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2025

  • O'Neal Partners with Longleaf Academy to Support Students

    The O’Neal School is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with Longleaf Academy to enhance support for students with language-based learning differences. This collaboration will launch with a Summer Academy on The O’Neal School campus, followed by expanded services for O’Neal students beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.
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  • Lunch with a Hero Program Kicks Off with Southern Pines Police

    On Tuesday, February 4th, Officer Berry and Detective Lowry visited the lower school students for lunch as the inaugural "Lunch with a Hero" visit. Each of them chatted with students and answered all kinds of questions. Everyone enjoyed having our special visitors on campus.
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  • Model UN Attends American Model United Nations

    Earlier this February, the Model UN team traveled to Washington, D.C. and American University to attend the 12th annual American Model United Nations  
    Conference (AmeriMUNC).  
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  • Second Grade Celebrates 100 Days

    O'Neal Celebrates 100 Days!

    Today, O'Neal has been celebrating its 100th day of school! From classroom activities, guessing games, the PreK canned food drive, and many dressed with their best "100 years" look, faculty and students are excited to have reached this celebratory time.
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  • Elizabeth Sager, O'Neal Head of Middle School

    Sager Named O'Neal Head of Middle School

    The O'Neal School is proud to announce Elizabeth Sager as Head of Middle School. This comes after the School’s extensive search and interview process for the middle school head position following seven months of Sager serving as interim head of middle school. Mrs. Sager, who joined O'Neal in 2020 as a learning specialist and became the student support department chair in 2021, has been a key contributor to the school community and its students' success.
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  • Six Years in the Making: Celebrating Senior Swimmers’ Legacy

    This week marked a significant milestone for three senior swimmers at O’Neal, Gus Ambersley, Carson Pusser, and Morgan Lewis, as they competed for the last time in the O’Neal pool during Senior Recognition night. Their journey began six years ago when the O’Neal Middle School Swim Team was founded, a step chronicled in a 2019 article in The Pilot titled, “Falcons Look to the Future with Middle School Swim Team.” That vision has come full circle as these swimmers close this chapter of their athletic careers. 
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  • Homecoming Pep Rally is a Crowd Pleaser

    O’Neal saw lots of fun and excitement at Thursday's all-school homecoming pep rally!  Mr. Wil the Snowman emceed the event starting with an update on the Aura/Thunder Blue all-school competition.
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  • Staff Triumph Over Alumni in Thrilling Basketball Showdown

    In the midst of a spirited week of basketball games and campus events, O'Neal Alumni Relations and Athletics revived the long-anticipated Staff vs. Alumni basketball game.
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