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It’s official, we made it to December! Soon we’ll be on winter break, getting ready for 2021 and hoping that the door hits 2020 hard on its long-anticipated way out. As I’m sure many of us recall, most students and faculty placed their bets back in August and September that we wouldn’t make it past […]
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Looking at the calendar to see that we’re nearing two months of having been back in school, it doesn’t feel like two months at all. In my mind, orientation was yesterday and graduation is tomorrow. Plugging through first quarter due date by due date, especially in a time as abnormal as this, any sense of […]
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The end of the school year. A time filled with traditions: graduation, sports banquets, assemblies. For seniors, it’s the last final bit of a year filled with finalities. For juniors, it’s the end to a year of rigor, looking ahead to the height of the college process. Sophomores abandon their status as underclassmen; freshmen can […]
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Starting at Bear Mountain, the tallest peak in the state, 52 miles of Appalachian trail and about 14 miles of elevation gain lie ahead. This is how science teachers Noah Lynd and Josh Garrison spent their Sunday on May 3. The goal: to run all 52 miles of the Connecticut section of the trail in […]
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Sitting in the inboxes of AP students at the very beginning of quarantine was an email from the College Board. According to the College Board, students across the country had been surveyed, and results suggested AP tests should still be offered despite the swiftly spreading pandemic. Most students probably scratched their heads when reading this—whomever […]
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Before March break, English teacher Heidi Hojnicki’s two Form Five AP Language classes studied “Lolita” by Vladimir Nabakov. On April 8, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., both the H and G period classes were lucky enough to host Jenny Minton Quigley via Zoom call. Ms. Quigley works in publishing and is currently working on her […]
Read MoreIn the past few weeks, our lives have been a rollercoaster of life-style adjustments and wanting to fast-forward through this whole ordeal. As I edit articles to go on the web, this certainly isn’t what I expected for my first issues as Editor-in-Chief. Leaving for March break nearly two months ago, the idea that we […]
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After the third round of mock trial competitions on Friday, Feb. 28, KO’s Upper School Mock Trial team secured their title as co-champions with Weston High. In its seven years, this is the farthest mock trial has advanced, coming close last year in the final four. This year, KO was one of eight teams that […]
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On Tuesday, Feb. 25, playwright Sarah Ruhl visited KO as the 37th Baird Symposium author. Ms. Ruhl’s visit was met with much anticipation following its postponement in December, and both the Symposium class and the whole community were eager to finally welcome her to campus. During her visit, Ms. Ruhl attended a dinner and masterclass […]
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Kingswood Oxford hosted their third annual Girls in Sports Day on Feb.1, from 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event took place in the Field House, where girls ages eight to 14 participated in 40 minute sessions with KO coaches and student-athletes. The third annual Girls in Sports Day was a success; the day was […]
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