Author: Aliza Sadiq

 Graduating seniors celebrated their individual interests and expressed their love for the KO community at Class Night, held the evening of May 27, with Commencement taking place the next morning.  Although the junior class was not included in the event this year unlike in years past, families were still invited to join the seniors on […]

The Class of 2021’s seven-year seniors commemorated their hard work and recalled their cherished memories at KO with the Seven Year Dinner on Thursday, May 20.  This dinner is held annually for members of the senior class who have been at KO since Upper Prep. In order to include members of the KO community who […]

On March 5, 2021, KO held an annual breakfast commemorating the senior class on their 100th day of their last year of high school. This year, a snowstorm fell on the day that marked the seniors’ actual 100th day, leading to a remote day and a postponement of the breakfast so it could be held […]

On March 27, 2021, members of Shield & Dragon and the admissions team welcomed next year’s accepted students through an event entitled “Wyverns on Wheels.” Students involved in Shield & Dragon volunteered to spend their Saturday morning at KO greeting the new students.  Wyverns on Wheels was a drive-through event, leading to its clever name. […]

While Parent and Family Night is held at KO each fall, this year the event was hosted on Zoom, altering the annual experience.  This is a night when parents traditionally come to school to see what their children are learning in each class. Parents meet each other and get acquainted with teachers while they run […]

In preceding school years, KO students were required to dress substantially formal on a daily basis; however, for the 2020-2021 school year, the dress code has been completely transformed. The dress code modifications have been one of many aspects that have been changed this year to accommodate social distancing guidelines.  As stated in the Wyvern […]

For years, students have been taking sit-down final exams at the end of each school year. As a result of remote learning, these exams have been cancelled for this year, and teachers have had to come up with alternative solutions for assignments.  Often, English classes write essays or have final Harknesses instead of an exam […]

On Monday, April 20, the Student Government Association (SGA) announced the results of their election for the Executive Committee. These elections appointed junior Eden Nenshati as school speaker, junior Sadie Margolis as secretary, and junior Henry Mandell as treasurer, all elected among well-qualified candidates. Runners-up for speaker this year were juniors Sloan Duvall and Mike […]