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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School Calendar at a Glance
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Next Week:
Monday 4/15
- 8:00 Start, Straight 7
Tuesday 4/16
- 8:00 Start, Straight 7
Wednesday 4/17
- 8:00 Start, Straight 7
Thursday 4/18
- S
ervice Learning Day - start times vary depending on your student's project. They should have received information from their Advisory teacher.
Friday 4/19
- Good Friday, No School
- Thursday, April 18th - All School Service Learning Day
- Friday, April 19th - Good Friday, No School
- Sunday, April 21 - Easter Sunday
- Monday, April 22nd - Easter Monday, No School
- Friday, April 26 - Last day for early bird pricing for the Senior graduation party. See below for details and registration materials.
- Saturday, April 27 - AP Art Show from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., PATHS Talent Show from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
- April 28 & 29 - Senior Retreat at the YMCA Camp at Horsethief Reservoir.
- Sunday, May 5 - BK Sports Physicals
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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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Clare Throm - Community
Clare is a pleasant and respectful student. She is extremely helpful in all areas while working in the Front Office. We appreciate Clare's strong work ethic.
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John Inouye - Honor
John is a fantastic example of how one honors tasks that are given to them. He is ready and willing to do anything we ask of him, even if it is not glamorous or easy. It is reassuring to know I can trust him to always help.
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BK Staff of the Week
Mr. Mark Peters - Honor, Safe and Caring Place, Activities
- Mr. Peters is such an amazing teacher and person and he definitely fits every good attribute, but he's especially honorable. He always keeps his word and is kind and generous to everyone, no matter what.
- Mr. Peters is always welcoming and friendly, even when the band gets unruly. Within a few minutes of meeting him it's obvious that he genuinely cares about everyone, especially his students. He fits all of the other qualities too.
- When going to the music room you can always encounter Mr. Peters' heart warming smile that instantly comforts you.
- He is a great man. He makes every day fun and exciting, he's always full of fun. He always smiles and laughs, especially when it comes to his passion for music.
- I am nominating Mr. Peters because he is very open and loves to talk with us. He worries about us and encourages us to do our best.
- Mark Peters is a caring man who is humorous and caring and he makes the music room feel like a safe place for people.
- If I ever need to talk about something I know I can safely talk to Mr. Peters to help me. His calming reassuring voice contributes to the safe place of the music room.
- I am nominating Mr. Peters because I always feel very welcome in his class. He cares about all of us and will stay late after school to work with us if we need or want to.
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Service Learning Day - Thursday April 18th
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On Thursday, April 18
th
, over 850 students and staff of Bishop Kelly will head out into the community for Service Learning Day.
This is considered a regular school day and attendance will be taken. If your child is going to be absent, you must notify the Attendance Office at
attendance@bk.org
by 9:30 a.m. (Please see below for attendance office procedures.)
Students will be working with their Advisory class and permission slips were sent home last week. Please make sure your child has returned theirs to their Advisory teacher.
For those students who normally ride the Nampa, Meridian, and Eagle busses will run on their regular schedules that day, both to and from school. Students will be dropped off at Bishop Kelly, and if their project is off-site, other arrangements must be made to get them to their service project site and back to BK.
Unless their teacher has made other arrangements, your child should bring a snack, drink, and lunch. Classes will be working on their projects from 9am-2pm, with a break for lunch.
If you have any questions about what your child will be doing that day, please contact their Advisory teacher.
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Senior Retreat - April 28 & 29 at the YMCA Camp at Horsethief Reservoir
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Dear Parents of Seniors,
We are extending the deadline to register seniors for the upcoming senior retreat through this weekend. The retreat is taking place on Sunday, April 28-29th at the YCamp in Cascade. If your son or daughter would like to attend, please click on the link below to get all the details and to register online.
This is going to be an incredibly meaningful, fun and unforgettable weekend for our seniors. During the retreat, students will participate in engaging team building activities such a ropes course, rock climbing and more! We are also bringing in a dynamic and hilarious national speaker and will have small group discussions, Mass, prayer, games, music and a campfire.
