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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
Monday, February 26
1-4 Block Schedule
8:30 AM Start, 3:00 PM Release
Tuesday, February 27
5-7 Block Schedule and Everybody Reads
9:00 AM Start, 2:45 - 3:15 Office Hours
Wednesday, February 28
Straight 7 Schedule
8:30 AM Start, 3:05 PM Release
Thursday, February 29
1-3 Block Schedule and House Time
9:00 AM Start, 2:45 - 3:15 Office Hours
Friday, March 1
4-7 Block Schedule
8:30 AM Start, 3:00 PM Release
BK Cafe Specials For Next Week
Monday - Panda Express Orange Chicken Bowls
Friday - Dominos Cheese or Veggie Pizza
Click Here for the Full BK Cafe Menu
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
Monday, March 4 - Football Parent Meeting at 6:00 PM in the Cafeteria
Monday, March 4 - Spring Sports Parent Meeting at 6:30 PM in the Carley Center
Friday, March 8 - $2 Jean Day
March 8-10 - Idaho Catholic Youth Conference
Monday, March 11 - Spring Music Concert
Tuesday, March 12 - Senior Out to Lunch
Tuesday, March 12 - BK Dance Team Spring Showcase
Thursday, March 14 - One Day One Knight, Annual Day of Giving at BK
March 18-22 - Spring Break, No School
Monday, March 25th - An Evening with Father Vance - The Catholic Worldview of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Wednesday, March 27th - Schoolwide Service Learning Day
Good Friday, March 29th - No School
Easter Monday, April 1 - No School
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 | |
Students in Gaudium House work on their escape room puzzles. | |
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Dear BK Families,
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us on Tuesday night for our One Knight Parent Knight. Officer Gomez came and shared some of the concerns surrounding youth and social media and cell phones with parents. In case you missed it, a similar presentation is available on YouTube.
Dr. Gretchen Gudmundsen from St. Luke's also spoke about youth mental health and how to notice and address signs and symptoms of mental health struggles that affect teens.
Finally, Matt Satchwell shared the intensity of care our counselors have for students, and when we have concerns, we partner with parents to help them find the right resources to support the student and family. Bishop Kelly has a 191:1 student to counselor ratio, which provides the flexibility to know and check-in on students' mental health and wellness in addition to their academic needs. Our counselors work hard to maintain frequent contact with your kids throughout their four years at BK.
One of the ways that we focus on student wellness is to be intentional about technology use at BK, including limiting cell phone use. Our teachers collect cell phones at the beginning of each class period. And twice per week, we ask our students to put away their cell phones and laptops for Everybody Reads time, and House time. These are important pauses in our week that help our students grow in Spirit and Mind, and contribute to the kind and caring community that BK is known for. They also allow us space in our schedule to gather as a school for events that can be educational - like Officer Gomez speaking to our students earlier this month, or entertaining - ask your students about the scavenger hunt/musical chairs at our last pep assembly!
This week during House Time we built community with a fun “Holy Hostages” themed Escape Room in our family groups. Students worked in teams to find information about saints, the Bible, and the Catechism, in order to find clues about our school and ultimately solve a mystery. It was a challenging activity, and students had fun working together (without technology) to put the pieces together and solve the puzzle.
Parenting teens in this world of cell phones and social media can seem overwhelming at times. Our goal at BK is to partner with parents to provide information, resources, and support; and to truly make Bishop Kelly a safe and caring place for each student here. Thank you for working with us, and for sharing your kids with BK!
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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!
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Tristen Williams
Generosity
Tristen serves as an office aide. He's willing to help by doing the most simple and minute task or something very strenuous like manual labor when we need to set up for a complex event. What makes the work even better is the attitude Tristen has while he completes the task. He's cheerful, kind, and always looking for more ways to help!
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Juan Pablo Gutierrez
Academic Excellence
Juan sets high expectations for himself for his work in the classroom. He is a self-starter on projects and assignments and he positively motivates his peers to complete partner or group work. He asks clarifying questions and continues to find new ways to enhance his learning. I've seen Juan take time out of his own work to explain or support his peers to help further their learning as well.
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Joey Klaas
Academic Excellence
Joey always gives 110 percent effort to her assignments, whether they be big or small. Joey has a positive attitude and helps her prayer team with grace and a smile.
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BK Staff of the Week
Mrs. Kristina Gazdik
Generosity, Academic Excellence, Safe and Caring Place
- Mrs. Gazdik is one of the most kindhearted teachers I have ever had. She cares deeply about all of her students, and makes them her top priority. Mrs. Gazdik ensures that each and every one of her students feels cared for, and she pushes them to ensure they understand each topic fully. I'm extremely grateful to have her as my teacher!
- Mrs. Gazdik helps us study for our super hard math tests and is very understanding/helpful.
- Mrs Gazdik is always there to help me when I am having trouble understanding concepts in math. She is also very supportive and caring.
- Ms. Gazdik is very aware of her students’ needs. She saw us struggling and postponed the test to ensure our success. She cares about her students and makes sure that we’re all well equipped to succeed.
