Next Week at a Glance

Monday 9/19

Blocks 1-4

8:30 a.m. Start, 3:00 p.m. Release

Tuesday 9/20

Blocks 5-7 and Everybody Reads

9:00 a.m. Start, 2:45 p.m. Release + Office Hours Optional until 3:15 p.m.

Wednesday 9/21

Straight 7 Schedule

8:30 a.m. Start, 3:05 p.m. Release

Thursday 9/22 - All School Mass

Blocks 1-3

9:00 a.m. Start, 3:05 p.m. Release

Friday 9/23

Blocks 4-7

8:30 a.m. Start, 3:00 p.m. Release

Important Upcoming Dates

Thursday, September 22 - All School Mass at 10:30 AM in the Carley Center. Parents welcome!

September 26 - October 1 - Homecoming Week

Wednesday, September 28th - Freshman Parent Knight in the Cafeteria

Thursday, September 29th - Blood Drive

Friday, September 30th - Alumknight and Friends Annual Golf Scramble

Friday, September 30th - Homecoming Football Game

Saturday, October 1 - Homecoming Dance

Wednesday, October 5th - Paying for College Parent Knight in the Fraser Library from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

School Calendars Can Be Found Here

Bell Schedules Can be Found Here

Fall 2022 Athletic Schedules Can be Found Here

Important Information For the 2022-2023 School Year Can be Found Here

Dear BK Community,

It’s been a moderately uneventful week here at Bishop Kelly. We had our first “Lockdown Drill” on Tuesday morning with the support of our partners at the Boise Police Department. All in all, the drill was a success and we learned a few things to help us improve our protocols in the future. Worship Wednesday is back for 2022-2023, and it was rocking this week with lots of students and staff singing praise and worship songs at break! We've had a full week of activities, with all of our fall activities competing very well. Thursday we held our fall Activities Fair during Community Time. This fun event showcases the many clubs we have on campus and to gives our students an opportunity to get involved. Last, we have our first Partnership Mass at St. Mary’s this Sunday @ 4:00 p.m. 

In case you missed it, this week’s Just In Time Communication was a newsletter from our counseling team about college and career info - like the upcoming FAFSA application window, college visits at BK this fall, our Signs of Suicide Program for Freshmen and their parents, and other helpful information from our counseling team. Next week’s Just In Time Communication will come out on Wednesday, and will focus on various aspects of our faith life here at BK, including upcoming retreats, Mass, and other opportunities for students and adults to grow in their faith journey. Around the corner, you can anticipate Homecoming Week details to be rolled out. Homecoming Week begins on Monday Sept. 26th and concludes with our Homecoming Dance on Friday October 1st. 

We are excited to announce that this week’s Knights of the Week are our five National Merit Semifinalists and six Commended Scholars for 2023. We are so proud to have these students representing Bishop Kelly. Please read more about these students below, and help us congratulate them! High school students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the PSAT/NMSQT during their junior year. On October 12th of this year, all sophomores and juniors will be taking the PSAT/ NMSQT for the 2024 program. 

Good luck to all of our students competing in fall activities this weekend and next week. Have a great weekend BK!

Do Good Today and Go Knights!

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, Bishop Kelly's National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Scholars!

Bishop Kelly is very proud to announce our five National Merit Semifinalists, and six Commended Scholars for the 2022-2023 school year! These students embody the BK Way attribute of Academic Excellence. 

Bishop Kelly Seniors who have been named National Merit Semifinalists are:

Andrew Martin

Lindsey McBride

Daniel Ni

Molly O'Sullivan

Megan Woodworth

Bishop Kelly Seniors who have been named National Merit Commended Scholars are:

Halle Hatten

Eden Istok

Kylie Jackson

Justine Lam

Sophia Puype

Grace Shirley

High school students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) during their junior year. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists., representing less than 1% of US high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. 

Commended Scholars are students who score among the 50,000 top scores in the country.

To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. National Merit Scholarship winners for 2023 will be announced beginning in April. 

BK Staff of the Week

Mr. Ben Harris

Safe and Caring Place, Generosity

• He is very good at making everyone feel comfortable sharing their ideas. Everyone likes being in that class.
• Super friendly, explains things well, and gives good help.
• He is a very cool dude.
• Mr. Harris is really nice and helpful. He makes class a lot of fun.

