July 24, 2020
BK Alive
Weekly News and Information for BK Families
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A Message from Rich and Mike
Dear Bishop Kelly Families,

We hope you are enjoying your summer as we enter the final week of July. It has been over five weeks since our Virtual Town Hall on June 17 and much has happened since that time. Here are some of the most notable items:

  • We had a wonderful graduation weekend on June 19-20. We were so thankful that we were able to celebrate the Class of 2020 with their families and friends, both in person and via our live broadcast, with fabulous weather and safe practices of masking and social distancing.

  • Summer sports here at Bishop Kelly have gone well with over 160 students participating in our strength and conditioning program.. In addition, many team camps took place, with the most recent being Football Camp, where over 130 players participated.

  • On July 9th, we published in BK Alive what you needed to know for the 2020-21 school year, including the instructional plan, an FAQ document and important information on a whole host of topics

  • Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen over five-fold in the state of Idaho and four-fold in Ada County since our June 17 Virtual Town Hall. We have clearly moved from minimal spread to moderate spread per Central District Health and will know more come early-to-mid August if mandated masking, social distancing and handwashing have slowed the spread in Ada County.

  • Our 2020-21 enrollment has held steady at 865, our budgeted goal number, as some families have chosen to withdraw their children for the semester to pursue an online option which we are not able to provide. At the same time, several new families have applied and been enrolled. We currently have a waitlist for most classes, which will likely clear before school starts.  

  • Our BKPA Parent Ambassadors reached out to all of 260+ new families to welcome them and answer any questions they may have about Bishop Kelly and the start of the new school year. Many thanks to the 26 parents who volunteered to be ambassadors!


We believe it is important we continue to communicate with our parents on a regular basis, especially as we approach the beginning of the school year and with questions being asked by our community and addressed by local health authorities as to what school will look like given the rise in COVID-19 cases and positivity rates. Thus, we will be having a Virtual Town Hall on Thursday, August 6th, at 6:30 pm. We will send out more information as we get closer to that date but wanted to make sure that we gave you sufficient notice.

Please continue to let us know if we can answer any additional questions you may have at this time.

God Bless,
Rich Raimondi
President
Mike Caldwell
Principal
New Student Academy - August 11th or 12th
INCOMING FRESHMEN
This year, our Freshman Academy will be held over two days. Half the class will come on Tuesday August 11th and the other half will come on Wednesday August 12th. No Freshman will come on both days and we STRONGLY Encourage students to come specifically on the day they are assigned (See LINK Below for Assignments). Freshmen have been assigned a date for Freshman Academy based on their "Freshman Challenger Family" groups.

 
Freshman Academy Agenda
 
8:00 a.m. -8:20 a.m. - Parents will drop off students out front of the Main Building, then parents are encouraged to go around to the back of the school to the Carley Center for Freshmen Convocation and Mass.

8:30 a.m. -9:30 a.m.- Freshmen Convocation and Mass in Carley Center (Parents Encouraged to Attend on Assigned Date)

9:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m. - Freshmen Academy (Rotations with Freshmen Families , Parents Excused)

1:15 pm - Parents Pick up Freshmen Students


NEW STUDENTS IN ALL OTHER GRADE LEVELS
All new students grades 10-12 are strongly encouraged to attend the New Student Orientation on Wednesday August 12th from 1:00 - 2:30 PM . The orientation will serve as a precursor to registration day on Monday August 17th with a focus on getting all new students oriented to the people, processes, procedures, and expectations of Bishop Kelly High School.
Registration Day 2020 (All Students)
Monday, August 17th
Monday August 17th is the first required day for all students. This year’s format will look different than past years. Each class will report at the designated time periods below and will report to specific locations based on their last name alpha group. It is extremely important that all students attend and are on time. As we get closer to this date, it may be determined that these meetings will be conducted virtually if necessary. Communication will be sent out the week prior if that is the case.

Seniors: 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Class Meeting
Last Name A-G- Carley Center
Last Name H-O- Reg
Last Name P-Z- Cafeteria

Juniors: 9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m . - Class Meeting
Last Name A-G- Carley Center
Last Name H-O- Reg
Last Name P-Z- Cafeteria

Sophomores: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Class Meeting 
Last Name A-G- Carley Center
Last Name H-O- Reg
Last Name P-Z- Cafeteria

Freshmen: 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Last Name A-G- Carley Center
Last Name H-O- Reg
Last Name P-Z- Cafeteria
Spanish Placement Test for Incoming Students
Bishop Kelly will NOT be giving a placement exam to new incoming students taking Spanish this year. Teachers will work with students in assigned classes to make sure they are appropriately placed.
Important Info for Fall 2020
Just a reminder that we have lots of important information about the start of school on our website at BK.org. Just look for these icons on the home page.
Notes from the Nurse
As we move forward with plans for the reopening of school this fall, the cooperation of parents in the following areas will be of great importance.
Please keep sick students home from school. This will help with the prevention of virus spread.

If you think your student may have a fever, please check them at home, before sending them to school. If a student has a fever at school, they will be isolated and immediately sent home.

Please have all contact information up to date at Bishop Kelly, including the numbers for any back-up persons, in case a parent cannot get to school in a timely manner.

By working together, we can lower the risk of virus spread at school and keep our population healthy.

Thank you for your cooperation,

MaryLou Cunningham, BSN, NCSN, MHS
Coordinator, Saint Alphonsus School Health Program

Diploma Pick Up
Graduates - your diplomas can be picked up in the front office Monday - Friday from 9AM - 1PM.
Job Openings at Bishop Kelly
Bus Route Driver
Activities Bus Driver
Substitute Teachers
Substitute Kitchen Assistant

Important Links
Contact BK
  • Front Office: 375-6010
  • Fax: 375-3626
  • Business Office Manager: 947-1209
  • BK Development Office: 947-1325
  • BK Foundation Office: 323-4789

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