Hybrid sports is a new way of following covid protocols while also doing indoor sports. Some days, students do a virtual workout; other days they play their respective sports. Chair of the Pandemic Response Team Kathy Dunn, eighth-grader Leo Sussman, and seventh-grader Adam Gold all agreed that hybrid sports have been a good solution to […]
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Feb. 3 marked KOâs shift from the âAsynchronous Wednesdayâ to the âRemote Wednesdayâ schedule. Before the shift, Wednesdays used to be days off for students to meet with teachers online. Many students feel that the new schedule is a good thing, but some people feel like it is a bad thing. History teacher and eighth-grade […]
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The political tension influenced by the election between former President Donald J. Trump and President Joseph R. Biden has caused some complicated and unusual conversations among faculty and students in the KO middle school. Political Ideology teacher Andy Krugman said, “We knew that this election had so many people emotionally wrapped up in it, sides […]
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Eighth-grade priorities have been a major point of discussion at the Kingswood Oxford Middle School since the inception of the school. There is a recurring cycle of power and privilege that each new eighth-grade class can either go along with or make decisions to do something about. Eighth grade priorities is where eighth-graders use their […]
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In the past, the KO Middle School history classes have mentioned some current events in their lessons, but not quite as many as now. With COVID-19, the presidential election, racial and equity issues, and multiple issues involving political beliefs, history has become an even more important topic in school. The election process has been more […]
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Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Connecticut high school football season was cancelled. Hundreds of players, coaches, and parents gathered in protest at the Connecticut State Capitol last fall after the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference initial announcement. High risk youth sports that arenât sanctioned by the CIAC, including football, have been able to hold group training, […]
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As Hockey Coach John Hissick and Assistant coach Matt Wolf lead the practices at Cromwell Champion ice rink, the team is eager to play some games. The team drives out to Cromwell on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday to practice, and the team has virtual workouts on Monday and Wednesday run by Coach Wolf. âThe rink […]
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COVID-19 has made a big impact on all athletics, in particular, both Middle School and Upper School soccer players. It wasnât easy this fall to adapt to the new way of playing. This year has been very difficult to try to focus on soccer while wearing the mask and staying six feet apart. âWhen in […]
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Ever since its rollout on Sunday, Nov. 8, the COVID-19 vaccine has posed some questions for the country and even the whole world. Here at KO, some students and teachers offered their thoughts about the vaccine, use of masks, and the UK variant. Students and teachers alike showed minimal to no concerns or worries about […]
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Mask breaks were added to the schedule this year to allow students a chance to get outside and breathe without their masks on while socially distanced. At just beyond the mid-year point, students and teachers have offered their thoughts and feelings about this new addition to the schedule. âI think they are a good addition […]
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