The O’Neal School community gathered in the Hannah Center Gymnasium for a special all-school assembly preceding the annual field day as part of end-of-school activities in May.
The assembly included the presentation of the Bill Youngclaus Creative Writing Awards, established in 2007 to honor students in each division who demonstrate exceptional talent in creative writing, announced the school in a press release. The award commemorates Bill Youngclaus, a former O’Neal parent, trustee, and passionate writer.
This year’s recipients were:
Grace Ames, a third-grade student, for her poem “Back through the Future” (Lower School)
Ava Bozovich, a seventh-grade student, for her poem “1000 Years More” (Middle School)
Logan Slabaugh, a ninth-grade student, for her poem “Choose Yourself” (Upper School)
All winning pieces were published in the school’s annual literary magazine, Blackbird’s Eye, and each recipient received a medal and a monetary prize in recognition of their achievement.
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