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The Commission voted in favor of renaming Sycamore Lane as Peleg Nott Lane.

"How do we remember history in a way that allows for multiple perspectives and experiences, dispels myths and inaccuracies, and shows a full understanding of an event, person, or issues?"

The Halo Awards recognized the stellar acting, singing, and dancing of KO's students for 9 to 5: The Musical.

Kingswood Oxford’s Class of 2022, comprised of 98 students, was conferred their diplomas in the 110th Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 27.

Students in Advanced Public Speaking role-played in KO’s annual "Public Speaking Symposium" in the Conklin Library.

Sal Penta seeks to foster a positive and competitive environment where girls improve technically, tactically, mentally, and physically.

At the annual Prize Assembly, Kingswood Oxford recognizes those students and faculty members who achieved distinction throughout the year.

Headmaster Andrew Gordon-Browne and Director of Advancement Graham Papenfus from Kingswood School in Bath, England took a busman’s holiday across the pond to visit schools that share an affiliation with them this past April.

Armed with a sizable student packet and an abundance of intellectual curiosity, the entire Form 3 class headed to Farmington River Park in Bloomfield for some hands-on, feet-wet expeditionary learning.

Friends, families, teachers, and coaches celebrated the 13 Wyvern student-athletes who are headed to compete at the collegiate level in a College Commitment Ceremony on May 19.

Robert Kirkpatrick, the director of the United Nations Global Pulse, spoke about his work with AI and AI ethics in our "Robot Dreams" elective.

KO's award-winning theater department racked up an impressive number of awards for this year's performances!

After serving as the Wyverns' assistant football coach since 2014 and defensive coordinator for the team this past year, Brandon Batory ’10 is equipped to lead our student-athletes to become their best selves on and off the field.

Recently, students in Graham Hegeman’s biology class took on the mysterious case of the stickleback fish.

Throughout the assembly, author and Brown University physics professor Stephon Alexander explained how music is related to the universe.

On April 26, 20 members of the Class of 2022 were inducted into KO’s chapter of the Cum Laude society.

Following a longstanding KO tradition, the Robert Googins Speakers' Forum showcased KO’s sophomores' public speaking skills with an interpretive reading.

Gavin Griffiths ’23 was named NEPSAC's Player of the Year in Class B Basketball, averaging 24 points, eight rebounds, and four assists.

Sam Bromberg's essay, "To Serve Her Country: The Ongoing Struggle for Women's Equal Participation in the U.S. Military" was selected as the winning essay for the 2022 Contest.  

Strong performances for girls' tennis this week in Wyvern Nation

At the 29th annual Baird Journalism dinner on April 7, Carolyn McCusker ’17 spoke to students and faculty about her internship experiences as a podcast creator.

The Wyverns maintained their composure as they presented their case with well-pointed arguments.

Spring season is underway and girls' tennis is off to a strong start

On Tuesday, March 29, in another well-attended Lunch and Lead event in the Margaret E. And Henry R. Roberts Center for Leadership, an eager audience welcomed Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin as the guest speaker.

The Kingswood Oxford Power of Women group held its second annual community service project today.

The Connecticut Northern Regional Honor Choir was held on March 12, and KO had eight Middle School singers selected for these Honors Ensembles.

KO’s thespians got down to work and sent off a blistering performance of 9 to 5: The Musical on Feb. 26 and 27.

As March is Women's History Month, it is fitting that KO’s Power of Women’s Group hosted a Zoom event on March 6 with four accomplished women, sharing their insights and experiences in business, non-profits, and academia.

Only four percent of Scouts have earned this rank after a lengthy review process.

Congratulations to all of our Wyvern athletes for a successful and competitive winter season!

KO boys' varsity squash has a whopping nine seniors spearheading the competitive ladder, and the team’s leadership, experience, and prowess on the court fueled them to a New England Class C Championship victory on Feb. 13.

Tim Brennan ‘00, infamous Dropkick Murphy band member came to speak at the most recent Lunch & Lead on campus to share his story about becoming a band member, touring for over 20 years, and how his experience and the teachers at Kingswood Oxford were formative to his success. 

With his cumulative dives that day, Elias Brandt ’23 set a new KO record and a new Williston School pool record for six dives totaling 298.36 points.

Boys' basketball defeats Kent and boys' and girls' swimming and diving shows up strong in the most recent dual meets

Teddy Schwartz ’22 qualified for Worlds by winning Top Speaker with a score of 95 at Choate's annual debate tournament - one of the most competitive of the year.

Baird English Symposium author Tracy K. Smith workshopped with students in the senior Symposium class this past February 7-8 and recited a number of poems from her collection during an assembly.

Despite their best efforts, the Wyverns had trouble scoring in the first half of this game, being limited to just two points.

The Kingswood Oxford boys varsity basketball team defeated a resilient Kent team 54-41.

