For senior Zaire Ramiz, long days, late rehearsals, and diligent practice are not uncommon. Just this fall season, he’s performing in both the Fall Musical and the Choreographer’s Showcase, letting no artistic opportunity pass him by. “I’ve always had a natural love for music,” he said. “Music is the most healing thing for me. It’s […]
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On Friday, Oct. 18, local artist Robert Calafiore joined Kingswood Oxford during an all-school assembly as this year’s Goodman Banks Visiting Artist. Specializing in pinhole camera photography, Mr. Calafiore engaged and shared insight with various art classes in the Middle and Upper School from Thursday, Oct. 17, to Wednesday, Oct. 22. Calafiore, who currently serves […]
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On Oct. 11, KO celebrated Hewett Day, an annual event named after former KO headmaster Merritt Hewett. Each year on Hewett Day, every athletic team at KO has a home game and the day is filled with fun and lots of action and the games feature teams from the middle school, junior varsity and varsity […]
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On Friday, Oct. 11, the Kingswood Oxford Upper School celebrated its revered annual Grandparents and Grandfriends Day, this year sharing the day with another annual tradition at KO: Hewett Day. As a result, grandparents and grandfriends got to enjoy seeing their students in both classroom and athletic environments. The day started with an assembly so […]
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As we kick into high gear in the 2024-2025 school year at Kingswood Oxford, it is important to note students’ commitment not only to academic classes but to extracurricular activities as well. KO has a slew of different clubs and organizations for students to get involved with on campus. Some of these extracurricular clubs and […]
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t 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, Kingswood Oxford Upper School students arrived in their best dresses and suits to dance the night away at the annual homecoming event. The theme “Under the Stars” was brought to life by the glitzy, glamorous, star-themed decorations, creating the perfect atmosphere for a magical night. This year’s homecoming […]
Read MoreOn Wednesday, Oct. 2, the KO College Counseling Office hosted College Application Day for seniors. This annual event offers an opportunity for students to break out of the classroom and spend time working on their college profile, whether that’s by meeting with college representatives, drafting supplemental essays, writing descriptions for an activities list, or revising […]
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During the week of Oct. 6, the KO community enjoyed a special week of dressing up and down in celebration of Hewett Day. The student government organizes an annual Spirit Week in the second week of October as a buildup to the Hewett Day celebration. This year, Hewett Day took place on Friday, Oct. 11. […]
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On Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2024, KO debuted a modified version of the long-running Form Two Fly-Up Day, which is now called Wyverns Rising. The annual event is intended to be an informative day for Form Two students. It has undergone substantial changes as part of an attempt to improve retention numbers among students going from […]
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On Monday, Sept. 23, the Kingswood Oxford Upper School saw a new twist on the annual club fair; rather than being held in the old dining hall or classrooms around campus, this year’s club fair took place in the Hoffman Field House. With all of the clubs advertising themselves in the Field House, it was […]
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