January 8 2019
Just In Time Email
Timely News and Information from Bishop Kelly
School Calendar at a Glance

  • Tuesday January 8th - School Resumes, 1st Day of Second Semester, 8:00 AM Start

  • Wednesday January 9th - 9:00 AM Late Start

  • Thursday January 10th - 8:00 AM Start

  • Friday January 11th - 8:00 AM Start

  • Sunday January 13 - Pasta Festa

  • Monday January 21 - Martin Luther King Day, NO SCHOOL

  • Monday January 28th - New Student Information Knight

Just in Time Information - Second Semester
Hello BK families,

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday and a great start to the new year! As a reminder, we have a late start on Wednesday and regular 8:00 a.m. starts the rest of the week.

As we enter into the second semester of school, I wanted to remind everyone of our attendance, closed campus, and dress code policies.

Bishop Kelly’s school policy states: “All students are required to be in attendance at school at least ninety (90) percent of the time school is in session during each school semester. The Attendance Committee may deny credit for a class to any student who is not in school at least ninety (90) percent of the days that school is in session. Students who are more than ten (10) minutes late are considered absent instead of tardy.”
With our modified block schedule, a student can not miss more that seven (7) absences per class. Going over on absences puts your student at risk for losing credit for a particular class.

These absences DO NOT count toward the allotted seven (7) absences:
  • In-school Absence (IA) includes absences that occur within the school day that pull a student from class to another area within the school. Examples include extended visits to the office, nurse, or when a student is at a school approved meeting (i.e., student body, college meetings, etc.).

  • Activity Absence (AA) is an absence for school-sponsored programs in which classes will be missed.
  • Doctor Excused (DR) is an absence due to medical reasons that is confirmed with documentation by professional personnel. (Examples include medical doctors, dentists, psychologists, etc.)

  • Bereavement (BR) is an absence taken due to a death in the family. 

  • School Excused (SC) absences include absences for college visitations or extenuating circumstances approved by the administration. College visits beyond two (2) need to be approved by the administration prior to the absence. College visits are for Juniors and Seniors only.

  • College Visit (CV) is an absence for a student meeting with recruiters on Bishop Kelly campus. 

  • Court Appearance (CA) absences used for students having legal obligations.

In all instances, parents need to notify the attendance office when your student will not be in school.

Thank you for your support of making attendance a priority!

Activities Eligibility
Bishop Kelly’s Academic Expectations policy states that students must attend at least 60% of the school day in order to be eligible to participate in the day’s event. (4 periods out of 7 on a traditional schedule; 3 periods out of 5 on the modified block.) This includes games, concerts, daily practices, etc. Penalties for being late to practice (detention, appointments, meetings, etc.) are left to coach’s discretion.


Closed Campus
As stated in our Student Handbook:
“Bishop Kelly High School is a “closed campus”. It is not appropriate , nor allowed, for students from other schools to come to BK just to hang out; therefore, if you have a visitor(s) that would like to come to BK, that are here for a genuine purpose, please know that they will be required to get proper permission before visiting campus. Alumni and parents are welcome to our campus, however, as with any visitors, they will need to come to the front office to obtain a visitor’s badge. Students that wish to shadow current BK students are welcome with the proper permission given that they have an interest in attending Bishop Kelly in the future.” 

We’d ask for our parents, grandparents, alumni, etc to help our efforts in maintaining our educational environment from 8:00am to 3:10pm. As much as possible, please make appointments, birthday surprises, etc. after the school day. Please also help us limit unnecessary campus visitations during the day and lunch hour for safety reasons. This includes guests or family members coming to “hang out” with kids during lunch and food delivery drivers coming and going from campus (Please, no more Uber Eats!)

Dress Code
As we start a new semester, please remind your child to dress according to our dress code policy. We have this policy in place to help our students “dress for success’, display modesty, and for safety/ recognition purposes. This is a total team effort and any help from your end is greatly appreciated. If your child needs a “refresher” please have them read pages 6-10 in the Student Handbook.

Thank you for helping to keep our standards of Excellence!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Cheryl K. Hutchinson
Vice-Principal of Student Affairs
Bishop Kelly High School


Just a reminder that transcripts will be made available for seniors with GPA and class rank on January 30, 2019. First semester report cards were mailed home on January 8, 2019.


Knights of the Week
We had some technical difficulties that kept our Knights of the Week from running in the last two BK Alive Newsletters. So we wanted to recognize these deserving Knights as we begin the new semester!
Sydney Tverdy - Safe and Caring Place

Sydney is a delight in class.  Always positive and especially encouraging to other students.  She demonstrates generosity, community and caring.
Anna Murrin - Honor

Anna is the essence of what Bishop Kelly stands for.  She is always trying to improve, when she has a bad day she doesn't quit she figures out how to make the day better.  She is so humble and hard working it is inspiring!
Tanner Inman - Generosity

Tanner is always thinking of others. He goes out of his way to help when he can and always does the right thing. Tanner is generous in his daily actions, aware of others and strives to make people happy. He is a great kid!
Helen Brady - Academic Excellence

Helen is an incredibly hard working student and a pleasure to have in class. She is very friendly to students and teachers. She is a model BK student!
Grace Mulcahy - Academic Excellence

Grace balances a very demanding soccer schedule and her school work very well. She consistently gets her assignments in advance and always has them complete upon return. She is a fantastic student athlete.
Bailey Cunningham - Safe and Caring Place

Bailey is an extremely kind and personable person. He sets a great example of how to treat others and truly exemplifies the BK Way attribute of "Safe and Caring Place."
Señora Gina Shanahan - Community, Generosity, Safe and Caring Place

  • Señora Shanahan is always so much fun and she always makes Spanish class a blast!

  • She is nice to her students.

  • Mrs. Shanahan is always supportive of her students. She takes extra time to make sure all of her students are succeeding. Her class has a safe and caring environment, she truly has a passion for her job and her students.

  • Senora Shanahan is through and through an amazing teacher. She is very interactive and is always doing her best to keep our attention. Whether it is dancing in front of the class, purposely embarrassing herself, or making us sing along to a song that no one knows on Musica Miercoles. She is very energetic and fun to be around. I wish more teachers could be like her. I truly do love her class and hope to have her as a teacher again in the future.
Mr. Tom Vitrano - Faith, Safe and Caring Place

  • Mr. Vitrano always wants the best for his students and cares about their success. He wants everyone to be able to build their own unique relationship with God.

  • He makes sure that all of his students are successful and he genuinely cares about each of his students. His classroom is fun, but I still learn new things every day.

  • Mr. Vitrano is always kind and caring in class. He is friendly and always says “Hi” to me , by name, in the hallways.  I really enjoy listening to him play his guitar in class.

  • Mr. Vitrano is always dedicated and sensitive to our faith community. He confides in me concerns and discusses our general impressions we might be making on students. He reminds me to keep focusing on Jesus in my classroom (more than the prayer we do) as much as possible and that Jesus is a model of love and dedication to each other. (From a colleague.)

The next BKPA Meeting is Monday, January 14th at 6:00 PM in the Multi Purpose Room at BK.
Please join us!
 Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities with the BKPA:

Pasta Festa Depends on Volunteers Like YOU!

We need both parents and students to help at Pasta Festa!
Important Links
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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