This holiday season, KO’s Student Government Association (SGA) partnered with the West Hartford Food Pantry, donating over 300 food items. The goal of the food drive was to help combat food insecurity in West Hartford, especially during the winter months. The food drive has been occurring at KO for many years, but this year’s food […]
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Coming off the 2022-2023 season, the boys and girls swimming and diving teams look to continue their success from last season. At last year’s Division II New England meet, the boys team placed second overall and the girls team had several swimmers set personal records. The boys lost five senior swimmers last year while the […]
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The Kingswood Oxford varsity field hockey team, led by Captains Ashley Buckinghan and Emma Barringer, looks to build off their early season success as they head into the final stretch. After suffering a tough loss against Loomis Chaffee on Sept. 27, the team bounced back with a 1-0 win against St. Luke’s on Oct. 6. […]
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From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, KO celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Month with faculty speakers including Modern Language Department Chair Juan Martinez, Spanish teacher Carolina Croes, Upper School Counselor Felicia Velez and student speaker senior Keysy Lopez-Diaz. Their presentations, which happened during assemblies, touched on many different values of Hispanic heritage. Mr. Martinez discussed the […]
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The Kingswood Oxford varsity cross country team started their season with success as they competed in their first meets. The boys, led by senior captains Samuel Auclair and Bassil Chughtai and Head Coach Fritz Goodman in his 35th year coaching the sport, look to improve upon their growing season last year. After only losing one […]
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Each year, elections are held to determine the next members of the Student Government’s Executive Committee. The three positions that students can run for are Speaker, Secretary, and Treasurer. This year, junior Nick Tippner won the role of speaker while sophomore Stella Zimmer was voted secretary. Any candidate who chooses to run for a position […]
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The KO track and field team has continued their early season success throughout the last month. The team competed in multiple meets so far but the main focus has been the improvement of athletes in all areas. Track and field consists of 17 events including running various distances, jumping, and throwing. Thus, a variety of […]
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On March 12, KO students and faculty left for Tobati, Paraguay, for 10 days to work on service projects that benefit the Macchi School in Tobati. Team Tobati, an annual KO trip since 1998, allows students in the Upper School to help make a difference and connect with local kids from the Macchi School. A […]
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After a strong season last year, KO’s boys varsity tennis team looks to continue despite graduating many seniors last year. Head Coach Andrew Krugman is excited for his 31st year as the varsity coach working with a younger team. Senior Captain Will Jacobs plays an integral part of the team, motivating them before practices and […]
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Joseph Kosinki’s “Top Gun: Maverick” soared above other famous movies in 2022, grossing more than “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness,” “Thor: Love and Thunder,” and “Jurrasic World: Dominion,” with an overall 1.5 billion dollars grossed so far in just six months without showcasing in Russia and China. “Top Gun: Maverick” starring Tom […]
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