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On Saturday, Jan. 7, the KO marketing team launched the newly designed website, promoting the rebranding concept: “What a Difference a Day Makes.” The change was inspired by a series of focus groups and KO-affiliated constituents who mainly advocated for marketing the KO’s strengths as a day school. The new website highlights the cohesiveness of […]
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Between Friday, Dec. 16, and Sunday, Dec. 18, the 60th annual Paul “Frosty” Francis Kingswood Oxford Invitational Tournament brought basketball teams from 13 schools all across New England together for one weekend of competitive play. This piece of KO history stays special for Wyverns year after year. “It is one of the few athletic traditions […]
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On Monday, Nov. 14, the Leadership Council welcomed Speaker of the State House Matt Ritter to speak with students at a Lunch and Lead event. Mr. Ritter was invited to campus by junior members of the council Amogh Peddapothla and Samir Patel. These students also guided the discussion at slow points and announced the Lunch […]
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On Monday, Nov. 21, KO students in the Health Ambassadors club traveled to UConn Health in Farmington for a unique, hands-on experience. Sophomore club leader Jenna Kanaan said she was excited that she was able to create this opportunity for students interested in the medical field. “As a club leader, I’m exposing all the members […]
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Friday, Oct. 14, and Saturday, Oct. 15, were busy days on campus, as both the KO Upper and Middle School held Hewett Day, where all athletic teams play home games. This long-standing tradition at KO has been around since 1952, when Head of School Merritt Hewett chose a Saturday in October where Kingswood teams would […]
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On Friday, Oct. 14, and Saturday, Oct. 15, KO alums returned to campus for one of the biggest Homecomings in the history of the school. This year’s Alumni Weekend aligned with Hewett Day, creating an opportunity for KO alums to connect with current Upper School students. Associate Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Frances Morris […]
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To kick off the 2022-2023 school year, Student Government organized and executed a variety of events around campus to connect students in new and exciting ways: two of these activities were Spirit Week and Homecoming. Planning Spirit Week involved various SGA representatives, including senior Mac Louis, junior Cici Freeman, and sophomores Clara Drag and Joey […]
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On Friday, Sept. 16, sophomores participated in an assembly with two fourth year law students who took part in UConn Law’s Asylum and Human Rights Clinic. The event was run by sophomores Ysabel Albert, Clara Drag, Zaire Ramiz, Nidhi Bhat, Alex Segal, Nika Garfield, and Joella Asapokhai. During the seminar, these moderators introduced the law […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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