There is no question that literature and life are inextricably connected. Authors often use their own personal experiences as raw material for their creative projects, whether those projects take the form of novels, short stories, essays, or poetry. For students of literature, there can be no greater thrill than to unearth these biographical connections by…
Congratulations to seniors Marc Scocca, Veronica Tadross, and Julia Zacharski, who have all been named Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation have been recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered…
Major Award Honorees Wilmarr Joseph Saint Surin Nicole Theresa Aponte Kellenberg Memorial High School General Excellence AwardOutstanding Young Man & Young Lady Wilmarr Joseph Saint Surin & Nicole Theresa Aponte Joseph Anthony DeMarco Krista Marie Handler Kellenberg Memorial High School Father Francis T. Keenan, S.M. Valedictorian Award Joseph Anthony DeMarco & Krista Marie Handler Joseph…
“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…
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…
Most Studious Krista Handler Joseph DeMarco Most Likely to Succeed Nicole Aponte Paul Bartolomeo Most Musical Deirdre Ambrosi Benjamin Truncale Most Artistic Kaylee Sprizzo James Dionisio Most Involved Amanda Baez Wilmarr Saint Surin Most Athletic Maureen McNierney Jordan Delucia Most Friendly Sarah Goez Andrew Torti Most Talkative Ally Goldsmith Andrew Sarnel Most Humorous Katherine Stewart…
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…
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…