BK Alive - November 12, 2021

November 12, 2021

BK Alive

News and Information for BK Families

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Next Week

Monday 11/15 - Periods 1-4

8:30 AM Start, 3:00 PM Release

Tuesday 11/16 - Periods 5-7

9:00 AM Start, 2:45 - 3:15 PM Office Hours

Wednesday 11/17 - Straight 7

8:30 AM Start, 3:05 PM Release

Thursday 11/18 - Periods 1-3

9:00 AM Start, 2:45 - 3:15 PM Office Hours

Friday 11/19 - Periods 4-7

8:30 AM Start, 3:00 PM Release

Important Upcoming Dates

Monday, November 15 - Winter Sports Officially Begin

Wednesday, November 17 - Parent Book Club at 7:00 PM in the LIbrary

November 22 - 26 - Thanksgiving Break, NO SCHOOL

Winter Sports Schedules are being updated at BKAtletics.org

School Calendars Can Be Found Here

Bell Schedules Can be Found Here

A Note from Rich and Mike

Hello BK Community,

During this week of celebrating and thanking our veterans, let us start by thanking all members of our BK community who have served or are currently serving our country in the military.

Bishop Kelly honored our Veterans yesterday with prayers, posters, cards, and doughnuts! Additionally, the students in the Band of Brother's Class gave Medal of Honor presentations this week.

Thank you to ALL the Knights who have served our country, especially these members of our current faculty and staff:

Mr. Bob Goycoolea: Army

Mr. Tom Holdridge: Army

Mr. Chad Blue: Navy

Mr. Kenny Matthews: Army

Mr. Rick Welch: Army

Mr. Michael Gordon: Army

Mr. Brian Bockenstette: Marine Corps; served in Desert Storm.

Deacon Rick Bonney: 6 years in the Navy; tours in Vietnam.

Mr. Rob Pannell: 28 years in the Army. Combat tours in Vietnam and Afghanistan.

And thank you to the Knights for Life Club, Band of Brothers Class, and our caring students, faculty, and staff for helping Bishop Kelly honor our Veterans.

It is hard to believe that our fall activities have come to an end and that winter sports begin with our girls basketball team hosting Meridian High School and wrestling, boys basketball and water polo starting up this coming week. In this BK Alive letter, we will recap our fall sports/activities season and provide a COVID-19 update.

Fall Activities Recap

BK Fall Sports and Activities

One of our core BK Way values is Activities. We define this value by stating “Participation in activities provides a valuable experience in a student's growth and development as we support them to achieve personal and team excellence”. We also believe Activities play an important part in our 2021-22 school objective of “strengthening a sense of community, pride and school spirit”. Special thanks to all of our coaches who devote so much time and effort to their student-athletes growth and development and to the parents who support the teams, coaches and players throughout the season.

Boys Soccer:

State champions, first title since 1996
Scored 68 goals, 57 assists with 22 goals against
Boys league record was 12-0-2, went undefeated in league play
Played for the district championship
Beat Caldwell in state quarter final 2-1
Beat Jerome in state semi in overtime via golden goal 1-0
Beat Sandpoint in state championship game 3-1

Girls Soccer:

District Champions - beating Vallivue 5-0 in district championship
Girl’s league record was 11-2-1
Scored 71 goals
Beat Pocatello 2-0 in state quarterfinal
Lost a heartbreaker via golden goal against Twin Falls in state semi
Lost a heartbreaker via golden goal against Skyline in 3rd place game

Cross Country:

Boy’s academic state champions – 3 years in a row
Boys’ varsity district champions with individual champion Austin Clough
Boys were Caldwell Invite and Lewiston Invite team champions
Boys 5th place finish @ State
Girls district runner-Up, 10th place finish @ state
Girls & Boys JV district champions with individual champions Kenzi Murrin & Manuel Valdez

Click Image to Watch.

