What are affinity groups and why are they in place? Affinity groups or clubs let people share a common interest or traits with one another. The Kingswood Oxford Middle School has established two affinity groups in the past three months. One group was begun by eighth-grader Elyana Alleyne, known as Ely. She established a club […]
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On Sunday, Feb. 10, the Kingswood Oxford Forensic Union team competed in and hosted the annual public speaking and debate tournament at KO. The team from KO was composed of four members, and their performance in their individual events landed Kingswood Oxford in second place overall. Six schools competed this year, which was more […]
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As graduation nears, the KO News staff must reconcile with the fact that many of our beloved seniors will soon be gone from the paper, including sports writer senior Sean James.Sean has been working in the KO News for three years, ever since his sophomore year. He’s currently an Associate Editor for Sports. His interest […]
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Written by, directed by, produced by and starring the wonderfully mysterious Tommy Wiseau, “The Room,” created in 2003, is without a doubt the best worst movie I have ever watched. Costing Wiseau six million of his own dollars, and making only $1,800 in box office, this film seems to be a massive failure. But I […]
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While America currently seems especially divided, this nation has always faced challenges. During every debate and discussion, one must remain open-minded to the other person’s side. Inside the Dec. 20, 1929 edition of The Kingswood News, an editorial titled, “On Open-Mindedness,” details why challenging one’s beliefs is vital to our society. The editorial explains that […]
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This past month, the Kingswood Oxford Mock Trial team, the Legal Wyverns, won trial after trial, and worked their way to the semi-finals. On Friday, Feb. 8, the Legal Wyverns participated in the second round of the Mock Trial Competition at Quinnipiac Law School. They were placed in a preliminary trial by random draw after […]
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Boys varsity basketball competed to their best ability against tough teams to achieve a 12-11 winning record. After the team beat Gunnery School on Saturday, Jan. 26, 80-45 on their home court, they struggled to win their next few home games. They lost a very competitive game to St. George’s School on Saturday, Feb. 2, […]
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On Saturday, Feb. 16, the Kingswood Oxford SGA hosted the annual winter dance in the dining hall. The theme of the dance was advertised as “Tight and Bright,” but essentially it was a neon theme. The dance created a lot of buzz and controversy but ended up as a success. The theme “Tight and Bright” […]
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On Friday, Feb. 1, the girls squash team won the division five national championships. This tournament consisted of 16 teams from across the northeast region. The Wyverns were ranked in the top four going into the weekend and were hoping to bring home the championship that eluded them two years prior, as they came in […]
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This is my final issue on the KO News, and I thought I’d use my last editorial to reflect on my time at the KO News and—maybe—to give some advice. When I signed up for journalism in my freshman year, I had no idea what the KO News was. I just thought it might be […]
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