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The boys varsity lacrosse team has started out the season with a 0-6 record, but the results are not reflecting the hard work the team have put in so far, and they are making steps to turn their season around. Led by senior defender Co-captain Pat Schwab, senior attacker Co-captain Carter Smith, senior attacker Co-captain […]
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Although the golf team lost their first match of the season to Hamden Hall Country Day School on April 5, they are looking forward to turning things around. Head Coach Michael Wolf is new this year and is looking forward to a great season with the team. For their first match, they played the number […]
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On Thursday, Feb. 17, at 8:00 a.m., the development office organized a breakfast for the senior class in the cafeteria to celebrate 100 days until graduation. According to Form 6 Dean and English teacher David Hild, the 100-day breakfast has been a tradition at KO for the last 20 or so years. “It is a […]
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On Monday, Feb. 28, KO’s Future Health Professionals Club (HOSA) held a blood drive in Soby Gym, where volunteers from the KO community gathered to donate 41 pints of blood for the American Red Cross. HOSA Club Leader senior Gab Abramson prioritized this event due to the current blood shortage. The Red Cross came to […]
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On Tuesday, Jan. 11, history teacher Rob Kyff addressed the school with a speech to mark the first anniversary of the insurrection on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Although Mr. Kyff was asked to speak at this assembly, he was not influenced by anyone on what exactly to discuss in his speech. His […]
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On Dec. 30, an email was sent out to inform the Kingswood Oxford community that the annual Ryan Gordon Hockey Night has been postponed due to the continuous rise in COVID-19 cases. Fortunately, this event has been rescheduled to Saturday, Feb. 19, against Hamden Hall at Simsbury Farms, an outdoor hockey rink. Hockey Night was […]
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On Tuesday, Oct. 19, an email was sent out to notify the entire Kingswood Oxford community that Thanksgiving Break had been extended to an entire week. This decision was made primarily by Head of School Tom Dillow, along with the entire administrative team. This decision allowed the community to enjoy much-needed downtime and provided students […]
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On Tuesday, Nov. 9, Lunch and Lead brought their first guest of the year, Captain Michael Doherty, to the KO campus in honor of Veterans Day to speak at an Upper School assembly and attend lunch with students interested in an extra Q&A. During the assembly, Captain Doherty talked about what it meant to him […]
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On Sunday, Oct. 17, the annual Admissions Open House was held, welcoming prospective students and families to campus to learn all about KO. Due to COVID-19 restrictions and in order to keep everyone safe, healthy, and distanced, the Middle School event took place in the morning, and the Upper School event occurred in the afternoon. […]
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The Writing Center, which officially opened in the Roberts Leadership Center on Oct. 19, serves to provide students with a space where they can receive assistance with their writing, whether it be for a lab report in science class or an essay in English class. English teacher Michelle Caswell is leading the Writing Center, along […]
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