The O'Neal Magazine 2021 | Annual Report 2020-2021

O’NEAL O’NEAL

THE MAGAZINE OF THE O’NEAL SCHOOL

Annual Report

O'Neal Community,

The 2021-2022 academic year is dedicated to the celebration of O’Neal’s Golden Anniversary and the impact it has made on those students and their families who have joined this school community for the past 50 years.

Early this year, on Founders Day, we celebrated O’Neal’s first headmaster, Bob Haarlow, with a special dedication in recognition of his work in further developing the school and the difference he made in the lives of so many students. Several of the original staff and trustees were also present. In addition, I announced O’Neal’s Growing Strong Capital Campaign. Its priorities are to update the physical classroom, faculty professional development as well as campus revitalization. As part of the Growing Strong Campaign, a central campus is under construction. “Konni’s Courtyard” will include spaces for teachers and students to collaborate, fields for play and a structure for gatherings and events. It will be a centerpiece on our beautiful, complete campus and forever pay tribute to O’Neal’s first 50 years and those who sustained the vision of the School’s founders.

O’Neal has always placed great value and respect in the concept of “community” and our history has been filled with achievement. The School’s enrollment is at an all-time high of 550 students, and for the second consecutive time, O’Neal athletics were awarded the Wells Fargo Cup in recognition of the top athletics program among Division 2A schools in the NCISAA. Our boys track and field team won the state championship this past spring, and our girls golf team followed this fall bringing home another championship trophy. We look forward to the culmination of the first year of the Signature Research Scholar program, and O’Neal’s all-school musical, Elf Jr, received high marks and sold-out shows.

The success of O’Neal’s programs and its students can be credited to the people who make the O’Neal community so special. Teachers, families, administration, trustees, alumni, founders, and past families all have a role in what makes The O’Neal School such a great place to learn, perform, excel and, serve.

Thank you for supporting O’Neal as we look forward to Growing Strong for the next 50 years.

Dear

O'Neal Honors First Headmaster

In its 50th year, O’Neal honored its first headmaster, Bob Haarlow with a special dedication ceremony on Founders Day – September 7th. A bronze statue of Bob sitting on a bench was presented. Complete with a basketball at his side, books on his lap and his school keys peaking from his pocket, the bench is a warm invitation to come sit with Bob. It will reside in O’Neal’s central campus, "Konni's Courtyard" to be complete this spring.

It's not very often that the first headmaster and the presiding head of school get to stand together representing the beginning and the present day with a span of 50 years of leadership for O'Neal inbetween. The school community is fortunate to continue the strong relationship with founding community members.

View the dedication ceremony.

https://youtu.be/si2IiwX_OhU

Founders and early faculty members. Front Row (L-R): Bob Haarlow, Jim Van Camp, Ted Taws | Back Row: Durward Grady, Beth Whitman, Jim Reid, Alice Robbins

Founding Headmaster Bob Haarlow and current Head of School John Elmore

Dr. Charles Lowry

Dr. Lowry was the minister for the Village Chapel in Pinehurst and was instrumental in bringing interested parties together for a meeting in December of 1970 to discuss the formation of the future Wallace O’Neal Day School. Some families were educated in boarding schools and prep schools. They wanted the same education for their children, but closer to home. When Episcopal Day School announced that it would no longer offer a 4th grade, it gave Dr. Lowry and others the momentum to organize a new independent day school. Dr. Lowry taught AP History in the Upper School for many years beginning in 1976 and was named the "grandfather of O'Neal."

Dr. Lowry was a nationally known clergyman, author, lecturer, and philosopher. He earned his bachelors degree from Washington & Lee University at age 17. He earned his masters degree at Harvard, his B.D. at the Episcopal Theological School and a Doctor of Philosophy at Oxford.

The Falcon

Mary Toerge

Ms. Toerge was a parent, who also owned an interior design company, Mary Toerge Design Associates, in New York, with a branch in Pinehurst. Some claim Ms. Toerge as “the parent” who rallied other parents together to form O’Neal. Her social connections helped to find Bob Haarlow, O’Neal’s first headmaster. She was also instrumental in helping to provide temporary housing for newly hired teachers who had just moved to the Sandhills for the School -- notably, the beloved Jim Miles.

Her interior design skills were of tremendous value to the School when she partnered with another interior designer, Jane Huffines, to chair the very first, very memorable Monte Carlo benefit. One can assume that she also influenced the later Designer Homes also to benefit O’Neal.

Ted Taws, Jr.

Mr. Taws was a parent and the first chair of the Board of Trustees that was formed shortly following the inaugural “December meeting”. He and his Board were tasked to hire a headmaster, create a budget, provide temporary facilities and build the first brick and mortar school building.

Mr. Taws was determined that the School not be considered a segregated school. His vision was to provide another option for education, not for "white flight". Elijah “Pete” Peterson, an African American educator and community servant, served on the first Board of Trustees and his children were among the first students to attend Wallace O’Neal Day School.

Later Mr. Taws would help to grow the development office with the hiring of a director of annual giving, Mary Ann Salemme who launched the School's Annual Fund. Mr. Taws also encouraged the publication of a school magazine.

Our Flight to 50 segments in the O'Neal Magazine have included early O'Neal contributors such as Bob Haarlow, Jim Miles, and Mary Elaine O'Neal. We've reached 50 years. With gratitude for the school community bestowed upon us, we commemorate those who put an idea into motion and gave it a foundation for success.

...Has Landed.

Jim Van Camp

Jim Van Camp’s unofficial role with the School was being the administrator of everything official. A parent and attorney, and presently founder of many law practices in Pinehurst, Mr. Van Camp was the person to draw up the articles of incorporation for the School that were signed in February of 1971. Employment contracts, land donation transfers, building contracts and more were in the hands of Jim Van Camp.

On occasion he would steer over to the operations end of things such as travelling to Wadesboro to personally purchase the first school bus that everyone lovingly named Gertrude.

Jim served as the second chair of the Board of Trustees 1975 to 1977.

Durward Grady

Mr. Grady was the banker as well as a parent. The trust development officer for First Union Bank, he was instrumental in providing office space in the bank for the School to use over the summer of 1971 to interview prospective students and teachers as well as handle all other preparation for the opening day. In listening to others talk of those earlier years, First Union was often called “Durward’s Bank”.

Mr. Grady managed the School’s bank account and reported regularly on its balance. The first years of the School were delicate and oftentimes, the bank balance couldn’t cover all of the expenditures. This called for creative measures and personal donations to come into play.

Durward Grady was the School’s third chair of the Board of Trustees serving 19781980. He joined O’Neal as the director of development in the early 80’s. He also is responsible for procuring the Falcon sculpture featured on this page.

Tom and Nancy Howe

The Howes represent every parent who gave of their time and resources in the effort to help establish O’Neal. “Tom and Nancy Howe were part of the founding families who gave so much support in time, kind, and wealth to see that The O’Neal School became a reality,” said Ted Taws. “To be sure, the early days of the School were un predictable and success depended on folks like Tom and Nancy to see us through the difficult times.”

Tom used his skills to fix anything in the rapidly aging trailers that served as class rooms for the lower grades during the first ten years. The Howe family provided cam pus beautification by way of donating trees, shrubbery and manpower. Tom is known for establishing the first soccer field and putting in many hours of upkeep.

Nancy helped to establish the first “Moth ers’ Association”, serving as treasurer, and was involved in the management of many events held to benefit the School.

