Writing KO's story since 1972
KO theater tackles a modern, never-been-done-before production this fall. Published in 2013, “Hyper-Focus” by Jim Knable introduces audiences to Thomas Jefferson, or TJ, who learns to live with ADHD. “It’s a coming of age story about how he learns to deal with his diagnosis,” said sophomore Zaire Ramiz who plays TJ’s compassionate teacher, Mr. Franklin. […]
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From a young age, senior Jada Asapokhai has been surrounded by all types of music, including jazz, hiphop, classical, and opera, as well as listening to songs from the likes of Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart, Biggie, Tupac, and DMX. “Basically any artist my parents listened to, I listened to as well from a young age,” […]
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Foundations in Art, an introductory course that has been offered at KO for many years, has the goal of instilling in students a basic understanding of various art forms before going off to pursue other art classes at KO. “We want to introduce students to drawing, working with color, some kind of 3D experience, and […]
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Junior Cloud Que has been exploring his hobby of xylophone and piano since he was eight years old. “I don’t really remember but my mom told me that when I was really young, I would always go to those music and arts stores to just play with the piano,” Cloud said. “So she actually led […]
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After a hectic February for students in Brendan Smith’s Geometry Honors class, we were eager to meet the man who would be our new teacher for the rest of the year. While we waited, math teacher Sandra Goss gave us a bit of a backstory about who we’d be meeting. She said that he was […]
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