For two and a half years, the KO News has had the pleasure to have senior Nell Schwartz as a writer and editor for the paper. Nell was originally an Associate Arts Editor her sophomore and junior year, and became the Managing Editor for Features, Arts, Opinions, and Reviews for her senior year. Nell said […]
Read More
Rapper 21 Savage was taken into ICE custody on February 3 of this year, two days after he released a video for his song, “A Lot,” which criticized the Trump administration’s immigration policy. His case has quickly become the most notable deportation case in recent years, shining a light on the many flaws in the […]
Read More
Head girls squash Coach Cameron Biondi grew up in Greenwich and attended Brunswick Academy, which is a school with an extremely strong squash program. They have been in the high school national championship finals for the past seven years, winning three times. He started playing squash when he was eight and continues to play in […]
Read More
On Monday, Feb. 25, KO hosted the Warren Baird Memorial Blood Drive, where volunteers from the community came and donated blood to save lives in Soby Gym from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dean of Students William Gilyard said that the blood drive was named after Warren Baird, who was, among other things, the chair […]
Read More
Over the winter season, the various JV teams have played their hearts out. In the season, certain games stand out as they showcase the abilities that the teams possess. Starting off with JV boys basketball, the best game came against Taft. The Wyverns ended up winning in double overtime. “We worked together really well during […]
Read More
On Saturday, Feb. 23, the girls varsity basketball team secured their first win of the season and beat Canterbury School 50-38. Senior Co-captain forward Jane Dunbar said when reflecting on the season that her favorite game was against Canterbury, which was also her senior day. “My favorite part of the season was definitely the last […]
Read More
As seniors start receiving acceptance letters and committing to schools, they are also getting excited about the college years to come; for some of our seniors, this means pursuing their passions in singing! For example, senior Olivia Coxon, who has been singing in various a capella groups at KO since eighth grade, will be attending […]
Read More
On Monday, Feb. 25, at 6:00 p.m., the recipients of the Cum Laude honor and their families attended a ceremony and dinner, where the students received their pins and certificates, and listened to alumni speaker Ryan Cronin ’98. The Cum Laude Society is a private school society that recognizes the top 20 percent of the […]
Read More
A nature enthusiast, co-leader of the Green Team, girls cross country captain, and Model UN co-chair, senior Taline Norsigian wears many hats on campus but is perhaps most notably known as the devoted Head Features Editor for the 2018-2019 publishing year. Taline never failed to bring her great spirit and energy to every single meeting […]
Read More
On Friday, Feb. ,1 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. students of all ages gathered to compete in the annual CT Brain Tumor Alliance (CTBTA) Teen Trivia Night in Mead Dining Hall. Six years ago, Austin Lemkuil ’16 and Andrew Lemkuil ’16 started this event because their mother was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Now, […]
Read More