On Monday, Nov. 19, Upper School students gathered in Roberts Theater for the Upper School Fall Sports Celebration Assembly. Senior Mia Seymour and senior Coltrane Joseph led the assembly because they are both executives of the Student Athletic Advisory Council, a student organization on campus with representatives from each sports team. First, a slideshow created […]
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by Ben Small ’19 and Ben Poulios ’19 You’ve probably had a long day. The week’s been a tough one. You’ve probably just failed your math test, followed by a less-than-stellar performance in history. You’ve been beaten down; the world is filled with opponents, ruthless and indifferent. Your faltering academics throw you into a world […]
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Janet Kraus ’84 visited KO on Thursday, Sept. 27, to share her experiences as a businesswoman with students and faculty, as part of KO’s Lunch and Lead program. Lunch and Lead is a club where members of the program work with the alumni office to bring in different leaders from the community to come and […]
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Upper School students attended the club assembly and club fair during PLB on Friday, Sept. 28. The assembly portion lasted for the first 30 minutes and the fair took up the second half. During the assembly, leaders from each club gave a brief overview about what their club is about, when the club meets, and […]
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Interim Director of the Upper School Carolyn McKee and a midterm committee decided how KO will approach midterms this year by laying out key goals, reviewing feedback, and talking to students over the course of the last several months. Together, they have decided that midterms will take place the week before winter break, Dec. 10 to […]
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Senior Prom was held on Sunday, May 20, from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at The Pond House Ballroom in Elizabeth Park in West Hartford. The theme for this year’s prom was “Under the Stars.” Prom invitations were handed out at a form breakfast. The invitations were a midnight blue with gold stars, letters, and […]
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Connecticut Walk of 2018 took place on May 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. Participants walked around the perimeter of the stadium five times, which is the equivalent of a 5k. Five members from the A Minute for Mental Health student […]
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KO Model UN, a conference led by Upper School students for middle schoolers from all over the state, took place for the sixth time on March 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. KO Model UN, a conference led by Upper School students for middle schoolers from all over the state, took place for the sixth […]
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Nicole Wetsman ’12 returned to KO on Monday, April 2, to address journalism students, KO News staff, faculty, and alumni at the 26th Annual Baird Journalism Dinner. Ms. Wetsman is a health and science reporter based in New York. She works on topics ranging from pediatric medicine to seal brain surgery, and her articles have […]
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