Kathryn Westrick

Ghana

April 19, 2019April 18, 2019Kathryn Westrick

Instead of spending spring break swimming in the ocean, catching up on sleep or hanging out with friends, junior Hannah Shames traveled halfway around the world on a medical mission trip to Ghana. Hannah’s dad, Dr. Brian Shames, is the Division Chief of General Surgery at UCONN Health. Dr. Shames had always been interested in […]

Stolfi’s special art skills

March 8, 2019March 6, 2019Kathryn Westrick

The KO art department has selected junior Nick Stolfi as February’s Artist of the Month. You may know that Nick loves to play football and guitar, but what you probably didn’t realize is that he is also a passionate artist. Nick said the visual arts have always been a major part of his life. “I’ve […]

Drivers ed is drivin’ us crazy

February 1, 2019February 2, 2019Kathryn Westrick

As a junior in high school, my life is busy. Between balancing academics, extracurriculars, sports, piano lessons, prepping for the SAT, the college process and a social life, I barely have a minute to spare, much less 30 hours; however, it seems like the state of Connecticut feels differently. Getting your license is an exciting […]

The KO college craze

September 28, 2018September 27, 2018Kathryn Westrick

Over the summer, I worked as camp counselor at a camp for kids in kindergarten through eighth grade. Have you ever noticed that little kids aren’t the best at judging ages? Well, I was sitting at lunch one day with a few of my campers, when one of the girls asked me what college I […]

New art class inspires students to think ‘Outside the Box’

April 25, 2018May 20, 2018Kathryn Westrick

Outside the Box is a new type of art class that has officially been added to the Course of Study for the 2018-19 school year. Creative arts teacher Katherine Burnett will be teaching the class, which will be available to all Upper School students who have taken Introduction to Studio Art, the prerequisite for all […]