March 1, 2019
BK Alive
Weekly News and Information from Bishop Kelly
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School Calendar at a Glance
Next Week:
Monday 3/4 - Straight 7, 8:00 AM Start
Tuesday 3/5 - Block Day, 8:15 start
Wednesday 3/6 - Ash Wednesday All School Mass at 9:15. all are welcome. 8:00 AM Start
Thursday 3/7 - Block Day, 8:15 start
Friday 3/8 - 9:00 Late Start, Straight 7



  • 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

  • March 7th - 9th - Spring Play

  • Monday March 11 - BKPA Meeting at 6:00 PM in the Multipurpose Room

  • Wednesday March 13 - One Day One Knight, Annual Day of Giving to Bishop Kelly

  • March 18 - 22 - Spring Break

Knights of the Week!
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!

Congratulations to Bishop Kelly's Vex Robotics Club on being named this week's Knights of the Week for Academic Excellence ! These students have put a great deal of time and effort into their robots, engineering notebooks, and competitions this year and have brought home the hardware to prove it.

Last Friday the three BK VEX robotics teams competed in the Idaho state VEX tournament at Northwest Nazarene University. All three teams represented BK well and the "D" team brought home a Design Award trophy!  

The 12 trophies that our teams earned during the course of the season can be viewed on the window ledge of the engineering lab. 

Congratulations to the teams on a fine season!
Top Row: Avery Bainbridge, Jordan Ngo, Alex Reitcheck, Jackson Barda, Max Carey
Bottom Row: Bella Mercaldo, Elizabeth Carey, Elsa Durcan, Cecelia Durcan, Jake Risch, Bodie Loescher, Nicolas Scheidler, Advisor: Jim Maust

Mr. James Maust - Safe and Caring Place, Academic Excellence

  • Mr. Maust is the absolute BEST teacher at Bishop Kelly. He is always so kind and considerate while teaching.

  • Mr. Maust is a splendid teacher. He always focuses on teaching students and getting to know them. I think that Mr. Maust is the best.

  • Mr. Maust's door is always open. He is very supportive and helpful when your have questions about anything. He is very supportive about robotics and helpful when we have questions about the competition.

  • Mr. Maust has helped me succeed in chemistry and learn the things that I want to learn. If one person does not get a subject, he helps them until they do. He provides multiple opportunities for help on tests or homework. He provides great ways to study and learn.

  • Mr. Maust always challenges the student and adjusts the workload to help his students learn instead of just focusing on the overwhelming workload.

  • Mr. Maust really cares about the success and wellbeing of his students. He also constantly walks around the room during labs and assignments so he can lend a hand whenever a student needs help.

  • Mr. Maust is a friendly guy and a really excellent teacher.

  • Mr. Maust is a fantastic chemistry teacher. He is able to clearly explain the complexities of the subject to all of his students while still creating a fun environment in his classroom. He is always willing to take as much time as needed to further explain a topic with a student until they fully understand
PLEASE REGISTER YOUR STUDENT FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR BY MARCH 8th!
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 by March 8th so that your student can register for their classes. Classes fill up quickly!

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.

Just in Time Information - AP Exams, AP Course Applications, and AP Student & Parent Info Knight
2018-2019 AP Exam Registration
All students planning to take an AP Exam this May, must complete T his Google Form to order an exam.

Please note that a parent signature is required so that your account may be billed for the exam. The registration deadline is March 11 ($20 late fee after this day). The cost of each exam is $94. If you are in Spring sports, please check your schedule to see if there are potential conflicts. If you have questions about late testing or anything AP related, see Mrs. Crum in room 406.


REFUND POLICY If you register for an exam and decide not to take the exam, your Bishop Kelly account will be credited in the amount of $79 (there is a $15 unused exam fee assessed by College Board.)



2019-2020 Course Applications
Course applications are currently available to fill out on the BK Website .

Students need to complete an application for any AP class that requires an application prior to requesting the class. Students were given this information in Early February and shown where to go on the website to access these application forms. This also applies to non-AP courses that require an application - Accelerated Chemistry, Campus Ministry, Intro to Sports Medicine, Speech & Debate (and Advanced Speech & Debate), Pastoral Arts, and Yearbook.  

The deadline for completing these forms is March 8 . Students who have not completed the applications prior to that date will not be able to request those classes for the 2019-20 school year. Here is a direct link to the webpage for your convenience:



AP Student/Parent Information Night
Date: Monday March 11th, 2019
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Purpose: To inform parents and students about the purpose, rigor and expectations of taking AP Classes. To give parents more in-depth access to AP teachers and AP Course curriculum resources prior to enrollment. To hear about year-long expectations and course requirements before requesting, committing, and enrollment in AP courses.

Presenters/Support: Assistant Principal, Academic Affairs, AP Teachers

Target Audience: Parents of prospective AP Students and Students

Location: Bishop Kelly Library
Good news about BK Fees!
Hello BK Parents,

In our January 2019 BK President-Principal Update, we wrote that we are always striving to keep tuition affordable and financial aid plentiful so that all who wish to come to BK can attend our school.

Toward that goal, I have some good news to share. In our update, we mentioned that we would need to add a $70 campus security fee to cover the costs of funding our School Resource Officer (SRO). After hearing concerns from both the Boise School District and Bishop Kelly, the City of Boise has decided not to charge us for our SRO and study the issue further in a broader context. Thus, we will be removing the $70 Campus Security Fee from our fee schedule and it will not be included on any future billings.

