The football team hit the ground running this season, with two strong preseason performances and an emphatic 40-6 win over Cushing, the first win in a season opener in years. In preseason, the team faced up against Windsor Locks High School and held them to zero points with a very strong offensive game. The team […]
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TV critics are both raving and tearing apart the new Netflix original TV show, “Insatiable.” The show, starring Debby Ryan, Dallas Robert, Alyssa Milano, and Kimmy Shields, tells the story of a girl, Patty, who has struggled with bullying her entire life because of her weight. She gets punched at a gas station, which breaks […]
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KO students are known to be very involved in the community, leading very busy lives. However, usually once a day, students have the opportunity to just take a moment and relax. Students often pour into the library during these periods to study and to socialize, forgetting about other designated student areas. The library is often […]
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With years of experience directing musical theater, creative arts teacher Kyle Reynolds hopes to bring new energy to the public speaking class and the fall play this year. Mr. Reynolds said that he knows and believes that public speaking is very difficult for anyone, so one of his goals is for students to acknowledge the […]
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West Hartford is known for its eventful center and wide variety of cultural food. In this variety is none other than Bartaco, a nationwide chain of affordable and delicious Mexican cuisine. Bartaco is a common place to go after school or practice. Located right on Farmington Avenue, Bartaco is easy to access with parking behind […]
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Walking through Seaverns Hall, you may notice the large prints that line the walls of each hallway, and although we walk by them every day, few of us actually take the time to really look at and appreciate the artwork of the Warren Baird English Symposium. “They are artistic commemorations of many, but not all, […]
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Over the summer, senior Nick Spina participated in the St. John’s University film program in New York City.  “The goal of the program was to create a short film, but even though that was the goal, we were given only three hours to get five hours of footage, which is not possible,” Nick said. […]
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New Chinese teacher Jeff Gurganus is full of character and ready to teach Middle Schoolers some characters at KO. Mr. Gurganus graduated from Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, receiving his B.A. in Chinese. Mr. Gurganus is teaching an Upper Prep tech class and Chinese A, B, and C in the Middle School. He said […]
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From the hustle and bustle of an all-boys school located on 16th Street in New York City to the more docile suburbs of West Hartford, English teacher Bill Martino certainly experienced a change in pace this summer by becoming a member of the Kingswood Oxford Upper School faculty this year. Earning his B.A. at Fordham […]
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Kingswood Oxford is excited to welcome a new, young, spirited teacher to the community. This teacher is Mr. Biondi who went to Yale University and graduated in 2016. After his college years, he went off to South Korea, where he worked in an elementary school, volunteering as a teacher. Following his time in South Korea, […]
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