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.