HELP NEEDED:
We are in need of 3-4 parents to help with the set-up and clean-up of the quick grab-n-go breakfast for the students in the Cafeteria before they get on the bus. I will be purchasing the food items such as bagels, muffins, fruit, juice, etc. but will need a few parents to help set out the food items for the students that morning at 7:15am and then help clean-up after around 8am. Please send me an email if you are able to help at
LHorn@BK.org
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Please don't hesitate to email me with any questions you might have.
Blessings,
Lorissa Horn
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MAP Testing, April 15 - 30
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Bishop Kelly will be giving the spring MAP test to all freshmen and sophomores in their Math / English classes starting April 15th. Teachers have been given the testing window of April 15th - 30th and have chosen a school day within that window to test in their classes.
The MAP test measures what students know and informs teachers about what they’re ready to learn next. The test adjusts to each student’s responses and creates a personalized assessment for each student. Reports are generated after the test to inform instruction and to give students a better idea of their learning profile and growth throughout the year.
If you have any questions about MAP testing, please contact me at
jkurdy@bk.org
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Thank you,
Jennifer Kurdy
Student Support Director
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ACT Info for Junior Parents - ACT SCORES
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Attention Junior parents:
ACT is batch mailing score reports to the student's mailing address from our Spring Testing date. Please understand that we as a school, do not receive all of the scores until the end of May. Thank you for your patience during the score distribution process.
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Dear parents of senior students.
Our seniors will be graduating in just a couple of months. There are many decisions to be made as they get ready to head out into the world of post-secondary education. It is important that their immunizations are up to date. Through my affiliation with the Vaccines for Children program, I have a limited number of vaccines available for our students. They are eligible up for these free vaccines up until the day they turn 19. Please check your student’s records, especially for the Meningitis booster vaccine, which is usually given at age 17 or 18. If you would like to have your student receive any vaccines, or have questions regarding vaccines in general, please contact me at Bishop Kelly.
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MaryLou Cunningham, RN, BSN, NCSN, MHS
Coordinator, Saint Alphonsus School Health Program
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This Week in BK Activities -
April 1 - 6
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Sincere apologies to the LAX Teams! Their scores were inadvertently left off of last week's BK Alive. Please check out all their success below and put LAX Senior Night on your calendar!
Baseball
April 9 varsity with a monster comeback win over Vallivue 9-8
April 11 varsity over Nampa 9-2
April 9 JV over to Vallivue 9-6
April 11 JV over Nampa 4-1
April 6 freshman with a very impressive doubleheader wins v Borah 9-7 & 3-2
April 10 freshman played a great game narrowly falling to Rocky Mtn. 11-13
Softball
April 10 varsity with excellent team win over Vallivue 13-3
April 11 varsity over Nampa 15-12
April 10 JV loss to undefeated Vallivue 4-8
April 11 JV forfeit from Nampa
Tennis
April 9 varsity & JV had a great team win over Columbia
April 12 varsity home v Ridgevue and JV @ Ridgevue
Golf
Outstanding girls team effort to win our league match this week @ Centennial GC. Super accomplishment from a young team who graduated many members from a year ago. Won by 7 strokes over a very strong Middleton team.
Boys has another successful outing this week finished third at the Middleton Invite.
JV boys had a fantastic week winning the Middleton invite.
Track
April 6 Knights had many district qualifiers, season and personal best times/marks at the hugely popular Boise Relays @ Dona Larsen Park
April 11 Knights boys win the team award at Columbia invite with girls team finishing a very strong second place
April 12 @ Pulse Invitational @ Centennial HS
The track team needs help staffing concessions on Wednesday, April 17th. Spots are available for anyone needing volunteer hours, or for clubs and teams looking to earn some money.
Sign Up Here
Girls LAX
Mar. 28 JV had a great win over Timberline 9-5
April 2 varsity loss to Eagle 13-8
April 2 JV loss to Eagle 13-3
April 4 varsity in a great win over Mtn. View 14-7
April 4 JV loss to Mtn. View
April 5 JV play Middleton @ BK @ 5.30pm
April 5 varsity play Middleton @ BK @ 7pm
April 9 varsity takes another one over Rocky Mtn. 17-3
April 11 varsity recorded a big win over Centennial 12-2
April 11 JV loss to Centennial
Boys LAX
Mar. 29 varsity went to overtime in a classic with Boise HS at Lincoln field on BSU campus coming away with a superb victory 11-10
April 1 JV loss to Rocky Mtn. 1-18
April 2 varsity over Capital 17-11
April 4 JV loss to Eagle 4-10
April 5 JV over Timberline
April 5 varsity beat Timberline
April 10 varsity played a great game falling in the end to Mtn.View 7-12
April 10 JV loss to Mtn.View 6-14
April 11 JV overtime loss to Rocky Mtn. 3-4
April 12 JV @ BK v Vallivue @ 6pm
Speech and Debate
Update from District Speech: The team has been preparing and training for districts all year.
