By Newday’s Peter Kersich: Kellie Sandas doesn’t have the word losing in her vocabulary. The four-year member of the Kellenberg girls bowling team went undefeated in her first three seasons and needed just one more victory for a four-peat. Sandas bowled a 185 in Game 2 and a 190 in Game 3 of a 559…
There is no question that literature and life are inextricably connected. Authors often use their own personal experiences as raw material for their creative projects, whether those projects take the form of novels, short stories, essays, or poetry. For students of literature, there can be no greater thrill than to unearth these biographical connections by…
Article by Hailey Pitcher, ’21 Kellenberg Completes State of the Art STEM Center After about two years of strategic planning and careful building and operation, Kellenberg was delighted to announce the opening of its new lab wing, The Jim & Diane Rowen STEM Center. This new renovation is just one of Kellenberg’s future construction projects…
The Kellenberg Alumni Family Follow @kmhsalumni Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Kellep A. Charles ’89 Dr. Kellep A. Charles ’89 received a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science at North Carolina A&T State University, a Master of Science degree in telecommunication management at University of Maryland, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in cybersecurity at Capitol…
Article by Newsday’s Michael R. Ebert, Photo credit, U.S. Youth Soccer/Jordan Gracey: A student at Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale has been named the Volunteer of the Year by the Long Island Junior Soccer League. Jessica Lee, a senior, has received the league’s Marg McGory TOPSoccer Volunteer of the Year Award, which is named…
Although this is a year like no other, the Mock Trial Team is hard at work competing in several virtual competitions this year. Back in September, the High School Mock Trial team successfully competed at the Yale Bulldog Invitational against schools from around the country. After a tough first day against a nationally-ranked competition, the…
Click here for the Winter 2021 issue. Heart & Mind, the magazine of Kellenberg Memorial High School, is published twice a year and distributed to all alumni, parents, alumni parents, faculty, administration, and friends of Kellenberg Memorial. For questions regarding the magazine, please contact Mrs. Erin (Byrne) Cicalese ’98 at mrscicalese@kellenberg.org. Jazmine Fray ’15, who holds…
Over the past few months, the stage crew has been meeting virtually. This year, instead of building a show set, they were challenged to build some component of a nativity, whether it be a full set or even a manger for their family’s existing nativity. They were encouraged to be as creative as possible. “I…
Shanna Grafeld ’05 is an ecological economist currently serving as a corporate responsibility analyst at Regency Centers in Jacksonville, FL. Prior to joining Regency Centers, she was a freelance academic researcher focusing on small-scale fisheries valuation, fisheries value chain tracing, and assessing the ecological, social, and cultural values of coral reef fisheries. During that time,…
Congratulations to seniors Marc Scocca, Veronica Tadross, and Julia Zacharski, who have all been named Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation have been recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered…