Births

O'Neal Alumni are encouraged to share your news of marriages, births and other life changing events with Director of Alumni Relations Blanche Slade Hancock '88. alumni@onealschool.org

Anna Post Mickleberry ’07 and Jordan Mickleberry Holly Harris | November 20, 2020

Veronika Russell Weisner ’13 and Jackson Weisner Kayson Hollis November 22, 2020

Marci O’Donnell Davis ’07 and Weston Davis ’05 Lucy Catherine December 27, 2020

Micaela Wilkinson ’14 and Nick Pazprovenza Luna Marie December 28, 2020

Curt Johnston '06 and Stephanie Johnston William ‘Ty’ McTyeire February 26, 2021

Nicole Poteat ’06 and Emilie Dubois Poteat Elinor ‘Elle’ Michael May 1, 2021

Katelyn Holshouser Verri ’08 and Chris Verri Charles Walter May 5, 2021

Melody Miller McClelland ’07 and Jack McClelland Margaret ‘Bobbi’ June 29, 2021

Emily MacKillop ’16 and Gavin Flake Oliver Gavin July 26, 2021

Danielle Turk Bieber ’06 and Mike Bieber Brooklyn Marie July 30, 2021

Leslea Everett Prunty ’13 and Kevin Prunty Everett Blaine August 12, 2021

Rainae Michaelis ’13 and Steven Bernard Luna Scarlett September 3, 2021

Claire Turini Elanjian ’06 and Justin Elanjian Charlie Mae October 6, 2021

Setting the Path for the Passion

Kodzai '20 is the second ever Park Scholar in North Carolina State University’s Industrial Design program and O'Neal's first ever Park Scholar. She hopes to have a future in toy design, with a focus on toys and devices for children with mental disabilities. Since graduating, she has worked hard to learn the ins and outs of design sketching, 3-D modeling, and physical modeling. She has exciting plans for the future, including toy design internships and spending a semester in Australia. Niasha has a bright future ahead of her. She follows many other Falcons who chose to include art in some form or fashion for their career. We spotlight Jessica Morphew '96 and Douglas Gordon '98.

Niasha

Jessica Morphew '96 is an art director of Penguin Random House. She reflects on O'Neal's contribution to her success.

"My journey didn’t start with O’Neal, however throughout the 13 years I attended the school, I was supported and nurtured to follow my natural talents. I grew up with art all around me, and what my upbringing lacked in consistency and focus, the teachers at O’Neal provided. When I was in the lower school Cheryl Stuckey was the art teacher and she exposed me to many ways of making and expressing. She gave me language and structure to begin to see I wanted to make things in the world. I also learned of ancient Sumer and how they used cuneiform cylinders for written communications. My fascination for creating messages and meaning in the world began at this moment. How do we connect with others through an art form? How do you take an abstract idea and make it into something that can be understood by an audience?

As I grew up in the O’Neal community, I was recognized as being into art and was given time and space to pursue my explorations. When Beth Garrison became the art teacher, a whole new world opened up to me. We explored art history and its correlations to today’s world. We analyzed and discussed artworks from all over. And we made work, a lot of work. Painting, drawing, sculpture, furniture, we touched on it all. There was also a freedom to explore what interested us individually. I was afforded the opportunity to spend my study halls in the art room creating self-generated work. That freedom opened me up and allowed me to break out beyond the didactic cycle of facts. I began to understand how I could make a career out of making things. It wasn’t only in the art room that my classmates and I were encouraged to use our minds and think abstractly. Hank Brandt who taught English and Philosophy challenged our ways of thinking and exposed us to concepts so rich and magical. Sometimes these esoteric concepts went over our heads, but he remained diligent and invested in us growing. Chris Hart, who taught us International Relations, gave us a sense of the global

A project of Niasha's from her freshman year studio that is currently displayed in the new Industrial Design building at NCSU.

community, our history as people, and our responsibilities to the world. Mr. Mauser and Mrs. Whitman taught us math and that may seem like a bland world of numbers, but they both in their own ways used compassion to show us that there are answers and we can find them even if it seems hard. What I am trying to say here is that O’Neal is about the people and the way we all came together to achieve what was possible in each of us. Coming out of O’Neal, I knew I wanted to make meaning in the world, to touch others, and to continue to grow as I had over those years.

By the time I was ready to apply for college, I had such a rich and holistic education. I had a portfolio of personal artwork that was diverse and illustrated that I had developed a lot of skills. In addition, I understood the existential philosophy of Soren Kierkegaard, was a finalist in the Model UN competition with Eric Gilchrist, went to Spain and toured the Alhambra with Mr. Mauser, and so much more—all because I was supported and encouraged every step of the way at O’Neal. I got into every college I applied to including The School of Visual Arts, Duke University, The Art Institute of Boston, Savannah College of Art and Design, and a few others. After all the years of being at O’Neal, I wasn’t ready to move to a big city, so I settled on the school that was close to home, North Carolina State University, School of Design. During my first year, I was able to explore all the different disciplines in my

foundations classes. I thought I wanted to try architecture because it would allow me to do good in the world and help to contribute to solving the problem of homelessness. It didn’t click, so on a whim I followed some classmates into a graphic design studio one semester and everything I had ever learned and believed clicked for me. I could make meaning. I could find ways to do good with my skills and passion. I not only could express through form, but through words as well. Never had I felt so at home. And all those lessons I learned at O’Neal came back and were expanded further and further. I came out of NC State knowing that I wanted to move to New York and design books. It had always been in me even back in lower school when we did the cuneiform. Upon graduation, I moved to New York and began working at Penguin Books as a junior designer for book covers. I spent 5 years there designing covers for fiction and nonfiction books. I left to pursue a graduate degree at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, a school that is built on selfgenerated work. I wanted to inspire and educate, so I pursued my MFA with the intention of becoming a teacher. Having a studio and the pressure to create work expanded me more and I left Michigan a different designer. My thesis was about connection and how design can create awareness and community rather than feed the consumption of capitalism. All these nascent ideas I had growing up at O’Neal came together. I went back to New York and instead of teaching worked for cultural institutions as a designer. I needed my work to transcend advertising and inspire people. I loved supporting the culture of NY and helping people to learn and grow, but I missed books. In 2008, I moved back into publishing at Random House and have been art directing practical non-fiction ever since. I design packages of books that inspire, heal, and help people. O’Neal gave me the foundation to pursue my interests and to extend beyond myself. Because of the teachers, students, friends, and the institution of O'Neal, I was able to find my path."

...O’Neal is about the people and the way we all came together to achieve what was possible in each of us.

Douglas Gordon '98, cinematographer and filmmaker, reflects on his journey -- " I have always been interested in cinema since I can remember, but it wasn’t until I picked up a motion picture camera in college that I realized my passion for it—a confluence of my love for art, collaboration, technology, history, science, sociology, psychology…As I began to work in the craft, I found myself drawn to cinematography."

After graduating from O’Neal, Douglas attended UNC Chapel Hill and the expectation was to follow in the footsteps of his father and both grandfathers and pursue a career in medicine. There was always this pull to do something different. Halfway through his junior year, he listened to that inner voice and changed course. "I began to take every course in the Department of Communication and things began to click," says Douglas. "I loved everything about the filmmaking process, but mostly I loved being behind the camera…the collaborative nature of it, the physical dance of operating a camera, the creative process of making images, the ability to emote through images. The first film I shot ever was as a student at Carolina, and from there, I knew what I wanted to do in life. After graduating from Carolina, I spent some time in Los Angeles before attending Boston University where I received my MFA in Film Production."