Father Vance, Chaplain here at Bishop Kelly, will be celebrating Mass once a month at local area parishes.

September 18th

Father Vance will be celebrating Mass

at St. Mary's at the 4:00 PM Sunday Mass

St. Mary's BK families are invited to attend this Mass. Students are encouraged to wear their Bishop Kelly Gear! Let's represent BK!

Following Mass there will be an opportunity for parishioners to talk with Father Vance and Bishop Kelly student leaders. We hope to see all our St. Mary's students there!

Bishop Kelly is now accepting applications for Substitute Teachers for the 2022-23 school year. This is on an as needed basis. Some experience preferred but not required. To apply, complete this General Employment Application and send to Amy Eisele at aeisele@bk.org.

Parents of Bishop Kelly Students, 

My seasonal flu vaccine has arrived. Please print out, read, and complete THIS CONSENT FORM and return it to school in order for your child(ren) to be vaccinated. 

I have a limited number of nasal vaccines available, as well as the injectable type. Please indicate on the form the type of vaccine your student would prefer. Vaccines will be given as completed consent forms are received in the Nurse's office. There is no cost to you for this vaccine. 

Please click here for the VIS Information Sheets for the two types of vaccine:

Nasal Vaccine VIS Information Sheet

Injectable Vaccine VIS Information Sheet

Please contact me if you have any questions.

MaryLou Cunningham, RN, BSN, NBCSN, MHS

Coordinator, School Health Program

Saint Alphonsus Health System

1055 N. Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706

Office; (208) 375-6010 MaryLou.Cunningham@saintalphonsus.org

Hello BK families!

We are having our first BK Blood Drive on September 29th from 9:00am - 2:00pm, located in the Carley Center.

Due to the nationwide blood shortage, the Red Cross could really use any eligible blood donations! You must be 16 or older to donate. We are looking for regular blood donations as well as power red donations.

If you are interested in donating please click this link or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter BKHS into the sponsor code. If you have any questions please contact Gussie Tappen @Augusta Tappen or Molly O'sullivan @Molly O'Sullivan. 

Come save a Life!



The Bishop Kelly Foundation is busy preparing for our 2022 Winner's Choice Dinner & Auction Snowy Knights. Golden tickets are going fast and online ticket sales have been steady as we prepare to send out the official invitations later this month. We are currently seeking sponsors for the 2022 event. Sponsorships have become vital to the success of our auction and help ensure we underwrite our many fixed costs in order to help raise the maximum amount of funds for our beloved Bishop Kelly High School. They are also a wonderful way to highlight your company or place of business given the multitude of advertising benefits that come with each level of sponsorships. Please contact Kim Malvick, Executive Director of the Bishop Kelly Foundation at  kmalvick@bk.org or 208-323-4789, for more information on how you can become a 2022 Winner's Choice Dinner and Sponsor and have a major impact on the success of this year's Winners Choice! 

Click here to view the 2022 Sponsorship Opportunities

and/or Sign up to be a Sponsor 

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR GOLDEN TICKET

Click Here for Auction Details

Click Here To Purchase Auction Tickets

Freshman Parent Night will be held in the cafeteria on Wednesday, September 28th from 6:30 p.m to 7:30 p.m. The presentation will be an overview of academics, activities and resources available to Freshman families. If you cannot make it, no worries! The presentation content will be added on the counseling webpage for you to view. We hope to see you there!

CALL OUT to all PAST and FUTURE Girls Lacrosse Players! If you played or never played here is a great opportunity to check out the BK Girls’ Lacrosse Team!The normal season starts in February and runs through the second week of May. This year the team is playing fall ball. An opportunity to dust off the stick and keep the skills fresh.The girls are practicing at Ann Morrison Park next to the tennis court. What you need:  Stick, Googles, Mouth Guard and Good Attitude.  If you need help with gear please let us know! Please fill out this Google Form if you are interested to be put on the group email list and for more information.

Leadership Boise Academy is a leadership program for high school juniors throughout the Treasure Valley. Juniors in this program have the opportunity to connect with leaders in our community and learn all about local government. If your student is interested, please have them reach out to their counselor for more information.

Applications for Leadership Boise are due October 7th.

All seniors will be individually photographed at Bishop Kelly by Parker Portraits on October 12, 2022 from 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.. This is a day with no scheduled classes. 

