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Next Week at a Glance

Monday 11/6

1-4 Block Schedule

8:30 AM Start, 3:00 PM Release

Tuesday 11/7

5-7 Block Schedule and Everybody Reads

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

Wednesday 11/8

Straight 7 Schedule

8:30 AM Start, 3:05 PM Release

Thursday 11/9

1-3 Block Schedule and House Time

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

Friday 11/10

4-7 Block Schedule

8:30 AM Start, 3:00 PM Release



Important Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, November 7 - Senior Out to Lunch

Tuesday, November 7 - Meeting for Students and Parents interested in the 2025 New York City Visual Arts Tour Spring Break trip at 6:00 PM in the Fraser Library

Wednesday, November 8 - Winter Sports Parent Meeting at 6:30 PM in the Carley Center

Wednesday, November 8 - Paying for College Night at 7:00 PM in the Cafeteria

Saturday, November 11 - Bishop Kelly Foundation Winner's Choice Gala and Auction

November 20-24 - Thanksgiving Break, No School

November 30 - December 2 - Junior Retreat

School Calendars Can Be Found Here

Bell Schedules Can be Found Here

Fall 2024 Athletic Schedules Can be Found Here

Dear BK Community,

Bishop Kelly had an accreditation visit this week, November 1-3. The visiting team had leaders from: Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), Gonzaga Prep (Spokane), Kennedy Catholic (Seattle), Juan Diego (Salt Lake City), St. John Bosco (Cottonwood, ID), and Sacred Heart (Boise). These visits happen once every six years, but they drive school improvement every day! 

The accreditation process examines four key domains:

• Mission and Catholic Identity
• Governance and Leadership
• Academic Excellence
• Operational Vitality

Bishop Kelly High School has dual accreditation. Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA) conducts the visit, focused on the four domains, and determines our accreditation status. They have an agreement with Cognia, and when WCEA provides an accreditation status, we receive Cognia accreditation, as well. The Cognia accreditation is important to many of the colleges that Bishop Kelly High School students attend. 

We had an excellent visit, and the team had positive feedback for Bishop Kelly High School. Thank you to everyone who contributed their time and expertise to our accreditation plan and visit, including the admin team, faculty, staff, Board of Governance members, and parent volunteers.

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!

Claire Bowman

Faith

When the debate team was stuck without a priest for our weekly mass, Claire took on the role of "prayer leader extraordinaire". She is a wonderful spiritual voice on the team.

Elleyna Bishop

Academic Excellence

Elleyna is an excellent student who puts her best into every assignment and discussion in class. She is a quiet leader who inspires others to do their best as well. Elleyna asks deep and thoughtful questions which raise our discussions in class to the next level.

BK Staff of the Week

Mrs. Jenny Sternling

Activities, Generosity

• She has been working tirelessly to make a play that will be entertaining and rewarding for students. She deserves to be recognized. 
• She always works so hard to provide a wonderful play experience for both actors and crew. She stays late every night to make sure the show is perfect, and still treats her students with so much kindness. The entire cast and crew appreciates her so much!
• She is always so nice and always makes class fun. Her positive attitude really creates an amazing environment.
• Mrs. Sternling is so dedicated to Theatre Arts and is the best director we could ask for. Drama Club would not be drama club without her.
• Mrs.Sternling is our fearless leader of the fall production of Alice or The Scottish Gravediggers. She has been such an important figure to all of the cast and crew, and has taught us so much about acting, directing, stage effects, and productions altogether. I have enjoyed being part of her plays so much and she means a lot to me.
• Mrs. Sternling has been directing our play for over a month now and has done a great job at building community within our cast and crew. She has made a safe place for us to experiment and have fun!
• Mrs. Sternling has worked hard to make theater a safe environment where everyone feels ok to pursue their passion for acting or crew. 
• Mrs. Sternling is the best director ever. As an actor in her production of Alice; or The Scottish Gravediggers, she puts in so much time and energy for her students. No other teacher cares about her students and people she leads more than Jenny Sternling. Please pick her.
• She puts in so much time and energy into us students. We love and appreciate her.

Frassati Food Drive

Bishop Kelly's annual Frassati Food Drive kicked off this week. Please watch the video below to learn more about this important community drive. Thank you in advance to our generous community for helping BK tackle hunger in Idaho.

We are so excited to celebrate with you at one of Bishop Kelly’s favorite Knights of the year a week from tomorrow! Today (Friday, November 3) is your final day to purchase tickets for the Winner’s Choice Dinner & Auction. If you were hoping to attend and forgot to buy your tickets, please email Kim Malvick no later than Sunday evening at kmalvick@bk.org with your request to attend as registration is now closed.

