Kingswood Oxford High School - Retrospect Yearbook (West Hartford, CT)

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We entered: young and hesitant but prepared to take what comes and do our best. The world was distant to us then. Many of us had been nutured in private schools, preparing for years for entry into Kingswood. To others Kingswood was an entirely new experience. But to all, Kingswood was soon our second home, the surroundings familiar, the early fears dispelled. We plunged into work. Homework had never been so hard. And the school day so long. It seemed something was always up, a new respon- sibility, a new burden. Athletics was our safe- guard, a way to release aggressions. The routine soon became familiar, and before we knew it our first year at Kingswood was over. 2