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BK Mission
We educate and develop the whole student
in the Catholic tradition - Spirit, Mind, and Body.
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Next Week at a Glance:
Easter Monday, April 1
No School
Tuesday, April 2
Late Start Straight 7 Schedule
9:00 AM Start, 3:00 PM Release
Wednesday, April 3
Straight 7 Schedule
8:30 AM Start, 3:05 PM Release
Thursday, April 4
All School Mass
1-3 Block Schedule
9:00 AM Start, 3:05 PM Release
Friday, April 5
4-7 Block Schedule
8:30 AM Start, 3:00 PM Release
BK Cafe Specials
Click Here for the Full BK Cafe Menu
Tuesday - Turkey, Ham, and Veggie Subs
Friday - Dominos Pepperoni and Cheese Pizza
New - Vegetarian options are being served most days in the BK Cafe in line 4 (closest to the salad bar.)
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Important Upcoming Dates
Good Friday, March 29th - No School
Easter Monday, April 1 - No School
Thursday, April 4 - All School Mass at10:30 AM
Saturday, April 6 - Prom at the Treefort Music Hall
Tuesday, April 9 - Senior Out to Lunch
April 14-16 - Senior Retreat
Tuesday, April 16 - SAT Testing Day for Juniors, no school for Frosh/Soph/Seniors
Thursday, April 18 - Blood Drive
April 18 - 21 - Bishop Kelly Theatre Arts Presents Circus Olympics
School Calendars Can Be Found Here
Bell Schedules Can be Found Here
Athletic Schedules Can be Found Here
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A Note from Bill and Sarah | |
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Dear Bishop Kelly Families,
Bishop Kelly continues to strive for excellence in all aspects of the school. The annual parent survey is a valuable tool for helping Bishop Kelly identify strengths, as well as areas where BK can work to improve. Your feedback allows BK to better serve students and the BK community.
Please note that the survey is completely anonymous, ensuring that your responses are confidential. Your honest feedback is crucial in helping us shape the future of BK.
The survey will remain open until April 3rd. Thank you for taking a few moments to share your thoughts and insights about your experience here at BK.
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A note from the Bishop Kelly IT Department - please note that the survey is completely anonymous, ensuring that your responses are confidential. However, because the survey is hosted via Google Forms and you may be logged into Google, your Google account may be visible while completing the survey. If you wish to be extra cautious, you can log out of your Google account before accessing the survey. | |
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This essay originally ran in the April 15, 2022 edition of BK Alive, and it still rings true today!
Even though I say this and think this each and every year, we REALLY need Easter this
year. We really need to remember that the reality that makes everything in life meaningful is the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and that the application of this reality (called the “Paschal Mystery”) to our individual and communal lives is what transforms them. All through this past week, as we tried to mark each day of Holy Week, I feel like I have been trying, begging, pleading with our students to not think of this Easter weekend as merely a four-day holiday, but as the celebration of our deepest faith, and the reality that changes everything. And so now I come to our parent community to make the same request. PLEASE mark Easter somehow with your family. Please celebrate the blessing of the transformation of death into resurrected life in Jesus as the foundation of your life, your family and your world. Please go to church as a family, please pray together around a family meal, and please remember that what
happened 2,000 years ago still happens in every soul that suffers, and at every Mass that is celebrated.
As we move from Lent into Easter, there are a number of lessons that I tend to return to
over and over again:
- There is no Easter Sunday without Good Friday first. If God himself modeled this pattern, then who are we to think our own lives will be different? The movement from Good Friday’s suffering and death to Easter Sunday’s resurrection and life is for ALL of our sorrows, sufferings and deaths, both literal as well as symbolic.
- The resurrected Jesus Christ still carried the scars of his crucifixion. This means that the sufferings of our life are not removed by God’s love and grace, but rather transformed into something that has the potential to heal others. The resurrection happens within the context of our lives, and we still have to accept its power, and work its graces into our daily experiences. One of the things I love about the Easter season are the readings from the Book of Acts of the Apostles that we will begin hearing and reflecting on. Even the generation of people who physically witnessed the resurrection of Jesus still had fights about what it meant to them, and about what they were called to do about it.
- We are a people of life, not of death. The cross, the tomb and the sadness of Good Friday is never the final word for the Christian disciple. Easter is what our lives are ultimately about, and Easter is what all of human history is headed toward. Yes, there will be challenges, struggles, sin, and deaths along the way, but the overwhelming blessing of the resurrection is the promise of God to those who believe and respond.
Once again, let me renew my hope that you and your family can touch the mystery and blessing of these next few days. Our long weekend at BK is not just a vacation! It is a call, to watch Jesus die for us on Good Friday, to contemplate his time in the tomb on Holy Saturday, and to hear him call us, by name, to the same resurrected life that he experiences on Easter Sunday. May God bless this community this Easter, and may the blessing of this celebration settle where it is most needed, in our lives and in our world.
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Bishop Kelly Two (2) Night Senior Retreat
When: April 14-16 (Sunday - Tuesday)
Where: Trinity Pines Retreat Center, Cascade Cost: $125 (This will be charged to your student BK TADS Account.)
Time: Sunday, April 14th at 2:00pm (Meet in front of the Carley Center)
Return: Tuesday, April 16th by 1:30pm to Bishop Kelly
Due Date: ASAP - ONLY 5 SPOTS LEFT!
Questions: Please contact Lorissa Horn at Lhorn@bk.org to answer any questions. Some partial scholarships are available.
REGISTER HERE
Retreat FAQ’s:
Q: Will the retreat interfere with sporting events/other extra-curricular activities?
A: Students will be back by 2pm on Tuesday to participate in any practices/games or extra-curricular activities.
Q: Will Mass be celebrated on the retreat?
A: Yes, we will have Sunday Mass at Trinity Pines in Cascade.
Q: What will the retreat be like?
A: Our main goal of this retreat is twofold.
- To reflect on the past four years -and-
- To prepare for life after BK—all through the lens of the Catholic faith. We will engage in powerful talks and small group discussions, participate in Mass, spend time together in fun games and competitions, campfires and s'mores, music, outdoor hikes and fishing with Coach Brennan for those that want to bring their fishing poles! It will be different from any other retreat offered at BK.
Q: When is the registration/permission form deadline?
A: The online registration/permission forms must be filled out by Wednesday, April 3rd.
Q: Will this retreat count as a school excused absence?
A: Students attending this retreat will receive a school excused absence and the days away from school will not count against them in any way.
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Attention Juniors and Junior Parents!
With summer in sight, don’t forget to schedule your student's Annual Wellness Checkup to prepare for Senior year. Summer appointments fill up quickly so call soon to schedule an appointment with your doctor.
Christina Klaas BSN, RN
Coordinator, Saint Alphonsus School Health Program
Saint Alphonsus Health System
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Attention Seniors and Senior Parents - Seniors have a lot to do as they wrap up their high school careers. This includes everything from transitioning from a BK email/BK Google Drive to one that that follows them to college, to making sure they know when and where to be for graduation. You can find all of this information on our Senior Dashboard, which can be accessed from the BK Home Page.
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Service Hours Opportunities for Students | |
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JOBS AT BISHOP KELLY
IT Audio Visual Data Liaison
Full Time
Computer Science and/or Math Teacher
Full Time
School Counselor
Full Time
Activities Bus Driver
Part Time
Visit our Employment Page for More Information, and please helps us spread the word that BK is a great place to work!
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Attendance Office Procedures | |
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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
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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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