For the second year in a row, sophomores in Mrs. von Schoenermarck's American literature class were part of an independent reading experiment, one that encouraged them to complete books which extended beyond the school curriculum. From September to June, students immersed themselves into a vast assortment of literary worlds, including such genres as biography, science fiction, mystery, romance, fantasy, and historical fiction. Using Peggy Kittle's model from Book Love, all participants embarked on a reading journey that incorporated 10 minutes of in-class reading every Monday and Wednesday and 10 minutes at home on the other nights in an attempt to

Major Award Honorees   Kellenberg Memorial High School General Excellence Award Outstanding Young Man & Young Lady Madison Elizabeth Callinan & Kieran Patrick Dennis     Kellenberg Memorial High School Francis T. Keenan, S.M. Valedictorian Award Kellenberg Memorial High School Father Francis T. Keenan, S.M. Salutatorian Award Lourdes Elena Rohan & Kieran Patrick Dennis     Academic Excellence Award Awarded to the Young Man & Young Lady with the Highest Cumulative Averages From Grades 9 – 12 Noelle Erica Maronak & Thomas Joseph Cava     Edward J. Dunn Student-Athlete Award Awarded to the Most Outstanding Young Man & Young

On May 3, the entire Latin School seventh and eighth-grade student body took the nation-wide Language Arts Olympiad Examination to evaluate their acquired skills in spelling, vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension.  Our top ten scorers in the eighth grade were the following students:  Vincent D’Addona, James Cross, Declan Welch, Gabriella Radburn, Vincenza Julian, Nicholas Morales, Lance Allen, Nicholas Ciasulli, Thomas DeLuca, and Ryan Gerhart.   Our top ten scorers in the seventh grade were the following students:  Maxwell Matos, John Chigounis, Isabel Connolly, Emily Carroll, Mofe Annabel Awozele, Alden Echaorre, Ella DeCamp, Isabel Louie, Connor Ronan and Anthony Vazquez.   In the

The Latin School Math Bee took place on April 24, 2018.  Each of the thirty Latin School participants demonstrated remarkable mental math skills and had a great time competing.  The Latin School champion was John Devereaux (7B), and the runner-up was Henry Noonan (7D).  Both John and Henry advanced to the Invitational Math Bee hosted here at Kellenberg on May 16, 2018. Our Invitational Math Bee, on May 16th proved successful once again!  There were 16 schools represented by the 33 participants from all over Long Island.  After more than 14 rounds of math problems, James Kamerer from St. Dominic