BK Alive
Weekly News and Information from Bishop Kelly
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BK Alive is emailed each week on Friday with information for BK Parents. We hope that you will read this important information, as it is our primary method of communication with our families.
If you would like to put an announcement in BK Alive, please email communications@bk.org by noon on Thursdays for the next day's newsletter.
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CLICK HERE
OR
LOOK FOR THE BLUE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EMAIL THAT SAYS "VIEW ENTIRE MESSAGE" TO EXPAND THE EMAIL.
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School Calendar at a Glance
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Next Week:
Monday 2/25
- Straight 7, 8:00 AM Start
Tuesday 2/26
- Block Day, 8:15 start
Wednesday 2/27
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Half Day - Please See Below for Wednesday Schedule
Thursday 2/28
- Block Day, 8:15 start
Friday 3/1
- Straight 7, 8:00 AM Start
On
Wednesday, February 27
the Bishop Kelly Community is modifying our school day in order to give our Faculty, Staff, and Students the opportunity to attend the Funeral for our longtime Girls Basketball Assistant Coach, Larry Crump Senior. Coach Crump bravely battled pancreatic cancer for the last 3 years. He was a true fighter, just a couple of weeks ago he was still on the bench supporting our Girls Basketball Team at districts. In Coach Crump's 30+ year coaching career he positively impacted countless lives, and he will truly be missed by his Bishop Kelly family.
Please keep our own Larry Crump Junior, and all the Crump family in your prayers during this time of loss. You can view the obituary and leave condolences for the family
here
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The Schedule for Wednesday 2/27 will be as follows:
8:00 AM Start
8:00 - 9:05 AM - 4th Period
9:10 - 9:15 AM - 5th Period
10:15 - 10:35 AM - Breakfast Break
10:40 - 11:45 AM - 6th Period
11:50 AM - 12:55 PM - 7th Period and early release
We will offer a light lunch in the Cafeteria at 1:00 PM for students who need to stay at school until they can be picked up.
- Monday February 25th - Spring Sports Parent Meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the Carley Athletic Center
- Sunday March 3rd - Hallissey Pancake Breakfast at BK (Please see below for information about attending and volunteering!)
- Wednesday March 6th - All School Mass at 9:15 AM, all are welcome
- Wednesday March 6th - Senior Out to Lunch
- Friday March 8th - 9:00 AM start, Jean Day
- March 7th - 9th - Spring Play
- Monday March 11 - BKPA Meeting at 6:00 PM in the Multipurpose Room
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Faculty and Staff can nominate any student they have witnessed demonstrating the BK Way attributes of Faith, Safe and Caring Place, Academic Excellence, Activities, Honor, Generosity, Community, and Partnership. Bishop Kelly Students can nominate Faculty and Staff who they feel demonstrate these qualities.
Congratulations to this week's Knights of the Week!
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Congratulations to Bishop Kelly's National Merit Finalists, and National Merit Commended Scholars! Approximately 3.3% of high school seniors are recognized as National Merit Commended Scholars, and only 1% achieve the National Merit Finalist recognition!
The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.6 million entrants each year, and by meeting published program entry and participation requirements.
We are very proud of our National Merit Commended Scholars, and National Merit Finalists!
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Bryce Colleran
National Merit Finalist
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Brett Flerchinger
National Merit Finalist
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Anna Murrin
National Merit Finalist
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Jordan Ngo
National Merit Finalist
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Matthew Farrow
National Merit Commended
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Alyssa Grasso
National Merit Commended
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Olivia Prezzano
National Merit Commended
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Zachary Schrag
National Merit Commended
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Brenner Adams - Community
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These two students took it upon themselves to help those involved in a traffic accident on Wednesday morning. Garrett and Brenner stayed at the site until help arrived and comforted the victims that included a 1 year old baby! Their compassion and composure did not go unnoticed by the deputy in charge. He personally called the school to commend these young men.
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Mrs. Kim Meier - Safe and Caring Place, Generosity, Academic Excellence
- Mrs. Meier may possibly be the nicest person I have ever met in my entire life. She is a blessing everyday and I am thankful to have a caring and understanding teacher like her every day. She not only puts in the effort to help every student but creates an environment where the students feel safe to ask for help.
