The history of KOKO the Wyvern

“Excuse me, but what exactly is a wyvern?” a parent asks. “It’s like a dragon with no arms,” you reply. “Or no, it is a goat with a horned tail. But it spits fire?” Many a KO student has been asked this question before, but does anybody really know the answer? Everybody knows that KO’s […]

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Congratulations to the 2018 award winners!

Seniors Abigail Eberle and David Marottolo won the school’s top citizenship awards at Tuesday’s Prize Assembly. Abigail won The Gold Seal, the highest citizenship award the school can bestow, given to a girl in the Sixth Form for outstanding qualities of character. David won The Primus Medal, presented by Edith Greenough Lewis and the highest citizenship […]

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Bored with College Board

KO’s website boldly advertises that 90 percent of seniors choose to take at least one Advanced Placement (AP) class, from the 17 AP classes KO offers. For many KO students, these AP exams — the source of much pain, suffering, and stress — have recently come to an end. However, students are not yet free […]

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The importance of history class

As the year comes to an end, students begin to ask more and more critical questions about their classes as they begin the monotonous task of studying for finals: One such question often heard around campus is “Why should I have to learn this? I am never going to use it!” However, this statement seems […]

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Review: A brilliant burrito bowl

My brain is smiling back at me. It says, “Yeah! Time for one of your favorite food items in the whole entire world! Please, step up to the line as wished for, waiting and holding out on the moment when you first bite into that Chipotle burrito bowl.” Chipotle is truly one of the best […]

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Songs on the radio

I know that Ed Sheeran’s buzz has faded a little bit. And I know that people don’t really care about “Castle On The Hill,” Ed Sheeran’s second single from last year’s album “Divide.” But what I also know is that I keep hearing “Castle on the Hill” by Ed Sheeran. I often find myself getting […]

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Self-care tips for the summer

Hi everyone! It’s hard to imagine that we’re pretty much done with the school year – can you believe it?? For everyone taking finals, good luck! You’ll do great! Now, welcome back to this year’s final edition of getting lit in the opinions section with Janvi. Today’s topic is something of a self-care guide for […]

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Patriotism in protest

In recent years more and more widespread protest movements have been popularized in the United States and while there is substantial support for these movements, there are also many who criticize them and even go so far as to call these movements anti-American. What these individuals do not realize is that protest has been remarkably […]

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Fashionista of the Month: Hannah Bash is back

For the final Fashionista of the Year, senior Hannah Bash is the perfect candidate. Hannah has been at KO since sixth grade, showing off her creative and unique sense of style everyday at school. She usually is known to shop at Urban, Pacsun, American Eagle, and Zara. Hannah also ventures into Brandy Melville and small […]

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