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…
Two students from Kellenberg Memorial High School have been selected to participate in New York State School Music Association’s Conference All-State performing ensembles in Rochester, NY. in early December. Youri Kim, violin, will be performing with the All-State String Orchestra while Benjamin Truncale, tenor, will be performing with the All-State Mixed Chorus. Both students are…
On Tuesday, October 15, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior members of the Business and Finance Club traveled to Molloy College to begin their Bloomberg Certification training. The students met with the Dean of the School of Business, Dr. Maureen Mackenzie-Ruppel, who welcomed them to the program. Dr. Robert Goch introduces the modules and topics to complete…
Congratulations to Paul Bartolemea ’20, National Merit Scholarship Program semi-finalist, and to Caitlyn Barnwell ’20, Victor Louie ’20, Thomas McCartney ’20, and Aidan York ’20 on their commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Program. Paul is one of about 16,000 semifinalists in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program and has the opportunity to continue in the…
After years of participation in Science Olympiad and STEM-based activities at Kellenberg Memorial, senior Aidan York took his dedication and passion for science to new heights through his participation in the Garcia Summer Research Program from July to August 2019. The Garcia Center for Polymers at Engineered Interfaces is Stony Brook University’s research center for…
Article by Sofia Abuin ’20 and Kaitlyn Duggan ’20: During the week of June 24-28, Kellenberg’s History Camp provided an interactive opportunity to learn more about our country. The week-long experience allowed students entering their Junior and Senior years to expand on the knowledge that had previously been introduced in the classroom, while simultaneously being…
In June of 2019, three seniors were awarded the Joe Ferriso Memorial Scholarship, given to graduating seniors of Kellenberg Memorial High School. Shannon Shea, Rachel Nemeth, and Stephen McAllister each received their award, presented by the family of Joe Ferriso ’13 who passed away after an auto accident in 2015. A scholarship in his name was established to award graduates of Kellenberg Memorial High School, his alma mater, and of Copiague High School, his hometown.
