Category: Investigative

By Teddy Crowther ’22 and Ashleigh Stepnowski ’22 As the school year comes to a close, KO seniors and faculty have faced a difficult task in creating traditional senior events that can be both effective and celebratory, while still occurring primarily online. During a normal school year, many events celebrated the seniors in the spring, […]

Over the past two weeks, KO’s entire community has undergone a substantial transition to online learning due to the coronavirus pandemic. The transition has proven challenging for many administrators and teachers, but the school is still determined to give students the best opportunities possible for their education. This transition into online learning has been given […]

On Tuesday, Feb. 11, creative arts teacher Scott McDonald got up during assembly and gave a heartfelt speech about two cases of hurtful vandalism on campus. This stirred up drama in the community and brought an air of sadness to the school, where the environment had previously been peaceful. A week later, on Wednesday, Feb. […]

Talk about the coronavirus has taken KO like a plague in the few weeks that school has been in session after winter break. It has become even more serious after a scare at a Model U.N. competition at Yale University over the weekend of Jan. 24-26. On the last day of the event, the end […]

Starting on September 24, 2019, an effort to impeach President Donald Trump began when Nancy Pelosi announced the official inquiry, launching the United States into political turmoil. In the month and a half since then, news sources have been constantly buzzing with news about the process, who is involved, and what it entails, with many […]

When presented with the question by New York Times journalist Mark Mazzetti: “Who here believes that what the New York Times or the Washington Post does is fake news?” two people at the morning assembly raised their hands. These two people received dirty glares from other students, generating a lot of controversy and talk among […]

With Head of School Tom Dillow starting his new position this past July, Kingswood Oxford was bound to be changed as he stepped into a new role. Not only did the school undergo a major change, but KO has just finished an accreditation process by NEASC, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, which […]

  Whether it be because of pride for their school or the complete opposite, numerous KO students have made social media accounts associated with Kingswood Oxford’s name. These accounts have caught the attention of the faculty. In an email sent out by Dean of Students Will Gilyard on April 20, the guidelines for creating accounts […]