In 1995, his mother introduced him to a small film called The Brothers McMullen. "This film made by Edward Burns for $24000 about three brothers in Long Island was my introduction to Independent Cinema," claims Douglas. "This was the first time I came to understand that there were films made outside of Hollywood about ’normal’ people without millions of dollars backing them." Douglas continues,

"O’Neal provided me with great teachers. Teachers who encouraged

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me during my time and helped foster a strong sense of belief in myself. Teachers like Father John Nicola, Beth Whitman, Hank Brandt and George Mauser whose passion and guidance has stuck with me all of these years later.

Over the years, I have worked on a number of incredible projects but the true highlights have been the opportunities to collaborate with great people in interesting places and the friendships that come from these shared experiences. Additionally, I'm privileged to help tell stories through the camera and there are often moments when this job feels special whether it's filming a family whose child is battling cancer, or physicians who helped develop a COVID vaccine, or a 7 time Super Bowl champ who's selling Under Armour products."

Douglas' plans for the future are simply to keep working and growing as a filmmaker and ultimately transition into feature film production.

Heather Dyer ’11 to Michael Krapf October 17, 2020

Devin Muldoon ‘07 to Katy Whipple September 25, 2021

Christian Bolduc ’10 to Reilly Bolduc September 18, 2021

Alex Stroud ’15 to Lura Martinez June 25, 2021

Families Gather

...for a Hike.

TheO’Neal Community, revels on the “communities within” such as the lower school families who join Paula Daigle on her monthly “Lower School Hikes”.

Lower School teachers are often asked about holding after school clubs and activities to further enrich the students. PreK-3 teacher Paula Daigle wanted to offer something outdoors, so she decided to start a Lower School Hiking Club. Ms. Daigle schedules one hike a month on a Saturday morning at a nature venue that welcomes informal groups.

“My original thought was that parents would drop their children off to hike with me, but never once have I had a parent not be there with their child for the whole hike,” says Mrs. Daigle. The first hike saw six families attending. As they progressed, it is normal to see 20 to 30 different families participate in the morning adventure. Not only are there the lower school students, but their siblings also attend and they may range from middle school age to infant.

Mrs. Daigle has hosted hikes at Mule Pond Farm in Cameron, Weymouth Woods, and Caroken Farm (O’Neal’s Riggsbee/Davidson fam ily) in Carthage. She plans to venture further to places like Raven Rock in Lillington this year

Activities using compasses or magnifying glasses are always enjoyed as well as scavenger hunts.

“We have many repeat families,” says Mrs. Daigle, “but for every hike, there’s always someone new who joins us.”

One Community. One O'NEAL

The SISU War Hammer was introduced to the track team by Head Coach Marcus Millard as a rally tool. An indestructible training weapon, the hammer head is constructed with sevengauge steel. The Finnish rallying cry “SISU” is etched on it. Though there is no exact equivalent to its meaning in English, it can be translated as stubborn determination and serves as a reminder to continue on and that every strike counts.

Unwavering determination comes from within as well as the support of those who surround you. Community is important and is the foundation of everything O'Neal.

Row Them In, Until the End

Using support and motivation to strengthen O'Neal's running teams.

Theyoungest sports for O’Neal, the running teams – track and field and cross country – portray the aspect of community, and the roles within, at O’Neal. Cross Country sees individuals vying for the top five places to represent the School at conference & state championships. “Even though it is a team sport, it’s really the individual conquering the individual,” says Cross Country Coach Heather Weeks. “We work to control the controllables and that starts with attitude.” Older student-athletes often take the younger

ones under their wing for encouragement while younger team members yearn to come and cheer on their older A team members in competition. This past fall saw one of the larger teams to date with 18. The boys went on to place third in the state championship. Students join the cross country team for different reasons. It’s enlightening to see a student-athlete who favors another sport join the team for conditioning only to evolve into setting their own personal goals of speed and performance. For a cross country

meet, there is no bench sitting or water breaks. It takes a lot of discipline and support. Parents drive far distances, with oranges and bananas in tow, to courses that are not spectator-friendly only to get a glimpse of Falcon runners. Scores are shared with everyone after each meet and everyone is excited for the whole team.

Senior Nathan Brianas enjoys being in a leadership position on the running teams. Having come to O’Neal as a freshman, the seniors were very supportive of him and he in turn understands and values the role of leadership on the team. “As much as I am focused on my performance, I have to get everyone else focused too,” he states. Senior Morin Samples has been running cross country since the seventh grade. She remarks, “I have been looking forward to taking a leadership position with cross country so that I can help continue many of the traditions with the team like organizing the spaghetti supper before the conference championship meet. Events such as these are special to me and I want others to enjoy them like I do.”

Sophomore Grace Simpson comments, “In cross country it’s hard to stay motivated on your own. You have to encourage one another to keep going.” Each week during the cross country season, the coaches discuss the efforts of the runners and award a team member with “Nacho” the stuffed Falcon in recognition.

The team member keeps “Nacho” for a week until it’s passed on to another team member.

The cross country team has been complemented by other coaches on the way they cheer on runners in competing teams and demonstrating good sportsmanship such as escorting and cheering a special needs runner to the finish line unprompted, in addition to holding up their own team members.

“Cross country practice is the best part of my day. Being with the team, running with them and celebrating their successes,” reflects Coach Weeks.

O’Neal’s track and field team celebrated a state championship for the boys’ team in the spring of 2021. It was the second track and field state championship for the School, with the first won by the girls’ team in 2007. Yes - the team without a track has two state championships under its belt.

Head Coach Marcus Millard described the track and field program as “the epitome of diversity”. Student-athletes that fall into many different circles of demographics, cultures, personalities and priorities come together on the track and field team and create a special bond that cannot be unnoticed when you see team members together. Multiple layers of support are enabled to nurture the team and render success. It starts with Layer #1 – the five coaches. Layer #2 – school administration, athletic trainers and teachers supporting the team in aspects on and off the field as well as showing up for the meets. Layer #3 – the parents always offering help, and being present whether it’s hot or cold, rain or shine.

“It’s layers of people helping people,” reflects Coach Millard.

“The state championship meet was a great example. Representing O’Neal were 44 of our student-athletes competing, 25 or more parents and around 75 other O’Neal Falcons in the sidelines there for support. Some events needed volunteers of which our parents/ staff stepped up to handle. A runner on another team collapses and an O’Neal parent, who is a physician, attends to them.

Na cho the Falcon

For every event, parents and fellow teammates would send the runners off with fist bumps and cheers. “I’ve had many great things happen in my life,” says Coach Millard, “but the state championship meet was quite possibly the best. It wasn’t just one thing, it was everything.”

The track team has successfully created a culture of continuous improvement. “There’s a process for success. It’s not goal displaced,” says Coach Millard.

Sophomore team member Charlie Kuzma states, “We have an understanding of each other. It’s a mixture of all personalities coming together for one common goal. It’s cool to see this. We have really good student leaders that help bring the team together and are great at analyzing the situation and communicating.”

O’Neal Junior Kanye McKeithen joined the track team with Coach Millard and they both learned together. Kanye observed how Coach Millard calmly handled the bumps in the road in the beginning as he himself learned the process. Kanye reflects, “Coach Millard likes to use the word ‘transcend’ and we would repeat it as if it were a funny term, but really I use it to motivate myself to do better and to be a better teammate.”

