National Anthem – Sung by Senior Members of Phoenix Chorus FIREBIRD ORCHESTRA Colors of the Wind – Alan Menken (Arranged by Eder Garcia) FIREBIRD CHORUS Sing Unto the Lord – Henry Purcell (Arranged by Hal Hopson) Take Me to Higher Ground – Carl Strommen FIREBIRD BAND Byzantine Dances – Carol Brittin Chambers Exhilaration – Michael…
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As schools across the country have been challenged to navigate the rapid implementation of remote learning due to the global pandemic, Kellenberg Memorial High School has found itself uniquely positioned to transfer the education of the heart and the mind to a virtual atmosphere almost seamlessly. Kellenberg’s unparalleled faith-centered education has always relied on a…
Congratulations to senior Nicole Tapia on her second-place finish and $20,000 scholarship from Lynn University. Nicole competed against other students accepted into Lynn University. Nicole entered several of her best drawings to Lynn University for the first round selection process. After that, Lynn’s Communication and Design Professors selected finalists who then traveled to Lynn University’s campus…
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…
Congratulations to senior Paul Bartolemea ’20, who has been honored as a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Of the 1.5 million high school juniors who took the preliminary PSAT exam, only 15,000 (~1%) are given this distinction as a National Merit Scholarship finalist. Paul has been a member of Kellenberg Memorial since his…
Article by Phoenix writer Britney Guevara ’21: Congratulations to the high school mock trial team on their strong victory yesterday in the New York State Mock Trial Competition. The mock trial team defeated Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway. The team was led by attorneys Ava Boneville, Colin Crowley and Meagan O’Keefe, witnesses Alexandra…
On Friday, January 31st, a group of seniors traveled to Molloy College in order to catch a riveting performance of The Tempest given by the Actors from the London Stage. Working upon a bare stage and utilizing a cast of a mere five members, the touring company put great emphasis on the purity of Shakespeare’s…
“I think Kellenberg was a very integral part of where I ended up as an adult,” stated Chef Marc Forgione ’96 during a recent phone interview with Heart & Mind. At just 40 years old, the Firebird chef has certainly made quite a name for himself in the culinary world as chef/owner of Michelin-starred Restaurant…
By Phoenix writer Ally Goldsmith ’20: Chris Singleton shared a moving message on the morning of January 24 to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who gathered together in the auditorium to listen to his life-changing experience. Singleton’s message was that love is stronger than hate. Singleton’s mother was murdered in AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina…