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Sophomores Visit Gatsby Setting

May 28, 2025 4:06 PM

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 pointed out important landmarks along the way. The group traveled through West Egg and East Egg. In the novel, East

Juniors Celebrate New Role at Annual Ring Banquet

May 27, 2025 5:41 PM

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 was set up beautifully by both the National Honor Society and the General Student Organization, or GSO. The students greatly

BTV But Everyone Wins at Annual Blue and Gold

May 21, 2025 4:24 PM

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 Cadence Martin, Kendra Moran, and Madeline Naughton sang the national anthem. Fr. Thomas Cardone, S.M., then gave an invocation, referring

Larrea and Lopez Build Model Moon Rover

May 20, 2025 5:25 PM

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 the best high school science students against each other. The objective of the HERC challenge is for students to design,

Moms and Sons Enjoy a Night of Games, Food, and Prayer

April 1, 2025 9:32 AM

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, with questions about famous mothers and sons. To follow this, participants played Simon Says, and Name That Tune (a Kellenberg

Annual Day of Giving Excites Kellenberg

March 25, 2025 6:10 PM

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 presented their senior class gift of $6,919 and expressed their gratitude towards all of Kellenberg’s donors. Seniors shared the impacts