Every year, here at Kingswood Oxford, one KO core value is chosen as a theme or goal for the community. This year’s theme is “perseverance,” which is defined as “the steady, persistent effort to achieve a goal despite difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.” One could persevere in anything, whether it be academics, arts, or sports; it […]
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A room packed to the brim with students and teachers, bubbles and golden gumballs falling from the ceiling. With music circulating energy over audience members, this long-awaited day for Kingswood Oxford’s a capella groups finally arrived. On Saturday, April 25, KO a capella students traveled to Millbrook School for the annual Golden Lips a capella […]
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Nine high school a capella groups competed in the Wyvern Invitational A Capella Festival (WIAF) on Jan. 24 from 6:30 p.m.-9:35 p.m. in Roberts Theater to help raise money for Team Tobati. The festival featured Crimson 7 and the Oxfordians from Kingswood Oxford, Onomatopoeia and Peanut Butter & Jelly from Lexington High School, The Grapes […]
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Sophomore Evelyn Nelson has turned the art room into one of her favorite spaces to go to at KO during any spare time she has. She paints and draws to express herself, but also sees time in the art room as a chance to rest and take a break from KO’s rigorous school life. Although […]
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The kick-start of eighth grader Natalie Malinowski’s career in the arts occurred when she was only 7 years old. Now, Natalie is starring in plays, working with renowned artists, and diving deep into the world of art. Natalie’s career started early, when her mom saw on Facebook that the Hartford Yard Goats were looking for […]
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Senior Leo Kollen has always been involved in singing and performing at KO, and his senior year is no different. On Saturday, Jan. 24, KO hosted its annual Wyvern Invitational A Cappella Festival, otherwise known as WIAF, and Leo and his a cappella group, Crimson 7, performed extraordinarily well. Leo’s solo in the song “Valerie” […]
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On Friday, Feb. 27, and Saturday, Feb. 28, Kingswood Oxford’s theater department transported audiences to the lively streets of 1940s New York City with their energetic and technically dazzling production of “On the Town.” These performances showcased not only the talents and dedication of the cast but also the department’s willingness to embrace one of […]
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Few high school theaters can rival the electrical thrill of a real Broadway star walking through your school doors. But here at KO, that thrill became a dream come true. Over the course of four visits, students didn’t just watch from the wings or from the audience; they worked alongside, learned from, and transformed their […]
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Senior Matthew Belo has played a vital role in the tech crew in KO’s performing arts program since his freshman year. Matt has been extremely dedicated to the tech crew and is now the Head of Sound. “I manage pretty much all of the actor mics as well as the mics for the orchestra and […]
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Standing at the top of a mountain, it can be easy to forget the effort it took to reach the summit, and even easier to forget that you will eventually have to come back down. If one were to ask the average American in the early 1920s to predict what the coming decade would bring, […]
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