On Tuesday, Jan. 7, several firetrucks pulled up to Roberts. Dean of Students Will Gilyard said that he pulled the fire alarm after discovering a “stage fire” in Roberts theater. “There was a mechanical malfunction with the stage in Roberts, causing a fire in the control room,” Mr. Gilyard said. “I saw the security guard […]
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This year, the KO Middle School Robotics team placed second out of 30 teams in the Regional tournament. They achieved even more when they moved on to the State competition. So many people signed up for the club that the students had to be split up into two teams based on their experience with robotics. […]
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On Thursday, Jan. 20, KO students attended Yale’s annual Model United Nations conference. Model UN advisor Stacey Savin brought along 37 students who participated in various committees. “Yale hosts a 4 day conference every single year, and the Yale students run the whole show,” said Ms. Savin. “1600 students attend from all over the world. […]
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Have you ever sat in a class and wondered how what you were learning was going to help you in the future? Have you ever come home from a sports game on a Wednesday night to a huge pile of homework sitting on your desk that you wish you didn’t have to do? Have you […]
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by  Shreeya Chalikonda ’ 21 On Friday, Jan. 25, hypnotist and mentalist Ronny Romm visited KO and brought a new form of entertainment to the Upper School students. Ronny Romm is a renowned hypnotism specialist and ESP entertainer who has had over 5,000 cruise appearances, over 1,500 college appearances, and many high school appearances. Specifically, […]
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This year the KO Middle School faculty changed the study hall rules much to the dismay of the students, especially the eighth-graders. The two major changes are that students in the Middle School are no longer allowed to wear headphones during study hall and are also assigned to specific rooms. Head of Middle School Ann […]
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On Wednesday, Jan. 2, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. the KO faculty participated in a faculty development day, learning how to improve equity in the classroom. They began the day by splitting up into groups that they have been meeting with since the beginning of the year called Collaborative Learning Groups (CLG). “So for […]
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If I’m being completely honest, I don’t get the hype around Ellen Degeneres. I think she’s decently funny, and what she’s done for countless people around the world is fantastic, but the most I’ve ever seen from her is a few one-minute segments of her show on Instagram. I’ve never really thought of her as […]
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