On Thursday, Jan. 23, history teacher Stacey Savin and a group of KO students departed from KO to attend the Yale Model United Nations Conference or YMUN. This year, 36 KO students from all forms were in attendance. At YMUN, students participate in a variety of committees and must work together to tackle current issues […]
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KO students are often kept up to date on-campus events from last week’s basketball game to the newest meal offered in the cafeteria. However, what is often left out is what’s going on when students set foot off-campus. Some of our community members have very unique hobbies. One of KO’s own, eighth-grader, Hana Haxhaj, spends […]
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On Monday Jan. 27, a schoolwide email was sent out by Administrator Lindsay Perkins, notifying students that all restrooms in the Roberts building could not be used. The email came in response to a water main break. The break was caused by a rock which crushed a main pipe. The pipe was repaired and water […]
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This year, over 400 people from near and far gathered in Roberts Theater on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 1, to cheer on the choirs in the Wyvern Invitational A cappella Festival (also known as WIAF). New England’s largest a capella festival for independent schools, WIAF has proven to be a time of great joy […]
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When I first arrived at KO, a timid, skinny, skittish freshman, the last thing on my mind was my future, hidden behind a blurry shroud of vagueness and ambiguity. I was much more focused on the present, the pragmatic. Who was I going to eat lunch with? What sports was I going to play? How […]
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On Friday, Jan. 24, hypnotist Ronny Romm visited Kingswood Oxford and performed for a large crowd of our high school students. Ronny Romm is a hypnotist, which means he uses hypnosis, the act of putting people in a trance-like sleep while still being awake. His act involves using these hypnotized people to do funny skits. […]
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Not only does this versatile man coach hockey, but he also coaches JV boys soccer in the fall and girls lacrosse in the spring. He has been coaching hockey for 20 years, and this is his seventh year at KO. He started his KO journey in the 2012-13 season as the girls hockey coach. If […]
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On Tuesday Dec. 10, the KO community welcomed Justin Wolfradt as the new Director of Facilities at assembly, while bidding goodbye to Larry Marciano, who worked at KO for a number of years before heading off to retirement. Mr. Wolfradt earned his bachelor of science degree in general studies and engineering management as well as […]
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The varsity girls basketball team has had a rough go of it recently, losing five of their last six games, but competing in every one of them. They currently hold a 4-8 record. On Wednesday, Jan. 15, they fell to Wilbraham and Monson Academy with a score of 46-31, due to Wilbraham and Monson rebounding […]
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The boys and girls swimming and diving teams are making big splashes in the pool as they approach the middle of the season; the boys team is led by senior Co-captains Nick Traver and Marwynn Somridhivej and junior Walter Kraus while the girls team is lead by senior Co-captains Esha Shrivastav and Cai Kuivila and […]
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