Month: December 2015
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Chaminade’s GSO Helps the Community through a Christmas Toy Drive
Chaminade’s GSO Helps the Community through a Christmas Toy Drive By Patrick Grindel ‘18 Chaminade’s General Student Organization, commonly referred to as the GSO, has been collecting new, unwrapped gifts for the past few weeks. Led by Senior GSO moderator, Mr. Casey Giordano ‘93, the club procured these gifts, and donated them to Dryden Street…
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Pilgrimage to the Big City: Sodality Members and Columbian Squires make a Pilgrimage to St. Patrick’s Cathedral
His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan welcomed special guests to St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday, December 6. These guests consisted of roughly 8,000 pilgrims, including seventy Chaminade Flyers who had signed up through Sodality and Columbian Squires to participate in the annual New York City Pilgrimage.
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Flyers Take the Floor: Members of the Economics Club Visit the New York Stock Exchange
Many aspiring investors dream of just getting to step inside the New York Stock Exchange, and, on Tuesday, December 8, this dream became a reality for a select few members of Chaminade High School’s Economics Club.
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Rivalry Renewed: Varsity Hockey Battles Friars at Iceworks in Syosset
Chaminade’s varsity hockey team faced off against its longtime rival, St. Anthony’s, for the first time since the Flyers topped the Friars to capture the CHSAA title last season. The game took place at Iceworks in Syosset on Tuesday, December 8, and there was plenty of action from the start of the game.
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Preparing for Christ: Chaminade Students Attend Advent Prayer Service
On Thursday, December 3 and Friday, December 4, Chaminade held its annual Advent prayer services to remind each division that the Advent season signifies the preparation to celebrate the arrival of Jesus.
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Gliding to Victory: Varsity Basketball Dominates Cougars
By Dean Vayias ‘18 Coming off a championship season last year, Chaminade varsity basketball traveled to Commack in an attempt to start the season where they left off. The music was blaring, the Commack High School gym was crowded, and students were on their feet cheering and chanting. It was game day for the Flyers…
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All-American Flyer: Varsity Soccer Star Matt Vowinkel Named All-American
On Friday, December 4, Vowinkel, who has played on the varsity squad since his sophomore year, was named to the 2015 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) High School Boys All-America Team.
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Chaminade’s Thanksgiving Basket Drive Ends with a Visit to Queen of Peace
By Nicholas Plante ’18 The true purpose of Thanksgiving Day is often overshadowed by football games, seemingly endless meals, and days off from school; however, it is on this day that Americans should give thanks to God and to each other for all they have. The Chaminade Flyers recently exemplified the idea of giving through…