ALUMNI EVENTS

ALUMNI EVENTS

FIREBIRDS RECONNECT AT SOCIALLY DISTANT EVENTS

With social distancing guidelines and limitations on groups of people gathering due to the pandemic, Kellenberg Memorial’s Alumni Office developed monthly virtual events for the Firebird alumni family to keep in touch while staying safe. Wine tastings, reunion committee meetings, and storytimes for Future Firebirds have proved to be popular ways for alumni and their families to stay engaged and connected.

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1. Each month, Mr. Chris Alfalla ’94 enjoyed teaching alumni about different wine varietals and recommending culinary pairings. On November 19, 2020, he was joined in the studio by Mrs. Kelly (Lawrence) Meisse ’09. 2. Future Firebirds looked forward to hearing a bedtime story live from Kellenberg once a month. Special thanks to our featured readers: Mr. Doug Cioffi ’97 (pictured with his special helpers Dean ’29 and Antonia ’31 Cioffi!), Mr. Thomas Huggard, and Mr. Denis Murphy. 3. Anthony Marsala ’00, who enjoyed tuning in for the Thanksgiving 4 storytime read by Mr. Huggard, said, “Thank you so much for taking the time to do this; it was so special for my kids, Elise ’34 and Ryan ’34, to listen to one of my favorite teachers read a story on their birthday tonight.” 4. On November 12, 2020 Director of Alumni and former Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach Mr. Thomas Huggard hosted a virtual event to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his team’s volleyball state championship win in 1995. Laura (Iannucci) Connolly ’96, Patricia (Pezzino) Cooney ’96, Katherine (Hower) Creegan ’96, Kimberly (Korduba) Hunter ’96, Kathleen (Wallace) Ricciardi ’96, Cristy 5 6 (Lupfer) Skolfield ’96, Patricia (Kearney) Brady ’97, Susan (Witt) Corry ’97, Julie (Giovanni) Duenges ’97, Eileen (Cosgrove) Ernst ’97, and Amy (Broghammer) Stabile ’97 all logged on and enjoyed reminiscing about their time on the court together. 5. Thanksgiving Eve has always been a special night for wrestling alumni to get together to hit the mats and reminisce. While our Firebird wrestling alums were not able to be together in person this year, they made sure to catch up over during a virtual gathering on November 25, 2020. 6. On November 7, 2020, football alumni from the classes of 2000 and 7 8 2001 met virtually with Coach Hanifan to reminisce and celebrate the 1999/2000 Kellenberg Varsity Football team championship. 7. On December 9, 2020, Bro. Nigel Pratt, S.M., who has been the moderator of Kellenberg Memorial’s award-winning Science Olympiad (SO) team for over 25 years, hosted a virtual reunion for SO alumni. He gave attendees a sneak peek at the newly renovated Science Wing and Science Olympiad room. Aidan York ’20, who is working toward his Bachelor of Applied Science degree at Haverford College, was on hand in-person and Christel-Remy Kuck ’16 joined virtually from her dorm at Cornell University, where she is studying pre-veterinary medicine, to reflect on the important lessons they’ve learned from being part of SO. 8. On December 17, 2020, alumni tuned in for a virtual beer tasting hosted by Bright Eye Beer Co., owned by siblings Luke ’09 and Keira ’11 Heneghan, in Long Beach. Mrs. Trista Harnisch, Mr. Pat Healy ’10, and Mr. Kevin A’Hearn MR’83 sampled several craft beers at the brewery and offered expert advice on best practices to fully appreciate the complexity of your favorite brews.