As of 2021, women earn about 80 cents to every dollar a man makes. Though this amount has increased compared to the 1980s (when women earned 60% of a man’s earnings), the rate at which the gap is decreasing has halted in recent years. This raises the question: Why is there such a large difference […]
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On Friday, Oct. 15 from 8:00-10:00 p.m., the Kingswood Oxford Student Government Association (SGA) hosted the first homecoming dance in over two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Traditionally, the dance takes place in the dining hall, but since the SGA wanted to have homecoming without masks or additional restrictions, they instead decided to hold […]
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Up until senior forward Co-captain Alyssa Pavano’s sixth grade year, the only type of hockey she was familiar with was ice hockey; field hockey wasn’t even on her radar. However, this changed fast, as Pavano has now been playing field hockey for over six years, even going so far as to securing a spot on […]
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This most likely isn’t the first time you are seeing junior Eli Brandt’s name in a headline. He’s an individual of many talents, setting many records on KO’s swimming and diving team and appearing on the talk show “Better Connecticut” to speak about his small business. But Eli’s talents don’t stop there. He is also […]
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In many concerts around the Kingswood Oxford campus, you’ve most likely seen senior Daniel Raymond demonstrating his musical talents in multiple ways; whether it be by singing in Crimson 7 or by playing the saxophone in the Jazz Combo, Dan certainly has a knack for the performing arts. Dan started singing when he was just […]
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Kingswood Oxford’s Senior Symposium program has been lauded as a facet of the school’s curriculum that inspires creativity, community, and collaboration. This year’s Senior Symposium class, taught by English teacher Mela Frye, has taken the program to new heights through its community-based Symposium projects. Students in the 2021-2022 Symposium class have been studying poet and […]
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With KO’s top-notch theater and dance programs, it comes as no surprise that organizations throughout the state are beginning to recognize KO’s excellence in the performing arts. We’ve already seen how accomplished our theater department is: In June of 2020, the winter musical performance of “Thoroughly Modern Millie” won the Halo Award for Best Musical […]
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Perhaps one of the most alluring aspects of KO is its award-winning dance and musical theatre program. After receiving several awards since being placed under the management of Director of Theater Kyle Reynolds, the performing arts programs at KO continue to draw in talented students who display their expertise in arts events like the fall […]
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The 2021 fall athletics season is in full effect, and the KO varsity football team is hungry to capitalize on the remaining games of their schedule. The Wyverns play two out of their final three games at home, including a rematch against Proctor Academy on Saturday, Oct. 23 after a razor close contest in 2019. […]
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This year, the Kingswood Oxford community is excited to welcome many new faculty to campus; among these new faces is KO’s new Upper School counselor Felicia Velez. Ms. Velez is thrilled to be at KO and can’t wait to meet and build connections with both students and faculty members alike. Ms. Velez has been working […]
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