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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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Starting at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30, KO Orchestra Director Richard Chiarappa conducted the West Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s performance, “Notes from Russia.” Senior Jon Fu and junior Rohan Naik, both on violin, and sophomore Adam Theodorou on cello, as well as freshman Arielena Lang on viola, are all part of the West Hartford Symphony […]
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With the fall play fast approaching, the KO community is gearing up for one of the most unique performances yet. The show, called “Rabbit Hole” will be performed in the Black Box Theater on Nov.15 and 16, and is about a husband and wife named Howie and Becca. It tells the story of how a […]
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