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Since the implementation of online classes and the closing of businesses amidst the current pandemic, KO students have found themselves with little opportunity to get outside. Thus, there is little motivation to wear anything other than pajamas to online classes. In a time when most people can only see your head and the upper part […]
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Middle School counselor Laura Doyle is sadly departing Kingswood Oxford after 18 years. Mrs. Doyle started her tenure at KO when her son, senior Mike Doyle, was nine months old. “Now that my youngest child is headed off to college in the fall,” she said, “the generation older than me in my family needs my […]
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In order to combat the spread of COVID-19, President Trump issued a travel ban between the United States and most European countries on March 11, causing great concern for American citizens in Europe at the time. Junior Pablo Rollan and his brother, freshman Andres Rollan, were visiting family in Spain when they heard the news. […]
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In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, educational institutions of all levels have moved to online learning. As a result, parents of young children have found themselves faced with an additional task: having to coordinate their children’s at-home learning with their own online teaching, all while performing their duties in the face of a global pandemic. […]
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Since Monday, March 23, all non-essential businesses in Connecticut have been closed per the orders of Governor Ned Lamont as a part of a new campaign: “Stay Safe, Stay at Home.” This is intended to reduce the overall number of COVID-19 cases and “flatten the curve.” As KO classes have been moved to an online […]
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On July 23, 2007, in the idyllic Connecticut town of Cheshire, a home-invasion turned into a triple murder. The perpetrators entered the house of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and William Petit, a local doctor, and hit Dr. Petit with a baseball bat, rendering him unconscious. Dr. Petit was then tied up at gunpoint in the basement. The […]
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Broadway actress Kate Marilley visited KO recently, leading a dance workshop with both students and faculty. Ms. Marilley, who has played numerous roles on Broadway in “The Prom” and “My Fair Lady,” taught students who are in the musical, as well as faculty, how to do one of the final dances in “The Prom,” a […]
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TikTok. Love it or hate it, you’ve probably heard of it. Recently, the app has exploded into popularity, particularly among teenagers. TikTok has more than 500 million monthly active users, with a majority of them being young, as are its content creators, or “TikTokers.” Unbeknownst to many, the individual with the most followers at KO […]
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As the Trump impeachment inquiry rages on, millions of Americans have kept their eyes glued to the news, as House Democrats bring in witnesses in their investigation into corruption in the Trump White House. Many KO students are also keeping up-to-date on the impeachment happenings. While no KO students are old enough to have remembered […]
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It’s a Monday morning at 9:30, and where are you? Your advisee group, most likely. The frequent meeting of advisee groups is a selling point for KO, often mentioned to prospective families on tours, in interviews, and on the website. The school obviously believes in the importance of students feeling a close connection with their […]
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