Article by Newsday’s John Asbury: New mobility mats rolled out at Hempstead Town beaches will finally allow beachgoers who use wheelchairs, like the special needs son of Hempstead Councilwoman Missy Miller, to get closer to the ocean, the councilwoman said Friday. Miller said that while she was serving as a state Assembly member she had advocated…
Article by Lilian Stern ’22: On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, members of Kellenberg’s Rowing team traveled to make a difference. After a forty-five-minute bus ride, the team gathered at the entrance of the Queen of Peace Residence located in Queens, NY. Coach Eliopoulos comments, “…Partaking in a Service Over Self mission, is an anticipated part…
Article by Phoenix writer Isabel Connolly ’23: Retired Nassau County Police Officer Timothy Jaccard is an inspirational person to everyone who meets him, but to Kellenberg Memorial junior Angelina Scalice, however, he is more: he is Uncle Tim, a godfather and close family friend. Junior Angelina Scalice recently gave a speech at a fundraising event…
February is arguably the most eventful month during all of the calendar year. Love is in the air for Valentine’s Day and students all across the country await a week-long break from school at the end of the month. Despite all of the thrilling occurrences, to most people, none of it compares to the Super…
Article by Phoenix writer Elizabeth Mooney ’22: Donned with gloves and masks, and dressed in comfortable clothing, members of Junior Cross spent two days in the Emmanuel kitchen working on a service project for the Queen of Peace Residence located in Queens Village. The project started with apples gathered from an upstate orchard close to…
Article by Phoenix writer Nick Cortese ’23: Only three things in life are certain: birth, death, and change. What seems comfortable at one moment can grow into an ache before you know it. We experience the most apparent change every few months when we enter new seasons. In the words of Charles Dickens, “Nature gives…
Article by Phoenix writer Grace Garcia ’23: The Latin School Thanksgiving Food Drive took place November 15th to November 19th. The Latin School homerooms donated between 8,500 and 9,000 items. According to Miss Korzekwinski, “This is the largest collection the Latin School ever had.” A few homerooms that went above and beyond were 8E, 7E,…
Article by Phoenix writer Elizabeth Mooney ’22: On Sunday, October 10th, twenty-eight members of the Varsity Tennis AA and A teams along with their coaches met at 8:30 AM at Jones Beach Field 5 to begin a four mile walk with the objective of raising awareness and funds for Autism Speaks. Autism Speaks is an…
Article by Newsday’s Michael R. Ebert, Photo credit, U.S. Youth Soccer/Jordan Gracey: A student at Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale has been named the Volunteer of the Year by the Long Island Junior Soccer League. Jessica Lee, a senior, has received the league’s Marg McGory TOPSoccer Volunteer of the Year Award, which is named…
Article by Céili Donnelly ’20 The whole thing started because of an idea Sarah Killian ’20 and her mom came up with after seeing various birthday drive-bys and then the one organized by parents and students past Kellenberg back in April. She asked some of the seniors on the girl’s varsity track team what we…