For more BK Football Videos check out @filmedservices and @domfilmstwo on Instagram

Football:

Record turnout of 140 players across three teams
Varsity
League 6-1
Overall 8-3 record beating Borah HS
Beat Twin Falls 49-21 in 1st Round State Playoffs
Lost to hard fought battle to Pocatello 28-17 in state quarter-final
JV record 6-2
Freshman record was 8-1

Volleyball:

Volleyball – academic state champions
JV district champions
Varsity overall league record was 5-9
Narrowly lost to 2 very strong teams in Nampa, who was a state qualifier and Ridgevue in district tourney play

Swimming:

Girls and boys state champions
Varsity boys and girls district champions
JV girls districts champions
State - Girls scored an impressive 228 points to beat Sandpoint
State - Boy’s edged Moscow by 17 points
Individual/Relay State Champions winners
Girls - 200 Medley Relay and 400 Free Relay; Gabriella Stanton (200 IM); Lucy Penna (50 free, 500 Free); Emma Conger (100 Backstroke, 100 Butterfly); Grace Gunther (100 Breaststroke)
Boys - 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free relay; Shae Stratton (100 Backstroke)

Mountain Biking:

First full year of competition as a Team.
Had over 20 BK Team Members, most racers were freshmen and sophomores.
Raced in 5 different races over the season at Brundage Mountain, Jug Mountain, Magic Mountain, Targhee Resort and Bogus Basin.
Sophomore, Ben Boroff, placed 5th in State in his division.
Team will resume practices starting in June of 2022 for the Fall 2022 Season.

Marching Band

The BK Band and ColorGuard finished up their marching season at the end of October with a final performance of their spy-themed show “Band, James Band: License to Thrill.” This year, they earned first place at both the Caldwell High School competition and the Kuna Marching Invitational, as well as caption awards for Best Music, Best Visual, Best Percussion, and Best Overall Performance. At the Mel Shelton District 3 Marching Festival, they took home fourth place in Color Guard and Overall for Division 4A - the first time in 6 years that they have received recognition at the event! The band and color guard were led by our awesome seniors, Jacob Brotman, Bella Davison, Alex Duran, Tim Lee, and Josh Mitra.

Speech and Debate

BK Speech and Debate was in action this past Friday at the Canyon County Classic. Terrific performances were the order of the day as our first-year competitors shined in their first varsity competition. Leading the way were returners Madison Dixon and Peyton Jungert (Duo) and Sarah East (Sales). Not to be outdone, Lucy Glynn (Inform) and Gabe Torkelson (After Dinner Speaking) added to the championship totals with their first place finishes. Runners-up and medalists included Josh Mitra, Erin Spohr, Maggie Avey, Jude Balderson, Abi Severance, Alexia Flores, Ryan Buckner, Alyson Chou, Margaret Phillips, Lindsey Baker, and Manuel Valdez. Our Knight of Note Recognition goes to Alton Hunter, his support and caring nature soothes competitive nerves and assists his teammates to perform at their best. A huge thanks to our parent judges (Bill Avey, Jennifer Severance, Amy Spooner, James Phillips, and Mel Jackson) for their generous donation of time and expertise. We couldn’t succeed without your help. Next up is the Warhawk Invitational at Ridgevue HS 11/12-13. Pax Vobiscum, Y’All.

COVID-19 at BK

We are just finishing our first week of going back to masks being optional indoors at Bishop Kelly. The feedback from students and staff has been positive and all seem to be respectful of choices students and staff are making as to whether to wear a mask or not. As a reminder, students must still bring a clean mask to school every day, teachers may ask students to wear them when 3’ of distance cannot be maintained, and masks will still be required for large indoor school gatherings. And it is even more imperative that students, teachers, and staff must stay home when they have signs of any infectious illness, fever, cold, etc.

We are continuing to track and publish our school data on BK.org daily. We have had only one student and no staff member positive COVID-19 cases this week. Since the start of school 12 weeks ago, we have had a total of 53 positive student and 9 staff cases . None of the cases to date have been due to spread within our school to our knowledge. We currently have three students or staff members out in quarantine. Student attendance remains strong at 94+% and staff absences for illness have been very low this week.

We only have four weeks of instructional time before finals begin on December 17th. We continue to be grateful for our community and the efforts we have all put in together - students, teachers, staff, and parents - to make this such a successful first semester of the 2021-22 school year. Now, let’s finish the semester strongly!

Thank you for your support, understanding, feedback, and trust.

Rich Raimondi

President

Mike Caldwell

Principal

Partnership Mass for November

St. Mark's Catholic Church

Our Chaplain, Father Vance, will be celebrating Mass once a Month at a local area parish.

On November 14th

Father Vance will be celebrating Mass at

St. Mark's Catholic Church

at the 5:00 PM Sunday Mass

St. Mark's BK students and families are invited to attend that Mass. Students are encouraged to wear Bishop Kelly Spirit Wear! Let's represent BK!

