On Thursday, Jan. 12, every KO singer had the opportunity to showcase their talents and hard work from the past semester at the Winter Choral Expo. Featuring the most adorable Upper Prep students to our most experienced senior singers, it was a great night filled with music and fun. Senior Jada Asapohai and sophomore Zaire […]
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When he came to the Upper School in his freshman year, current junior Jacob Mapp knew singing would be a significant part of his life. His passion has only grown since participating in his elementary school choir, and he has explored a variety of musical offerings throughout his middle and high school career. “It kind […]
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After the Senior Symposium Seminar class’ enriching semester dedicated to exploring the work of author Tayari Jones, Kingswood Oxford welcomed Ms. Jones to campus. Ms. Jones visited KO on Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2023, the summation of an engaging and powerful semester of learning both about and from her and her fruitful novels. Born […]
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Attending a basketball game at KO is unlike anything I’ve experienced before. The atmosphere is intense as the crowd’s roars anticipate the superstar players running onto the court with a burst of energy and unmatched confidence. Yet, there’s something that makes the KO basketball-viewing experience different. As the players storm the court, the expected sounds […]
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On Saturday, Dec. 10, KO theater students were given the exciting opportunity to spend the day in New York City to see the Broadway show “1776,” just a few weeks shy of its closing. Additionally, they learned key lessons about our country’s past by visiting the African Burial Ground National Monument. Leaving KO early in […]
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Every New Year, I find myself writing a list of resolutions, and every year I wonder: “How am I actually going to accomplish my goals?” This year, I decided to take action and set out to find some answers to my question. I reached out to other members of the community who were also setting […]
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Despite setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic over the past few years, the Wyvern Invitational A cappella Festival (WIAF) returned once again to celebrate and recognize numerous a cappella groups from around New England in a one-night-only event on Saturday, Jan. 28. Founded in 2009, the WIAF is a competition in which various high school […]
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Whenever possible, it is always a good idea to get out of the house and learn something new. That’s why Upper School history teachers Tricia Watson and Steph Sperber planned an educational history retreat to Philadelphia, PA. They were inspired to take this trip because of their shared passion for teaching history and motivation to […]
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At the dawn of the twenty-first century, Soviet monuments in the three Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, were exiled from the public eye. Monuments have included sculpted statues of the Bolshevik revolutionary, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, statues of Red Army soldiers who liberated the city of Rēzekne in Latvia, and the Bronze Soldier monument […]
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As temperatures rise and cases of extreme weather become more common, conversations on global warming and how to save the planet need to happen. Peaceful protests are ways to start these conversations. However, in some cases, these protests hurt the cause rather than help it. In October, two women from the protest group Just Stop […]
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