Meet the Shield & Dragon Executive Committee

Yzzy Albert lives in West Hartford, Connecticut, and has attended KO since sixth grade. She is a Varsity soccer team member and has been part of the Varsity tennis team since eighth grade. Yzzy gets involved in the KO community through various clubs and extracurricular activities. She loves being part of Power of Women, thread, KOMUN, and Mock Trial. In her free time, Yzzy enjoys spending time her time babysitting, playing with her dog, and visiting with friends and family. Yzzy also loves to get involved in community service through coat drives and raising money for important causes. She is very excited to meet her new advisee group and take on this leadership role!

Cary lives in West Hartford and has attended KO since 9th grade. Cary is the jv soccer team and the JV squash team captain. On campus, Cary is Secretary of the Student Government, a chair of the Model UN club, a math and Spanish tutor, and a tour guide. In his free time, Cary loves to spend time with his family, play video games with his friends, and watch the NY Rangers. In the summer, Cary works as a lifeguard and sailing instructor and spends lots of time at the beach. Cary is super excited to meet the class of 2028 this fall!

Olivia “Liv” resides in Burlington and has attended KO since 9th grade. Liv is a varsity softball captain and plays on the JV girl’s soccer team. On campus, Liv is involved with the KO Community Service Club and will be a co-leader of the Future Medical Professionals Club. Outside of KO, you might find Liv hanging out with family and friends, playing with her dog, Winston, watching Grey’s Anatomy, and listening to all kinds of music. This summer, she is looking forward to her travel softball season, hanging out with her brother, Garrett ‘22, who is home from college, and her family’s annual trip to Martha’s Vineyard. Liv is super excited to meet her advisees and welcome the class of 2028 to KO!

Jenna Kanaan lives in Avon and has attended KO since 7th grade. She enjoys playing field hockey in the fall and was the girls’ JV basketball captain in the winter. On campus, she is the co-president and founder of a health club on campus, called Health Ambassadors. She is also involved in Wyverns Helping Wyverns and Student Government. In her free time, Jenna enjoys spending time with her friends and family and going on hikes with her dog, Jessie. This summer, she’ll be a camp lifeguard and swim instructor at a summer camp and visit Greece with her family. Jenna is very excited to be a Senior Advisor this year and can’t wait to meet all her advisees!

Els Morris lives in Newington, Connecticut, and has attended KO since she was in sixth grade. She plays volleyball in the fall and is also the stage manager for our winter musical. She has been a part of the program since she was a freshman. On campus, Els is a senior editor for epic, KO’s literary magazine, and is heavily involved with the arts department, taking as many classes as possible and staying after school in the spring to hone her skills. She enjoys drawing, painting, printmaking, and ceramics to name a few. Off-campus, Els enjoys reading, playing with her dog, Leinie, and baking. She also has two younger siblings who attend KO in the Upper School. While Els usually spends her summers camping, she spent a month of this past summer studying Italian in Rome. She is so excited to meet and spend time with her new Upper Prep advisees and looks forward to a busy senior year!

Miya Scranton lives in West Hartford, Connecticut, and has attended KO since 6th grade. She is one of the varsity swim captains and has been swimming for KO since 6th grade. Off-campus, she likes to foster kittens, raising them from birth for a local animal shelter. On campus, Miya is on the executive board for the Power of Women club, helping under the social justice category. She is a writer for the KO News, writing under the sports and opinion categories. Miya enjoys spending time with her friends and family during her free time. Her summer is filled with babysitting for various families around her block. She also swims for her summer swim team, Glenbrooke, every morning. She will spend time with her aunts, uncles, and cousins at her family lake house and fill any other time with her foster/personal cats. Miya is thrilled to be fortunate enough to be a Senior Adviser this coming year and can’t wait to meet her new advisee group! 

Julia lives in Bloomfield and has attended KO since 6th grade. She is a JV volleyball co-captain and plays in Husky club volleyball throughout the fall and winter. Throughout the school year, Julia is an editor for the yearbook and KO’s literary and arts magazine, epic, a middle school tutor for Wyverns helping Wyverns, and enjoys spending time in after-school studio art. She enjoys playing the guitar, drawing, building Lego sets, and going on walks during her free time. Julia is so excited to meet and get to know her new Upper Prep advisees!

Daniela lives in Cheshire and has attended KO since 8th grade. Daniela plays on the varsity soccer and varsity lacrosse teams. On campus, Daniela is involved in Power of Women, leadership council, and thread. Additionally, she is a Spanish and writing peer tutor. Outside of school, Daniela loves spending time with friends, tanning out by the pool/beach, reading, baking, and spending time with family. This summer, Daniela hopes to work in a research lab at UConn and spend lots of time with friends and family. Daniela is very excited to be a prefect and welcome her advisees to KO!

Ella lives in West Hartford and has attended KO since 9th grade. Ella plays on the varsity field hockey and varsity lacrosse teams. On campus, Ella is a head editor of the KO News, a member of Power of Women, and a Wyverns helping Wyverns tutor. Ella loves spending time with friends and family outside of school, listening to music, and binge-watching movies. Ella is excited to help with Camp KO this summer, hang out with friends, and go on her annual two-week vacation to the Outer Banks! Ella is so excited to be a Senior Prefect this year as well and can’t wait to welcome her advisees to KO!