Kingswood Oxford has a new name on campus! No, not a new student. Nor a new staff member. Recently, English teacher Heather Wayne completed her defense of her dissertation, finishing the final step in a seven-year-long process to obtain her PhD in English. Dr. Wayne has always enjoyed English, even at a young age.. âI […]
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The boys lacrosse team started their season with a new coach and youthful energy. The boys lacrosse team started off their season with a team trip to Florida over march break. They had fun and at the same time practiced hard for their upcoming season. âThe trip was a great bonding experience as the kids […]
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On Sunday, March 3, Director of Diversity, Inclusion, and Cultural Competency Joan Edwards, along with the help of student organizers junior Josie Pinero and senior Ananya Alleyne, hosted Kingswood Oxfordâs first Students of Color Summit where students of all races could speak openly about their thoughts. The student-led summit attracted many students of color from […]
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After 10 years of solo superhero films all starring men, Marvel Studios finally released their first female hero solo film: âCaptain Marvel.â Conveniently released on international womenâs day, âCaptain Marvelâ tells the story of the first female superhero in the MCU. âCaptain Marvelâ takes place in the mid 1990s, roughly 10 years before the events […]
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Head of creative arts department Todd Millen has been teaching music here at KO for several years now, but his passion for music began when he played the trombone in the fifth grade. He said he realized he was really good at it and had a lot of fun. He then did his first music […]
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Gary Clark Jr. is often looked at as the man who revived the blues. In his âThe Bright Lightsâ EP and full length albums âBlak and Blu,â Clark Jr. produced heavily blues inspired songs with influence from rock and rap music in hopes of sparking his generationâs interest in blues music. On his sophomore album […]
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On March 28, 17-year-old Billie Eilish released her first album titled âWhen We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?â The first time I ever listened to a song by Eilish was at the beginning of this year when I saw something posted about it on Instagram. I clicked the link in the caption that […]
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The boys and girls track and field team, led by senior Captains Thomas Betts, Coltrane Joseph, and Ellis Winfree and by senior captains Erin Bowen, Sydney Jett and junior captain Ainsley Vaughan, respectively, are running headfirst into a promise-filled season that is expected to provide team members with many opportunities. The teams are determined and […]
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On March 10, 74 students and 13 chaperones left KO for the 21st annual Team Tobati trip. The trip to Tobati, Paraguay was originally created to build the Colegio Privado Reinaldo Macchi school. Since the first trip in 1998, the trip has been more and more successful. While in Tobati, the students did a mixture […]
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With brands like Gucci and Supreme becoming increasingly popular, numerous KO students are seen âflexingâ on campus by wearing the infamous Gucci stripe or a belt with the Louis Vuitton logo on it. While some view this as just a way of expressing oneself through fashion, others view it as a status symbol to try […]
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