This year’s middle school track and field team has taken a different focus. This spring season, instead of running and jumping hurdles, Head Coach Kelly Anstead decided to let the middle schoolers play games. Over time this program has changed, according to Coach Anstead. “This wasn’t a decision on my part, it’s just the way […]
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This spring season, KO’s middle school A tennis team has worked hard and improved a lot. The team completed a close season with a score of three wins and five losses. Throughout the season, the team feels like they have improved their skills greatly. Star player eighth-grader Samit Virmani believes he has made positive strides. […]
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With an excellent record of 3-0-1, the Kingswood Oxford Middle School girls A lacrosse team has taken the competition by storm. Despite various challenges these girls have faced along the way, they have tirelessly worked on developing their skills, strengthening their bond, and improving their game overall in order to make their way to the […]
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The KO boys A lacrosse team has had an exciting yet short season with a solid winning record of 2-0. Both games against Hamden Hall started in a close fight; however, both times, KO pulled away in the end. The season was so short because there weren’t many middle school lacrosse teams left in the […]
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Kingswood’s Oxford middle school contains several students who are talented enough to play on a varsity team. Boys and girls varsity tennis and varsity golf have been enhanced by having these students, as they play near the top of the ladder. Despite being younger than the rest of their teammates, eighth-graders Ciaran Concepcion, Pratt Blair, […]
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This year’s KO middle school softball team is off to a slow start with a 0-1-1 record. The team tied their first game 12-12, and lost their second, making this season difficult for the middle school girls. The team has struggled to field enough players to make practice, and even games possible. Head coach Stacey […]
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Rather than joining a traditional music class, some Middle School students have decided to try something new and chose music and media, taught by David Zucker ‘88. Almost everyone at some point in their lives has heard an electronic techno song. Lots of KO eighth-graders are embracing their inner “disc jockey” by learning how to […]
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Almost everyone who goes or has gone to KO, student or faculty, knows of the Middle School Field Day, a day where middle school students go out to the turf field and play a bunch of games, trying to earn points for their team. However, this year, the middle school faculty decided to have Form […]
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Community service is unpaid work that benefits people and organizations in the community. It could mean helping out at places, volunteering for a special project in school, or doing something positive to improve neighborhoods. At Kingswood Oxford, students can volunteer at farms, bingo at the old folk homes, soup kitchens and many more helpful and […]
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Everyone loves farm animals, especially while being able to visit and pet them. They can be cute, kind, and sometimes even funny to onlookers. However, many unwanted animals need a place to be safe from harm. Dr. Diedre Galbo, a KO parent and veterinarian, has opened a farm animal sanctuary: Kindness Matters Farm Sanctuary. The […]
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