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On Monday, April 2 from 5:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the Baird Journalism Dinner was held in the Conklin Library. This year’s speaker, Alex Kasprak’ 04, is a writer for Snopes, a website dedicated to investigation and debunking misinformation. The event was attended by faculty, KO News staff, and journalism students, and was opened by […]
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On March 18, KO’s Green Team put together an Earth Day celebration involving both the Upper School and Middle School. Students split off into groups and participated in a variety of activities related to the Earth. From working in the Red KOw Farm to a whole school “trash-ion” show, each activity was designed to make […]
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On Friday, May 24, KO students and faculty bid farewell to the class of 2019 as they took the next step from seniors to alumni at the Commencement Ceremony. Graduation began at 10:30 a.m. as the orchestra played and trustees, faculty, and lastly the seniors processed to their seats. After the chorus sang the school […]
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On Thursday, April 4, 50 prospective KO students had the opportunity to attend the Upper School Accepted Students Day. After a welcome from Head of School Thomas Dillow in Roberts Theater, students then could choose to spend their day at KO in various different programs that focused on their own interests. “We take a look every […]
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From Monday, April 8 to Wednesday, April 10, 12 students from Venezuela visited the KO campus and attended Spanish classes—as well as various other KO classes—with their hosts. The students, who stay in a nearby hotel in Hartford, were grouped with KO students who brought them to classes and gave them a tour of the […]
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As seniors start receiving acceptance letters and committing to schools, they are also getting excited about the college years to come; for some of our seniors, this means pursuing their passions in singing! For example, senior Olivia Coxon, who has been singing in various a capella groups at KO since eighth grade, will be attending […]
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Walking around the campus of KO, students and teachers may notice tape put up on the walls made to look like various different scenes. These impressive installations certainly liven up campus, but why are they there? The projects, which have been up since the fall, were done by students in art teacher Katie Burnett’s class, […]
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On Friday, Jan. 11, all nine of Kingswood Oxford’s choral groups performed at the 2019 Choral Expo in Roberts Theater. The expo, a culmination of the groups’ work from the first semester, included both the Middle and Upper School. The Middle School groups (Upper Prep Choraliers, Cantabile, Octopipers, and F2B) and the Upper School groups […]
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After a successful performance of the fall play, it’s that time of year again, and the winter musical is near. This year’s musical, “Chicago,” was announced by theater director Kyle Reynolds at assembly with a clever and funny introduction full of musical theater puns. “I chose ‘Chicago’ because it celebrates two very independent women in […]
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Beginning in September, all KO junior English classes read a work of Hemingway and wrote a parody to enter into the Hemingway Parody Contest. After diligently working on their entries for the contest, the results were announced at a Tuesday assembly. Alma Clark won the grand prize, Juliana Kulak took second, and Julia Kanaan, Matthew […]
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