Senior Jalen Lindsey reflects regarding community, “The

combination of the upper and middle school student-athletes on the team gives the opportunity for them to bond and to show leadership. From the coaches to all of the ‘team moms’, we are all there to support each other and pull each other up. We are all one family, one team.

Senior Eland Miller says, “At meets, when you don’t have an event, you’re cheering someone else on. We especially encourage our new team members to have this routine at meets. I’ve been on the track team for five years and I do it to have a good time. Jalen and I have been on the team together the whole time. It helps to build long lasting friendships.”

Sophomore Boyd Kenney comments, “For other sports where you

have ‘the starters’ or the first string, they are sometimes disconnected from the team because they are more focused on their performance. In track, no matter your skill level, everyone is essentially the same because you’re running more against yourself. The team aspect is super important compared to other sports.”

When traveling to meets, the team members are assigned to buses according to their role – sprinter, distance runner, thrower –as opposed to grade or skill level.

The one activity that stands out for all is “rowing the runners in” for the last event of the meet – the 4x4. Spectators have commented that it brings chills it is so symbolic of the support the team has for one another. Former coach Matt McMurray has been credited

for building a family-like culture among the running teams by organizing pre-meets and potluck dinners. He also introduced the concept of rowing in the runners, but it never quite took hold primarily because a huge amount of the leadership - team captainswere competing in the 4x4, the last event.

Whether it be the coaches, availability of the captains, gratitude of being able to compete during a pandemic, or a combination of it all, the act of “rowing in the runner” was realized in 2021. “The whole team lines up on the last curve. They sit as if they are rowing in a boat. We took up the whole curve because our team is so big (48 strong)," says Senior Caelan McHarney. “We all have respect for one another and the hard work we put in, whether it be optional Sunday practice at North Moore High School’s track or workouts in the heat. It’s about perception. We don’t feel like we HAVE to row our teammates in, we are excited to support them as one team.”

Jalen Lindsey concludes, “I’ve heard coaches on other teams comment, ‘I want our school to be like O’Neal because of the passion, dedication, determination and demonstration of community that you all have, I want that for my school.’”

Below: Teammates row in the last runners at the NCISAA Track and Field Championship.

3D PRINTING Focuses on Community

By Kari Smith, Education Technology Specialist

This semester in 3D printing, units in the curriculum focused on functional and inspirational projects for others in the community. From original gifts for teachers, classmates, and family to COVID inspired functional designs, students learned new skills in Computer Aided Design and 3D printing while focusing on the needs of our community.

The great poet Emily Dickinson wrote, "hope is the thing with feathers." Long before Ms. Dickinson recognized the beauty of birds, our feathered friends were regarded as a representation of hope and a reminder of the beauty and power of nature.

During the initial stages of the Pandemic, O’Neal 3D printers went to work, printing face shield and mask components. With COVID still a large part of the world today, 3D students partnered to design original prototypes that could be used to combat COVID. From replicas of ventilator splitters to a variety of multi-tools that would aid individuals in performing everyday tasks hands free, students discovered how 3D printing is used to make a positive impact on the community and assist those around us.

This semester, students also participated in the IC3D 3D Printing Toys for Tots program. They joined more than four hundred

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2020-2021 Annual Report & Giving

July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021

2020-2021 Board of Trustees

Executive Committee

Denise Gutschmit, Chair

Za’Vette Tatum-Kodzai, Vice Chair

Lynn Walters, Treasurer

Konni McMurray, Secretary

Lynda Acker

John Berry

David Kelley

Kara Martin

Tom McFadyen

Lindsay McManamon

Stuart Mills

Tom Pashley

Missy Quis

John Samples

John Shepherd

Heather Shook-Afable

Elizabeth Webster

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

2020-2021 Administrative Team

John Elmore, Head of School

Matt Jacobs, Head of Upper School

Miryah Walters, Head of Middle School

Angie Manning, Head of Lower School

James Franklin, Director of Athletics & Transportation Services

Blanche Hancock, Director of Alumni Relations

Emma Morahan, Director of Operations

Katie Novak, Director of Development

Eddie Phillips, Chief Financial Officer

Jennifer Stroud, 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.

Revenue:

Tuition (net) $5,701,179 Annual Fund 169,305 Benefit Auction 149,230 Benefit - Fund a Need "All In for O'Neal" 99,800 Other Revenue (1) 1,144,752

Total Revenue $7,264,266

Expenses:

Personnel & Benefits $5,405,264 Plant (2) 467,521 Technology 79,255 Athletics 191,387 Other Expenses (3) 743,829 Total Expenses $6,887,256 Surplus $377,010

TRUSTEES CLUB

$5,000+

Trustees Club members are recognized annually by the Head of School and Trustees.

Mrs. Elaine Baillie

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Bradshaw Mr. and Mrs. W. Carter Keller Mr. and Mrs. Braden Riley 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 Ms. Lana Allen

Mr. and Mrs. John Berry Dr. and Mrs. John Berry, VII Mr. and Mrs. Chris Cates Dr. F. Farrell Collins, Jr. Mrs. Suzanne Taylor Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gavin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gutschmit Mr. Lee Howell

Mr. David Kelley and Mrs. Michela Rebuli Dr. and Mrs. William C. Kitchens

Drs. William and Za'Vette Kodzai Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marshall Mr. Jonathan G. Martin Drs. Bill and Kara Martin Col. and Mrs. Thomas McFadyen Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. McMurray Mr. and Mrs. Chris Meggs

Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Miller Mr. Stuart L. Mills and Ms. Helen Probst Mills Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr. LTC and Mrs. John Samples Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno Mr. and Mrs. Adam Simpkins Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Simpson Dr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Vreeland Dr. and Mrs. James B. Walker

The Annual Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walters Mr. and Mrs. John Webster Mr. Scott Wilson and Dr. Farra Wilson

FALCON SOCIETY $500- $1,970

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bager Mrs. Dottie Black Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Block Dr. and Mrs. Mark Brenner Mr. and Mrs. Darren Bycura Mr. John D. Chapman, II Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chriscoe Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Coates

Mr. Kraig Decker and Dr. Onyinyechi Agbara Mr. and Mrs. J. Gardiner Dodd Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore Mrs. Jane Elwood

Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Fox Dr. Amanda Kuhn Grimshaw and Mr. Greg Grimshaw Mr. and Mrs. Ted Habets

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Hakas, Jr. Mrs. Mary Havenstein Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Havenstein, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Hendricks Mrs. Helen Holmberg Herbert Mr. and Mrs. M. Hugh Hinton Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Will Huntley Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Jacobs Mr. and Dr. Ben Jones Dr. Gary Jones Mr. and Mrs. John R. Joyner Dr. Steven M. Karan Mrs. Beth Adams Keough Mr. and Mrs. John Kester Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Kim Mrs. Betty B. King Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kisver Dr. Siva Korukonda and Dr. Chandana Kanithi Dr. and Mrs. Ritt Kuhn Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Lewis Dr. and Mrs. John R. Lina Mr. and Mrs. James Lindsey Dr. Lissette Machin

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Marsolais Mr. and Mrs. John McFayden Mr. and Mrs. Charles McHarney Mr. and Mrs. Richard McManamon Mr. and Mrs. Claudius Morris

Network for Good

Mr. William Nguyen and Ms. DaThoa Truong

Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. O'Donnell

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pashley

Mr. and Ms. Luke Pastre

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Patenaude

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program

Mr. Edward T. Phillips Mrs. Rebecca Pittman

Mr. James Reid

Mr. and Mrs. P. Wayne Robbins

Mr. and Mrs. Augustin Rollinson

Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Rostan

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ryals

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Seuk

Mr. and Mrs. William Simmons Mrs. Jo Snedegar

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Stefanik

Dr. Jennifer Stoddard and Mr. Kevin Drum Mr. and Mrs. Zack Strickland Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd M. Sullivan Mr. Edward T. Taws Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Jeremy Thomas Drs. Joseph and Kim Tozzi

Dr. and Mrs. Steven Van Scoyoc Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Wade Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Walters

Wells Fargo

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Whaley Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcox

O'Neal in honored to receive its second consecutive Wells Fargo Cup representing the top athletics program among NCISAA Division 2A schools.