Following Mass there will be an opportunity for parishioners to talk with Fr. Vance and BK student leaders.

Confirmation Classes at BK!

St. Mary's Church, led by Father Worster, will hold Confirmation Classes at Bishop Kelly. This is open to any St. Mary's Parishioner or any student that is unaffiliated with a parish.

Classes will take place in the morning, before the start of school. Classes will begin in January.

If your student is interested, please complete This Google Form so that St. Mary's may get in touch with you.

Knights of the Week

Each week Bishop Kelly faculty and staff nominate students, and students nominate faculty and staff, who have demonstrated the BK Way attributes of Faith, Safe and Caring Place, Academic Excellence, Activities, Honor, Generosity, Community, and Partnership.

Congratulations to this week's Knights of the Week!

Natalie Sancha and Jacob Brotman

Activities

Congratulations to Jacob Brotman and Natalie Sancha, they are members of the Blue Thunder Honor Marching Band, an honor to perform among the best in Idaho at a BSU game. You can find Jacob and Natalie performing at half-time on the Blue at tonight's BSU football game. They are spending the entire day with the BSU Blue Thunder Marching Band rehearsing, practicing, memorizing, and performing music. They play with the band during pre-game activities, in the bleachers during the game, and on the Blue Turf for a halftime performance. Congratulations to Jacob and Natalie!

--- If you are at the game, cheer them ON!

BK Staff of the Week

Mrs. Rosemarie Berhan and Mrs. Stephanie Ossman

Community, Partnership

These two wonderful ladies are absolute rockstars. They are the first people you meet in the front office and always have a smile on their faces. They are extremely hard workers and problem solvers. They are such a pleasure to work with and are a blessing to the BK community. Thank you for all that you do to keep BK running smoothly!

The Deadline for Discounted Senior Ads in the Yearbook is approaching!

This is a special reminder for senior parents. The last discounted deadline for submitting your child's senior yearbook recognition ad is coming up very soon, on November 18th. Don't miss out on this once-in-a lifetime opportunity and especially the chance to still pay a discounted price. For more information, please visit www.TheYearbookCompany.com.

NEW - Parent Book Club at BK!

Who Gets In and Why - by Jeffrey Selingo

Join the BK Counseling Department for a 3 part parent book club discussing New York Times best-selling author, Jeffrey Selingo’s Who Gets In And Why

Nov. 17 7pm-8pm Library

Part One Fall: Recruitment Season

Dec 15 7pm-8pm Library

Part Two Winter: Reading Season

Jan. 19 7pm-8pm Library

Part Three Spring: Decision Season

For questions email Julie Klover, College and Career Counselor

jklover@bk.org

Parents of Spring Break Travelers - PLEASE READ

Dear Parents of Spring Break Travelers,

We are excited for the opportunity to travel with students during Spring Break to Normandy, Peru, and Scotland/Ireland. It is an important investment that has positive academic benefits and helps students learn about new cultures. While we remain optimistic about these opportunities, the Covid-19 pandemic has made travel extremely challenging and we are writing with some important information:

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ THIS VERY IMPORTANT LETTER

Senior Quotes

It's time for seniors to submit their quote for the yearbook. The link for the form is posted for seniors on Schoology, and quotes are due by midnight on November 30th. Please remind your senior that the quotes should represent what he/she values, believes in, or words that he/she lives by.

SENIORS - Click Here for the Google Form to Submit Your Quote for the Yearbook

College and Career

College Visits with BK

11/8 @ 11:25-12:00 Montana Tech

11/8 @ 11:10p11:45 Boise State University

11/11 @ 11:10-11:45 Grand Canyon University

11/12 @ 11:25-12:00 Seton Hall University

To attend, sign up using SCOIR or come to the Counseling Center

College & Career Fairs

Registration for the NACAC Virtual College Fairs are now open!

NACAC Fall Virtual College Fairs

Virtual College Tours

The College Tour

Student-driven virtual college tours

Campus Reel

Catholic Community Events

Saint Mary's Candy Cane Crawl

Kick off your holiday festivities with St. Mary's 1 mile family fun run! The course will be 3 laps around Lowell Elementary field. We will have three separate races. All proceeds will benefit St. Mary's School, so crawl on out to join us for a great time!