The O'Neal Quarterly Fall 2015
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The O’Neal Quarterly FALL 2015 • Retired Admiral Leighton Smith spoke to Middle and Upper School students about his successful jour- ney starting in the Naval Academy and the life lessons he learned along the way. • The Booster Club hosted the JV/ Varsity Fall Sports Recognition Ceremony celebrating 85 student- athletes for the fall season. • The O’Neal Volunteers joined in with the local Habitat for Humanity organization for one of the many “Habitat Builds.” • Parents from Lee County and Moore County each hosted an “All About O’Neal” informative event in their home for current O’Neal families and their guests. • The O’Neal Upper School was given a presentation on the dangers of distracted driving by the South- ern Pines Police Department. • O’Neal Middle School inducted three members into its Jr. Beta Society. • The Upper School held its Honor Council Induction Ceremony in- ducting 3 members and 2 alternates to the 5-member council. • Newbery Award Winning Author Katherine Applegate, spoke in O’Neal’s theater at an event that was open to the public. Many O’Neal students were able to pur- chase her latest book, “Crenshaw” and have it autographed. • O’Neal senior Lauren Dailey, presented to the Upper and Middle School students her summer study abroad in Moldova. • Sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth grade students enjoyed getting to know one another during their class trips to a variety of locations rang- ing from the North Carolina moun- tains to Washington, D.C. • Award winning author Alan Gratz, presented his newest book “Code of Honor” to Middle and Lower School students. He also visited 7th grade English classes to teach them his process in writing a book. • O’Neal partnered with Southern Pines United Methodist Church to host a “Stop Hunger Now” meal preparation event on campus. Close to 90 O’Neal families participated and approximately 30,000 meals were prepared and sent to Zambia. • A variety of after school programs were scheduled to serve Lower and Middle School students including, LEGO League, Science Olympiad, Odyssey of the Mind, Lower School Chorus and more. • The seniors enjoyed an overnight retreat to Camp Caraway for in- struction on writing college essays for applications. • Middle and Upper School students held Honor Code Assemblies. They recited the Honor Code Pledge and gave their signatures. • Head of School Achievement Awards were given to Upper School students with the highest GPA enter- ing the 2015-2016 school year. • O’Neal opened its doors to 412 students on August 18th.
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A quarterly newsletter featuring a summary of events, new programs, athletics, and the arts for The O'Neal School.
Transcript of The O'Neal Quarterly Fall 2015
The O’Neal Quarterly FALL 2015
• RetiredAdmiralLeightonSmithspoketoMiddleandUpperSchoolstudentsabouthissuccessfuljour-neystartingintheNavalAcademyandthelifelessonshelearnedalongtheway.
• TheBoosterClubhostedtheJV/VarsityFallSportsRecognitionCeremonycelebrating85student-athletesforthefallseason.
• TheO’NealVolunteersjoinedinwiththelocalHabitatforHumanityorganizationforoneofthemany“HabitatBuilds.”
• ParentsfromLeeCountyandMooreCountyeachhostedan“AllAboutO’Neal”informativeeventintheirhomeforcurrentO’Nealfamiliesandtheirguests.
• TheO’NealUpperSchoolwasgivenapresentationonthedangersofdistracteddrivingbytheSouth-ernPinesPoliceDepartment.
• O’NealMiddleSchoolinductedthreemembersintoitsJr.BetaSociety.
• TheUpperSchoolhelditsHonorCouncilInductionCeremonyin-ducting3membersand2alternatestothe5-membercouncil.
• NewberyAwardWinningAuthorKatherineApplegate,spokeinO’Neal’stheaterataneventthatwasopentothepublic.ManyO’Nealstudentswereabletopur-chaseherlatestbook,“Crenshaw”andhaveitautographed.
• O’NealseniorLaurenDailey,presentedtotheUpperandMiddleSchoolstudentshersummerstudyabroadinMoldova.
• Sixth,seventh,eighthandninthgradestudentsenjoyedgettingtoknowoneanotherduringtheirclasstripstoavarietyoflocationsrang-ingfromtheNorthCarolinamoun-tainstoWashington,D.C.
• AwardwinningauthorAlanGratz,presentedhisnewestbook“CodeofHonor”toMiddleandLowerSchoolstudents.Healsovisited7thgradeEnglishclassestoteachthemhisprocessinwritingabook.
• O’NealpartneredwithSouthernPinesUnitedMethodistChurchtohosta“StopHungerNow”mealpreparationeventoncampus.Closeto90O’Nealfamiliesparticipatedandapproximately30,000mealswerepreparedandsenttoZambia.
• AvarietyofafterschoolprogramswerescheduledtoserveLowerandMiddleSchoolstudentsincluding,LEGOLeague,ScienceOlympiad,OdysseyoftheMind,LowerSchoolChorusandmore.
