On Tuesday, Nov. 7, Kingswood Oxford students watched the Speakers’ Forum finals take place in Roberts Theater. Every year, sophomore students in their English classes go through an interpretive reading unit, culminating in a final round with the entire school as the audience. This year’s finalists included sophomore Lia Prahl, who took home first, followed […]
Read MoreOn Thursday, Nov. 30 at 6:00 p.m. Upper School students had the opportunity to attend the screening of the “Beethoven in Beijing” documentary held in Roberts Theater. All students taking Modern World Studies, U.S. History, AP U.S. History, AP Political Science, AP Comparative Government, Band, and Orchestra attended the screening, as well as anyone in […]
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The KO varsity football team recently put themselves in the shoes of others and helped to lift up the community by volunteering to organize a school supply drive for the Community First School which included delivering the supplies as a team. The Community First School in Hartford serves students from kindergarten through fourth grade and […]
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KO’s annual Hewett Day, a special tradition when all sports teams play at home on the same day, took place on Saturday, Oct. 21, for the Upper School, with Middle School Hewett Day hosted on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Hewett Day was started all the way back in 1952 by Head of School Merritt Hewett. Wanting […]
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Kingswood Oxford is delighted to welcome a new addition to the community, Associate Director of Admissions Danielle Burtman! While Ms. Burtman is new to working at KO, she is already familiar with the community, being a proud KO parent. Ms. Burtman grew up not far from KO, in Glastonbury, and went on to attend Boston […]
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The KO community gathered together in Roberts Theater on Tuesday, Sept. 5, to officially kick off the new school year with the annual Convocation ceremony. Head of School Tom Dillow started off by welcoming everyone back after the summer break and the long Labor Day weekend. Mr. Dillow then invited eighth-grader Eden Gonzalez up to […]
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The lush green grass glistens under the warm sun’s rays, shining through the trees onto the green. Seniors can be seen chatting, laughing, and enjoying one another’s company. Some play frisbee, football, or other games, while others just relax and soak up the sun. Beyond just a place to unwind, the senior green also allows […]
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