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Accomplished senior singer and guitarist Ricardo Croes-Ball can often be found in Roberts Lobby, serenading students with his soothing acoustic guitar and humming voice. Ricardo has been an integral part of the KO music community since coming to the school his sophomore year. Ricardo is part of Crimson 7, the select tenor bass a cappella […]
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Since coming to KO as a sophomore, junior Johnny Kung has certainly made his mark on the community as a strong singer and avid contributor to the performing arts at KO. He joined Concert Choir, and at the end of his sophomore year, he auditioned for both Crimson 7 and Outlook, where he sings as […]
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“There is nothing better than looking above you and being surrounded by marine life,” junior Ashleigh Stepnowski said. Ashleigh, an avid scuba diver, started to pursue her underwater passion during the summer of 2019 when she participated in the Sail Caribbean program. This program entailed sailing around the British Virgin Islands for three weeks and […]
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The KO community extends their warmest welcome to new Upper School math teacher Brendan Smith. Mr. Smith is a recent graduate from Tufts University, where he studied the history of science mathematics. This involved diving into subject matters such as formal logic and the philosophy of science, as well as studying the work of great […]
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The KO community is delighted that new Middle School science teacher Jeffrey Gonzalez has joined the KO community this year. Mr. Gonzalez has taught science at multiple schools for the past 18 years and looks forward to bringing enthusiasm and passion for science to the classroom. Mr. Gonzalez graduated from Alderson Broaddus University, located in […]
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“Art is very peaceful for me,” senior Emily Karasik, who has been drawing for as long as she can remember, said. As a child, Emily often attended summer camps where she had the opportunity to draw and show off her artwork. “I really just drew whenever I could, which was all the time,” she said. […]
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On May 14, KO held its first outdoor Arts Night, featuring performances from the Upper and Middle School band and orchestra, the select Upper School choral ensembles, the theater department, and solo performances from various students, as well as an art show featuring the works of KO’s creative arts students. Arts Night featured the first […]
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After over a year of not being able to perform for an audience, KO’s performing arts are returning to the stage! Since January of 2020, KO’s band, choir, and orchestra have been unable to perform. They have been rehearsing both remotely and in person, but have been mainly focusing on building skills and refining techniques. […]
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Senior Adam Theodorou has certainly made an impression on the KO community as a talented musician, having served as the principal cellist in KO’s Upper School orchestra since his freshman year. Adam started playing the cello when he was seven years old after his father started taking him to Hartford Symphony concerts. “I was so […]
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In December, Taylor Swift announced her second surprise album of the year, “evermore,” meant to be a sister album to the “folklore” album she released in July. As a huge Taylor Swift fan, I was absolutely ecstatic because despite “folklore” being so different from her previous albums, it was one of my favorites. “evermore” is […]
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