In recent years, much of American society has made a conscious effort to diversify various platforms, such as film, literature, and modeling. However, there are still some Americans who want to resist this change and some who deny that it’s even necessary. If anybody reading this article agrees with the previous statement, I encourage you […]
Read MoreThe N-word. A word that will always have a history of slavery, oppression and racial discrimination against people of color in the U.S., often used to be nothing more than a term that degraded black people. The N-word, for recent generations, has been taken from a word that oppressed black people to a word of […]
Read MoreLooking for a new place to eat in the Center? Well lucky for you, Playa Bowls just opened up! Playa Bowls is a new acai bowl place located where Potbelly previously stood. Just a short walk from KO, I’m sure that Playa Bowls is going to be a huge favorite among students. When you walk […]
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On Sunday Nov. 17, Kingswood Oxford hosted eight schools at the eighth annual Kingswood Oxford Model United Nations Conference, or KOMUN. The conference was led by KO’s Upper School students for middle school students coming from all over Connecticut. Schools that attended included Tolland, Bristow, Smith, Solomon Schecter, Westfield Academy, Killingly, and Kingswood Oxford. Every […]
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To listen to the podcast, click here. On Friday, Dec. 6, Kingswood Oxford released their first ever podcast, “The Wyvern Rundown”. Two KO students, senior Ishaa Sohail and junior Madeline Arcaro, took initiative to create a new form of news in the community as the co-executive producers and directors for “The Wyvern Rundown” . “Madeline […]
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Members of Forensic Union traveled to Cambridge, Mass. on Oct. 31 to participate in a public speaking competition hosted by Buckingham Browne & Nichols, also known as BB&N. In order to be invited, schools must be part of the International Independent School Public Speaking League. This year, KO sent three students: senior Elan Stadelman, and […]
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On Tuesday, Nov. 19, KO wrapped up its fall athletic season with the Fall Sports Assembly, providing students with memorable and entertaining moments while looking back at this season’s athletic accomplishments. The assembly took place during the typical Upper School assembly slot and was run by Director of Athletics Debbie Fiske and the SAAC presidents, […]
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On Thursday, Nov. 14, English teacher William Martino’s New York Literature class travelled to the city to spend time at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, experience the culture and diversity of New York, and connect with the text from class in a whole new way. This trip also took place last year, where the class […]
Read MoreThe strategic design team is continuing to work on creating a vision statement for the school, eliciting the feedback gathered from the school’s constituents, including faculty, alums, board of trustees, parents, and students. They have met with these groups and held visionary exercises and discussions aimed at assessing the curriculum and reflecting on what we […]
Read MoreAfter a rocky first game, the Middle School intramural or B soccer team bounced back and was undefeated. Led by Coach Josh Garrison, the season ended with a respectable 2-1-1 record. Coach Garrison raved about the team’s season. “It went quite well. We had a lot of people who were very new to soccer, and […]
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