On September 17, Kellenberg Memorial High School student-scientists traveled to the Cold Spring Harbor DNA Learning Center West. Over the course of the four-hour program, students took part in a hands-on experience where they were able to learn molecular biology techniques in order to isolate DNA and replicate DNA. The trip also included a tour of the Northwell Health Core Laboratory where thousands of medical tests are performed each day. Two more trips to the DNA Learning Center are planned for later in the year.

Over the weekend, the Kellenberg Girls Cross Country team participated in the Fr. Mychal Judge 9/11 Walk of Remembrance. The event began with a memorial Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Manhattan followed by a memorial walk to honor the victims of the attacks on September 11, 2001. The walk, beginning at E1/L24 FDNY 31st St. & 7th Ave. concluded at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church on Barclay St., retraced the walk the late Father Mychal Judge made the day of the attacks. Stops were made at each of the thirteen firehouses to pray for the heroic

By Newsday's Roger Rubin: The list of college lacrosse programs that would like to bring Matt Sluka into the fold includes the bluest of the bluebloods. The Kellenberg senior has drawn serious interest from the likes of Johns Hopkins, Denver, North Carolina, Penn State and Loyola Maryland. Most top lacrosse players would envy the situation. And yet none of these programs is a good bet to land him. The 6-2, 205-pound Sluka started to fall in love with his other sport – football – as he quarterbacked the Firebirds to a CHSFL junior varsity championship as a sophomore. By the

Thanks be to God! On Saturday, August 18, Fr. Daniel Griffin, S.M. '02 was ordained to the priestly ministry of Jesus Christ in the Society of Mary. The ordination liturgy was celebrated at Kellenberg Memorial High School, where Fr. Dan attended and later taught in the Latin School before leaving to study for the priesthood. After entering the Society of Mary shortly after graduating from Kellenberg Memorial in 2002, Bro. Dan served as the chaplain for the Bro. Joseph C. Fox Latin School before preparing for the priesthood at the Marianist seminary in Rome. Returning briefly, Bro. Dan taught at