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 […]
Read MoreEnglish teacher Mela Frye is known among the KO community as a teacher with a great passion for words. Not only does Mrs. Frye possess a profound passion for the English language, but she has also studied languages such as Italian and German to better understand and appreciate poetry and literature. In grade school, Mrs. […]
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At KO’s Club Fair, held on Friday, September 27 during PLB, KO students were able to hear from club leaders about their clubs. Two clubs that gathered a large amount of interest from the student body were the Bonsai Club, led by senior James Ravalese, and the Asian Culture Club, led by sophomores David Shi […]
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This October 10 and 11, grandparents and special friends of KO Upper and Middle school students gathered to see firsthand what a typical KO day is like. While there, some alumni remarked about the many changes in high school, specifically KO, since they graduated. Esther Van Huystee ’85 was one of the visitors to KO […]
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Juniors Niki Taylor and Madeline Arcaro spent two weeks this summer at the School of the New York Times (SONYT), a writing and journalism program at New York University run by, you guessed it: the New York Times. The two best friends are both avid writers and editors for the KO News and share a […]
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In August of 2018, senior Ella Schwartz said she was driving through the “boring and flat” state of Wisconsin with her mother and looking at colleges when she was suddenly struck with an idea, inspired by her love of robotics. “I decided, while I was speaking with my mother, to start a free engineering camp for […]
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by Braeden Rose AP, or Advanced Placement, has been offered by the College Board for more than 50 years, following concerns that high-achieving students were wasting their first years at college learning material that they had already learned before. The original idea was for students to take a class with a standardized curriculum, and colleges […]
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