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Public speaking. Hanging out at the top of lists as most feared things by Americans, above heights, bugs, drowning, and needles.

The KO girls varsity tennis team defeated Wooster 9-0.

The Varsity Golf team closed its abbreviated season with a 5-0 victory over Marianapolis at Connecticut National Golf Club.

It was a busy week for Wyvern Nation athletics, with big wins for baseball, girls' lacrosse, and softball.

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

The girls varsity lacrosse team traveled to Hamden Hall on Wednesday May 5 and came away with a 16-6 win.

Girls varsity tennis defeated Hamden Hall 5-2 in a well played match.

Members of the JV Girls Tennis team traveled to Greenwich, CT to start the month of May, facing off against the girls of Sacred Heart on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.

The Kingswood Oxford varsity baseball team lost a tough game on Saturday May 1, losing on a walk off single in the bottom of the seventh inning at Marianapolis Prep.

The Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse team played a hard fought game against King School.

Game 2 was a classic pitchers duel with Kyra Dunnirvine '23 starting in the circle again for the Wyverns coming off 7IP 7H 3ER 6K performance in game 1.

As a culminating experience for the unit on Nigeria, the class hosted a webinar with Dr. Okey Ndibe, a notable, local author, scholar, and parent of three former KO students, who grew up in Nigeria.

Cole Banning '24 recently finished first in the two-day Hurricane Junior Golf Tournament.

Writer, speaker, activist, political figure, and professor Esam Boraey recently came to Upper School history teacher Katie McCarthy’s global issues class to talk about his role in the Egyptian Revolution and subsequent human rights activism.

Wins across the board for Wyvern Nation this week!

The Kingswood Oxford Varsity baseball team exploded for 12 runs in the first inning, and went on to an 19-2 victory over Christian Heritage on Wednesday 4/28.

On Wednesday afternoon we traveled to Westport to take on an extremely talented Greens Farms Team.

The girls Varsity lacrosse team came away with a strong win in their first home game against Christian Heritage with a final score of 17-1.

Kingswood defense shines; Holds Green Farms for season sweep.

Tori Swanson ’21 and Abby McLaughlin ’22 are headed to Denver, CO from April 29th to May 3rd to play in the USA Hockey 19U Girls Tier II National Championship.

KO pushes to win streak to 3 with offensive explosion  

Another strong week for the athletes of Wyvern Nation.

The final score does not in any way reflect how close this match was, as the doubles point came down to the wire and three of the six singles matches went to a 3rd set super tiebreaker.

The Kingswood Oxford Varsity baseball team won their second straight road game to start the season on Saturday at Hopkins School.

Kingswood Oxford Varsity baseball remains undefeated as they win their home opener, beating Greenwich Country Day School 10-7 on Wednesday afternoon in West Hartford.

Kingswood Oxford Varsity baseball winning streak comes to an end as they take their first defeat of the 2021 season, losing 4-0 to the St Thomas More School.

The Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse team got their first win of the season against Marianapolis Prep on April 17th.

On April 14th, The Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse team lost to Greenwich Country Day by a score of 16-13.

The Boys Varsity Tennis earned its first win of the season on Saturday vs. Marianapolis Prep.

KO uses 3HR's and a one hit gem from Dunnirvine '23 in the circle to power past Green Farms. 

The Varsity girls lacrosse team lost to Greenwich Country Day school by a score of 11-8.

Emma Henry ‘21 was recently awarded the Congressional Award Gold Medal and was the only recipient from the state of Connecticut.

The 3rd Annual Kingswood Oxford Power of Women event took place this past Sunday, April 11. Due to the COVID pandemic, this year’s presentation took place online.

To say the Wyvern teams were excited to finally be back playing would be the understatement of a very complicated year. KO didn't miss a beat and took to the fields with an enthusiasm and competitive attitude that was palpable.

KO lost 0-7 to a strong and deep Greenwich Academy squad.

Wyverns use 17 players; Total team victory for first win of the season.

The Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse team lost to Hopkins by a score of 17-11.

On Saturday, April 10th the Boys Varsity Tennis Team hosted Hopkins.

The girls varsity lacrosse team traveled to Hopkins for their first game in 2 years.

Girls varsity tennis lost the opening match of the year to reigning New England champions, Hopkins School.

The Wyvern linksters opened their abbreviated season with a trip to venerable New Haven Country Club on a cool Monday afternoon. 

To bring this history to life, KO partnered with Tammy Denease, a local performer and historian who portrays the life of Sarah Margru, one of the enslaved children aboard The Amistad.

Synesthesia derives from the Greek meaning “to perceive together.”

Chapin Yates has been named the new varsity women’s Field Hockey Coach at KO.

To address parent concern over the loss of academic ground for their child, Camp KO is offering an Academic Prep program, August 2-6 and/or August 9-13 for children entering grades 3-9.

It all began when Bryson '27, his mother Jaclyn, and younger brother Justin were shopping for school clothes just over a year ago.

The students are creating and sewing (yes, sewing!) costumes for their selected character based on their vision boards.

Miles Gruber ‘26 was recently chosen to be on the Nutmeg Book Award selection committee. 

KO Middle School students recently received Presidential Awards for their incredible work with Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America (FORA).

The school pivoted and addressed immediate concerns while moving forward with its strategic vision.

On February 27, the Kingswood Oxford Varsity Girls' Squash team took on St. Luke’s and came away with a 0-6 loss.

Zeno Chen '22 was recently accepted into the NAfME (National Association for Music Education) All-Eastern Honor Festival for his talent as an alto saxophone player.

KO boys' basketball had a great overtime win in our long-awaited opening contest. 

The English department hosted a webinar on Feb. 24 as a culminating event for the sophomore class in their study of Tommy Orange’s novel There There.

Seventeen students were inducted into the Cum Laude Society.

Archivist Brenda Semmelrock reflects on her recent time touring with a contact from Kingswood Oxford's "brother school" in South Africa.

For Shoshana Levy ’22, KO’s core value of “care beyond self” is not an empty platitude.

According to Dillow, the best part of teaching this Upper School history class is getting to know the students in a way that is not always possible as an administrator.

Eli Brandt ‘23 recently received a Gold Key for his triptych.

The Zoom tournament included 52 competitors from 11 schools across New England.

This year, KO’s Mock Trial team came in the top ten of the 44 teams that competed virtually on January 29.

Outside the Box is an art elective for students who want to venture beyond the traditional approaches of representation.

Three KO students were named award winners, extending KO’s YMUN winning streak to 18 years running.

Dhruv Suryadevara ’24 was honored with the Prudential Spirit of Community Award for his volunteer work with Foodshare.

The Witness Stones Project is an ongoing one in the Kingswood Oxford School history department each year.

40 percent of our food is wasted which then ends up in landfills. That discarded food produces a huge amount of methane gas which is a more harmful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

In order to reflect more deeply on their reading of Pachinko, students in several Upper School English classes were tasked with creating a passion project utilizing their own interests to explore themes in the story.

Ajay Ganesh ’22, a classically trained guitarist and pianist since the age of five, penned “Departure”  a six-minute jazz-Indian fusion musical composition that is set to be recorded at Parkville Sounds Studio in Hartford.