On Tuesday, Nov. 7, Kingswood Oxford students watched the Speakers’ Forum finals take place in Roberts Theater. Every year, sophomore students in their English classes go through an interpretive reading unit, culminating in a final round with the entire school as the audience. This year’s finalists included sophomore Lia Prahl, who took home first, followed […]
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Art can come in many different forms, from painting to acting to dancing. This month’s Artist of the Month, junior Zaire Ramiz, is a great example of how art can be expressed in many ways. Zaire is a proverbial jack of all trades in the performance world. “I love writing songs,” Zaire pointed out, “and […]
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KO’s first swimming and diving meet always takes place the Wednesday after Thanksgiving break at Hopkins School. Anxious swimmers – freshmen who will be swimming in their first-ever high school meet – and excited coaches travel down New Haven. Once the bus manages to pull into the extremely steep parking lot, students must scale over 60 […]
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Building off of last year, this year’s boys varsity basketball team has what it takes to make noise in the postseason and within the Founder’s League. Bringing back vital returning players, this year’s roster is a championship-caliber team. Starting with the guards, this year’s guard lineup is outstanding. Senior guard Rhandyn Bair and sophomore guard […]
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On Friday, Oct. 27, Kingswood Oxford welcomed world-renowned musician, Samite Mulondo, to the Roberts Theater stage for an exuberant performance of East African music. Invited to the school through the Goodman Banks Symposium program, Samite’s visit was noted as a favorite of many KO students. “I thought it was riveting,” junior Alex Segal said. “I […]
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Versatile, athletic, and hard-working are just some of the words used to describe KO senior center Chuck Hare as he heads into the 2023-24 varsity boys basketball season. As the season commences with a scrimmage against Watkinson, big things are expected for Hare, the Holy Cross Men’s Basketball commit. Sophomore guard Tyler Brown referred to […]
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“I just love the sound of the saxophone,” junior Pindar Chen said. Pindar has been playing the saxophone since the fourth grade, following in the footsteps of his older brother. “I sort of fell in love with it when he played it,” he shared. “So, I picked it up as well.” Since then, music, specifically […]
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I hate to be that guy, I really do. I love art, and any art lover worth their money would hate to be that guy; you know the one: the snobbish, stuck-up, well-dressed guy in the museum gallery, staring at a Picasso and ranting to anyone who will listen about the “downfall of art” and […]
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Coming off the 2022-2023 season, the boys and girls swimming and diving teams look to continue their success from last season. At last year’s Division II New England meet, the boys team placed second overall and the girls team had several swimmers set personal records. The boys lost five senior swimmers last year while the […]
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The success of the fifth annual Choreographer Showcase which took place on Friday, Nov. 17, and the reveal of the 2024 winter musical “A Chorus Line” has set KO’s performing arts department on a promising path for the 2023-2024 winter season, with high expectations and an exciting production that will appeal to all members of […]
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