SIGN UP FOR TUX AND DRAPE PHOTOS HERE

Students must sign up by October 3rd. Time slots will be given to students in advance, and they will be determined by the order in which people are signed up.

There is no cost to the families for these photos. The only cost will be if you choose to order prints. Parker Portraits will submit the picture directly to Bishop Kelly. If for some reason your student can’t attend this day, there will be an additional makeup day offered in November. More details to come on that date.

Parker Portraits will be taking tux/drape photos for the yearbook and class composite. Additionally, you can choose to have your student photographed in a graduation gown. You will just need to indicate on the same Google form if you would like this picture. The cost for a graduation gown photo is a $15 sitting fee. Please note that this additional gown picture option is only available during the October date.

A few weeks after the sitting, you will receive information with a link to access the proofs. If you had a gown photo taken, you will also be able to view those, and can choose to order those photos at that time. The only additional cost is if you decide to order photos.  

Students in the 9th - 11th grades who need to have their school/yearbook photo retaken, please fill out THIS GOOGLE FORM. Likewise if you are new to BK and didn't get a photo taken on registration, please fill out the form.

We are currently in the process of scheduling retakes, and will contact all of the students who fill out this form with the date and time.

Thank you!

Galapagos Islands Trip

Spring break in 2024.

This trip is available for all current freshmen and sophomores as well as incoming freshmen. This is a Biology and a Spanish trip.

Interested students should come by Mr. Perea's room, #113. or ask any Spanish teacher or Biology teacher for a brochure and a recommendation form. You will need two recommendations from two different teachers. The investment for this once-in-a-lifetime trip is $4500. Please visit our website to learn more about this amazing trip. explorica.com/Perea‐80 Please email me if you have further questions. We will have an information meeting soon.  mperea@bk.org

Band of Brothers Europe Trip

Are you interested in touring Europe with Mr. Crump, Mr. Grant, Mr. Harris, and Mrs. Bainbridge? Join our fast and furious tour of Europe. Our tour will include many World War II sites and other points of historical interest. Stops include London, Paris, and Amsterdam as well as many other places. Sign up now using THIS LINK. See THIS FLYER for more information.

Music Department Trip to Disneyland with Mrs. Cooper

Bishop Kelly music students are headed to Disneyland for Spring Break 2023. The students will spend three days in the park, with one afternoon being a workshop with Disney learning how to be a studio musician. Students will record themselves on a soundtrack to a Disney movie! For more information see Mrs. Cooper in the Music Department.

Educational Travel Opportunities will continue to be updated here on the Just In Time Blog.

The BK Spirit Store will be open the following days and events:

• All Mondays in September - at Lunch from 11:25 to 12 noon (except Labor Day 9/5/22)
• Friday 8/26/22 lunch 11:25- 12noon
• All Fridays in September at lunch 11:25-12 noon

• The Welcome Back BBQ & Back to School Knight
• All BK Home Football Games

The BK Spirit Store is located at Nick Ysursa Field. Come get all the gear you need for the school year!

High School Night - Friday, September 16^th

St. Paul’s Catholic Student Center, BSU

Fr. Nathan Dail will be hosting an evening of fellowship open to all Treasure Valley high school students – freshmen to seniors. The evening begins with Holy Mass at 5:15, followed by dinner, fun, and conversation at 8:00. The deadline to register is September 13^th and there is no cost to attend. To register, scan the QR code on the attached flyer, or click the following link: https://broncocatholic.flocknote.com/signup/95919

For further information, please contact campus minister Sophia Chumich at sophia@broncocatholic.org.

The Messy Family University with Michael and Alicia Hernon

Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24th

Through their work, Mike and Alicia mentor moms and dads on how to form evangelizing disciples in their homes through a dynamic family culture. The Hernons have traveled within the United States and around the world giving encouragement and seeking to spark a conversation between spouses on how to be the best parents for their children. Parents of ten children and grandparents to five, Mike and Alicia offer down-to-earth, practical insights into family life through their website and podcast, which has over a million downloads.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TICKETS

Our website at www.bk.org is a wealth of information for parents and students alike! Including this page of Important Information for Fall 2022.

Check out some of the cool tools that are just a few clicks away:

Faculty and Staff Directory and Contact Information

Weekly Cafeteria Menus and Access to Student Lunch Accounts

Dress Code Policies

Counseling and College Preparation

Athletic Team Pages

Archived BK Alive Newsletters

BK Calendars

Verification of Compliance

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