Overall, this is the ninth time O'Neal has received the Wachovia/Wells Fargo Cup.

Aberdeen Coca-Cola Bottling Company

Ms. Christa W. Acker

Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Adams

Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. Adams

Ms. Susan J. Agazzi

Mr. Paolo Alberto and Mrs. Ma Joffel Alberto Mrs. Bobbi Amato

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Amato

AmazonSmile Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ambersley Dr. and Mrs. Mike Antil Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Baker Mr. Steven R. Baldelli

Ms. Susan Baldelli

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barnwell Ms. Kelsey E. Bartiss

Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bartiss

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Bass

LCDR and Mrs. Rhett Begley

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Bennett

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bird

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Birdsall Mr. and Mrs. Clealand Blair

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Blake Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Blocklinger Ms. Marie-Luise Brase

Mr. and Mrs. Justin Brown Ms. Shannon Butler Ms. Lyn D. Cagle Calibre

Mrs. Lauren Callahan

Mr. Ivan Scrivner and Dr. Nicole J. Camastra Mr. Richard T. Capel

Mr. and Mrs. James Carroll

Dr. David J. Casey and Dr. Maria DiGiovanni Mr. and Mrs. Brentley Caviness Ms. Trisha Caviness

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cheek Ms. Catherine Christ

Mr. and Mrs. Chip Cloninger

Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Copeland Mr. Chip Corbin and Mrs. Dieu Dao Dr. and Mrs. Steven Cordero Ms. Joy Council

Mr. and Mrs. James Crow

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey I. Cutler Drs. James and Katherine Czarnik

Ms. Paula Daigle

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Dana Ms. Emily Davison

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander DeCamp Dr. and Mrs. Dell A. Dembosky

Dr. and Mrs. James Dougherty Mr. and Mrs. Cory Dudman Mr. and Mrs. Justin Duffy Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Earhart Drs. John and Nancy Borel Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Martin Elwell Mr. Mark A. Epstein and Mrs. Julia Latham Ms. Renee Ferrerio

Mrs. Allison Filbert Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fisher Mr. Ricky Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Fitch Ms. Lindley Fleury Mrs. Heather Wallace Fogle Mr. and Mrs. Jose Franco Mr. and Mrs. James Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Trent Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Furs Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fury Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Futrell Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Garcia Ms. Beth Garrison Mrs. Sue Gibbons Dr. and Mrs. Manlio Goetzl Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gold Mrs. Julie Richardson Goldston Ms. Esther Gonzalez Mr. Robert Goodman and Ms. Adriana Czerkawska Dr. and Mrs. Matt Grafenberg Mr. Ansol Graham, Jr. and Ms. Dusty Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Graham Dr. and Mrs. Francis Grandinetti Dr. and Mrs. Jason Graves Ms. Phyliss Green Drs. Francis and Vicki Grimm Mr. and Mrs. Steven Groner Mr. Nathan and Dr. Stephanie Grotzke Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Haarlow Ms. Erin B. Hairston Mrs. Bertram B. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Jon Halloran Mr. and Mrs. Ian Hamer Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. J Hammond Mr. and Mrs. George Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Casey Harrell Mr. Gregory Sean Harrell Mrs. Mary C. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Haughey III Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Hicks Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hodges Dr. Huankai Hu and Mrs. Jing Zhang Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hubbard

Mr. and Mrs. Porter Hunt Mr. and Mrs. William Scott Husing Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Johnson Mr. Adam Johnson and Dr. Karoline Johnson Mrs. Carole Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Toby Johnson Ms. Leya Joseph 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. Will Konen Dr. and Mrs. John Krahnert Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Krug Dr. and Mrs. Charles Kuzma Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Lancaster Mr. Robert C. Lapple and Dr. Giovanna Devercelli Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lawrence Mr. Glenn Lemons and Ms. Honi Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jared M. Lina Mr. and Mrs. Mark Losavio 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 Ms. Angela Manning Mr. and Mrs. Jason Manning Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Marrazzo Ms. Grace Martin Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marvin Ms. Kim Mason Mr. Charles Massey and Dr. Jennifer Massey Dr. Megan Matters Mr. and Mrs. Lelon Matthis Dr. and Mrs. Brooks Mays Kyle R. McClelland

Mr. and Mrs. William McClelland Jr. Mr. and Ms. Steven McCulloch Mr. and Mrs. Gregory McDade Mr. and Mrs. Mark McGill LTC and Mrs. Matthew J. McGraw Mr. and Mrs. Matt McIntrye Mr. and Mrs. Sammy McPeake Mr. and Mrs. David McWhinney Dr. John Michalak and Dr. Taylor McCauley-Michalak Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mick Ms. Alyssa Midcalf Mid-South Food Service, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Miller Dr. Chris Miller Mrs. Emma Morahan

Mr. Steve Bozovich

and Mrs. Maureen Morales-Bozovich

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Muller Mr. and Mrs. JR Mullis

Mrs. Jane Thompson Myers Mrs. Amy Natt

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Nester Mr. and Mrs. Adam Newberry Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Novak Ms. Judy Osborne Drs. David and Edna Pashley Mr. and Mrs. Franscesco Pasqualino Mrs. Elaine Bradbury Passman Mr. and Mrs. Greg Pearsall Mrs. Crystal Phillips Mrs. Suzanne Phillips Mr. Earl Poole

Mr. and Mrs. JD Potynsky Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Pusser

LTC. and Mrs. Joel Quinn Mr. and Mrs. Lynwood Rabon Mrs. Meghan Ravenscroft-Velez

Mr. and Mrs. John Reidelbach Dr. Erik Reifenstahl and Mrs. Karla-Ann Ota MAJ and Mrs. Christopher B. Rich, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Riggsbee

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sager Mrs. Jennifer Schmitz

Mr. Jason Schuerger and Ms. Jamie De Coster Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Schwartz Mrs. Jan Simmons Mr. Andy Smetana

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith Mrs. Sunny Sowell Ms. Kat Spradlin Mrs. Cathy Stanley

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stingle Mr. and Mrs. Christian Stone Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Strotheide Ms. Jennifer Stroud Mrs. Lura Martinez Stroud

Synchrony Financial Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Tanner Mr. and Mrs. Ricky L. Taylor Ms. Kiana L Taylor

Ms. Amanda Thomas Mr. John Thomas

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Todd, III Mr. and Mrs. Mohan Vaswani Mr. and Mrs. Randy Vest

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Vonderkall Mr. and Mrs. James Vones

Mrs. Linda M. Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Chris Walsh

Mr. and Mrs. Lance Webb Ms. Heather Weeks Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Welch Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Wenzel Ms. Beth Whitman

Mr. Ryan Lund and Ms. Susan Wiesner

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Wilder

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Williams

Mr. and Mrs. David Williamson CPT. and Mrs. David Wilson

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Wilson

Ms. Shauna Wire

Mr. David Wolff and Mrs. Young Mee Jun Mrs. Katie Wolff

Mrs. Tiffany Wood

Ms. Angela Woodhead

Mr. and Mrs. David Woronoff

Mr. Andrew Wright and Mrs. Constance Fleming Wright Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wrightson Mr. and Mrs. David Yonkovich Mr. and Mrs. Walter Zajkowski

Molly Kuzma (right), the valedictorian for the Class of 2021, is attending Johns Hopkins University and is running on the women's track and field and cross country teams. Her major is chemistry with a minor in psychology.

