Article by Phoenix writer Britney Guevara ’21: This past Sunday the Firebird Wrestling Team crowned three champions at the Nassau-Suffolk League Tournament. Senior captain James Watterson won a tightly contested finals match against a hungry opponent by a single point while fellow senior Alex Cooper wasted no time and earned a first period pin. Sophomore…
Article by Phoenix writer Britney Guevara ’21: Congratulations to the high school mock trial team on their strong victory yesterday in the New York State Mock Trial Competition. The mock trial team defeated Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway. The team was led by attorneys Ava Boneville, Colin Crowley and Meagan O’Keefe, witnesses Alexandra…
Article by Phoenix writer Nick Cortese ’23: This past weekend, the Science Olympiad team took its annual trip to Dayton, Ohio, to participate in the Centerville High School Invitational. Against multiple nationally-ranked teams, Kellenberg’s team did not disappoint, earning an award for the 3rd best school and 5th best team out of 40, notably defeating…
Article by Phoenix writer Ciara Atkins ’21: The History Club has announced a plan to send Valentine’s Day cards to a 104-year-old Marine Corps veteran. Major Bill White of California has asked the public to send him cards to add to his collection of keepsakes, which even contains a Purple Heart. He explained that he…
By The Phoenix reporter Britney Guevara ’21: The Kellenberg Model UN team left school Thursday and went down to Washington DC to compete in the American University Invitational and competed against teams from all over the US and international teams from Italy, Canada, Guatemala, and Russia. Over 30 teams and 900 delegates, the Kellenberg team…
Article by Phoenix writer James Mooney III ’20: Congratulations to the Science Olympiad team on its exceptional performance at the North Pocono Invitational this Saturday. Senior Paul Bartolmea earned an impressive five medals, followed clearly by seniors Caitlyn Barnwell and Aidan York, and juniors Meaghan O’Keefe and Julia Zacharski, who all earned four. Senior Monika…
Article by Phoenix writer Samantha O’Donnell ’20: On Saturday, January 18, 2020, Kellenberg’s Robotics team took part in Adelphi University’s annual VEX Robotics competition. Kellenberg’s team finished in the top 8 teams out of 35 other competitive teams. Although Kellenberg lost the first match in a tight game, they ended up winning the next 4,…
Article by Phoenix writer Angleo Tssasis ’22: The History Club met on January 24 to play a customized “world domination” game that club moderator Mr. Kennedy has designed as a club activity. The goal of “Conflict” is to build up a player’s military and eventually attack other players in an attempt to conquer as much…
Article by Britney Guevara ’21: The Girls Latin school basketball team defeated St. Brigid’s yesterday by a score of 34 to 15. Catherine Fuentes led the team in points with 6, while Kat Schencman, Riley Duffy, Jess Paprocky, Madison Firoz, Erin Occhino, Kate McCreay, Delaney Clark, Ainsley Macharg, and Colleen Thicke added points as well.…
By Phoenix writer Britney Guevara ’21: The Boys Varsity Basketball team won their first league game last night by defending Saint John the Baptist by a score of 64-46. Nick Spinoso led the team with 25 points, 18 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jake Cosgrove and James Cavallaro chipped in with 11 points each. Jack Healy,…