Article by Phoenix writer Nicholas Cortese ’23: On Saturday, January 14, the boys track and field team made a return to the Stanner Games with some stellar performances. Evans Linzey set a new personal best in the 300 dash to get into the finals where he finished second to fellow Catholic School Stepinac. Luke Stackpole…
Article by Phoenix writer Sophia Barnjak ’24: On January 5th, Kellenberg Memorial High School held a prayer service in memory of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Pope Benedict was the head of the Catholic Church from 2005 until his abdication in 2013. He spent his retirement living in prayer in the Papal Palace of Castel Gandolfo.…
Article by Phoenix writer Keira Quigley ’26: On December 16th, Kellenberg Memorial volunteers went to the Queen of Peace nursing home in Queens Village to spread some cheer by singing Christmas carols. The elderly residents at this home ranging from 60 to 100 years old are unable to have family visit them because of COVID…
Article by Phoenix writer Olivia Rinaldi ’23: The Boys Varsity Bowling Team kicked off the new year right where they left off with back-to-back wins against St. Dom’s on Wednesday, January 4th and Holy Trinity on Thursday, January 5th. The team has now improved to 5 and 1 on the season. In each of their…
“I am Korean. I am Italian. I am Attilio” by Attilio Saulo ’23 Feeling the hot blood rush to my face, I sat in my new sixth-grade homeroom dreading for my name to be called next when I heard the teacher call out, “A-At-Attilio?” Embarrassed, I timidly raised my uneasy hand and held my head…
Article by Phoenix writer Bella O’Donnell ’24: One of Kellenberg’s Christmas traditions is an annual concert highlighting the musical talents of its students in the band, chorus, and orchestra. The Latin School held its concert on December 7. The high school’s Firebird concert took place on December 9 and the Phoenix concert was on December…
Article by Phoenix writer Michelle Paszek ’24: On Friday night, the Boys JV Basketball team won their home game against Holy Trinity High School by a final score of 56-54. Top performers included: Jack Geoghan with 23 points and 8 rebounds, Brendan Gharagozolo with 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Stephen Kiernan with 10 points.…
Article by Phoenix writer Justin McKenzie ’24: Kellenberg has been taken over by the new ‘Hallow’ app, a Catholic prayer and meditation app. Hallow is the top Catholic app in the App Store. The app is free to download and has tons of hours of free content. Students in grades 9-12 have set up their…
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 Isabel Connolly ’23: The lady firebirds of Kellenberg’s varsity bowling team continued their winning ways with another win on January 5 over Holy Trinity. Freshman Kerri Callahan bowled amazingly, scoring a high game of 222 and a high series of 559. Senior Riley Schroeder, juniors Junior Grace Pizzardi and Jenna Biscotti,…