Writing KO's story since 1972
Since its founding in 1983, the Warren Baird English Symposium at Kingswood Oxford has maintained a steady stream of outstanding authors, poets, and playwrights, with the likes of Richard Wilbur, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jonathan Safran Foer and, just last year, Colson Whitehead, gracing the Roberts Theater stage. This year’s Symposium author, playwright Sarah Ruhl, is no […]
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On Thursday, April 4, 50 prospective KO students had the opportunity to attend the Upper School Accepted Students Day. After a welcome from Head of School Thomas Dillow in Roberts Theater, students then could choose to spend their day at KO in various different programs that focused on their own interests. “We take a look every […]
Read MoreThis year, the Legal Wyverns have made it farther than ever before in the Mock Trial competition. In the past, they have come up against strong teams early in the competition and been eliminated early on in the season. This changed this year when they received a favorable start, that let them build up enough […]
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The search committee and Head of School Thomas Dillow recently appointed Dr. Dan Gleason as the new director of the Upper School, who will be joining KO on July 1, 2019. The search committee, comprised of administrators and faculty, worked alongside Carney Sandoe & Associates to hire a leader who is committed to curricular leadership […]
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Lauren Noble, founder of Yale University’s William F. Buckley program spoke during PLB on Friday, March 29. Invited by seniors Matt Safalow and Michael Autorino and the KO Conservative Diversity Club, she spoke about the importance of civil discourse and growing up in an area of liberal majority. Matt discussed how he first came in […]
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The junior class danced the night away at their city themed prom on Saturday, March 30. Over 100 students met in the cafeteria from 7-11 p.m. to dance, enjoy dinner and dessert, take pictures in the photo booth, and admire the sparkly metropolitan decor. It all began over 4 months ago when a group of […]
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After three weeks of preparation and two preliminary rounds, five sophomores took the podium in Roberts Theatre on April 12 to compete in the finals of the Speakers’ Forum competition. Out of the 91 competitors, sophomore Olivia Pear came out on top. Started by former English teacher and forensic union advisor, Robert Gugens, the Speakers’ […]
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From Monday, April 8 to Wednesday, April 10, 12 students from Venezuela visited the KO campus and attended Spanish classes—as well as various other KO classes—with their hosts. The students, who stay in a nearby hotel in Hartford, were grouped with KO students who brought them to classes and gave them a tour of the […]
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This year, the Legal Wyverns made it farther than ever before in the Mock Trial competition. In the past, they have come up against strong teams early in the competition and been eliminated early on in the season. This changed this year when they received a favorable start, that let them build up enough momentum […]
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The search committee and Head of School Thomas Dillow recently appointed Dr. Dan Gleason as the new head of Upper School, who will be joining KO on July 1, 2019. The search committee, comprised of administrators and faculty, worked alongside Carney Sandoe & Associates to hire a leader who is committed to curricular leadership and […]
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