Sasha Dausey

Schedule Change Long Overdue

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022Sasha Dausey

As a freshman, adapting from a simple, six-class block schedule to a hectic eight-class rotating schedule has been pretty hard to do, even coming from the KO Middle School. To be honest, I prefer the schedule the Middle School has, as they use an A day/B day schedule that incorporates 75 minute classes and sports […]

Music Streaming’s Resounding Boom

April 29, 2022April 24, 2022Sasha Dausey

With AirPods and other wireless bluetooth listening devices popping up everywhere since they blew up in 2016, music streaming has become the most popular way to listen to music. For almost 20 years, billions of people have been connected every day using social media platforms like Snapchat and Instagram, among others. But there is a […]

No Camping Due to COVID

November 6, 2020November 5, 2020Sasha Dausey

In the past, Kingswood Oxford Middle School students have gone to camps in order to build friendships and teamwork; however, this year, these trips were cancelled. Sixth-graders missed a trip to Camp Jewell in Colebrook, CT. Seventh-graders did not go to Camp Hulbert in Vermont. Eighth-graders were disappointed to miss the voyage to Camp Winona […]

Learning in the days of COVID-19

October 15, 2020October 17, 2020Sasha Dausey

At Kingswood Oxford, accommodations for remote students have been put into place in response to COVID-19’s health challenges. In almost every classroom, there is at least one student learning from home and connecting with his or her teachers and classmates via Zoom. However, some of these remote students are returning to in-person learning. Eighth-graders Supriya […]