Category: News

By: Evan Fiscella ‘21 This week, the students of Chaminade High School are being called upon to fight against world hunger by donating to Mary’s Meals.   Mary’s Meals, founded in 1992, is a non-profit charity working to support those who suffer from hunger and poverty in developing countries. Created by brothers Fergus and Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow,…

By: Nicholas Sathi ’20 Human beings have been plagued by outbreaks of disease for thousands of years. As our understanding of science has advanced tremendously throughout history, we have found many successful ways to limit these outbreaks from taking more lives. Diseases, however, are constantly changing. New illnesses we have never seen before sometimes emerge…

By: Joe Nolan ’20 This season, Chaminade’s varsity wrestling squad garnered a regular season dual match record of 11-4 and capped it off with a NSCHSAA League Championship. On Sunday, February 16th, the grapplers looked to further bolster this season’s resume when they traveled to Holy Trinity High School with hopes of winning the CHSAA…

By: Harrison Peluso ’21 The Hurricane Island Outward Bound School (HIOBS) was founded by Peter Willauer in 1964. Wilbauer had a life mission to teach lessons through outdoor exploration. His school offers backpacking, canoeing, and sailing courses. In each course, students spend up to three weeks with a group of strangers that would eventually feel…

By: Raymond Costanzo ‘20 Swimming  This past weekend, the Varsity Swimming and Diving Team competed in the CHSAA Championship Meet. During the meet, various members on the squad finished in the top three in their races and achieved their individual best times. In the 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle, Nicholas Shopis ’21 finished in first and…

By: James Cullen ’20 “We cannot know what our citizens, yet unborn, will achieve, the dreams they will imagine, the masterpieces they will create, the discoveries they will make. But we know this: Every life brings love into this world. Every child brings joy to a family. Every person is worth protecting.” These historic words…

By: John Kurkjian ‘20 On Sunday, January 26, 2020, the world mourned the loss of an admirable icon when a helicopter carrying former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, 41, his daughter Gianna, and seven other passengers crashed into the hillside in Calabasas, California. At the time of the crash, Bryant was enjoying retirement as…

By: Jesus Garcia ‘23 Ever since iPads were introduced to Chaminade students about five years ago, Chaminade has made major advancements to their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) program. The school has enabled teachers to teach in a new way, and students to learn in a unique environment. Just a few advancements relating to…

By: Brendan Lane ’20 When it comes to Chaminade athletics, the first activities that come to mind are often the lacrosse team and its national prestige, the soccer team and its string of recent state championships, or even the football team, who just reached the mountaintop once again, winning another NSCHSAA championship. And of course,…