Since Republicans won the House majority in 2022, its leadership has been shambles. Only nine months ago, Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the House after 15 rounds of voting. Matt Gaetz, the representative of Florida’s fourth district, took the spotlight during that time, as he was the ringleader of a group of far-right republicans […]
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The girls varsity cross country team is coming off a great 2022 season and are in the midst of another incredible season. Their efforts in the past two years have been highlighted by junior Claire Palmer, who has had a record-breaking cross-country season. Palmer has been a member of the girls cross country team since […]
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Over the course of history, water has proved to be the most essential aspect of human life. Ancient civilizations, powerful empires, and even the most populous cities in the world today have all been built on major waterways. Mesopotamia had the Tigris and the Euphrates; Rome had the Tiber; New York has the Hudson, and […]
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The KO varsity football team recently put themselves in the shoes of others and helped to lift up the community by volunteering to organize a school supply drive for the Community First School which included delivering the supplies as a team. The Community First School in Hartford serves students from kindergarten through fourth grade and […]
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On Sunday, Sept. 24, Miss Porter’s School hosted a summit conference with student-athletes from all the Founders League Schools, aiming to eliminate the unsportsmanlike behavior of all spectators at sporting events. The Founders League comprises the top 11 northeast athletic preparatory high schools which has been standing since 1984 and is nationally respected as an […]
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If you were like me growing up, you may remember reading a lot. Between classics like “Charlotte’s Web,” or the arguably just-as-classic “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series, reading was a pastime. It was exciting to anticipate the new “Dork Diaries” book that would come to print every holiday season or take on “Percy Jackson” […]
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Nearing the end of the season, the KO Boys Football team has shown exceptional growth in their season with a record of 2-4. Led by Head Coach Brandon Batory and senior captains quarterback Nate Bowes and lineman Chief Ebana, the football team has shown spirit in the face of adversity. “We’ve fought in every single […]
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Balancing school, work, and farm chores is a daunting yet rewarding life for junior Addisen Nicholson. Addisen, daughter of Middle School creative arts teacher Katherine Nicholson, understands the responsibilities and time it takes to operate a farm. Farming runs in her blood; her mother grew up riding horses, and her father showed dairy cows. Maintaining […]
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For some students, Homecoming is one of the most significant events in their high school career. It’s a time to celebrate school spirit while having fun with peers. Of course, fundamentally, it is a school-held event where you dance for a few hours with teenagers who are all sweaty and tired by the end. Still, […]
Read MoreStudents within our KO community have a wide variety of talents. From athletics to arts, we see students expressing themselves in and outside of school in all sorts of ways. Sophomore Jane Morris expresses herself through dance, specifically competitive Irish step dancing. Jane began dancing at the young age of five after her mom, Associate […]
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