Meet the Shield & Dragon Executive Committee

Emma is a senior from Bloomfield and is involved in a myriad of different clubs and activities at KO. In addition to being a Shield & Dragon Executive Committee Member, Mock Trial, KO News, Power of Women, and is a Senior Advisor. One of her favorite memories of her time at KO is being a member of the field hockey team. She also loves AP US History with Mr. Kyff!

Nicolai is a senior from New Hartford and one of his favorite KO classes is AP US History. A leader in a variety of capacities, he is one of the Model UN Co-Chairs, Co-Leader of the Law Society, as well as a Writing Peer Tutor. One of the best memories from his time at KO is soccer practices in the rain, where the whole team would be sliding around in the mud (they coined these “Wyvern Slides”) and not worrying about how dirty their clothes got!

A Senior from West Hartford, Ashley is involved in a host of different capacities at KO. She is a member of the KO News and Power of Women, Shield and Dragon Executive, and the Community Service Club. Also a strong athlete, Ashley plays on the Varsity Field Hockey and Varsity Basketball teams. One of her favorite classes is Algebra II honors with Ms. Baratz. One of the KO memories that sticks out the most for her is making it to the championship game of the KITs in her sophomore and junior years.

The KITs are an invitational basketball tournament and one of Kingswood Oxford’s most cherished traditions. Ashley shares, “There is always great energy from the fans and the KITs help us grow closer as a team.”

A senior from Tolland, Michael has a variety of interests and is involved in numerous clubs and activities on campus. He is a member of the soccer and lacrosse teams, and in addition to being a Shield & Dragon executive team, he is a member of the Citizenship Committee and part of the investment club. He loves his Intro to Finance class and shares, “My favorite aspect about KO is our soccer team. My best memories have been made playing soccer with all of my teammates. I’ve made some of my closest friends while playing soccer at KO.”

A senior at KO from West Hartford, Avery is a three-sport athlete as a member of the Varsity Field Hockey, Squash, and women’s golf teams. She is also a part of the Power of Women club and is active in community service. Also an artist, she loves the Advanced Studio Art class with Ms. Burnett.

One of her favorite memories at KO was on Hewett Day during sophomore year when her grade finally got to be together and experience an under-the-lights game.

Alex is in his senior year at Kingswood Oxford. In addition to being a Shield and Dragon student leader, Alex is co-Captain of the lacrosse team, a member of the Leadership Committee, beat-making club, and a peer writing tutor. He particularly loves AP History with Mr. Kyff. 

Alex shares that one of his favorite KO memories was playing JV soccer sophomore year. It was such a fun season and he recalls making so many memories with his teammates. “This experience made me love soccer, and I will always remember it, even after I graduate from KO.”

From West Hartford, Hannah is in her Junior year at KO. In addition to being a Shield & Dragon executive team member, she excels as an athlete and plays on the soccer, squash, and tennis teams. She has a passion for Psychology and loves the closeness of the KO Community.

A senior from Enfield, one of Diya’s all-time favorite KO classes is AP Stats. She has an impressive resume of involvement at KO including being a part of Model UN, Power of Women, and KOmmunity Service Club. She is also a peer tutor and plays on the tennis and volleyball teams and participates in the Winter Musical. She shares that taking part in the winter musical her junior year was especially memorable because it was a very new experience, but also one she described as very fun and rewarding!

A senior from West Hartford, Chelsea has a busy schedule on campus that includes being on the Shield & Dragon Executive Committee, a member of Wyverns Helping Wyverns, a Senior Advisor, and a member of the KO News. She particularly enjoys English. One of her favorite memories during her time at KO is traveling to Tobatí, Paraguay on the annual service trip. She loved being immersed in the culture and helping out with various projects in the town.

Samir is from New Hartford and is in his senior year at KO. He is very active in a variety of capacities on campus including being a Model UN Chair, a Biology club leader, is Shield and Dragon Executive, a Prefect, a leadership council member, and a head math peer tutor. Additionally, he plays tennis, squash, and Varsity soccer, and is an Eagle Scout.

His favorite class is AP Chemistry and one of his favorite KO memories is traveling to Yale for Model UN and having the opportunity to meet people from all different places.

Maggie is from South Windsor and is in her senior year at KO. An active member of the swim team, she is also on the yearbook committee, the leadership council, a member of Wyverns helping Wyverns, and part of the Shield and Dragon executive committee. Her favorite class was the Symposium. One of her favorite KO memories was the Florida training trip with the swim team. 

Dhruv is in his senior year at KO and loves all his classes, but a favorite is AP US History with Mr. Kyff. He is very involved on campus and part of the future medical professionals club, the Biology club, Shield and Dragon, a Senior Prefect, the Forensic Union, and the Investment Club. He has fond memories of the Spring baseball trip to Florida!

From Cheshire, Anna is a senior at KO. In addition to being a Shield & Dragon executive member, she stays very busy as an active part of the Leadership Council, the Power of Women and Habitat for Humanity. She is also an active member of the award-winner theater department and an integral part of the Choreographer’s Showcase, and the Winter Musical. She has a full class load and particularly loves AP US History with Mr. Jones. One of her favorite memories is having family-style dinners with the musical cast during tech week.

A senior at KO, Nicolas Tippner is from Cheshire and is thoroughly involved in a range of ways. He is the Speaker of Student Government, a highly sought-after title, and a member of the Executive Committee Member of Shield and Dragon. He is also a Spanish and Math Peer Tutor, a member of the Leadership Council, a member of KO Model United Nations, a club leader of the Future Medical Professionals Club, and part of Habitat for Humanity. Nicolas has a passion for AP Biology with Mr. Goodman and one of his favorite KO memories was the Six Flags trip at the end of Junior year.