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In the media, one thing high school students always seem to have is an abundance of time. During the morning, they seem to have time for at least three major, life changing events to happen all before they go to school, where it seems like the bell never rings to send them to their next […]
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago, as we began approaching Thanksgiving break, the KO Community received an email from Head of School Tom Dillow with the news that we would be moving to remote learning for the weeks directly following Thanksgiving and winter break. In addition to this new remote learning news, we also found out […]
Read MoreWith COVID-19 cases rising in Connecticut and an increasing number of schools going online, it’s more important now than ever to make sure that students, along with faculty and staff, are filling in their ASCEND surveys before they get to campus. More so, it’s incredibly important that these surveys are being filled out accurately and […]
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Last February, the KO News published an article about our very own Middle School Administrator and Receptionist Brittany Dix’s TikTok fame, or, more specifically, her 22-month-old daughter Lily’s. At the time that the article was published, Ms. Dix’s account had nearly 800,000 followers. Currently, her follower count sits at more than 2.3 million. I sat […]
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For senior center back Captain Keegan McMahon, field hockey has been a huge part of her life since she started in sixth grade. She made the varsity squad as a freshman and that was when her love for field hockey really began to grow. She was selected in her junior and senior years to be […]
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Boys varsity soccer Head Coach Hikmet Aslan is one of the many faces we see every day at Kingswood Oxford. He has led the boys soccer program during many of their most successful seasons, and even though this past season was unconventional, he continued to push the team to become better in all aspects of […]
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“We are following the state guidelines and have postponed the start of in-person winter athletics until we return in January,” Head of School Tom Dillow said. “Student-athletes should have received a Google classroom invitation for their respective sport by now. Coaches will be posting workouts regularly to the classroom. We will update you further on […]
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“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole,” photographer Roger Caras said. Whether it’s dropping a toy in front of our feet, or lying next to us as we pet them, life is always fuller with dogs. These amazing animals put a smile on our face, reduce stress, and bring us […]
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At around 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, a friend and I trepidatiously entered the East Granby Senior Center. Inside, we were greeted by an orderly yet purposeful flurry of activity: Voters anxiously waiting to have their identification examined and their address verified, greeters noting our presence while watching the rest of the precinct, the […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on many Kingswood Oxford athletes during the fall season. Although the pandemic has caused a cancellation of many fall sports, Kingswood Oxford teams still found ways to work around it to have a great fall season. Senior boys cross country Captain Matthew Bzowyckyj has fought through these […]
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