Teacher Facts
What kind of pet does your English teacher have AND what is its name?
O'Kane - dog, Carlos
Bingham - cat, Malcolm
This student was the first KHS winner of the KIPP Writing Contest.
Eniyah Boyd
What is Ms. Bingham's favorite book?
"A Thousand Splendid Suns"
"My love for reading runs as deep as the ocean" is an example of what literary device?
Simile
Name at least one 10th grader who was elected into student council this year.
A'shon, Syniah, Nadia, De'Izhay, Kevin
Name at least one college that your English teacher attended.
O'Kane - Relay GSE, Rutgers
Bingham - University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins
What Tiktok famous dance group came to visit KHS?
Philly G.O.A.T.S.
(Also acceptable: The Philly Belly Rubbers)
Who were the protagonists in the novel "A Thousand Splendid Suns"?
Mariam and Laila
"BANG, POP, BOINK" are all examples of what literary device?
Onomatopoeia
This student is arguably the most well-known dancer at KHS (and has the Tiktok followers to prove it).
Jahzier Clark
Who has a tattoo of an elephant?
Bingham
What was the name of KHS's founding principal?
Mr. Warshawer
What identity marker did all the essayists in the book "All We Can Save" have in common?
They were all women.
"That English final was so hard, I thought I was going to die." This is an example of what literary device?
Hyperbole
This student scored the first touch down in KHS history.
A'shon Robinson
What city is your teacher from?
O'Kane - Blackwood, NJ
Bingham - Camden, NJ
Name the 2 Spanish teachers KHS 10th graders had at the start of the year.
Ms. Santiago and Ms. Ghebremariam
How did Othello die?
He killed himself.
Describe the difference between a thesis statement and a claim.
The thesis is the overall argument while the claims are a sub-arguments.
(Also acceptable - thesis = daddy claim, claims = baby claims)
Jadarius Dunham
Where did O'Kane and Bingham first meet?
In Rutgers-Camden at the "Louder Than a Bomb" Poetry Slam
What is the name of the new KHS principal?
Mr. Charles Ware
In the short story, “The Thing Around Your Neck,” what country did the protagonist immigrate from?
Nigeria
What is transcultural identity?
The experience of individuals who have grown up in 2 cultures. For example, Indian-American.
This student's sister gave O'Kane his last tattoo.
Sebastian Sanabria