After a lengthy offseason, the boys lacrosse team was able to make the most of a shortened season. Although they ended with a record of 2-6, the young team was able to build strong foundations for the years to come. Their usual league, the Fairchester Athletic Association, was cancelled, so the team faced opponents they […]
Read MoreOn March 9, 2021, KO hosted an on-campus vaccine clinic. On April 5, vaccines were made available to all people age 16 and up. On May 10, the Pfizer vaccine was expanded to ages 12 and up. By May 21, half of Connecticut residents had become fully vaccinated. Little by little, the tide of the […]
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COVID-19 has put many restrictions and changes on campus life at Kingswood Oxford. This includes loosening the dress code from formal to casual. This allows students to wear sports clothes or whatever they feel comfortable enough wearing on a daily basis. Last year, KO had a more restrictive dress code. Students were required to wear […]
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Many students’ favorite part of the day is lunch at KO. This year things are different: the seating arrangement has changed, and the food tastes different. “It feels different,” eighth-grader Alex Braunstein said. There is plexi glass in between seats, boxed lunches, and six feet apart in the serving line. “The plexi glass makes it […]
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The girls varsity track and field team has jumped over COVID-19 hurdles and sprinted their way to a successful season. Unlike past seasons marked by New England Championships and Founders League meets, due to COVID-19, the track and field program has undergone many changes to its schedules. The team only had two meets on their […]
Read MoreSeniors Emma Henry and Tommy Dan won the school’s top citizenship awards at Tuesday’s Prize Assembly. Emma won The Gold Seal, the highest citizenship award the school can bestow, given to a girl in the Sixth Form for outstanding qualities of character. Tommy won The Primus Medal, presented by Edith Greenough Lewis and the highest […]
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On Monday, April 26, junior David Shi was announced by the Student Government Association (SGA) as the school Speaker for 2021-2022. Runners-up for the position of Speaker included juniors Allie Wildstein and Aaron Rotter. As stated in the Kingswood Oxford Student Government Constitution, “The Speaker shall preside over all meetings of the council, and will […]
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Think of a teacher you’ve had that has changed your life. It’s not a difficult thing to do – in big ways or small, practically every teacher you have studied under has imparted lessons that have defined what you know, what you’re passionate about, and even who you are as a thinker and as an […]
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“Mortal Kombat,” a video game adaptation, has many failures. Above all is the failure for viewers to figure out and understand what course the adaptation is truly taking. As a film, “Mortal Kombat” has some great fight scenes. At other times, however, the fight scenes leave you wondering whether there’s a need to cut to […]
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Every year, Form 4 English students partake in a three-week process of interpretive reading called Speakers’ Forum. This KO tradition began over 25 years ago by former English teacher and Forensic Union advisor Robert Googins and is a cherished event by the entire community. The Speakers’ Forum process consists of three rounds, with all Form […]
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