- She is very helpful to me and is kind and works things out with me academically. She also lets me and my friends use her room for lunch and always asks if we need help.
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An Evening with Father Vance - The Catholic Worldview of J.R.R. Tolkien | |
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BK School Chaplain, Fr. Vance, S.J. teaches two Seminar-style classes through the Theology Department. One is entitled “The Catholic Theology of Contemporary Cinema,” and the other is entitled “The Catholic Theology of J.R.R. Tolkien.” Each of these are upper-level classes, and are intended to feel more like a college-level class than a high school level class. Over the course of the last five years, Fr. Vance has heard from many parents of his students, who would love to hear firsthand about his vision and process for these classes.
Come to the REG on Monday, March 25 at 6 pm, and listen to Father Vance reflect on the Tolkien Seminar, including:
- What the writings of Tolkien have meant to his vocation as a Jesuit and a Priest
- The central lessons of the Seminar
- Why Tolkien has stayed culturally relevant for the last 80-plus years
- Where to go and what to read if you want to dig deeper into these issues
An hour is not much time, but hopefully there will be a few minutes for questions as well! Even if you are not very familiar with Tolkien’s stories, you are most welcome!
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Students who are currently enrolled at Bishop Kelly have an opportunity to take the following classes over the summer break:
- Health
- Speech
- US History 1A
Each course will be taught at Bishop Kelly, Monday through Friday, June 3 - 14. Classes will take place from 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM each day, with a half hour lunch break.
The cost for each course is $250.
Students enrolled in a summer course will be subject to Bishop Kelly general policies (attendance, academic integrity, dress code, etc.). Students are expected to attend the course in its entirety. In the event that a student cannot avoid an absence, they will be excused from 6.5 hours of class time and still receive credit for the course. (As long as missed work is completed.) If a student needs to miss the last day of the course, they must make arrangements in advance with their instructor, and make an alternative arrangement to complete class work and or assessments.
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Bishop Kelly HS is applying for a Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grant and is collecting data from our community members. We are interested in learning more about to what extent community members perceive an issue with Canada Goose feces at Bishop Kelly and the greater Boise area.
Please fill out this short survey to help with their research.
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Activities Department News | |
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BK Softball Tryouts
Friday, February 23 (3:30-5:30)
Saturday, February 24: (10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
For more information, please contact Coach Ribordy at tribordy@bk.org
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BK Music Department's Spring Concert
The Bishop Kelly High School Band, Choir, and Orchestra ensembles are having their spring concert on Monday, March 11 at 7:00pm in the REG at BK.
Admission is only $5 for adults, $3 for high school students, $2 for younger students, and senior citizens, and kids age 5 or younger are free.
The award-winning BK ensembles will be performing a wide variety of music and will also feature some students from our partner schools. Doors will open to the public at about 6:30pm. Please contact Mark Peters (mpeters@bk.org) with any questions and we hope to see you there!
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Save the Date for the Knights of the Gridiron Luau! | |
Yearbook Order Deadline - February 28th | |
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Please order your yearbook online by February 28th in order to guarantee a book on distribution day. After this date, a limited number will be available for pre-order. Don't miss out! To order, go to Jostens.com
Not sure if you've already ordered or not? CLICK HERE to see a list of people who have ordered a yearbook. (Updated 2/21.) If your name isn't on this list, you do NOT currently have a yearbook ordered.
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Service Hours Opportunities for BK Students | |
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Volunteers needed for the St. Ignatius Fire Gala, Saturday, March 9th!
Come and help us at the St. Ignatius Fire Gala! We need volunteers to make our biggest fundraiser of the year a success. Students, please sign up only if you are in high school or older. Dress code for volunteers is a white blouse/shirt and black pants, however if you paid for an event ticket please feel free to wear auction attire. There are many available jobs that can be done and while still attending the auction! See volunteer descriptions for details or contact Oris Martin at oris.martin425@gmail.com.
https://signup.com/go/FjPqgrL
Idaho Adaptive Sports Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
Idaho Adaptive Sports is holding a Wheelchair Basketball Tournament March 9th & 10th at the Salvation Army Gymnasium. Volunteers, who know basketball, are needed to run the time clock and keep statistics for the games. Shifts are from 7:30-12:00 and 12:00-@6:00 both days.
If you are interested in helping, please contact Joyce Mauck at joyce.mauck@boiseschools.org to sign up!
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JOBS AT BISHOP KELLY
Computer Science and/or Math Teacher
Full Time
Vice Principal of Student Affairs
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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The Divine Mercy Choir (also known in Lithuanian as Gailestingumo Švente Ensemble) from the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Vilnius, where St. Faustina lived, comes to the U.S. for the first time this Lenten Season to help usher in Divine Mercy Sunday. This spectacular evening event consists of music and a multimedia visual presentation about the history and importance of Divine Mercy Sunday. The 2-hour event is on Wednesday, March 27 from 7-9pm at St. John's Cathedral. Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased at saltandlightradio.com/choir. Note: all donors that pledge during the upcoming pledge drive receive one free concert ticket. | |
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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