The winter sports season is coming to an end, and this also means the intramural basketball season is coming to a close. Coach Brad Seaman had some positive comments about what he thought the group of boys had accomplished. While the team doesn’t play any actual games, they have been focusing on skill work, and […]
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With the school year coming to a close, students are getting ready to travel for summer vacation. Eighth-grader Will Keegan says he is excited to travel to Florida with his family this summer. “I’m a little worried about Covid while I’m on the plane but other than that I feel safe enough to travel,” Will […]
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Band director Todd Millen dealt with many changes as he prepared students for the concert. Due to COVID-19 protocols, the brass, percussion, and woodwinds have practiced separately this year and have focused on skill building and technique. When case numbers didn’t jump as high as Mr. Millen thought, an outdoor spring concert came into consideration. […]
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Teachers and students alike have adjusted their teaching and learning during the pandemic. To some, the class that has been affected the most is science class. However some feel that a class that has changed the most is science class. For Head of the Middle School science department Josh Garrison, COVID-19 has prevented his classes […]
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Every year, middle school students rely on a day to not worry about homework and academics but instead have fun. This year, field day activities were dramatically different because of COVID-19 safety protocols. Normally, four different teams compete against each other during field day: orange team, black team, grey team, and red team. Each team […]
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Students and teachers shared their thoughts about the changes that field day has undergone. Eighth-grader Nikhil Rollán missed having some of the activities from prior field days, especially dodgeball. “It’s a shame because dodgeball would have to be inside,” history teacher Andrew Krugman said. Mr. Krugman said that COVID-19 protocols didn’t have an impact on […]
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To finish the school year, a Form 2 event will be held in place of a formal ceremony or dance due to COVID-19 restrictions. Eighth-graders Guru Anand and Maya Gerits share their feelings about this event. Wrapping up the year with a fun event for the Form 2 class can affect people in different ways. […]
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With summer fast approaching, students are eager to start their summer sports and activities. For eighth-grader Scotty Cloud, his main summer sport is basketball, while seventh-grader Pratt Blair’s main summer sports are tennis and golf;science teacher Josh Garrison will be doing a lot of rock climbing, mountain and road biking. Pratt will be playing golf […]
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Recently, the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for children ages 12 and older. Teachers and students of Kingswood Oxford have some thoughts on how their school will progress as a community to return to “normal” restrictions. English teacher Beth Repp said that she is very excited to see how the school will handle […]
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After a long year of being inside, people are eager to get active and go places. Kingswood Oxford middle schoolers and teachers alike had strong opinions on COVID-19 restrictions loosening to the point where people can finally go to in-person events. Now that vaccination rates are on the rise, some may even argue that masks […]
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