting
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            BENEFIT AUCTION 2022
          
              
              
            
            A Big THANK YOU for $105,650 Raised for Fund A Need
          FUND A NEED: Technology for All!
          Drs. Jeffrey and Lynda Acker
          Kelley and Chandler Adams
          Mr. Victor Afable and Mrs. Heather Shook-Afable
          Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bager
          Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Baker
          Ms. Mary H. Ballard 1994
          Dr. and Mrs. John Berry, VII
          Mr. and Mrs. Clealand Blair
          Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chriscoe
          Mr. and Mrs. Chip Cloninger
          Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Copeland
          Kurtiss & Margi Cross
          Ms. Staci Cross
          Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Davis
          Ms. Emily Davison
          Mr. Bob and Mrs. Kirsten Dean
          Mr. Kraig Decker and Dr. Onyinyechi Agbara
          Ms. Amanda DeFreitas
          Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore
          Mr. Mark A. Epstein and Mrs. Julia Latham
          Mrs. Heather Wallace Fogle
          Mr. James Franklin
          Mrs. Sue Gibbons
          Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gold
          Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Graham
          Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gutschmit 1986
          Mr. and Mrs. Ted Habets
          Ms. Erin B. Hairston
          Mr. and Mrs. Lash Hairston
          Mr. and Mrs. Jon Halloran
          Mr. and Mrs. J Hammond
          Mr. and Mrs. George and Blanche Hancock 1988
          Mrs. Mary Havenstein
          Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Havenstein, Sr.
          Mr. and Mrs. John Heckethorn
          Mr. Lee Howell
          Mr. and Mrs. David Kennedy
          Drs. William and Za'Vette Kodzai
          Mr. Stephen Later
          Mr. David B. Logan 1986
          Ms. Angela Manning
          Mr. and Mrs. Jason Manning
          Mr. Jonathan G. Martin
          Drs. Bill and Kara Martin
          Dr. and Mrs. Brooks Mays
          LTC and Mrs. Matthew J. McGraw
          Mr. and Mrs. Charles McHarney
          Mr. Andy McMillan and Ms. Courtney Page
          Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. McMurray
          Mr. Stuart L. Mills and Ms. Helen Probst Mills
          Ms. Emma Morahan 2010
           
    Mr. and Mrs. Chris Nagle
          Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. O'Donnell
          Dr. Brian M. Parkes
          Mr. and Mrs. Allen Pavlovich
          Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr.
          Dr. Erik Reifenstahl and Mrs. Karla-Ann Ota
          Honorable Chris and Dr. Jennifer Rhue
          Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Saye
          Mr. and Mrs. Guy Schroen
          Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno
          Mr. and Mrs. William Simmons
          Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stingle
          Mr. and Mrs. John Taws
          Mr. and Mrs. Ricky L. Taylor
          Dr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Vreeland
          Mrs. Linda M. Wallace
          Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walters
          Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Walters
          Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Wenzel
          Mr. and Mrs. Stacey West
          Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Whaley
          Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcox
          Mr. and Mrs. Matt Williams
          Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wolff
          Mr. and Mrs. David Woronoff
          Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wrightson
          Mr. and Mrs. Brandy York
          Great Results from "Technology for All" Fund A Need
          The generous support for the Technology for All Fund A Need at last year's annual Benefit has helped in many vital areas of the School. The interactive boards in classrooms create an active way to learn. The new Hudl video system has played an integral part for teams as they review video of their games to learn how to improve. The theater is seeing major improvements with the audiovisual equipment and just in time for O'Neal to receive a charter for the International Thespian Society.
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        Pictured: The Upper School One Act cast who received a Superior at the North Carolina Theatre Conference presents the International Thespian Society charter.
          BENEFIT SPONSORS
           
    PLATINUM - $5,000
           
    Bradshaw Capital Management, LLC
          First Capital Bank
          Cheryl and Richard Joyner
          Main Street Home Loans
          GOLD - $2,500
          Dottie Black
          First Bank
          Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Denise Gutschmit 1986
          Kuhn Dental Associates
          Drs. Bill and Kara Martin
          Pinehurst Medical Clinic, Inc. /Pulmonary Medicine
          Carrie and Kyle Simmons
          SILVER - $1,000
          Drs. Jeffrey and Lynda Acker
          ATEX Technologies, Inc.
          Dr. and Mrs. John & Jennifer Berry
          The Country Bookshop
          FirstHealth of the Carolinas
          Drs. William and Za’Vette Kodzai
          Col. And Mrs. Thomas McFadyen
          Mr. and Mrs. Richard McManamon
          Brian Parkes, MD
          Frank and Missy Quis
          Scotland Motors, Inc.
          Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno
          Mr. and Mrs. John Taws
          VA Composites
          Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walters
          RUBY - $500
          Family Eye Care of the Carolinas
          Pinehurst Surgical Clinic
          Sandhills Pediatrics
          Van Scoyoc Periodontics & Implant Dentistry
          SAPPHIRE- $250
          Johnny O’s Awards
          INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS
          Kelley Adams
          Victor and Heather Afable
          Ashley Bonifer
          Nick Bradley
          Ren Callahan
          Catherine Christ Hardy
          Cassie Cloninger
          Jenell Copeland
          Suzanne Crawford
          Paula Daigle
          Emily Davison
          Kirsten and Bob Dean
          Amanda Duffy
          John Elmore
          Ricky Fisher
          Garrett Graham, O'Neal Falcon Lab
          Blanche Hancock 1988
          Lauren Hobbs, O'Neal Falcon Lab
          Lee Howell
          Lauren Hunt
          Abbey Jones, O'Neal Falcon Lab
          Pam Keith
          David and Michela Kelley
          Coach Kyle Kegl
          Jessie Mackay
          Brian and Konni McMurray
          McPeake Family
          Stuart Mills and Helen Probst Mills
          Katie Novak
          Maureen Morales and Steve Bozovich
          Morin Family
          O'Neal Pre-K3
          O'Neal Pre-K4
          O'Neal Junior Kindergarten
          O'Neal Kindergarten
          O'Neal 1st Grade
          O'Neal 2nd Grade
          Judy Osborne
          Jeanne Rhea, Mixed Media Artist
          Captain Alex and Jessica Schroeder
          Hong Shulte
          Carrie and Kyle Simmons
          Sunny Sowell
          Kiana Taylor
          Jim and Lynn Walters
          Tim Wenzel
          Colonel and Mrs. John Wilcox
          Laura Wrightson
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        HatsOff to O’Neal’s 50 Years
           
     
     
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            UPCOMING EVENTS
          Gala Benefit
          February 11th
          All School Musical
          March 24th -26th
          Special Persons Day
          March 31st
          Commencement
          May 26th
          Non-Profit Organization
          PRSRT STD
          US Postage PAID
          Southern Pines, NC
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          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.