Due to her grit and perseverance, sophomore Emily Paseos was recently awarded the Girl Scouts Gold Award for creating a passport program for children at the Polish Center in Chicopee, Mass., which solved the one problem that she faced growing up: boredom and complaints. Growing up, Emily and her family would visit this Polish Center […]
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The ceiling for your average Kingswood Oxford team is the playoffs; semi-final at best. But for the Kingswood Oxford Math Team, this is just the floor. Even though the team was created less than six years ago, it already has two New England Association appearances under its belt. In only their second year, with just […]
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When life reaches the pits, we can all count on social media to make it worse. In a world of fake news and constant conflict, social media is where everything gets bottled up and spat out into a squall of scorn and slop: that is exactly what can be heard from the mouth of a […]
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Yoga is something that can physically release stress while also getting people to move around and be loose. It is a way for people to interact with each other and stretch out their bodies. Add fluffy, furry, fun puppies into the mix, and it makes for the perfect Saturday to unwind from a stressful week […]
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Walking through the pair of double doors in the field house entrance, so heavy you need to use two hands, the same feeling every year on the first Saturday of the spring season. The sound of tennis balls hit with spin and the colors of eight different schools’ uniforms blurring into a kaleidoscopic cluster bring […]
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As a dedicated member of the News and Investigative section, senior Head News Editor Ishaan Bafna has brought truth to life in both his writing and the world around him. Starting as a freshman Associate Editor for News and Sports, then growing into a Head Investigative Editor, and eventually Head News Editor, Ishaan has left […]
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As graduation approaches, the KO News team has to bid farewell to the senior team. That includes senior Co-Editor-in-Chief Juliana Chipelo. Joining the newspaper in the second semester of her sophomore year, Juliana has been an integral member of its production as she’s led the staff. Juliana knew after her first feature article that she […]
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The turnover of staff every April is bittersweet: younger students take on new roles, looking to grow both as writers and as people, while experienced seniors leave the knowledge they’ve gained to their successors. While everyone in the paper contributes and is crucial to its success, this year we are sending off an especially special […]
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Over the course of her high school career, senior Leilani Moyano has grown into a dedicated and thoughtful member of the staff. She leaves behind strong writing, meaningful connections, and a genuine appreciation for the community around her, where she has contributed with her enthusiastic personality. For Leilani, some of the most memorable moments from […]
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As the longtime voice behind the review section, senior Head Reviews Editor Miles Gruber has built a stellar reputation for being both thoughtful and unapologetically opinionated, traits he fully embraces as a writer. Outside of KO News, Miles has a love for reading and for watching movies. Right now, he’s working his way through “The […]
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