• TheseniorsenjoyedanovernightretreattoCampCarawayforin-structiononwritingcollegeessaysforapplications.
• MiddleandUpperSchoolstudentsheldHonorCodeAssemblies.TheyrecitedtheHonorCodePledgeandgavetheirsignatures.
• HeadofSchoolAchievementAwardsweregiventoUpperSchoolstudentswiththehighestGPAenter-ingthe2015-2016schoolyear.
• O’Nealopeneditsdoorsto412studentsonAugust18th.
O’Neal Director of Athletics JamesFranklin started his first year with
specificgoalsandaplanonhowtoachievethem.Asidefromteamprideandcontinu-itybyprovidingpracticeshirtsforstudent-athleteswithhelpfromtheBoosterClub,he has communicated very clearly thepurposeandvalueofO’NealAthletics.Afewofthekeyfactorsforastrongschoolsportsprogramarethesportsinterestandfundamentalskillsetsofthestudentswhofeedintoit.
Aspartofsuchcultivation,theFalconDe-velopmentProgram(FDP)wasborn.Start-ing in September, this free after schoolprogramhasbeenoffered2daysaweektostudentsingrades3-6.Almost20studentsstrong, FDP Director Ben Kemp startedthe students offwith speed, strength andagility exercises and has nowmoved ontoteachingthefundamentalskillsofbase-ball.Before theendof theprogram, stu-dents will also be introduced to soccer,volleyball,tennisandbasketball.
“TheestablishmentofFDPhasbeenagreatsuccessuptothispoint,”saysBenKemp.“Thefeedbackfromstudentsandparentshasbeenoverwhelminglypositive.Ihavethought for a few years now that Lower
Schoolwaslackingsomesortofathletic-based program for students. FDP givesour youngest students the opportunity tostay in shape, developnumerous athleticskills,andexperiencethesportswehavetoofferhereatO’Neal.FDPhasthepo-tentialdowntheroadtoplayamajorrolein helping generate interest and developathletesforallofourathleticprograms.”
Using O’Neal sports to teach overallathletic development, FDP students willleave the program with a greater graspof theABC’s of sports,Agility, BalanceandCoordination.Eachsessionwillfocuson improving our students’ fundamentalgrowth,cerebralability,andtheirpsycho-logical and physical development. BenKempisa4thand5thgradeteacherintheO’NealLowerSchoolwhoalsohasthein-structorskillsneededforFDP.Inaddition,his knowledge of the individual studentsintheFDPprogramhelpsinknowinghowmuch tochallenge themandhowbest tocommunicatetothem.
“The purpose of The O’Neal School’sFalconDevelopmentProgram(FDP)istoprovideouryoungerstudentstheopportu-nitytobecomebetteracquaintedwithallaspects of organized sports,” says JamesFranklin.“WearefortunatetohaveMr.Kemp’s energy and expertise leadingourprogram.Wehopewecanaidinthedevelopmentofour futureFalconath-letesandadvancetheirskillandathleticabilities.”
The Falcon Development Program
AtTheO’NealSchool, students love tolearn and their teachers inspire their
passion and dedication. I am fortunate toseethiseverydayasLowerSchoolstudentsjoyfullyentereachclassandMiddleandUp-perSchoolstudentsengagewiththeirteach-ersandeachotherintheirstudies.O’Neal’sfacultymembers truly know their studentsandchallengetheminanurturing,balancedway, and it is obvious that they lovewhattheydo.
Eachyear,thefacultyworkstodevelopandenhance our programs. This year we areintentionally addressing the “strength ofcharacter”aspectofourmissionstatement.Students can participate in the FalconDe-velop Program in athletics, robotics in theInnovationCenter,chorus,andourgrowinginternationalpartnerships.WeeklyseminarsinGrades6and9addresstopicstosupportour students during these important transi-tionalyearsinourprogram.Theideasandenergy of our faculty make our programsstronger,improvethelearningoutcomesandskillsofourstudents. Theyalso instill theloveoflearningthatmakesourcommunitysounique.
JohnC.ElmoreHeadofSchool
FDP Director Ben Kemp teaches the students how to hold a baseball glove in order to properly catch the ball.
Victory is making an out with a tag at third base as the students in the Falcon Development Program learn the basics of baseball.
Sarah Massey
O’Nealvarsitygirls’tenniswithayoung teamandnoseniors this
year,made a great showing in con-ference play taking 2nd place andearnedtheirwaytothequarterfinalsfor the state tournament losing toGastonDaySchool.
Thevarsityboys’soccerteamlosttoCaryChristianinthefirstroundoftheNCISAAtournament.Theteam’slaststateappearancewasin2013.O’NealVarsitySoccerCoachJackieCavalli-niwasawardedco-coachoftheyearforsoccerbytheEasternPlainsInde-pendentConference(EPIC).