- She is the best teacher and nicest teacher I've had at BK.
- Mrs. Meier is an extremely kind teacher. She helps each student she can and she works really hard. She shows genuine care for all of her students and deserves to be this week's Staff of the Week.
- All day I couldn't focus and just needed someone to talk to who could help me, automatically Mrs. Meier popped in my head. When I went to talk to her she was very nice, listened to me and even gave me advice on what to do. I love how easy it was to talk to her and I wasn't scared or anything I knew I was in a safe and caring place.
- Mrs. Meier is one of my favorite teachers and really helps me to understand biology in a fun or interesting way. She hasn't received this award this year and completely deserves it.
- She is very intelligent and help bring people together, teaching them so much.
- Mrs. Meier is such a positive person, and she welcomes everyone with a bright smile everyday. She manages to make AP Biology incredibly entertaining and understandable, no matter the topic. She always comes by each student to check in on how they are doing, not just on the current assignment, but on how their day has been as well. I look forward to learning something new everyday in her classroom!
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Today is the LAST DAY to save $25 on your registration/application fee for the 2019 -2020 school year!
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All parents of current BK students (Freshmen through Junior) should have received an email from TADS with a link to register your student for the 2019 - 2020 school year.
Please complete that process on or before February 22nd to save $25 on your registration/application fee.
If you did not receive an email from TADS please contact Mrs. Shockey in the Admissions office at
kshockey@bk.org
or (208) 375-6010.
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Last Chance to Pre-Order Yearbooks
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The deadline to pre-order a yearbook is quickly approaching! March 1st is the last day to guarantee a yearbook on signing day. Go online to jostens.com to order yours.
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Feedback on Possible Changes for 2019 - 2020
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As we plan ahead for the 2019-2020 school year, we don't anticipate any "major" changes, but we are considering some small tweaks here and there. Two possible changes that were both initiated by students are:
1) slight changes to the dress code to allow longer hair by male students, and
2) slight changes to the bell schedule to allow more time for clubs to meet, etc.
Please take 1 minute out of your day and provide your input on these two initiatives.
Your input on both of these items are valuable in our decision making process. If you don't have an opinion one way or another on the questions below, use the "NA" or "No Opinion" options as necessary.
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The BK Foundation is hiring!
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The Bishop Kelly Foundation for Bishop Kelly High School in Boise, Idaho, is seeking an Executive Director. Official start date is January 1, 2020, but there will be a significant paid transition period.
The Executive Director for the Bishop Kelly Foundation must be a motivated self-starter who can manage events, donor relations, deadlines, finances, schedules, contract employees, and volunteers with little to no direct supervision.
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This Week in BK Activities - February 19 - 23
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FROSH/SOPH Boys Basketball
team closed out the reg season with a 13-3 conf record. Entered districts as the #3 seed & had a big win over Columbia in semi final play. Lost a heartbreaker to Kuna 55-60 in the championship after a very close hard fought battle. Great job Knights!!!
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JV Boys Basketball
JV team closed out the reg season with a 13-3 conf record. Entered districts as the #2 seed & had big OT win over Kuna in semi final play. Played an excellent championship game losing out to Middleton 57-68. Well done Knights!!!
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Wrestling
BK wrestlers competed at districts @ Caldwell HS on Feb 15-16 with the following results:
Chris Martino - District Champion
Kash Anderson - District Runner-Up
Jackson Huskey - 3rd place
Kieran Bruns - 4th place
David Loach - 4th place
Jack McChesney - 5th place
Tim Henke - 5th place
Here is a list of our state participants @ state in Pocatello, Feb 22-23
98 Christopher Martino
138 Kieran Bruns
145 Jack McChesney
160 Jackson Huskey
195 Kash Anderson
220 David Loach
Best of luck Knights!!!
