This past month, a few Kingswood Oxford seniors took the initiative to get in touch with The Children’s Museum, located right next to KO and through negotiation achieved free admissions for all KO students and a closer relationship with KO’s long-standing neighbor. The Children’s Museum is right next to the soccer fields on KO’s campus. […]
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On Friday, Oct. 4, the first epic Coffeehouse of the year was held in the library. Students from the Upper School gathered to listen to their peers showcase their talents. The performances included spoken word poetry by senior Alyssa Pilecki and junior Evan Banning, an interpretive reading by junior Christina Lu, the reading of a […]
Read MoreOn Tuesday Oct. 15, Dean of Students Will Gilyard made an announcement at assembly to the student body concerning KO’s harassment policy. The announcement was in response to the KO News September editorial titled “Unite against assault and harassment at KO.” In a prior assembly, Mr. Gilyard had addressed KO’s harassment policy in a PowerPoint […]
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From strong offense to even better defense, football’s player of the moment is senior linebacker and fullback Co-captain Wes Pierce, who has exhibited his ability to make an impact on the game on both sides of the ball. Pierce, a four year KO varsity football player, is in the midst of his final season and […]
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Spirit week officially kicked off on Tuesday, Oct. 14 and the festivities came to a close this weekend, with Hewett Day and the Homecoming Dance. There were various competitions throughout the week, the winners of which earned free admission to the dance. In an effort to build excitement, Student Government planned themed dress down days: […]
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On Saturday, Oct. 15, Choral Director Steve Mitchell helped organize and run the annual Night Fall event. The evening featured music, dance, theater, spoken word, and Anne Cubberly’s signature giant puppets. The evening started at 6:00 pm and the performance was held in Hartford at Colt Park. Mr. Mitchell is one of the co-founders and […]
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This sophomore is seen either scoring goals or stopping goals on the defensive side of the field. The player of the moment for girls varsity soccer is sophomore center back Gianna Christiana. Christiana has been a part of the Kingswood Oxford girls varsity soccer team for three years now and started when she was in […]
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On Friday, Sept. 20, four KO students and three faculty advisors traveled to the Hartford Capitol to participate in one of the many worldwide environmental protests taking place. This Hartford protest was inspired by Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist who has committed her life to raising awareness and urging change for this […]
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In about every concert and performance, you can see and hear senior Marwynn Somridhivej demonstrating his musical talents in some way, whether that be by playing a masterpiece on the piano or standing out in the string orchestra because of his talent on the violin. Marwynn started playing piano at six years old because his […]
Read MoreOn Sept. 22, KO’s own junior Braeden Rose earned second place for Best Speaker at a debate at Roxbury Latin School, as he proficiently and confidently rose above the challenging competition in public speaking. Braeden participated in this competition with three other Forensic Union members: juniors Braden Flowers, Christina Lu and Risha Ranjan. Braden was […]
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