Article by Phoenix writer Griffin Strauss ’25: Former Major League Soccer player, now priest, Fr. Hilgenbrink spoke to the young men at KMHS and the men in their lives at the St. Joseph’s Evening of Recollection on May 7. Fr. Hilgenbrink talked to them about how greatness is a choice, not something that chooses you.…
Article by Phoenix writer Sophia Paulich ’24: Over thirty students in grades 6-12 attended the One Heart, One Mind Many Cultures Club’s celebration of Holocaust week, hoping to learn about the history of the Holocaust. On Thursday, May 4, Director of Education at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center in Glen Cove, Donna Rosenblum, spoke…
Article by Phoenix writer Griffin Strauss ’25: The Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse team defeated Fordham Prep 11-10 on May 2. After a back-and-forth second half which saw four different tie scores, Mike Anzelone scored the game winner with three minutes remaining. This was one of Anzelone’s team leading three goals on the day. Nick Johnson and…
Article by Phoenix writer Michelle Paszek ’24: On Tuesday, May 2nd, Kellenberg hosted its annual Junior Career Night. After three years of virtual events, the night was able to take place in-person from 6:45pm to 9pm in classrooms throughout the school. The 496 members of the Junior class were able to listen to presentations and…
“Illuminated Face” by Katelin Lopez ’25
“No More Nightmares” by Morgan Grismer ’23 It’s dark outside and the house is finally free of the voices that filled the living room not too long ago. I move silently around cleaning up the toys and putting away the couch cushions that were used for the ultimate fort twenty minutes prior. Almost done, then…
Article by Phoenix writer Cristina Palmieri ’25: On March 31, the girls JV softball team took the field against the Friars of St. Anthony’s. Anna Anzalone and Michaela Ressegger started off the offense by shocking the Friars with precision execution of the short game. But their two runs in the first would be followed by…
Article by Phoenix writer Griffin Noumair ’24: On March 23, Junior members of CROSS participated in making Easter baskets for the elderly in the Queen of Peace Residence, a nursing home run by the Little Sisters of the Poor. The baskets contained handwritten cards for each of the residents along with classic Easter eggs and…
Article by Phoenix writer Griffin Strauss ’25: On May 3, 2023, the Body, Mind, and Heart Club hosted the Let’s Walk Let’s Talk event at the track on Matthew Field. Here, students from all different clubs gathered to walk around the field and were encouraged to talk to someone new. Ms. Urbanski explained that the…
Article by Phoenix writer Grace Garcia ’23: Plant-based. It’s the new popular phrase in the media utilized to avoid a negative connotation of the V-word. Yes, I mean vegetarian or vegan. The two words are not synonymous and have important differences; however, both involve moral, religious, or health reasons. A vegetarian is a person who…
