Aliza Sadiq

Seniors celebrate 100th day of school with annual breakfast

April 22, 2021April 19, 2021Aliza Sadiq

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 […]

Wyverns on Wheels

April 22, 2021April 20, 2021Aliza Sadiq

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. […]

Power of Women’s hard work shines through at November forum

December 10, 2020December 8, 2020Aliza Sadiq

KO’s Power of Women is continuing its essential journey of educating and inspiring our community’s female-identifying individuals through sending out newsletters and holding a recent forum on Sunday, Nov. 8 to spark conversations with four incredibly successful guest speakers. “We work to connect women in the KO community with students to develop an authentic and […]

Families attend first ever virtual Parent Night

November 6, 2020November 5, 2020Aliza Sadiq

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 […]

KO revises dress code in response to closing of locker rooms

October 9, 2020October 6, 2020Aliza Sadiq

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 […]

Cancellation of final exams prompts alternative assessment methods

June 1, 2020May 29, 2020Aliza Sadiq

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 […]

Student body elects new members to SGA Executive Committee

May 9, 2020May 7, 2020Aliza Sadiq

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 […]

Annual Team Tobati trip cancelled due to coronavirus dangers

April 10, 2020April 9, 2020Aliza Sadiq

The spring of 2020 has already brought on unexpected challenges and dangers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is impacting society immensely. Even before the virus caused the necessary precautions of self-quarantine and social distancing, it began affecting the KO community. Among the unfortunate cancellations this year was the school’s annual service trip to Tobati, […]