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After the event, Katie Westmoreland ‘25, Natalie Peddicord ‘28, Molly D’Intino ’27, Audrey Di Siro ‘27,Fiona Corr ‘27, Maiah Acker ‘27, Mia Dezzi ‘27, Sophia Benamar ‘26, Morgan Cross ‘26, and Mr. Bates stopped at Chick-Fil-A, which they ate on the bus ride home while talking about the event.
Faith on the move:High school students join “Nuns on the Bus” to learn about voting with conscience
Potential club members swarm the club tables to determine which co-curriculars they want to join.
Freshmen experience both excitement and frenzy at club fair
Handling the fried food section of the cafeteria, Rob Barlow places the chicken fingers and fries into the display right before the rush of second lunch. Students have regardless of the pricing backlash.
Students tackle new school year, policies, and classes head-on
Convenience of Magic Shoppe embraced amid cafeteria changes
Convenience of Magic Shoppe embraced amid cafeteria changes
The La Salle Football team celebrates their win underneath the stadium lights.
La Salle beats Malvern at “Battle at the Beach”
“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
Saanai on the Street: Founders' Day 2023
Saanai on the Street: Founders’ Day 2023
Take Journalism!!!
Take Journalism!!!
Nora Feliciani and Sarah Klunk laugh with Saanai Jones.
Saanai on the Street: Club Fair Edition
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!!!
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 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?
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
Mount Field Hockey and Avery Lasky ´26 defeated Merion Mercy to earn their spot in the top 20 Pennsylvania Field Hockey High School Teams.
Mount athletics surge to new heights 
New Heights: The Top-Ranked Sports Podcast by Jason and Travis Kelce
New Heights: The Top-Ranked Sports Podcast by Jason and Travis Kelce
Ella Sennick chases puck across the ice during hockey match.
Ella Sennick Skates
Senior Mounties sporting their fabulous accessories!
The Class of 2025 takes on the wacky world of senior ID photos
Wicked awesome: the Salem witch trials revisited 
Wicked awesome: the Salem witch trials revisited 
Stephen Wiltshire draws in his studio.
Artist of the Month: Stephen Wiltshire
Mr. Boccella flips pizza dough in his Grandfather’s pizza shop.
Mr. Boccella: A teacher who is skilled at making pizza
Ella Sennick chases puck across the ice during hockey match.
Ella Sennick Skates
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
“Flip a Coin” A Conversation With Episode 1
“Flip a Coin” A Conversation With Episode 1
Artwork by Nadja Eyring ‘25 celebrating the release of “Clancy”
The album of autumn: Twenty One Pilots’ “Clancy”
Stephen Wiltshire draws in his studio.
Artist of the Month: Stephen Wiltshire
Painting with the Sisters
Painting with the Sisters
Met Gala 2024: "Garden of Time"
Met Gala 2024: “Garden of Time”
Munch with Mounties: Chili's Review
Munch with Mounties: Chili’s Review
Friends Over Boyfriends: Finding Real Connection in High School
Friends Over Boyfriends: Finding Real Connection in High School
Artwork by Kelly McDonald
The politics problem: American values erode amidst political chaos
Artwork by Halo Hall
The politics problem: the media amplifies political hatred
Artwork by Kelly McDonald ‘26
The politics problem: how human psychology influences tribalism in American politics
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
Sister to sister: Take risks
Sister to sister: Take risks
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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The Campanile
Violet Binczewski

Violet Binczewski, Co-Editor-in-Chief

Violet Binczewski is a junior at the Mount and is so excited to be a part of The Campanile for a third year. Her work has been published by Pegasus Publishers, Moonstone Press, the Hampton Review, as well as the Philadelphia Stories Junior 2024 issue. She is also the Co-President of Mount Poets Society and Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Muse. If she could have lunch with any fictional character, she would go to brunch with Meredith Grey. 

All content by Violet Binczewski
Artwork by Kelly McDonald

Phillies fans left crushed post NLDS loss

Violet Binczewski, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 15, 2024
Artwork by Kelly McDonald

The politics problem: American values erode amidst political chaos

Violet Binczewski, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 14, 2024
Potential club members swarm the club tables to determine which co-curriculars they want to join.

Freshmen experience both excitement and frenzy at club fair

Violet Binczewski, Lynn Remy, and Emilia Dezzi
October 10, 2024
Artwork by Halo Hall

The politics problem: the media amplifies political hatred

Violet Binczewski, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 27, 2024
Artwork by Kelly McDonald ‘26

The politics problem: how human psychology influences tribalism in American politics

Violet Binczewski, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 20, 2024
Handling the fried food section of the cafeteria, Rob Barlow places the chicken fingers and fries into the display right before the rush of second lunch. Students have regardless of the pricing backlash.

Students tackle new school year, policies, and classes head-on

Violet Binczewski, Zoe Whiting, Elizabeth Organsky, Katie Tropiano, Lily Friel, Kennedy Cross, Michaela Ianieri, and Maddie Dudley
September 16, 2024
Convenience of Magic Shoppe embraced amid cafeteria changes

Convenience of Magic Shoppe embraced amid cafeteria changes

Violet Binczewski, Zoe Whiting, Maddie Dudley, Michaela Ianieri, Kennedy Cross, Lily Friel, Katie Tropiano, Sophia Benamar, and Elizabeth Organsky
September 12, 2024
Image by serhii_bobyk on Freepik

CGI is destroying Hollywood

Violet Binczewski, Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 8, 2024
Jason Kelce dons a mummer's costume at the Super Bowl Parade.

Jason Kelce retires in crushing blow to Philadelphians who love him

Violet Binczewski, Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 15, 2024
The Campanile, which is a symbol of Mount’s unity stands tall as the afternoon sunlight glistens on the snow. Multiple students were seen passing under The Campanile because the paths were free of ice.

Snow day saves students’ spirits.

Violet Binczewski, Annie Gleba, Sofia Glantz, Gianna Piroso, Lily Carlino, Maddie Norton, Ramsey Tabor, Mia Moss, Beth Fitzpatrick, Mia Dezzi, Nadja Eyring, and Julia Burdick
January 17, 2024
Comedian Jo Koy

Jo Koy bombs at 81st Golden Globes

Violet Binczewski, Co-Editor-in-Chief
January 11, 2024
Kelly McDonald Self Portrait

Rising Artist: Kelly McDonald

Violet Binczewski, Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 19, 2023
The beauty industry exploits mental health

The beauty industry exploits mental health

Violet Binczewski, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 16, 2023
Mounties discuss Outer Banks

Mounties discuss Outer Banks

Grace Balkowski, Violet Binczewski, Julia Burdick, and Emma Meng
May 2, 2023
Niamh Regan ‘26, Kelly McDonald ‘26, Michaela Ianieri’26 proudly wear their Mount tights

Which tight brand is the best?

Violet Binczewski, Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2023
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