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“The Catholic in me is a little sad that it's American, but the American in me is very happy” Tara Ciolko ‘27 said.
New Pope Excites Mounties
Faith in Flux: Mount Community Reflects on Changing Landscape of Catholicism
Faith in Flux: Mount Community Reflects on Changing Landscape of Catholicism
Catholic Church Criticizes Trump’s Immigration Policy
Catholic Church Criticizes Trump’s Immigration Policy
Pope Francis waving out to the public.
End of an Era: Passing of Pope Francis
Megan Maransky ‘21 displays her Duke Jersey during field hockey’s media day.
Shining Bright: Megan Maransky ’21 a Star at Duke University
Come with me to HOCR 2024!
Come with me to HOCR 2024!
D&D on the Street: Episode 2 -- Founders' Day Part 2
D&D on the Street: Episode 2 — Founders’ Day Part 2
D&D on the Street: Episode 2 -- Founders' Day Part 1
D&D on the Street: Episode 2 — Founders’ Day Part 1
“Flip a Coin” A Conversation With Episode 1
“Flip a Coin” A Conversation With Episode 1
Founder’s Day Photo College
A Love Letter to Founders’ Day
D&D on the Street: Episode 2 -- Founders' Day Part 2
D&D on the Street: Episode 2 — Founders’ Day Part 2
D&D on the Street: Episode 2 -- Founders' Day Part 1
D&D on the Street: Episode 2 — Founders’ Day Part 1
Founder’s Day Photo College
A Love Letter to Founders’ Day
Saanai on the Street: Founders' Day 2023
Saanai on the Street: Founders’ Day 2023
Take Journalism!!!
Take Journalism!!!
Saanai on the Street: Founders' Day 2023
Saanai on the Street: Founders’ Day 2023
Nora Feliciani and Sarah Klunk laugh with Saanai Jones.
Saanai on the Street: Club Fair Edition
Saanai Jones waits to hear how Vivian Moore feels about the no Starbucks rule.
Saanai on the Street: 1st day of School Edition
Saanai on Another Street: Spirit Week Edition
Saanai on Another Street: Spirit Week Edition
Mounties and teachers open up to Saanai about who they adore the most.
Saanai on Another Street: Who do you adore?
Zen's Corner: *Self-Care Edition*
Zen’s Corner: *Self-Care Edition*
Zen's Corner: *Dupes Edition*
Zen’s Corner: *Dupes Edition*
Sam on the Street x Trivia
Sam on the Street x Trivia
Sam on the Street x Celebrity Crush
Sam on the Street x Celebrity Crush
Sam on the Street x Doors or Wheels
Sam on the Street x Doors or Wheels
Sam on the Street X The Reveal
Sam on the Street X The Reveal
Sam Ammons new series "Sam on the Street" has generated much-needed joy and laughter.
Sam on the Street X Who Is Who?
Riding on Sabrina Alcorn '25's shoulders, Grace McCarthy ‘25 chants the Eagles’ song while celebrating at the Keswick in Glenside.
Mounties Celebrate: Eagles Dominate Chiefs
Lincoln Financial Field filled with fans ready to support their football team.
Eagles Flying High Despite Coaching Questions: Mid-Season Review
Come with me to HOCR 2024!
Come with me to HOCR 2024!
The Mount Junior Varsity Team cheers on the Varsity squad at the Max Field Hockey National Invitational.
Sideline spirit of Mount Field Hockey fuels varsity success
Artwork by Kelly McDonald
Phillies Fans Left Crushed Post NLDS Loss
Before and after product of a pair of shoes.
From Soles to Success: Jill Marcolina’s ‘25 Shoe-Cleaning Venture
Sofia Glantz ‘25 begins working on her promposal poster using an inside joke with her boyfriend.
Anatomy of a Promposal
Eva Kelly '24, Maggie Rezza ‘24, Josey Liebsch '24, Vivian Moore '24, Julia Burns '24, Audrey Kukla '24, and Julia Brandon '24 pose at senior prom pre pictures.
From the Rack to the Dance Floor: The Journey to Prom Perfection
The Heartwarming History of Charity Day
The Heartwarming History of Charity Day
Mr. Grzywinski: Bringing New Hands-On Learning to English Class
Mr. Grzywinski: Bringing New Hands-On Learning to English Class
The Beauty Industry Exploits Mental Health
The Beauty Industry Exploits Mental Health
The Neurological Hunger Games:
The Neurological Hunger Games:
Self-care can take many forms.
Self-care for students
Two Mounties stroll to class during Pink Week. Over the course of the week students get to wear increasing numbers of pink accessories culminating in a pink themed dress down day.
Breast cancer: beyond the ribbon
Studying can lead students to stressing until late at night.
Breaks benefit more than we know
“Futura Florential”, designed by Philadelphia Horticultural Society, is the entrance garden of the Philadelphia Flower Show. Its name, coming from Latin roots, with futurus meaning “the future” and florens meaning “blooming”, signifies the flourishing of the future and all of the possibilities that it holds. The flowers and water give the scene a sense of life while still being particularly and thoughtfully arranged. This signifies to the viewer that the thought we put into caring for the world around us can play into the creation of a more beautiful future.
Exploring Creativity: Philadelphia Flower Show Blooms with Artistic Innovation
The Block Blast logo.
The Block Blast Obsession
Sun Xun
Artist of the Month: Sun Xun
The Inspirational Work of Japanese Artist Hayao Miyazaki
The Inspirational Work of Japanese Artist Hayao Miyazaki
NAHS Students Showcase Their Artwork at Woodmere Art Museum
NAHS Students Showcase Their Artwork at Woodmere Art Museum
Five Hot Tips on How to have a Safe Senior Week
Five Hot Tips on How to have a Safe Senior Week
Joshua Dun (drummer) backflips off of the piano as Tyler Joseph (singer) performs the band’s song “Holding Onto You.”
Twenty One Pilots: Demo into Debut
Jess Staas ‘25 and mom.
Sister to Sister: Meet People Where They Are
Angry Algorithms: How the Mob Mentality Triggers Hatred Through Social Media
Angry Algorithms: How the Mob Mentality Triggers Hatred Through Social Media
“Brave New World” Soars in theaters Valentines Weekend
“Brave New World” Soars in theaters Valentines Weekend
Jess Staas ‘25 and mom.
Sister to Sister: Meet People Where They Are
A parking lot in Blue Bell at sunset on Tuesday, January 16 2024.
Five things I learned in high school
Mount freshmen (Maggie Boyle and Anna Oberdoester) smile big as they walk down the halls to their first Founders' Day assembly.
Sister to Sister: Parting advice from your big sister
Crayons and Hospital Beds
Crayons and Hospital Beds
Photo depicting stress.
Sister to Sister: work hard, don’t break down
Love is in the air
Love is in the air
A very Mount Thanksgiving
A very Mount Thanksgiving
The Bugs
The Bugs
The Mount monster strikes again
The Mount monster strikes again
Lee's POV: College Board turned Icarus
Lee’s POV: College Board turned Icarus
Our book cover this month is designed by our very own Elodie Breslin!
Bookmarked!: March MYTHOLOGY 2024
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell details the lives and love of a pair of outsiders.
Bookmarked!: February ROMANCE 2024
“The Long Walk” by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) details the journey of Ray Garraty and his 99 competitors on the walk of a lifetime.
Bookmarked!: WINTER DYSTOPIAN 2023-24
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys is a young adult historical fiction novel set in WWII.
Bookmarked!: November HISTORICAL FICTION 2023
House of Salt and Sorrows is a horror mystery novel by Erin A. Craig.
Bookmarked!: October HORROR 2023
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The Campanile
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Emma Meng

Emma Meng, Staff Writer

Emma Meng is a sophomore at the Mount. She enjoys reading and drawing outside of school and participates in Robotics. She is excited for her second year on the Campanile!

All content by Emma Meng
Mounties Discuss Outer Banks

Mounties Discuss Outer Banks

Grace Balkowski, Violet Binczewski, Julia Burdick, and Emma Meng
May 2, 2023
Firebirds pose proudly and victorious holding the winning banner — a first in the long history of the Firebirds. From left: Paula Soley (mentor and teacher); Jason Soley (mentor); Maureen Phelan ‘23; Isabella Cooper ‘25; Evelyn Prendergast ‘25; Hannah Farrell (mentor and teacher); Mr. Farrell (mentor); Adrienne Winters ‘24; Elizabeth Fitzpatrick ‘24; Sarah ‘Sauce’ Rossman (mentor); Firebirds Alumnae; Erin Olimpo ‘25; Natalie Burrell ‘24; Lucy Sanderson ‘23; Michelle John ‘25; Adrienne Lazaro ‘24; Sarah Farrell ‘23; Georgianna Ford ‘24; Samantha Ramos ‘24; Gianna Scotto ‘24; Emma Gibbone ‘23; Georgia Bartolo ‘25; Lee Quin ‘24; Miranda Kernaghan ‘23; Taylor Montgomery’23; Reese Will ‘23; and Daria Yohe ‘26.

The 433 Firebirds soar to FIRST!

Emma Meng, Staff Writer
March 10, 2023
An inspiring picture of the Firebird’s proud members after their big win.

The Firebirds get a sneak peak of the competition arena from the perspective of the stands.

Mr. Jason Soley— a programming mentor, and the husband of Mrs. Soley pauses to smile.

Maureen Phelan '23 and Reese Wills '23, team programmers, try to figure out if the issue is technical or physical. Turns out it was physical.

Gianna Scotto ‘24; Isabella Copper ‘25; Members of team 1640 have a wonderful conversation with the 1640 Sab-BOT-ages who seek information on teams.

Natalie Burrell '23 and Taylor Montgomery '23 pause to pose for the photo. They are valued members of the Firebirds; Natalie works in the team subsection “impact” which deals with the business aspect of robotics, and Taylor is part of the build subsection and is the head driver of the robot.

The robot has run into some unexpected issues on the battlefield. Programmers work hard to find Firetruck’s wounds. From left: Jason Soley ( Mentor); Emma Gibbons ‘23; Sarah ‘Sauce’ Rossman ( Mentor); Maureen Phelan ‘23; Reese Wills ‘23.

Ms. Hannah Farrell'11— one of the teachers that advises and runs the club is caught for a moment to give a grin to the camera.

Isabella Cooper ‘25 and Gianna Scotto ‘24 were stationed in the pit to discuss the logistics of the team robot to any teams that were inquiring.

As the robot "Calcifer the Firetruck" was being practiced with in the arena, the builders were preoccupied preparing a second spare arm for the robot.

Sarah ‘Sauce’ Rossman '15, a building mentor for the Firebirds, brings infectious optimism to the pit!

While most folk are enjoying their lovely Saturday morning, the Firebirds are all roused up and ready to bring some fire to the Hatboro Horsham gym. From left: Georgia Bartolo ‘25; Georgianna Ford '24; Lucy Sanderson ‘23; Miranda Kernaghan ‘23; Taylor Montgomery ‘23; Adrienne Winters ‘24; Natalie Burrell ‘24; and Elizabeth Fitzpatrick ‘24.

Sophie Peters '23 and her dad become an unstoppable father-daughter team on the runway!

Fashion Show

Emma Meng, Staff Writer
November 29, 2022
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