Jacob Bergmeier is the Webmaster, Director of Social Media, IT Coordinator, and Spanish teacher at the school. He has been an integral part of the Kennedy Catholic faculty for 11 years. Jacob has coached athletes to the New York State Championships in Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, and Outdoor Track and Field, many of whom have earned medals. Jacob has also worked in the Advancement Department during the inaugural years as the Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs.
This year’s Club Day was held on September 22. Club Day is when members of the student body can learn about the various clubs KCHS has to offer. Students have the opportunity to sign up for extracurricular activities that they find interesting. To make participation more accessible to all of our students, Father Vaillancourt has […]
Here are some tips from Courtney Kelly, a University of Notre Dame admissions counselor. If you’ve been walking the halls of Kennedy Catholic recently, you may have noticed most seniors looking awfully stressed. There is a simple explanation for this mass hysteria: the college admissions process! Ever since the Common Application became available for students […]
“GOOD MORNING, SUNRISE!”… …shouted approximately 800 rising high school seniors at 5:30 in the morning. A normal high schooler wouldn’t want to be awake at 5:30am, but this group was different. These 800 candidates were not only awake, but motivated and excited for the hour-and-a-half of sunrise PT (physical training) that was about to begin. […]
The Kennedy Catholic community came together at the first K-Fest celebration on the weekend of April 23rd, to celebrate two days of social events and sports games. To kick off the jamboree, Father Vaillancourt, along with various students, parents, and family members of Kennedy, cut the ribbon to open the newly-renovated, state-of-the-art, 400-meter track. At […]
On Thursday, April 28th, the Young Republicans Club and the Debate Club teamed up to host a mock GOP presidential candidate debate. Kenny Brown acted as Ted Cruz, Ostap Pryjdun stood as Donald Trump and Daniel Dudek posed as John Kasich. Members of the KCHS Young Republicans Club acted as moderators and asked the “candidates” […]
Spring has officially arrived bringing nice weather, wearing of school polos and most importantly, the start of another promising season for the Kennedy Catholic Men’s Lacrosse Team. Despite having lost “the core four” group of talented seniors, who led last year’s team to an outstanding and extremely thrilling New York Class A State Championship Title, this […]
I have been in Kennedy’s theater program for three years now, and I must say that this year was an extremely challenging, yet truly rewarding experience. There were some good times, there were some bad times and there were a lot of stressful times. However, we all came together – cast, crew, costumes, orchestra – to put on a successful Cinderella. The […]
Courage and compassion. These two attributes are deeply woven into all that Kennedy Catholic does, especially when it comes to serving the community. Kennedy’s giving spirit is felt by many different organizations and people, both locally and overseas. This past Christmas season, the Student Council ran two collection drives for local charities. The first was […]
The Kennedy Art Show was displayed during production week of Cinderella. Each opus was born from our fellow students’ enthusiasm and appreciation of beauty. The pieces of art transmitted verses from the students’ innermost selves. The artists used pigments that varied with the mood of their pieces. Under the guidance of Mrs. Glembotzky in the art studio, they have been prepared to compose the finest paintings and drawings with deep […]
Kennedy Catholic Girls Lacrosse is starting off to what is sure to be an exciting season. For the first time in the New York Catholic High School Athletic Association‘s history, there is a female lacrosse league. The league consists of eight teams and next year will expand to include the Archdiocese of Brooklyn and Queens. […]
