Month: October 2018
Camp Jewell is a gem: a sixth grade perspective
Camp Jewell was a wonderful experience for the Upper Prep students to get to know one another and form friendships for the upcoming school year. From bus ride conversations to singing songs around the campfire, bonding was happening everywhere. Activities during the day were opportunities to get to know one another. We played games to […]
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Tasty Thai- The Blue Elephant review
West Hartford Center has an eclectic palette, in the sense that there are many different types of cultural foods and restaurants to choose from. The Blue Elephant Trail is a thai cuisine restaurant in West Hartford Center located in the same plaza as Bruegger’s Bagels (which we all know is a popular location for advisee […]
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All eyes on you
Do you ever get the feeling that you’re being watched? That your computer camera is hacked? Students at KO, do you ever get the feeling that faculty is constantly watching to dress code you? In George Orwell’s 1984, Winston Smith knows these feelings all too well as his government is not only watching his actions, […]
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Maggie’s insight on a new world
About 10 million people in the United States are hard of hearing and about 1 million of them are functionally deaf; meanwhile, it is estimated that only 2 million Americans actually sign in American Sign Language (ASL). Junior Maggie Eberle is currently learning to become one of those 2 million people, and is taking the […]
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Student Government Association strives to improve community
At KO, Student Government Association (SGA) is a club that allows students to have a voice on campus and express their different ideas and thoughts about what should happen not only at school, but also beyond. If students see a problem or an issue that they want to address, they can go to their representatives […]
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The beginning: Ben There Done That
Welcome to the first installment of “Ben There Done That,” a monthly column in which we — Bens Small and Poulios — recount an adventure or experience we had during the month. For this issue, we went to the Glastonbury Apple Harvest Festival. But first: some brief thoughts on the “Pre-Hewett day” food truck. It […]
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DisKO Draws Unrivaled Atten(dance)
On Saturday Oct. 13, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., Kingswood Oxford held the annual homecoming dance, which was a chance for the Upper School to celebrate and party together. KO’s Spirit week always occurs the week before the dance, so Upper School  students spend a week celebrating before the culminating event on Saturday night. […]
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KO goes clubbing
Every year, the Upper School hosts a club fair where student leaders first inform the community about their club during a brief assembly, Â then set up a sign-up booth for students in the caf. The fair presents a great opportunity for students to get involved in various clubs and to hear about everything that is […]
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Clarifying dress code
For as long as KO has been around, the school has upheld a dress code for both  students and teachers alike. Yet, confusion and misunderstandings remain regarding what is and what isn’t allowed to be worn at school. The main problem stems from how the student handbook explains the dress code. Students are to uphold […]
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