Each
student brought
two
entries to District Speech which is unheard of, and a team first! It paid off. BK has qualified 11 entries of our 24 to State! Qualifiers include:
Aidan Scanlan, Houston Phillips, Abby Murano, Isa Torrez, Hannah May, Hannah Monti, Brennan Lamey, Bryce Colleran
, and our district champ in two events,
Marijke O'Sullivan
. We'll be competing this weekend at Rocky Mountain High School for the State title.
ATTENTION BISHOP KELLY FANS
Boys LAX senior night is Tuesday April 16th @ 7:15 in the Stadium. We will have a Dutch Bros truck on site and the first 50 STUDENTS through the gate will get a Dutch gift card!
The 2018-19 District III SIC Coaches of the Year Awards were presented this week by the Third District Coaches Association
Heartiest congratulations to our 4 varsity coach of the year winners from Bishop Kelly HS!
Sarah Hale - Girls Swim
Tim Brennan - Football
Ryan Kerns - Boys Basketball
Derek McCormick - Girls Basketball
Heartiest congratulations to our sub varsity coach of the year winners!
Aaron Bernstein - Girls Soccer
Destry Osburn - Volleyball
Mike Griswold - Girls Basketball
GO Knights!
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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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Scholarships offered by St. John's Parish
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For St. John's Parishioners:
The St. John's Cathedral Scholarship Endowment is offering to members of St. John's Cathedral six (6) $500.00 scholarships for the 2019-2020 academic year.
These scholarships can be used for tuition at St. Joseph's School, Bishop Kelly High School, or any post-secondary education in an accredited college or university. The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of active membership in St John's Cathedral, academic achievement, and financial need.
This Scholarship application
can be found at
www.boisecathedral.org
; applications are
due in the Cathedral Office by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, May 6, 2019
. Three of the scholarships are financed by the Cathedral's Scholarship Endowment and three are made possible through a donation of a member of the Cathedral Parish.
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The next BKPA Meeting is Monday, May 12th at 6:00 PM in the Multipurpose Room at Bishop Kelly.
Please join us for a glass of wine and some snacks, and help us with plans for activities and events that benefit our BK students!
The BKPA is celebrating Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week May 6th - May 10th!
Please help us say thank you to the hardworking and dedicated staff of Bishop Kelly by signing up to provide something for our Carnival Themed week.
SIGN UP HERE
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Senior Parents!
The 2019 BK Graduation Party is right around the corner, on Saturday night, May 25 at the West YMCA. We need your help to make this night a fun, memorable event for a fantastic group of graduates! Here’s how you can help:
- REGISTER: Please return your senior’s signed graduation party registration and consent forms to the BK front office with a check for $75 (and any extra $ if you have the ability) before Friday, April 26, 2019. Registration costs increase to $100 after that, and the last day to register your graduate is May 13. Don’t let your student miss out on celebrating being 2019% done with high school, with a night of swimming, rock climbing, sumo suits, casino games, DJ music, photo booth, Name that Baby contest and thousands of dollars in raffle prizes! If you can’t find the registration forms mailed to your home, visit the website and download the forms at https://bk2019party.com
- FOOD DONATIONS: After a long day of graduation ceremonies and family parties, your seniors will be hungry and will need carbs and sugar to make it until midnight! If you would like to donate treats, snacks, jerky, cases of 4 oz. bottled water, fruit or you would like to send pizza or sub sandwich deliveries to the West YMCA between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on May 25 to help feed our grads, please let us know by emailing bk2019food@gmail.com
- RAFFLE PRIZE DONATIONS: We will have a ton of great raffle prizes, from Apple Watches to 4K TVs to dorm room packages, for all grads attending to have a chance to win, and we welcome donations from parents. If you would like to purchase gift cards or prizes to donate, contact bk2019raffledonation@gmail.com Plus, the BK Class of 2019 is registered for prizes at Target and Bed, Bath and Beyond! Go to the registry online or at the store and help us fill the wish list! (Search for first name Bishop and last name Kelly) Registry items must be purchased by May 2, 2019 and can be sent directly to the raffle donation committee (email for more information).