Overall, with this change, returning students will see a 2.5%/2.3% increase (parish supported/regular) in combined tuition and fees for the 2019-20 school year. 

For a full schedule, please click on these links for  2019-2020 Tuition  and  2019-2020 Fees


Kind regards,

Rich Raimondi
President
Bishop Kelly High School
The BK Foundation is hiring!
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. 

Visit  The BK Employment Page for more information.

This Week in BK Activities -
February 25 - March 2
Apologies to the BK Varsity Boys Basketball team - their update was inadvertently left out of the last BK Alive!
Varsity Boys Basketball Varsity team closed out their reg season with a 11-5 conf record and earned the district #1 seed. Had a good win over Emmett Feb 16 score 74-38. In a hard fought district semi final fell to eventual district tournament champion Columbia and lost to Nampa 54-66 to end their season.

Wrestling
In this years State Wrestling Championships BK had two placers and they were both finalist. In 98 pound weight class Christopher Martino won his first high school state title and 195 pound weight class Kash Anderson placed second. BK wrestling won the 4a academic award with a 3.58 GPA average.

As a dual team this was one of the more successful years the wrestling team has had. We finished the year with a 5 - 3 team record, which placed us in 3rd as a dual team in one of the toughest districts in the state. The entire coaching staff is proud of how the wrestlers competed all year long and are looking forward to next season.
Hockey
The BK hockey team heads to the 2019 State Tournament on March 8th at 11:00 AM in Haley Idaho. This will be a rematch between the BK team and Boise HS. The players have not forgotten the OT loss in the Treasure Valley playoffs. BK led by captains Jeran Lofto, Senior and Cooper Conger, senior, will be looking to come out hard.  Senior Josh Hagan, and senior, Aidan Greene are two of Treasure Valley best snipers. It will be great if we can keep their scoring streaks going throughout the weekend.

March 9, BK will host Lewiston HS in Haley Idaho. And then at 3:30pm BK will play Idaho Falls in Sun Valley ID.  Sunday, March 10 will match the championship round amongst the 13 High School teams from around the State. The Knights have been practicing hard and have had scrimmage games with Mt. View HS to keep them sharp. Rookie, freshman Matt Turner has found the back of the net in these games.  If he can put some points on the board the team can go all the way.

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!
One Day One Knight
Wednesday, March 13 is going to be a very special day at Bishop Kelly and we hope you will be a part of it! We call it One Day One Knight and it's BK’s ‘24-hour day of giving’ inviting all BK alumni, parents and grandparents, family and friends, faculty and staff, and supporters from around the world to make an online gift to BK.

Gifts from our community help strengthen our Mission of educating and developing the whole student in the Catholic tradition - Spirit, Mind and Body. Celebrate why we LOVE and support BK, and spread the word via social media. Share the excitement and don't miss out in the fun!


Peru Trip
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 .

The next BKPA Meeting is Monday, March 11th at 6:00 PM in the Multi Purpose Room at BK.
Please join us!
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 !

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!
Mark Your Calendar!
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!

If you miss the live broadcast, you can always listen to the podcast on saltandlightradio.com!
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.


Boise State University’s Center for Biomechanics Research (COBR) is inviting students from Bishop Kelly High School to participate in a hands-on science experience. This exciting opportunity is being offered as part of  National Biomechanics Day - Friday, April 5th, 2019 from 2:30 – 4:00 PM .

Biomechanics is the study of body function by means of “mechanics” – which is the branch of physics involving analysis of forces. Through interactive activities utilizing 3D motion capture, force platforms, electromyography (EMG), and ultrasound imaging we will demonstrate how Biomechanics is used to assess locomotion. We invite your students to come see COBR’s individual and unique Biomechanics skills and capabilities.


The Birthright Benefit Gala will be held April 6th at the Riverside Hotel. Enjoy a fun evening out while supporting a great organization. The event includes dinner, silent and live auction, raffles, entertainment and dancing. This is Birthright's annual fundraiser to support women in our community who are facing an unplanned pregnancy. Tickets are $60 per person until 3/15 and $75 per person after 3/15. Tickets must be purchased by 3/29. Call Gayle O'Donnell at 208-939-0871 to purchase tickets.

Can't make it to the event? We have a fantastic Grand Raffle in which you need not be present to win. Prizes include a $300 Amazon gift card, $100 cash, and $50 Alavita restaurant gift card. Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased by calling Kathy Webster at 208-571-8582.
  • Explore innovative and interactive projects that push the boundaries of science and technology and participate in hands-on activities and campus tours. Learn how UI Students are solving real-world problems!

University of Idaho
Engineering Design EXPO
Friday, April 26, 2019
9 AM-3:30 PM
Free and open to all K-12 and community college students.

See Mrs. Crum for more information about registering.

Volunteer Corner
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

Helpers are needed for the St. Ignatius Dinner Auction on Saturday, March 9th. Shifts are available from 4:30-10:30. To sign up go to: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/2680274/false#/invitation

See Mrs. Colleran in room 412 for more information.


Important Links
Important Attendance Procedures for Parents
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.

Contact BK
  • 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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