April 19, 2019
BK Alive
Weekly News and Information from Bishop Kelly
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School Calendar at a Glance
Next Week:

Monday 4/22 - Easter Monday, No School
Tuesday 4/23 - 8:15 Start, Tuesday Block
Wednesday 4/24 - 9:00 Start, Wednesday Block
Thursday 4/25 - 8:15 Start, Thursday Block
Friday 4/26 - 8:00 Start, Straight 7


  • 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


  • May 6th - 17th - AP Testing

  • Tuesday, May 7 - Spring Music Concert
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!

Knights of the Week
The BK Orchestra and Choir - Activities

The orchestra and choir competed against 1,000 kids at the WorldStrides Heritage Festival in Seattle this last weekend. Orchestra took 1st place and won a trophy for Best Orchestra and Choir took 2nd place with Evelyn Bauer winning the Maestro's award for Best Soloist!

The BK Community is so very proud of them!

Members from this past weekend’s competition include: Evelyn Bauer, Sydney Tverdy, Annelise Jensen, Lydia Ring, Brock Pfautsch, Alex Franolich, Madison Dixon, Jake Cooper, Austin Schuette, Daniel Kim, Amelia Moore, Hunter Harmon , Nicole Graefe, Gabriella Rinker , Sydney Teply, Katelyn Genna, Alyson Chou, Audrey Thomson, Isaac Schrag, Emma Freitas, and Janeli Baez.
BK Staff of the Week
Mrs. Lisa Cooper - Honor, Safe and Caring Place, Activities

  • She was concerned for me when I got sick, and instead of just asking me if I was okay, she made sure that I had everything I needed and was empathetic to my situation. She has been my favorite teacher throughout the whole year, and she's always the one I talk to if I need prayer.

  • Mrs. Cooper is one of the nicest people I have ever met! Her smile instantly brightens the room. She selflessly gives up her time to be with her students, both here and at St. Marks, where she also conducts a junior high choir there. Mrs. Cooper puts an incredible amount of effort into her career, which makes it so enjoyable for all of her students. That's why I think that Mrs. Cooper more than deserves to be the staff of this week.

  • Mrs. Cooper is honestly one of the best people you will ever meet. She has a kind word for everyone, and she does her best to stay positive. You can really tell that she cares about her students.

  • Mrs. Cooper's classes make me feel at home. It's the one place where I can relax and feel safe.

  • She is always there for every single person in choir. She makes class fun and we learn a lot. She always brightens my day.

  • Mrs. Cooper is the most caring person and teacher I have ever met. She makes sure that she gets to know each and every one of her students and make a relationship with them.
ACT Info for Junior Parents - ACT SCORES
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.
Senior Scholarships - we need your help parents!!
Senior Parents,
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE remind your seniors to turn in all of the scholarship offers that they have received to Mrs. Shockey so that they can be listed in the graduation program! If you think your senior has already taken care of this, please ask them about it again! We have received very few so far and the program deadline is looming.
This Week in BK Activities -
April 1 - 6
Baseball
April 15 varsity over Ridgevue 9-2
April 17 varsity v Kuna
April 15 JV over Ridgevue
April 17 JV @ Kuna
April 13 freshman with a very impressive doubleheader wins v Boise 13-2 & 20-1

Softball
April 15 varsity with excellent team win over Ridgevue 1-0 in 8 innings
April 17 varsity v Kuna
April 15 JV played a great game losing by 1 run to Ridgevue
April 17 JV v Kuna

Tennis
April 15 varsity & JV had a great team win over Caldwell
April 16 varsity & JV had a great team win over Kuna
April 18 varsity home v Middleton and JV @ Middleton

Golf
Girls competed at the Jerome Tournament playing at Canyon Springs Golf Course in Twin Falls. The girls played well in the 18 hole event with Hayley Harris having her best 18 hole score of the season!

