Article by Phoenix writer Cassandra Odudukudu ’24: After months of anticipation, New York State EMS Director Ryan Greenberg spoke to students interested in the field of emergency medicine on Wednesday, April 17 in the chorus room. His presentation focused on his own experiences in the field, the future of EMS, and the basics needed to…
Article by Phoenix writer Griffin Strauss ’25: On April 17, the Aviation Club had the privilege of listening to speaker Captain Mike Riley, a former pilot in the U.S. Marines and a current pilot for United Airlines. Around 20 eager aviation club members learned about the business of flying in commercial airlines landscape as well…
Article by Phoenix writer Caitlin Hanratty ’25: St. John’s University professor Dr. Maidhof came to Kellenberg on April 10 to talk about his career in pharmaceuticals. Maidhof gave a preview of what life working in pharmacy looks like and talked about the different kinds of career paths someone in the field could follow. One of…
Article by Phoenix writer Brooke Oldenborg ’26: The Kellenberg family was fortunate enough to witness an immensely rare event, a solar eclipse on April 8. The last solar eclipse was roughly seven years ago, and the next one that will pass through the continental U.S. will not occur until the 2040s, making this a wildly…
Article by Phoenix writer Brooke Oldenborg ’26: On Thursday, February 8th, Kellenberg’s Forensics Club met in the Chemistry Lab to discuss arson. For the past couple weeks, the club has been learning about the forensic approach to this topic, and their studies all came together during this meeting. Thirty club members broke into eight different…
Article by Phoenix writer Grace Andino ’25: On Monday, October 30th, S.T.E.M. Cluster members from the Junior and Sophomore classes attended the S.T.E.M. Career Expo at the Cradle of Aviation. Starting the day, John Gering, a profound global architect, spoke about his experience in the engineering and architecture fields. Gering discussed how he first pursued…
Article by Phoenix writer Delaney Clark ’25: On January 7th, both the Kellenberg Memorial High School and Latin School Science Olympiad teams kicked off the new year with the Long Island Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament hosted at Kellenberg Memorial High School. The teams competed in all 23 events for each division which included Anatomy and…
Article by Phoenix writer Allison Cortese ’26: On the weekend of November 18 to November 20, eleven Kellenberg students traveled to Cornell University for the Science Olympiad Cornell Invitational. The competition itself took place on November 19. The topics of the events ranged from Earth Science, Chemistry, Engineering, and more. The students were determined to…
Article by Phoenix writer Olivia Cady ’26: On Wednesday, November 16th, members of the Health Science Club welcomed Ms. Caldwell, a Catholic Health nurse from the American Nursing Association, to discuss nursing and the different medical fields within. Students had the opportunity to discuss the various potential professions as well as the benefits of being…
Article by Phoenix writer Grace Garcia ’23: Junior Michelle Paszek had the opportunity to engage in scientific inquiry this past summer as part of the Hofstra University Summer Science Research Program. She was able to experience hands-on learning in the Bioengineering Department, studying with Associate Professor Roche deGuzman. Dr. deGuzman’s research interests include testing different…