Over the last few weeks, 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students of the Brother Joseph C. Fox Latin School participated in the beloved tradition of WITNESS Day. WITNESS Day began two years ago as a day of prayer and community, giving students the chance to enjoy a beautiful day outside and learn about different Witnesses to…
The Kellenberg Memorial 2020-2021 school year has brought its many changes and alterations. But, it has also brought a great deal of ingenuity and creativity to continue traditions and activities that are near and dear to the community at large. One of these Kellenberg traditions: School Masses. Through the dedication and leadership of our school…
On the evening of Friday October 23rd, members of the Kellenberg Memorial community gathered together for an evening of praise, worship, and fellowship, marking the first XLT of the 2020-2021 school year. This occasion was a particularly joyous one, because it was the first XLT that has been held since March 11, 2020. No one…
In a reimagined celebration of the annual Rosary Prayer Service, Kellenebrg Memorial celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on Thursday, October 8th. To commemorate this important feast day in the Church, rosary beads were provided to each student by the ARK. Led by their Religion teachers, student cohorts had the opportunity to…
On Friday, September 11, 2020, the Town of Hempstead’s annual 9/11 Memorial Service held at Point Lookout took place in a safe and socially distant manner. The annual event is Long Island’s largest 9/11 memorial service. As in years past, musical accompaniment for the ceremony was provided by Kellenberg Memorial’s Gregorian Consortium, the high school’s…
Beginning in the Second Trimester our Eighth Grade students studied about the respect that Catholics have for all life from conception to natural death. They also learned how to do research and write a persuasive essay on a topic promoting the dignity of life. The top two essays were selected from each English class and…
The Rev. Thomas Cardone Chaplain, Kellenberg Memorial High School, Uniondale At Kellenberg Memorial, religion is about relationships. We teach, pray, lead retreats, coach and moderate activities by relationship, and this has been extended into our virtual school experience. Our website contains multiple spiritual resources that are relational: daily rosary led by families; spiritual workouts (in May…
“It is about using the talent God gave you, doing your best, and using that talent to teach others about faith.” This is what Mr. O’Brien tells his Scripture classes each year when he assigns the now-famous Scripture Timeline Project “Extravaganza.” Brother Patrick Cahill, S.M. puts the project into a great perspective: “I think this…
O BLESSED JOSEPH, who yielded up thy last breath in the arms of Jesus and Mary, obtain for me this grace, O holy Joseph, that I may breathe forth my soul in praise, saying in spirit, if I am unable to do so in words: “Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give Thee my heart and…
Article by Emma Carmody ’21: On February 13, 2020, six juniors from Kellenberg Memorial, including myself, six other Jewish teenagers from Long Island, a Jewish Cantor and his wife, and Kellenberg’s Father Dan Griffin, S.M., set out on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I am truly blessed to have been able to tour Israel…