April 15 Boys had another successful outing this week finishing 4th at the very competitive Jerome Invite
April 16 boys finished second at league match held @ Ridgecrest GC
April 16 JV boys continued their winning run with a very strong showing at Ridgecrest GC

Track
April 12 Knights had many district qualifiers, season and personal best times/marks at the hugely popular Pulse Invite @ Centennial HS. Girls team took runner-up honors while the boys finished 3rd. Nick Russell was awarded boys athlete of the meet.  
April 17 Knights are at home v Middleton and Caldwell HS


Girls LAX
April 12 varsity had a big win over Skyview HS
April 15 varsity loss to conference leader Boise in a very hard fought game
April 15 JV loss to Boise
April 16 varsity recorded a big win over Middleton
April 16 JV loss to Middleton

Boys LAX
April 16 On senior night, varsity with an impressive win over Centennial 9-6
April 16 JV loss to Centennial in a very hard fought game
Speech and Debate
Bishop Kelly Speech and Debate had their  State Speech tournament  at Rocky Mountain high School last weekend and won  2ND place  in the team sweepstakes! We took eight students from districts, but ten entries. They were Hannah Monti, Hannah May, Houston Phillips, Bryce Colleran, Marijke O'Sullivan, Isa Torrez, Abby Murano, and Aidan Scanlan. Then at noon on Saturday, five of them moved on to finals in Duo, Original Oratory, Impromptu, Informative speaking, and Retold story. This brought in a ton of team points. Then Marijke was selected for the finals round in Retold story bringing our total up to a level surpassed only by one school! They did great, and it was a ton of fun.

This concludes the end of our IHSAA competitive season. Two second place state trophies, three National qualifying students, and countless awards for individuals  all  year long. It was a fantastic year. Please wish  Houston Phillips  luck as he goes on to Dallas to compete in Congress Debate at the National Speech and Debate Association Tournament!


We have so many thank yous to make, but our number one thank you goes to our strong parent support team. The BKS&D parents spend valuable time judging at our tournaments, and use their precious resources to buy food and bring it to help our team compete for up to 25 hours at schools around the state. Without exaggerating, we CAN'T compete without judges and energy (Yes, speech and debate uses up a lot of calories;) ) and our parents have been the backbone to all our successes. Thank you to the parents, the BK Administration, and all the students and faculty for their support. 


GO Knights!
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!

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
BK Spirit Store
The Spirit Store will close for the year on May 20. Until then, the store will continue to be open during lunch and by appointment (by calling the BK front desk). Don’t forget BK spirit wear for graduation gifts!

The Spirit Store needs volunteers for the 2019-2020 school year. If you are interested in volunteering in the store during BK’s lunch times (approx. 11:30am-1:30pm, depending on bell schedule), even every other week, or during football games or special events, please contact Chris Kempers  ckempers@ctcweb.net ; 208-573-1510.

Also, we are looking for an Assistant Manager for the store who can eventually take over as Manager for the 2020-2021 school year. Please contact Chris Kempers  ckempers@ctcweb.net ; 208-573-1510 if you are interested!
2019 BK Graduation Party Early Bird Registration
Deadline is Friday, April 26! 

 Seniors, turn in your registration by next Friday, April 26 in order to received the discounted $75 cost. The cost is $100 after Friday. The party is Saturday night, May 25 at the West YMCA. Here’s more information for senior parents to help their grads get ready to celebrate being 2019% done with high school:

  • 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!
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!
  • 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.
Click on the image to go to the registration page for
Coffee with the Coaches and Parents.
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.

Questions? Contact Samantha Pasley at (208) 830-7180 or spasley@bk.org.
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.


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 .

Knights of Columbus Convention Awards Dinner
Helpers are needed for set-up, serving, and clean-up at the Knights of Columbus Convention Awards Dinner on Saturday, April 27th at Marist Hall at St. Paul's in Nampa. Set-up starts at 4:00 p.m. and clean-up should be finished by 9:30 p.m. If you'd like to help, contact Jim Coffey at Coffey4347@gmail.com

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.
Important Attendance Procedures for Parents
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.

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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