Article by Phoenix writer Michelle Paszek ’24: On Tuesday, March 8th, Mrs. Cioffi gave students a presentation on Women in Business in the library after school for International Women’s Day. Mrs. Cioffi, the wife of history teacher Mr. Cioffi, is currently a bank’s sales manager with a degree in finance. Mrs. Cioffi spoke on her…
Kellenberg Memorial’s sixth annual Day of Giving took place on Wednesday, February 16. Mr. Cioffi described the Day of Giving as: “the biggest fundraising effort to support the Shepherd’s Fund, which is the school’s fund that supports all aspects of the education of the heart and mind provided at Kellenberg Memorial.” People were able to…
Article by Phoenix writer Angelo Tsassis ’22 Last week, Hugh Goffinet, a sophomore currently attending Howard University, gave a virtual presentation for Kellenberg students. The purpose of his presentation was to speak about his experiences attending an HBCU, a historically black college/university. HBCUs have been around for nearly 200 years, with the first one that…
Article by Phoenix writer Michelle Paszek ’24 On Monday, January 31st, members of the KMHS One Heart One Mind Many Cultures Club celebrated the Chinese New Year by making red and gold paper lanterns in the Millenium Room. “The legend is that when the new year comes, the beast Nian comes down to try to…
Article by Phoenix writer Michelle Paszek ’24: “I have a dream”, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously exclaimed on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28th, 1963, “that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that…
Article by Phoenix writer Lauren DeRiggi ’24 On Monday, December 13, the Kellenberg Memorial One Heart One Mind Many Cultures Club hosted a cultural cookie exchange where students had the opportunity to share their Christmas traditions and desserts. Over 40 students baked and brought in cookies from all over the world, including but not limited…
Article by Phoenix writer Amir Jeudy ’22: As I sat in our Haitian restaurant, listening to news reports watching our customers debate Haitian politics, part of me felt strange. Even though by definition, these were my people, I felt detached. I watched immigrants, including my own mother, feel pain for their home, but my pain…
Article by Phoenix writer Michelle Paszek ’24: Every family celebrates Thanksgiving in its own way. Whether it be by joining together for a Thanksgiving dinner, running a turkey trot, or by watching a parade, everyone keeps different traditions. On Monday, November 22nd, Kellenberg’s One Heart, One Mind, Many Cultures Club celebrated the historical and cultural…
Article by Phoenix writer Justin Dorsaint ’22: In an effort to further embrace the diversity of the Kellenberg community, Kellenberg’s history teachers gave their students a cultural survey to complete on Google Forms. Over 2,000 students filled out the form. The results are a veritable treasure trove of cultural riches. Kellenberg students reported cultural roots…
Article by Phoenix writer Michelle Paszek ’23: On Monday, November 8th, the One Heart One Mind Many Cultures Club met in the Millenium Room for its very first meeting. This is a new club set up by the Student Life Office in order to explore the many cultures that constitute the KMHS family. Mr. Moncada,…