Kingswood Oxford is excited to welcome a new teacher to its community, English teacher Rachel Heffner-Burns, or as students refer to her: Dr. H-B. Dr. Heffner-Burns describes herself as empathetic, enthusiastic, fun, and above all someone who cares deeply about the material she is teaching. Dr. Heffner-Burns graduated high school in Bethlehem, Pa., and attended […]
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Kingswood Oxford is overjoyed to welcome new Middle School math teacher Nicole Chantharasouk into the community. Ms. Chantharasouk may be a new teacher this year, but she is no stranger to Kingswood Oxford. Her cousin, Dan Raymond ’22, is the one who actually suggested Ms. Chantharsouk to apply for a teaching position here. Ms. Chantharasouk […]
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Kingswood Oxford welcomes new Upper Prep biology teacher Kim Birge-Liberman to our campus. Ms. Birge-Liberman says that the best compliment she ever received was from a parent who said that she is someone who really cares and believes her students would describe her as caring and mostly fun. Ms. Birge-Liberman not only likes to keep […]
Read MoreDisclaimer: these ratings have nothing to do with the actual people. Have you missed me? Because I missed reviewing celebrities outfits. Everyone knows that the Met Gala is the event of the year, but something many don’t know is that one ticket costs $35,000. That is, unless you are invited by a designer, which is […]
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There are many words that come to mind when you think of English teacher Mela Frye: poetry-lover, multi-tasker, mom, superhero, and a beloved member of the Kingswood Oxford community. Mrs. Frye came to KO in January of 2016 to temporarily teach a senior thesis class, but as soon as Mrs. Frye walked through that door, […]
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Disclaimer: the ratings have nothing to do with the people themselves. The Oscars are well known for their distinctive and unique outfits; however, are the outfits approved by me? To start off, it would be a sin to not talk about Will and Jada Smith’s outfits. Jada Pinkett Smith, emerald green is your color. However, […]
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This year, we have been in a weird in-between. As a country, we are still recovering from the effects of COVID-19 while also still struggling with new cases. Even with the numerous precautions being taken, it isn’t enough to stop kids from getting sick. With cold and flu season upon us, this has created some […]
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In the KO Middle School, sports have usually taken place in the middle of the day. This year, since locker rooms are no longer accessible due to COVID-19, sports practices are now at the end of the day. “I prefer sports at the middle of the day, but it is not that big of a […]
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In response to the need to help connect in-person students with their remote classmates, teachers and students have enjoyed using Kahoot and the breakout rooms feature of Zoom. Eighth-grader Julie Werner is learning remotely this year, while eighth-grader Supriya Chatterjee did remote learning for the first two weeks of school and is now attending in-person. […]
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