Article by Phoenix writer Amir Jeudy ’22: What’s better than a radish? According to many, just about anything on Earth. But, there’s the catch; what if the radishes were out of this world? This year the Kellenberg Chemistry Seminar class is participating in NASA’s Growing Beyond Earth project. Growing Beyond, is a program where classrooms…
Article by Phoenix writer Isabel Connolly ’23: On Wednesday, November 10, a group of 16 juniors and seniors spent the school day at iFLY located in Westchester. Upon arrival the students learned about the physics behind free fall, one would experience skydiving. They were taught on the components of drag coefficient and terminal velocity. They…
On Wednesday, November 10, 16 juniors and seniors went to iFLY where they learned about the physics of skydiving, drag coefficient, and terminal velocity. Each student then spent 2 minutes in the wind tunnel to experience the equivalent of two free falls at speeds between 90 and 105 miles per hour. The trip left each…
Article by Phoenix writer Cristina Palmieri ’25: On Friday, October 8, Biology Week concluded with a celebratory Kahoot hosted by Miss Sindone. To those unaware, Kahoot is a popular app and website used by schools worldwide that offers the ability to create and distribute trivia questions. Members of the science department offered a set of…
Article by Phoenix writer Michelle Paszek ’24: On Wednesday, October 6th, the second STEM talk of the year was held in honor of Biology Week. From 3:30 to 4:15 in the Collab Lab, Veterinarian Brittany Perfetto spoke to students who are thinking about going into veterinary medicine or who have a general interest in the…
Article by Phoenix writer Michelle Paszek ’24: On Monday, October 4th in room 203, Biology students gathered together to solve a macromolecule mystery escape room with only 45 minutes on the clock. Jeremy Carman, a Freshman, said that “It was a fun experience with Brother Peter. The material is even more enjoyable when it’s outside…
Article by Phoenix writer Michelle Paszek ’24: After school on Wednesday, September 22, Dr. Dmitriy Vaysman, MD gave a presentation on the dangers of vaping to the members of the Health Sciences Club in the Biology Lab. “It’s hard to convince young people of anything”, Vaysman started, “Vaping is presented as something cool and not…
Article by Phoenix writer Michelle Paszek ’24: The Advanced Labs Program is an after-school STEM group at Kellenberg where any high schooler in grades 9-12 can join in on college level labs that prepare them for what they will experience in college. “It made me appreciate science and all that goes into it”, Senior Angelina…
Caitlin Noonan, Class of 2021, recently participated in the Spellman High Voltage Clean Tech Competition. Her project focused on harmful algae bloom forecasting and detecting which included a swimming robot to monitor, forecast, and protect Long Island from harmful algal blooms. Her success in this category earned her third place and a $5,000 dollar prize. A link to the…
Congratulations to Caitlin Noonan, ’21 who was named a finalist in the Spellman Clean Tech Competition at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Caitlin said, “This means that my project, designing a swimming robot to detect and forecast harmful algal blooms in local waterways, was recognized as one of the top projects received by the judging committee.…