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Speech and Debate
We had two great tournaments in the last two weeks! We were at Ridgevue High School for the Warhawk Invitational for only debate. Then we went to the National Qualifier Tournament at Renaissance and Boise High School. Some of the highlights below:
At the Warhawk Invitational 5 rounds were offered but shortened down to four due to weather. Houston Phillips took 2nd speaker and top Presiding Officer in Congress Debate, and Bryce Colleran Finished 5th in Lincoln Douglas.
At the National Qualifier Tournament. Houston Phillips went to finals and
qualified
for Nationals in Congress Debate which will be in Dallas. Please share in our joy and congratulate him. Aidan Scanlan went to semifinals in Informative speaking, as did Marijke O'Sullivan in Original Oratory, the most competitive events of the tournament!
This weekend, we go to District Debate at Kuna High. Please wish us luck in sending as many students as possible to State Debate!
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Mr. Tom Shanahan
Activities Director
Bishop Kelly High School
Parents and Fans, don't forget to upload photos of your favorite teams and players to the BK Activities App!
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Attention freshman and sophomores parents!
New year’s resolution? How about giving your child a trip of a lifetime to Peru? We will be visiting Lima, Cuzco, Machu Picchu, and the Taquile Islands on Lake Titicaca. Train ride to Machu Picchu? Yes, and much more!
Parents are also welcome and encouraged to travel with us!
Total Fee: $3,548.00 or 12 monthly payments of $291.50 (after initial payment of $50.00 if you sign up this month.)
Please email me to give you more details on how to enroll your child.
mperea@bk.org
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The next BKPA Meeting is Monday, March 11th at 6:00 PM in the Multi Purpose Room at BK.
Please join us!
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Graduation Night Party Registration is Now Open!
Senior parents, you will be receiving registration form packets in the mail next week to sign your graduate up for the Class of 2019 Bishop Kelly Graduation Party on Saturday night, May 25, at the West YMCA in Boise.
All seniors will receive a mailed packet of more information to their home addresses along with registration forms. Make sure all forms are completed, signed and returned to the front desk of BK with a $75 check for the early bird discount by April 26 ($100 after that, no registrations accepted after May 13).
For those not familiar with this event, it is a parent-sponsored graduation party that has become a tradition for the senior class at Bishop Kelly. It is a final chance for the entire class to come together and celebrate in a way that is fun, safe, and memorable! More info and past BK grad party photos at
www.bk2019party.com
!
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The BKPA needs volunteers for the Hallissey Pancake Breakfast! Please
click here
for the Sign Up Genius. Students can volunteer to earn hours!
This is a fun and delicious community event, we hope to see lots of BK students and parents there!
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Tune in to Salt and Light Catholic Radio every Monday morning to listen to the new Morning Light show!
Bishop Kelly will have a 10 minute feature every Monday starting at 7:48. Listen for familiar voices and interesting news from BK!
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Bishop Kelly Baseball Knights and Fans You’re invited!
Bishop Kelly’s Annual Baseball Dinner Banquet & Auction.
A fun, casual fundraiser to meet coaches, players and families.
Join us
March 9
th
at 6:00 p.m. in the Carley Center at BK.
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Service Hours Opportunities
St. John's Cathedral
People are needed to help set-up, serve, and clean up during coffee service at St. John's Cathedral for the 8:00am and 10:am Masses. If you are interested
CLICK HERE
to sign up!
Morning Star Memory Care (right across the street!)
Volunteers are needed on an ongoing basis to visit with patients at the facility. You can set your own hours.
Volunteers are needed for the Hallissey Pancake Breakfast
See Mrs. Colleran in room 412 for more information.
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Our website at
www.bk.org
is a wealth of information for parents and students alike!
Check out some of the cool tools that are just a few clicks away:
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Important Attendance Procedures for Parents
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We realize that not everyone will accomplish perfect attendance. Please be sure to review our attendance procedures in those cases when you child will be absent from school.
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- Front Office: 375-6010
- Attendance Office: 377-9928
- Fax: 375-3626
- Business Office Manager: 947-1209
- BK Development Office: 947-1325
- BK Foundation Office: 323-4789
To add, remove, or change your email address, or to remove your name from our regular mailing lists, please contact Chrissy at
cbeckner@bk.org
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Bishop Kelly High School | (208) 375-6010 | www.bk.org
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