“The end goal is for students to intentionally work on their leadership skills so that when they arrive in the Upper School and they want to apply for different leadership positions, they’ve already started to think about the characteristics of good leaders."

Once upon a timeline, in the notoriously long and cold month of January, history teacher Steph Sperber decided she needed to change up the scenery for her class.

Solid wins for boys' basketball and girls' squash this week in Wyvern Nation

"Courageous Conversations" is the opportunity for the community to come together and ask, discuss, and ruminate over the hard questions.

KO Girls Basketball secures win at home.

The MS girls A basketball team traveled down to New Haven to play Hopkins and came home with a 33-26 win.

The KO Wyverns Middle School swim team had their first win of the season!

KO’s  Forensic Union hosted its annual public speaking tournament with 50 competitors from 11 schools across New England. 

KO Varsity Basketball defeated a highly motivated Greenwich Country Day team 72-53 in a tough road contest.

The KO Wyverns had their final home meet of the season on Saturday, February 5th.

The KO Wyverns had their final home meet of the season on Saturday, February 5th.

KO Hockey played host to Rye Country Day School this past Saturday in South
Windsor for a hard fought game that would eventually go in to Overtime.

Hamden Hall began the game shooting very well and took an early, but commanding lead.

The MS girls A basketball team came home with a 32-12 win against Miss Porter’s thirds team.

The Girls B Team had their first and only home game on Wednesday against Hopkins School.

On February 2nd, KO traveled over an hour and a half to get to the Hale YMCA.

KO Varsity Basketball defeated Marianapolis 66-53 in a comfortable victory.

The KO Girls Varsity Squash team had a strong showing against the Pomfret Griffins, with several matches being 3-0 sweeps in the Wyverns’ favor.

KO Hockey played host to the St Luke’s Storm last Wednesday at the South Windsor
Arena.

Last Friday, our Mock Trial team, dressed in jackets and ties, assembled in the courtroom err Tomasso Hall for a face-off against two respected opponents via Zoom.

From the start of the game the Wyverns were challenge by the Pelicans' tough man to man defense.

Kingswood Oxford defeated a tough physical Choate side 55-51.

Solid wins by ice hockey and basketball this week in Wyvern Nation

The Wyverns were game competitors against the Hoggers of NMH, as they jumped out to a 4-2 lead to start the game.

The girls MS A basketball team lost to a strong and well coached Renbrook team by a score of 50-27.

The KO boys basketball team defeated Beaver Country Day 71 - 56 in a tough road game.

KO Varsity Hockey raveled to Stamford to play the King school in an Fairchester
League contest.

While this game was close in the first half, KO pulled away with solid defense and smart transition baskets during the second half.

The Wyverns came out to win on a cold Saturday afternoon.

The girl's team had some tough competition on Saturday.

KO would host the Forman school on Saturday at the South Windsor Arena and
would see 9 Wyvern skaters tally points in the scoring column.

The KO middle school swimmers traveled to Foote school for their first meet since 2019!

The KO Boys Basketball Team defeated Westminster 60-38 in front of a strong Westminster Friday night crowd.

A good weekend for KO Hockey, winning back to back games in consecutive days.

The Wyverns are back in action!

The Wyverns did not appear to be ready to play as they were overwhelmed in the first half 16-1 after many turnovers and missed opportunities to score.

The MS girls A basketball team overwhelmed the Foote school winning at home 42-2.

The Girls B Team played their first game this season against Ethel Walker, and what a game it was!

"The PC Club all worked on building the frame, putting it together, installing the software. It was a really good experience for them, and it took them about ten hours to build,” said Director of Technology Dan Bateson.

The KO boys basketball team defeated a spirited Frederick Gunn squad 70 - 56 to win their ninth straight game.

For their final project, students in the "Literature of Climate Change" class proposed strategies for KO to address various related environmental issues on campus from composting, energy efficiency, indigenous plantings, and more.

After building a sizeable lead early on in the game, Hopkins gradually clawed their way back to tie the score in the last minutes of the game.

This morning the KO middle school squash team faced off against the Wyvern Squash Club for the second time this season.

The KO boys varsity basketball team defeated Pomfret 62-57 in a competitive contest.

KO played host to the Wooster School Generals this past Saturday night at South
Windsor Arena.

The KO JV Girls Squash team was eager to get back to playing matches, and though we had a tough loss to Westminster (0-7), it was great to see how each player was applying their work in practice to their match.

After having played and won a match the day before, the Wyverns were ready to take on a strong opponent in the Westminster Martlets.

KO starts the season strong but falls just short in its home opener.

The MS girls traveled to Rumsey on Wednesday, 1/12 and came home with a 27-20 win.

The Girls Varsity basketball team played Wilbraham and Monson Academy on January 12, 2022. 

In our first match of the new year, the Wyverns jumped right back into the good momentum they were building up in December.

The Kingswood Oxford Boys Basketball Team defeated Taft 66 - 48.