At 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Apr. 28, KO News writers and school faculty gathered in Alumni Hall for KOâs annual Baird Journalism Dinner, named in honor of former KO English Department Chair Warren Baird, who served as a faculty advisor for the KO News for 22 years before handing off the torch in 1989. This […]
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On Friday, Apr. 4, threadâs annual fashion show fundraiser, âa common thread,â took center stage in Roberts Theater. This year marked the third consecutive fashion show benefit for The Village for Families and Children, a nonprofit social service organization based in Hartford that has dedicated itself to providing support for underserved and at-risk families for […]
Read MoreWhen the Google form regarding IMPACT course design was sent out, it piqued the KO News Editorial Boardâs collective interestsâwe began brainstorming ideas for experiences we felt the student body was lacking at KO and found that we had a lot to say. While we were a little too late to actually submit the form, […]
Read MoreItâs hard to believe this will be my last issue on the KO News staff. The school paper has been so deeply entwined with my academic life over the last few years that I can scarcely imagine a time when I wasnât deeply entrenched in our schoolâs journalism scene. In my freshman year, however, I […]
Read MoreEnding Government DEI Programs: Claiming that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs implemented in government by previous administrations (especially the Biden administration) were illegal, Trump passed Executive Order 14151 on Jan. 20 to disband all such policies. The order provided newly instated Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Russell Vought, Director of […]
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Waiting for Karen Russell to arrive at English Department Chair William Martinoâs office was perhaps one of the most stressful moments of my life. My leg bounced up and down as I clutched my copy of âOrange Worldâ in my hands for her to sign; beside me, seniors Sasha Dausey, Lily Temkin, and Curran Dee […]
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I think American college applications are some of the dumbest and most stressful things to have come out of the nation since those non-hovering hoverboards that were all the rage in 2016. To apply to college in the U.S., one has to take a three-hour long standardized test; answer five billion supplemental questions for no […]
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Trump v. Biden Presidential Debate [06.27] In the first presidential debate for the upcoming election in November, Donald Trump and Joe Biden clashed over what to do about issues such as inflation, national debt, abortion, immigration, border security, and international conflict. The debate raised questions and criticisms amongst many voters, as both candidates veered off […]
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As we bid farewell to the 2023 to 2024 academic year, we also say goodbye to beloved performing arts teacher Wayne Pierceâfrom his time directing the jazz band to teaching the AP Music Theory and AP Art History courses, Dr. Pierce has touched the hearts of students all throughout his 47 years at Kingswood Oxford. […]
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I never really thought Iâd be this old. That might sound strange on paper because Iâm relatively young compared to most, but when I was a kid, I was under the assumption that I couldnât get to be older than 18. Itâs not that I didnât believe I could age; more, I could never imagine […]
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