Invarsitycrosscountry,seventhgradestudentandnewmemberoftheteam,MollyKuzma,dominatedbywinning4outofthe5meetssheracedinforregular season,1stplace for theconferencechampionshipmeetandplac-ing19thattheNCISAAtournamentinafieldofover200girls.O’NealislookingforwardtowhatthefutureholdsforMolly.
All Conference recognition is awarded toSophia Renner, Sarah McInnis and Caro-lineLandry(VarsityGirlsTennis),WilliamSchirmer,BrianSubin,andMasonSullivan(VarsityBoysSoccer),SarahColthart(Var-sity Volleyball), and Molly Kuzma (CrossCountry).
The Falcon Development Program
Fall Sports Records
Upcoming Events11/10 MilitaryAppreciationDay11/16-20PAScholasticBookFair11/20 SpecialPersonsDay1/22 Homecoming
FDP Director Ben Kemp teaches the students how to hold a baseball glove in order to properly catch the ball.
VarsityGirls Tennis: 9-2 / 2nd EPIC / Quarter finals NCISAA Boys Soccer: 9-5-1 / 5-3 EPIC / 1st round NCISAAVolleyball: 1-15 / 0-8 EPIC Boys Cross Country: 4th EPIC / 25th NCISAAGirls Cross Country: 4th EPIC / 24th NCISAA
Junior VarsityBoys Soccer: 2-2 Volleyball: 3-10 / 0-6 EPIC
Middle SchoolBoys Soccer: 4-0-2 / 1st in SEMSACVolleyball: 4-12
The Fall Sports Season Wraps Up
Recognitions
TheO’NealSchoolhasmuchtocelebrate,astheybring home honors from the 2015NCTCHigh
SchoolPlayFestival,heldatUnionPinesHighSchoolonOctober30-31.Thetheatreprogram,ledbyHenryHamilton, made the school and community proudwith their presentation of “DrumTaps”, playwrightLindsayPrice’sadaptationofWaltWhitman’spoetryattheFestival,andisthrilledtobringhomethefol-lowingawards:anoverallratingof“excellent”withanawardforExcellenceinProductionDesign.Thestudentcastandcrewof11includesGraceBell,Me-ganBloom,Ceci Bockoven,MadisonGreer, IsabelHuesa,IanJohnson,TyraMarsh,AndrewShoecraft-Martin,AverySchaefer,GraceStroud,andLuYang.
The Arts
Doran Lamble
Photo by Avery Schaefer
Photo by Avery Schaefer
P.O. Box 290Southern Pines, NC 28388
In this issue, enjoy photos of Middle School student artwork.
The O’Neal Quarterly
Lastyear,localartist,JessieMackay,introducedtheMiddleSchooltoherexperiencesinTanzaniaandTanzanianart.ShespenttwodayswithJudyBrowne’sartclasses,sharingherAfricanart
techniqueswiththestudentsandcreatingaclassmasterpiece.
O’Nealalumna,KatherineKelly‘10hasbecomeO’Neal’sconnectiononthegloballeveltobecomemoreacquaintedandknowledgeableabout thepeopleandcustomsofTanzania.Katherine is thefounderoftheAfricanCommunityEmpowermentCompanyandthedirectoroftheHillCrestPre-
PrimarySchoolinTanzania.KatherinesharedinformationonHillCrestanditsstudentsatoneoftherecentMiddleSchoolmorningmeetings.Throughpictures,studentsmetNoella,an7yearoldgirlwhoseschoollifewillbefollowedthroughouttheyear.
JessieMackayandCarolKelly,Katherine’smother,spoketotheMiddleSchoolatanearliermeeting,informingthestudentsaboutthechildrenandpeopleofTanzania.MiddleSchoolstudentsthendonatedpillowcases,whichwillbesewnintodressesfortheyoungladiesatHillCrestSchool.Theappreciationoffashionissomethingsharedbymiddleschoolersaroundtheglobe,anditwasanenjoyablefirstconnectiontohavewiththesestudents.
Jessie and Katherine also met with the Upper School’s Global Issues class to begindiscussionsonrenewableenergy.PlansareintheworkstocollaboratewithJamesObi,alocalbusinessmanwhoworksintherenewableenergyfieldinavarietyofAfricancountries.
ThroughthisconnectionwithTanzania,bothMiddleandUpperSchoolstudentswillbenefitbyaraisedsenseofglobalawarenessintheMiddleSchoolandoneofglobalcitizenshipin the Upper School. Additional activities will follow and with these collaborations,similaritiesanddifferencesbetweencultureswillbeunraveled.
The Tanzania Project
Ryann Perkins