Our Silent Auction opens on Wednesday, November 8th. All registered guests will receive a welcome message (via text message or email) inviting you to begin bidding. If you do not receive an invitation to bid prior to the start of the event on Saturday, please text or call Kim Malvick at 208-297-9771. Just like last year, there will be no paper bid sheets available for bidding at the event. All bidding is done via mobile bidding on your cell phone or laptop through the bidder link you will receive. This link is personalized to your household so DO NOT forward your links to friends or they will also be bidding on your behalf! To learn more about how online bidding works, please click on the link below titled “Online Bidding Instructions”. It is super simple to do! Finally, we have a fantastic collection of Live Auction items that you will be able to preview starting on Monday. Be sure to follow the Foundation on Facebook @BishopKellyFoundation and Instagram for exciting updates all next week!

Click Here for Event Night Details

Click here for the Live Auction Preview

Online Bidding Instructions

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR GOLDEN TICKET

For more information on the FAFSA and other forms of financial aid, please join the Counseling Department on November 8th at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria for our Paying for College Night. We will be joined by Dr. Sherwan Reberry from the Idaho Workforce Development Council and Idaho Launch program manager to discuss the new Idaho Launch grant program. In addition, Jenni Kimball, College and Career Advising Program Manager from the Idaho State Board of Education will join us to discuss the new FAFSA and Scholarship Idaho. All parents are encouraged to attend.

BK Wrestling

If you would like to be added to the distribution list to receive information from the Bishop Kelly Wrestling Program, please fill out THIS GOOGLE FORM. Pre-season practices are happening now for students who aren't in a fall sport.

The 2023 - 2024 Wrestling Season starts November 13th!

With Halloween and the official start of candy season right around the corner, we have an idea for you!

Bring any leftover candy to the Bishop Kelly Front Office and we will repurpose those sweet treats to fill the candy bowls and the tummies of your students who come searching for candy on a regular basis.

Thank you!

Don't forget to check the BK Cafe Menu each week so your student can plan their lunch!

Next Week's Knight's Meal Specials:

Monday - Chick-Fil-A

Friday - Domino's Pepperoni Pizza



Idaho Science and Aerospace Scholars Program

Idaho Science and Aerospace Scholars (ISAS) is a competitive program that allows high school juniors to take an engaging online NASA-developed course on Space Exploration through Idaho Digital Learning that teaches a broad range of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) skills aligned with Idaho Content Standards.

Click Here to Learn More



Make a gift today and earn your Idaho Tax Credit this year, while creating a significant impact at Bishop Kelly. Gifts to BK may qualify you for a 50% tax credit!

St. Luke's Junior Volunteer Program

Our Junior Volunteer Program is for young adults ages 16-18 who want to make a difference in their community through service at St. Luke’s. When you become a Junior Volunteer, you’ll gain valuable experience in a hospital environment, develop customer service and leadership skills, and learn to take on responsibility while interacting with patients, visitors, and staff. 

Applications are available now. A limited number of applications are available and fill quickly. For more information click here.



2025 Visual Arts Tour of New York City

We are excited to invite Bishop Kelly students to join a five day visual arts educational travel experience to New York City in Spring 2025! All details will be covered at our informational meeting. Even if your child "might" be interested please sign up here to attend the meeting.

Meeting details:

Date: Tuesday November 7th

Time: 6:00 PM

Location: Fraser library at BK

Information covered: itinerary, activities, dates, academic opportunities, cost, and EF’s risk-free enrollment period.

Camino de Santiago

Current BK Students: Have you ever wanted to walk the Camino de Santiago in Spain? You can join our pilgrimage to Spain May 26- June 4 2024! For information, please visit our pilgrimage website through provider Verso Ministries!  Theology credit is available for your full participation. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Paz at apaz@bk.org.

Costa Rica

It is with great pleasure and excitement that I announce our new international trip to Costa Rica during spring break 2025. This trip is available for all current freshmen and sophomores as well for incoming freshmen. This is a Biology and a Spanish trip. If you are interested please stop by Senor Perea's room, #113, or ask any Spanish teacher or Biology teacher for a brochure and a recommendation form.

You will need recommendations from two different teachers.

Registration deadline: September 28,2023.

Please click here to learn more about this amazing trip. Please email Senor Perea at mperea@bk.org if you have further questions. Once we receive your recommendation forms you will be notified to go ahead and enroll.

JOBS AT BISHOP KELLY

Full Time Daytime Custodian

$15-$17/hour

Part Time Activities Bus Driver

Visit our Employment Page for More Information, and please helps us spread the word that BK is a great place to work!



• Parents are asked to email the school’s Attendance Office before 9:30am on the day a student will be absent from class for all or part of the school day due to an illness or an appointment. That email is attendance@bk.org
• Bishop Kelly is a closed campus. If students need to leave school for any reason, parents must notify the Attendance Office by emailing attendance@bk.org before school.
• Students must sign-out when they leave campus during the school day, and sign back in when they return. They will be asked for verification of any professional appointments upon returning to school. (i.e. a doctor’s note)

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