Durnig her time at O'Neal, Molly was a 3-season athlete with the addition of swimming in the winter to go between her cross country in the fall and track and field in the spring. O'Neal saw her as a NCISAA Champion, 4-time NCISAA All-State team member and 3-time Tri-TAC conference champion.

She was just as successful in the classroom as a Holmberg Scholar, AP Scholar with distinction, Cum Laude Society member as well as many other accolades.

Sophomore Grace Simpson(left) was grateful to have Molly as a team member when she first joined the running teams. "When I first came to O'Neal. I came from a much smaller school where there were only three girls on the cross country team. To have guidance from Molly and also see her now compete on national levels, she is an inspiration to me."

PARENTS

Drs. Jeffrey and Lynda Acker

Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Adams Mr. Victor Afable

and Mrs. Heather Shook-Afable

Mr. Paolo Alberto and Mrs. Ma Joffel Alberto Ms. Lana Allen

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ambersley Dr. and Mrs. Mike Antil

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bager Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Baker Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barnwell LCDR and Mrs. Rhett Begley Mr. and Mrs. Rick Bennett

Dr. and Mrs. John Berry, VII Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bird

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Birdsall Mrs. Dottie Black

Mr. and Mrs. Clealand Blair

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Blake

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Block

Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Blocklinger Dr. and Mrs. Mark Brenner Mr. and Mrs. Justin Brown Ms. Shannon Butler Mr. and Mrs. Darren Bycura Mr. Ivan Scrivner and Dr. Nicole J. Camastra Dr. David J. Casey and Dr. Maria DiGiovanni Mr. and Mrs. Brentley Caviness Ms. Trisha Caviness

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cheek Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chriscoe Mr. and Mrs. Chip Cloninger Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Copeland Mr. Chip Corbin and Mrs. Dieu Dao Dr. and Mrs. Steven Cordero Mr. and Mrs. James Crow Drs. James and Katherine Czarnik Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Dana Mr. and Mrs. Alexander DeCamp Mr. Kraig Decker and Dr. Onyinyechi Agbara Mr. and Mrs. Cory Dudman Mr. and Mrs. Justin Duffy Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Earhart Mr. and Mrs. Martin Elwell

Mr. Mark A. Epstein and Mrs. Julia Latham Mrs. Allison Filbert

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fisher

Mrs. Heather Wallace Fogle

Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Fox

Mr. and Mrs. Jose Franco Mr. and Mrs. James Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Trent Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Furs Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fury

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Garcia Mrs. Sue Gibbons Dr. and Mrs. Manlio Goetzl Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gold Mr. Robert Goodman and Ms. Adriana Czerkawska Dr. and Mrs. Matt Grafenberg Mr. Ansol Graham, Jr. and Ms. Dusty Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Graham Dr. and Mrs. Jason Graves Ms. Phyliss Green Dr. Amanda Kuhn Grimshaw and Mr. Greg Grimshaw Mr. and Mrs. Steven Groner Mr. Nathan and Dr. Stephanie Grotzke Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gutschmit Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Haarlow Mr. and Mrs. Ted Habets Ms. Erin B. Hairston

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Hakas, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jon Halloran Mr. and Mrs. Ian Hamer Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. J Hammond Mr. and Mrs. George Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Casey Harrell Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Haughey III Mrs. Mary Havenstein Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Hicks Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hodges Mr. Lee Howell Dr. Huankai Hu and Mrs. Jing Zhang Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. Porter Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Will Huntley Mr. and Mrs. William Scott Husing Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Johnson Mr. Adam Johnson and Dr. Karoline Johnson Mr. and Dr. Ben Jones

Dr. Gary Jones

Mr. David Kelley and Mrs. Michela Rebuli Mr. and Mrs. William Kelso Mr. and Mrs. David Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. John Kester

Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Kim Dr. and Mrs. Sun Moon Kim Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kisver Dr. and Mrs. William C. Kitchens Mr. and Mrs. Will Konen Dr. Siva Korukonda and Dr. Chandana Kanithi Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Krug Dr. and Mrs. Ritt Kuhn Dr. and Mrs. Charles Kuzma Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Lancaster

Mr. Robert C. Lapple and Dr. Giovanna Devercelli Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lawrence Mr. Glenn Lemons and Ms. Honi Smith Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Lewis Mr. and Mrs. James Lindsey Mr. and Mrs. Mark Losavio 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

Ms. Jennifer Maness Ms. Angela Manning Mr. and Mrs. Jason Manning

Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Marrazzo Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Mike Marsolais Ms. Grace Martin

Mr. Jonathan G. Martin Drs. Bill and Kara Martin Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marvin Mr. Charles Massey and Dr. Jennifer Massey Dr. Megan Matters Mr. and Mrs. Lelon Matthis Dr. and Mrs. Brooks Mays Mr. and Ms. Steven McCulloch 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. Matt McIntrye Mr. and Mrs. Richard McManamon Mr. and Mrs. Sammy McPeake Mr. and Mrs. David McWhinney Mr. and Mrs. Chris Meggs Dr. John Michalak and Dr. Taylor McCauley-Michalak Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mick Mr. and Mrs. Chris Miller

Mr. Stuart L. Mills and Ms. Helen Probst Mills Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Morahan Mr. Steve Bozovich and Mrs. Maureen Morales-Bozovich Mr. and Mrs. Claudius Morris

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Bass

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Muller Mr. and Mrs. JR Mullis

Mrs. Amy Natt

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Newberry Mr. William Nguyen and Ms. DaThoa Truong Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Novak Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pashley

Mr. and Mrs. Franscesco Pasqualino

Mr. and Ms. Luke Pastre

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Pearsall

Mrs. Crystal Phillips

Mrs. Rebecca Pittman

Mr. and Mrs. JD Potynsky

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Pusser LTC. and Mrs. Joel Quinn Mr. and Mrs. Lynwood Rabon

Mr. and Mrs. John Reidelbach Dr. Erik Reifenstahl and Mrs. Karla-Ann Ota MAJ and Mrs. Christopher B. Rich, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Riggsbee Mr. and Mrs. Braden Riley Mr. and Mrs. Keith Robinson

Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Augustin Rollinson Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ryals

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sager

LTC and Mrs. John Samples Mrs. Jennifer Schmitz

Mr. Jason Schuerger and Ms. Jamie De Coster Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Joe Seuk

Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno Mr. and Mrs. William Simmons

Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith

Mrs. Sunny Sowell Mrs. Cathy Stanley Mr. and Mrs. Rick Stefanik

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stingle Dr. Jennifer Stoddard and Mr. Kevin Drum Mr. and Mrs. Christian Stone Mr. and Mrs. Zack Strickland Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Strotheide Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Tanner Mr. and Mrs. Ricky L. Taylor Dr. and Mrs. Jeremy Thomas Mr. John Thomas

Dr. and Mrs. Steven Van Scoyoc Mr. and Mrs. Mohan Vaswani Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Vonderkall Dr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Vreeland Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Wade

Dr. and Mrs. James B. Walker

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walters

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Walters Mr. and Mrs. Lance Webb

Ms. Heather Weeks

Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Welch Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Whaley Mr. Ryan Lund and Ms. Susan Wiesner Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcox

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Williams Mr. and Mrs. David Williamson CPT. and Mrs. David Wilson Mr. Scott Wilson and Dr. Farra Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Todd Wilson Mr. David Wolff and Mrs. Young Mee Jun Mr. and Mrs. David Woronoff Mr. and Mrs. David Yonkovich Mr. and Mrs. Walter Zajkowski

ALUMNI

John R. Joyner 1977

Mrs. Peggy Bell Miller 1977 Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Webster 1979 Mrs. Beth Adams Keough 1980 Mrs. Jane Thompson Myers 1980 Mr. Richard T. Capel 1983 Mr. Michael A Gutschmit 1986 Mr. Stephen Dana 1987 Mrs. Blanche Slade Hancock 1988 Dr. Amanda Kuhn Grimshaw 1991 Mrs. Julie Richardson Goldston 1991 Mr. Scott W. Rostan 1991 Mr. Jeff Haarlow 1992 Mrs. Elaine Bradbury Passman 1995 Mrs. Cassie Mason Stefanik 1996

Mrs. Helen Holmberg Herbert 1997 Mr. Jared Lina 1997

Mrs. Roberta Quis Fox 1999 Mrs. Constance Fleming Wright 1999 Ms. Erin B. Hairston 2000 Dr. Farra Martin Wilson 2000 Ms. Shauna Wire 2002 Ms. Kelsey E. Bartiss 2006 Ms. Kate King 2006 Mrs. Emma Craven Morahan 2010 Mr. Andy Smetana 2014 Mr. Alex Stroud 2015

Mr. Kyle McClelland 2017 Ms. Grace Stroud 2017

FORMER O'NEAL STUDENTS

Ms. Shannon Butler

Ms. Suzanne Taylor Crawford Mr. George Hancock Dr. Ritt Kuhn

Ms. Grace Martin Mr. Adam Simpkins Mr. Lloyd Sullivan Mr. John Taws

PARENTS OF O’NEAL ALUMNI AND FORMER STUDENTS

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Amato

Mr. Steven R. Baldelli Ms. Susan Baldelli

Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bartiss

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Bradshaw Ms. Lyn D. Cagle

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Cates

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey I. Cutler Dr. and Mrs. Dell A. Dembosky Drs. John and Nancy Borel Ellis

Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore Ms. Renee Ferrerio

Ms. Lindley Fleury

Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Futrell

Ms. Beth Garrison

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gavin Mrs. Sue Gibbons Drs. Francis and Vicki Grimm

Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow Mrs. Bertram B. Hall

Dr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Hendricks Mr. and Mrs. M. Hugh Hinton Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Toby Johnson Dr. Steven M. Karan

Mr. and Mrs. W. Carter Keller Mrs. Betty B. King

Drs. William and Za'Vette Kodzai

Dr. and Mrs. John Krahnert Dr. and Mrs. John R. Lina

Mr. and Mrs. William McClelland Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. McMurray Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Miller Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Nester Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. O'Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Gene Patenaude

Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr. Mr. James Reid

Mr. and Mrs. P. Wayne Robbins Ms. Jennifer Stroud

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd M. Sullivan

Mr. Edward T. Taws Jr. Drs. Joseph and Kim Tozzi

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Vest

Dr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Vreeland Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Wade Mr. and Mrs. John Webster Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Wenzel Ms. Beth Whitman Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wrightson

FACULTY & STAFF

Kelley Adams

Susan Agazzi

Patty Amato

Sam Amato

Julia Ambersley

Christine Birdsall

Kirsten Blair

Courtney Blocklinger

Marie-Luise Brase

Lyn Cagle

Lauren Callahan

Nicole Camastra

Trisha Caviness

Catherine Christ

Cassie Cloninger

Alison Coates

Jenell Copeland

Suzanne Taylor Crawford

Brooke Cutler

Paula Daigle

Emily Davison

Amanda Duffy John Elmore

Lisa Elmore

Renee Ferrerio

Ricky Fisher

James Franklin Beth Garrison

Susan Gibbons

Esther Gonzalez

Casey Haarlow

Jeff Haarlow

J Hammond

Blanche Hancock

Sean Harrell

Bree Hubbard

Lauren Hunt

Matthew Jacobs

Leya Joseph

David Lussier

Angie Manning

Kim Mason

Alyssa Midcalf

Chris Miller

Angela Moore

Emma Morahan

Maureen Morales-Bozovich

Katie Novak

Judy Osborne

Eddie Phillips

Earl Poole

Heather Rabon

Meghan Ravenscroft

Catherine Rodriguez

GRANDPARENTS & FRIENDS

Ms. Christa Acker

Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. Adams Mrs. Bobbi Amato

Mrs. Elaine Baillie

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Bennett

Mr. and Mrs. John Berry

Mr. and Mrs. James Carroll Mr. John D. Chapman, II Dr. F. Farrell Collins, Jr. Ms. Joy Council

Mr. and Mrs. J. Gardiner Dodd Dr. and Mrs. James Dougherty Drs. John and Nancy Borel Ellis Mrs. Jane Elwood

Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Fitch

Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Futrell

Dr. and Mrs. Francis Grandinetti

Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow Mrs. Mary C. Harris

Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Havenstein, Sr. Mrs. Carole Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Kientz III Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Nester Drs. David and Edna Pashley

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Patenaude Mrs. Suzanne Phillips

Sally Rollinson

Vicki Saenz-Grimm

Elizabeth Sager

Jennifer Schmitz

Jan Simmons Kari Smith

Sunny Sowell

Kat Spradlin

Jennifer Stroud

Lura Stroud Kathy Taylor Kiana Taylor

Amanda Thomas

Melissa Vaswani

Penny Vest Miryah Walters

Heather Weeks

Tim Wenzel

Woody Wilder David Williamson

Katie Wolff

Tiffany Wood

Laura Wrightson

Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr. Mr. James Reid

Mrs. Jo Snedegar

Mr. Edward T. Taws Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Todd, III Mr. and Mrs. James Vones Mrs. Linda M. Wallace

BUSINESSES & FOUNDATIONS

Aberdeen Coca-Cola Bottling Company

AmazonSmile Foundation

Bradshaw Charitable Foundation

Calibre

Greater Washington Community Foundation

Mid-South Food Service, Inc. Network for Good Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program Synchrony Financial T. Lloyd Kelly Foundation

Walker Family Foundation Wells Fargo

RESTRICTED DONATIONS & GIFTS in KIND

The needs of The O’Neal School are diverse, and contributions are made in a variety of forms. All support is appreciated. Some contributions are made specifically restricted to fulfill a particular purpose. Donations other than cash or securities are considered gifts-in-kind. The 2020 – 2021 Gift-In-Kind contributors are listed below.

Drs. Jeffrey and Lynda Acker

Mr. Victor Afable and Mrs. Heather Shook-Afable

Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Coates

Mr. and Mrs. R. Winston Dozier Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore

Mr. Mark A. Epstein and Mrs. Julia Latham

Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Fox

Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Grayson

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gutschmit

Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Havenstein, Sr. Mrs. Nancy Howe

Mr. and Mrs. Will Huntley

Drs. William and Za'Vette Kodzai

Dr. and Mrs. James Marino Drs. Bill and Kara Martin

LTC and Mrs. Matthew J. McGraw

Pittman Electric Inc.

ProScapes

FALCON GIVING

Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr.

Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno

T. Lloyd Kelly Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. James B. Walker

Mr. Scott Wilson and Dr. Farra Wilson

ENDOWMENT FUNDS for FACULTY ENRICHMENT

Mrs. Helen B. Cook Fund Majel Frey Curtis Fund

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. Nancy 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.