- BABY PICTURES: Don’t forget to include a non-returnable baby photo of your senior (age 2 or younger) with your registration, or simply email your grad’s baby picture to bk2019photo@gmail.com so it can be included in the traditional “Name That Baby” contest where graduates win prizes for guessing the identity of those BK babies who are suddenly all. grown. up.
- VOLUNTEER TO HELP: The BK Graduation Night Party is not a school-funded or faculty-staffed event, it is organized and staffed by adult volunteer parents, family, and friends of the graduates to help them enjoy their final night together as Bishop Kelly Alumknights. We know all graduate families will be busy on May 25, but if everyone does a little, it will help a lot. Please click here to sign up to help during the party on May 25, even just an hour or two, and help us congratulate BK 1-9 for a job well done!
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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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- 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.
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May 2, 2019
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Stevens Henager College
1444 So. Entertainment Ave
Cisco and Stevens-Henager is pleased to host female students to be part of our Girls Power Tech Global Mentoring Initiative. This special learning opportunity is hosted by Cisco in partnership with International Girls in ICT Day, an annual initiative organized by the United Nation’s International Telecommunication Union.
This day of learning is designed to introduce girls to exciting opportunities in the information and communications technology (ICT) field. During this event, the students will be mentored by Cisco employees and other industry employees, hear from innovative women working in IT and engineering, and learn about educational and career opportunities in the technology field.
The agenda includes:
- Careers Panel – a look at the diverse roles in technology
- Face to Face Speed Mentoring: education and career discussions with volunteers
- Coding 101 workshop
- IoT Global Problem Solvers workshop
Contact Mrs. Crum for more information or to sign up!
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BK SPORTS PHYSICALS
If you have a student athlete at Bishop Kelly your student needs to have a sports physical EACH SCHOOL YEAR. We will once again be offering a sports physical clinic for our athletes, with all proceeds going to the BK Sports Medicine program.
On Sunday, May 5th
from 12:00 - 4:00 PM
at Saint Alphonsus Family Center at 900 N. Liberty, Suite 204
Please arrive at least 5 minutes before your appointment time. Walk-ins are acceptable, but appointments will receive priority.
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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.
St. Vincent de Paul
is holding a fundraiser this weekend, and could use help passing out flyers during Mass on Saturday and Sunday. If you'd like to help, please call Maureen at 208-249-7611 for more information.
The Boise Library Spring Fair
is April 20th at the Main Library. Helpers are needed for set-up, manning booths, and clean-up. Set-up starts at 11:00, the Fair runs until 4:00 and clean-up should be done by 5:00. You can work the whole event, or take a shift (11-2 and 2-5). For more information or to sign up, contact Cara Van Zandt at
cvansant@cityofboise.org
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BFF Block Party for Idaho Gives
May 2, 2019
Volunteer opportunities are available for teens and adults.
Sign up HERE.
Idaho Gives Phone Bank
Various shifts available on May 2, 2019 in the studio at KTVB Television.
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Important Attendance Procedures for Parents
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Parents: Please note a CHANGE in ATTENDANCE REPORTING PROCEDURES!
To report your student’s absence, late arrival, or to request a Permit-to-Leave (PTL) please email the Attendance Office at
lkelly@bk.org
. by 9:30am. You will receive a confirmation email in return.
Please do not call in or leave voice mail messages to report student absences, late arrivals, or to request an early release for your student (PTL). Due to the high volume of calls and voice mails, we are unable to process those requests.
Permit-to-Leave (PTL) early requests, including leaving early from the last period of the day, need to be made by email, either the night before or by 9:30AM on the day of the early release. We are unable to accommodate last minute requests.
Thank-you in for your understanding and cooperation.
*Attendance Tip: as soon as you know about an upcoming absence, make a medical appt, etc. . . . you may report these in advance to the Attendance office.
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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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- 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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