Author: Juanita Asapokhai

If you have gone to the mall and purchased clothing in the past 20 years, this article is for you – and it’s time for us to talk. Specifically, we need to talk about the relationship between an item you purchased on sale from Forever 21, the growing masses of landfills that contaminate the water […]

The 2016 presidential election ushered in an era of civilian political awareness that put young people posting on Twitter into national news articles, debate stages (i.e. Cameron Kasky and Marco Rubio after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School) and at the forefront of marches to the state capital that will find their place […]

Fear, anticipation, anxiety; joy, hope, celebration; in the age of Netflix, Hulu, and other assorted means of streaming, there are a select few programs, besides the news, left on cable television that put viewers through the same rollercoaster of emotions that American Ninja Warrior does in an episode. In each 90-minute installment, hundreds of contestants […]

Long before she turned sixteen years old and earned her learner’s permit in the summer of 2018, junior Esha Shrivastav knew a thing or two about driving – specifically, a lot of statistics about teen drivers, and the major modifications made to Connecticut teen driving laws over the past 10 years. Her driver’s ed began […]

New English teacher and Head Coach of the Upper School junior varsity volleyball team Anastasia Quinn joins the KO community this year. She brings to the English department a passion for literature, and to the sports teams a long-time love for the game of volleyball. Ms. Quinn graduated from Teachers’ College at Columbia University last […]

When asked what she has enjoyed the most about working at KO, Associate Head of School Natalie Demers immediately replied, “The students, hands down – watching you guys do incredible things.” This statement best summarizes where Mrs. Demers’ focus, influence, and now her legacy, has been oriented towards throughout the duration of her time at […]

When I first met Ms. Dolan in my freshman year, we were both new, total novices in KO culture, and navigating the schedule and community for the first time, as a student/athlete/advisee and teacher/coach/advisor, respectively. Nevertheless, inexperience had no effect on Ms. Dolan’s ability to provide valuable guidance and support to me and the other […]

In October of 2010, J.K. Rowling was named the most influential woman in the UK on a list issued by a panel of magazine editors affiliated with the National Magazine Company, surpassing Victoria Beckham, No. 2, and the Queen of England, No. 3. Since the first novel’s release in 1997, the “Harry Potter” series has […]