TUITION ASSISTANCE FUND

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Gutschmit Jennifer Stroud

PEREGRINE PARTNERS

A corporate partnership program to supplement the support for O'Neal athletics.

Silver - $3000

Caviness and Cates Construction Sandhills Sports Performance

Hannah Marie Bradshaw Scholarship Recipient

Ava Sounia

Helen Pringle Holmberg Scholarship Recipient Max Pashley

IN MEMORY OF...

HANNAH MARIE BRADSHAW

Mr. and Mrs. Stan Bradshaw

Mrs. Mary Breitenbeck

Ms. Nancy Breitenbeck

Ms. Deborah Graham

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jackson Ronald Kirby MJSK, LLC

Dr. and Mrs. Gerard O’Donnell

JOY HALL

Mr. John D. Chapman, II

Drs. John and Nancy Borel Ellis Mrs. Bertram B. Hall

Mrs. Beth Adams Keough 1980 Mr. and Mrs. P. Wayne Robbins

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Todd, III

CAROLYN MALMROSE

Ms. Christa W. Acker

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Bradshaw

Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore

Mr. and Mrs. Toby Johnson Mrs. Suzanne Phillips

Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr.

JAMES R. MILES

Mr. and Mrs. J. Gardiner Dodd

Mrs. Mary C. Harris

Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow

Mr. and Mrs. Jared M. Lina 1997 Mr. and Mrs. Brian McMurray Mr. James Reid Mrs. Jan Simmons

MICHAEL NORMAN

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gavin

Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Marrazzo Mr. and Mrs. Brian McMurray Ms. Beth Whitman

DR. JACK YOUNG

F. Farrell Collins, Jr., MD

IN HONOR OF...

STAN BRADSHAW

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chriscoe

Jon Giles

Mr. Lee Howell Robert Lovell

Wade S. Dunbar Insurance Agency

SIMON CAGLE '05

Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Fitch

JOY COUNCIL

Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow

BETH GARRISON

Mrs. Constance Fleming Wright '99

OCTAVIOUS GIBBONS '86

Mr. James Reid

BOB HAARLOW

Mr. Kim C. Liddell 1978

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

Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Haarlow

BENEFIT AUCTION 2021

FUND A NEED: All In for O'Neal!

Drs. Jeffrey and Lynda Acker

Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Adams Mr. Victor Afable and Mrs. Heather ShookAfable

Ms. Susan J. Agazzi

Ms. Kim Martin Arrington Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Baker Ms. Mary H. Ballard

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Beranek Mrs. Dottie Black

Mr. and Mrs. Clealand Blair Dr. and Mrs. Michael Browning Ms. Trisha Caviness

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Chriscoe

Ms. Catherine Christ

Mr. and Mrs. Chip Cloninger

Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Copeland Mrs. Suzanne Taylor Crawford Ms. Margi Cross

Ms. Paula Daigle

Mr. and Mrs. Weston K. Davis Ms. Emily Davison

Mr. Kraig Decker and Dr. Onyinyechi Agbara

Mr. and Mrs. John Elmore Mrs. Heather Wallace Fogle

Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Fox Mr. and Mrs. James Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Furs

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fury Mrs. Sue Gibbons

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gold Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Graham

Mr. Nathan and Dr. Stephanie Grotzke

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gutschmit Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Haarlow Mr. and Mrs. Ted Habets Mr. and Mrs. Lash Hairston Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Hakas, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jon Halloran Mr. and Mrs. George Hancock Mrs. Mary Havenstein

Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Havenstein, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John Heckethorn Mr. Lee Howell Mr. and Mrs. William Scott Husing Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Jacobs

Mr. and Mrs. David Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. John Kester Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Kim Dr. and Mrs. William C. Kitchens Drs. William and Za'Vette Kodzai Dr. and Mrs. Ritt Kuhn Mr. Charles Leuth Mr. and Mrs. Drew Lucas Dr. Lissette Machin Ms. Angela Manning Mr. and Mrs. Jason Manning Drs. Bill and Kara Martin Dr. Megan Matters

Dr. and Mrs. Brooks Mays LTC and Mrs. Matthew J. McGraw Mr. and Mrs. Charles McHarney Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. McMurray Mr. and Mrs. Sammy McPeake Mr. Stuart L. Mills and Ms. Helen Probst Mills

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Morahan

Mr. Steve Bozovich and Mrs. Maureen Morales-Bozovich

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Novak

Dr. and Mrs. Gerard J. O'Donnell

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pashley

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Pavlovich Mr. Edward T. Phillips

Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr. Dr. Erik Reifenstahl and Mrs. Karla-Ann Ota Mr. and Mrs. Chris Rhue

Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno

Mr. and Mrs. William Simmons

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith

Mr. Steve Smith Mrs. Sunny Sowell

Dr. Jennifer Stoddard and Mr. Kevin Drum Ms. Jennifer Stroud

Mr. and Mrs. John Taws Mr. and Mrs. John Taws

Mr. and Mrs. Ricky L. Taylor Dr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Vreeland

Dr. and Mrs. James B. Walker Mrs. Linda M. Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walters

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Walters Mr. and Mrs. John Webster

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Whaley

Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcox

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Williams Ms. Jennifer Hayes Wincklhofer Mrs. Katie Wolff

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wrightson

Dr. Amanda Kuhn Grimshaw and Mr. Greg Grimshaw

Drs. Jeffrey and Lynda Acker

Dr. and Mrs. John Berry, VII

Ms. Kirsten Dean

Drs. William and Za'Vette Kodzai Col. and Mrs. Thomas McFadyen

Mr. and Mrs. Richard McManamon Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr. Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walters Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcox

Sue Agazzi

Julia Ambersley

Ms. Mary Ballard

Dr. and Mrs. John Berry, VII Mr. and Mrs. Stan Bradshaw

Lulu Brase

Ren Callahan

Trish Caviness

Larry and Jennifer Chriscoe

Bill Daigle

Paula Daigle

Stephen and Danielle Dana Emily Davison

Kirsten and Bob Dean

Ms. Kirsten Dean

Amanda Duffy

Ricky Fisher

Denise and Michael Gutschmit

Havenstein Family Lee Howell

Lauren Hunt

Laura Jackson

Pam Keith

Mr. David Kelley and Mrs. Michela Rebuli Drs. William and Za'Vette Kodzai Dr. Shayna Jones and Dr. Lisette Machin

Jessie Mackay

Bill and Kara Martin

Col. and Mrs. Thomas McFadyen Mr. and Mrs. Richard McManamon

Brian and Konni McMurray

Stuart and Helen Probst Mills

Chef Prem Nath

The O'Neal Falcon Club

The O'Neal School's First Grade

The O'Neal School's Fourth Grade

The O'Neal School's Kindergarten

The O'Neal School's PK3

The O'Neal School's PK4

The O'Neal School's Second Grade

The O'Neal School's Third Grade

Judy Osborne

Wayne Osborne

Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Quis, Jr. Steve and Betsy Saye

Jen Schmitz

Hong Schulte

Dr. John Shepherd and Dr. Jenifir Bruno

Carrie and Kyle Simmons with Captain Alex and Jessica Schroeder Gracie Simpson

Jennifer Stroud

Kimberly and John Taws

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walters

John and Elizabeth Taylor Webster Tim Wenzel

Mr. and Mrs. John Wilcox

Mr. Dave Williamson and Ranger Nancy Williamson

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