With a walk-off hit in the eighth inning, the Kellenberg Varsity Baseball team clinched a 3-2 victory over Chaminade on May 27 to claim the NSCHSAA League Championship title in a ceremoniously grand fashion at Hofstra University. In the bottom of the extra frame, sophomore Andrew Noe struck the clutch game-winning hit with two outs…
Article by Phoenix writer Brooke Oldenborg ’26: Homeroom Connections, a new addition to Kellenberg’s various assemblies, were introduced for the first time this school year. Designed to build community and encourage student bonding, these assemblies added 18 extra minutes to the usual homeroom period on select days throughout the year. In this short amount of…
Article by Phoenix writer Natalie Lezcano ’26: On May 8, Kellenberg Memorial High School students and faculty buzzed with excitement as the papal conclave announced the name of the new pope, Pope Leo XIV. In the hour leading up to the announcement, a few faculty members were granted the opportunity to host a watch party,…
Article by Phoenix writer Mary O’Brien ’27: After all the sophomore English classes read “The Great Gatsby”, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Thirty members of the sophomore class took a field trip to the West Egg and East Egg of Long Island on April 30. The students were accompanied by Miss Green and Mr. Brown, who…
Article by Phoenix writer Sophia Venturino ’26: The class of 2026 came together on Friday night May 16, to celebrate that afternoon’s Junior Ring Ceremony, in which each junior was called up on stage in the Auditorium to receive a class ring and pins for club participation. The theme for the dance was “Jungle”, which…
Article by Phoenix writer Grace Andino ’25: In a thrilling performance, the Blue Team secured a BTV against the Gold Team at the annual Blue and Gold show on Saturday, May 10 at Hofstra University. Beginning the evening, announcer senior Delaney Clark, introduced each team’s theme: Mission BLUEpossible and Saving Golden Paradise. Following, seniors…
Article by Phoenix writer Molly Driscoll ’26: Seniors Isabel Larrea and Kaitlin Lopez represented the Blue and Gold at Huntsville, Alabama on April 11 and 12 to take on national and international competitors at the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge, or HERC. Since 1994, this challenge, formerly known as the Great Moonbuggy Race, has pitted…
Article by Phoenix writer Eva McLaughlin ’26: Kellenberg’s annual Mother/Son Evening of Recollection took place this past Friday on March 21. With 400 people in attendance, the event was well attended by Kellenberg mothers and their sons. The mother/son duos arrived at Kellenberg at 7 o’clock. The event started off with a mother son Kahoot,…
Article by Phoenix writer Sophia Venturino ’26: Kellenberg hosted another successful Day of Giving for the 2024-2025 school year on Tuesday, March 18. This special celebration allows students and families to give back to their Kellenberg community and embrace the Firebird spirit. The day began with a morning show of the graduating seniors, where they…
Article by Phoenix writer Keira Quigley ’26: This year, the National Honor Society seniors went through the Red Blanket Project, an organization that builds water tanks in Kenya, for their service mission. NHS set a goal to raise enough money to build 2 tanks and fill them with water. Thousands of dollars from hundreds of…
