After scoring in the top 10 during the first mock trial competition on Friday, Jan. 29, the Kingswood Oxford team did not move on after their most recent competition on Friday, Feb. 26. Every year in September, the team is assigned a case that they have to study. This yearâs topic was a murder case […]
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As departments plan for 2021-2022 school year course options, the history department is proposing two new electives (Humanism and the Italian Renaissance and BIPOC History of Connecticut) as well as a number of electives that have been offered in previous years. Electives that are already approved and have been taught in the past include History […]
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At Kingswood Oxford, it is an annual tradition for the Warren Baird Symposium author to visit the school during either December or January. Typically, the author addresses the student body and spends valuable time with the senior Symposium students, including having dinner with them. However, 2020 continues to change all the exciting traditions at KO […]
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On Friday, Oct. 2, the annual student government elections were held. This yearâs speeches were recorded virtually and watched by advisee groups during the advising period. Later that day, the Student Government Association (SGA) Faculty Advisor, Mela Fyre, sent out a Google form where each student could cast their vote. On Sunday, Oct. 4, Ms. […]
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The role of student government at KO is usually pretty straightforward; however, this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the responsibilities of student leaders in the Student Government Association (SGA) have changed drastically. One of the changes in the responsibilities of student leaders is how they can plan events that bring the school together as […]
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On Friday, Sept. 18, Kingswood Oxfordâs Convocation Ceremony launched the official start of the school year. Typically, Convocation would be held in Roberts Theater on the first day of school. However, due to COVID-19, this yearâs Convocation Ceremony was a video shown to the students during advisee group. The assembly opened with a speech from […]
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Advisee group at KO is not just an ordinary homeroom period, but rather an opportunity to connect with fellow advisee members and check in with advisors. In the past, advisee group time was not really structured, allowing advisors to choose what occurred during advisee time. However, this year KO has brought a new program to […]
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Louisa May Alcottâs novel, âLittle Women,â full of themes of love, friendship, and family, was published over a century ago in 1868, and throughout the years since there have been countless attempts to create a movie based on the story. However, a vast majority of these renditions, such as the 2018 and 1933 versions, fell […]
Read MoreAlmost every girl takes dance when she is young, merely to try it out. Nevertheless, most girls discover that their interests lie elsewhere, and they resolve to pursue their authentic passion. However, when freshman Bella Theodorou began dancing at the age of three, she fell in love with the craft and developed a true passion […]
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Form 2 Dean and science teacher Clayton Miles is the passionate, dedicated, and competent swim coach who has been coaching at Kingswood Oxford for thirty years. He has coached both middle school and varsity swim teams over his coaching career at KO. He even coaches middle school boys lacrosse, though he describes himself as a […]
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