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Next Week at a Glance

Monday, January 29

1-4 Block Schedule

8:30 AM Start, 3:00 PM Release

Tuesday, January 30

5-7 Block Schedule and Everybody Reads

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

Wednesday, January 31

Straight 7 Schedule

8:30 AM Start, 3:05 PM Release

Thursday, February 1

1-3 Block Schedule and House Time

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

Friday, February 2

4-7 Block Schedule

8:30 AM Start, 3:00 PM Release

BK Cafe Specials For Next Week

Monday  -

Tuesday -

Wednesday -

Thursday -

Friday -

Click Here for the Full BK Cafe Menu



Important Upcoming Dates

Monday, January 29th - New Student Information Knight at 6:30 PM in the Carley Athletic Center

January 29 - February 2 - Catholic Schools Week

Thursday, February 1 - Officer Gomez Speaking to Bishop Kelly Students about Social Media during House time.

Saturday, February 10 - Sadie Hawkins Dance from 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM at Expo Idaho

February 18 - 20 - Junior Retreat

Tuesday, February 20 - One Knight Parent Night on Social Media and Mental Health at 6:30 PM

March 8-10 - Idaho Catholic Youth Conference

School Calendars Can Be Found Here

Bell Schedules Can be Found Here

Fall 2024 Athletic Schedules Can be Found Here

Dear Bishop Kelly Families,

BK received word early this morning from Bea Bonney that Deacon Rick Bonney, beloved Theology faculty member at Bishop Kelly from 2010 to 2022, passed away peacefully overnight. As many of you know, Deacon Rick has been battling cancer for many years. So while this news is not unexpected, it is difficult and sad for our school community. Especially our Juniors and Seniors, and our staff.

The staff has been sharing memories and photos of Deacon Rick this week, which we are compiling to share with his wife Bea. If you would like to send a message to Bea, please fill out THIS GOOGLE FORM and we will make sure it gets to her.

Please keep Deacon Rick and his wife Bea in your prayers. He was an extraordinary man of faith, and he is already deeply missed here at Bishop Kelly.

Retirement Announcement

On a much lighter note, Tim Brennan announced his retirement from his role as Dean of Students and Assistant Athletic Director this week. Tim has been an educator and coach for 42 years, and served the Bishop Kelly Community for 28 of those years. Coach Brennan will be finishing out the school year, but we wanted to give everyone plenty of time to congratulate him as he gets ready to embark on a life of leisure with his wife Denise, who retired from her role as BK's Alumni Development Coordinator in December. We know the Brennans are looking forward to many RV adventures around Idaho and the Pacific Northwest!

With this transition we have the opportunity to rethink how BK's Admin team is staffed for the future. In an effort to better support our students, and our families, we have asked Cheryl Hutchinson to take on a new role, Vice Principal of Operations and Activities. In this role Mrs. Hutchinson will work with Tom Shanahan and the Activities Department supporting BK's 800+ students who participate in extracurricular activities; be our point person for safety and security; and offer support in a number of other roles as needed.

Finally, we will be posting a job for Mrs. Hutchinson's current position, Vice Principal of Student Affairs. This shift will allow us to support our students in more ways, including the new House program.

Please join me in congratulating Coach Brennan on his coming retirement, and Mrs. Hutchinson on her exciting new role.

Information Knight

Last but not least, Bishop Kelly's most important admissions event of the year s taking place on Monday! New Student Information Knight is our opportunity to welcome hundreds of prospective new Knights and their families to campus to experience what it means to be part of the Bishop Kelly Community. If you know a family with a student that is currently in the 8th - 10th grade, and they are interested or curious about BK, please extend an invitation to attend Information Knight to them. Happy BK Families are our BEST ambassadors, and we greatly appreciate you sharing about your experience with friends and families.

Please see below for more information about Info Knight, including a registration link that you can share with friends.

Next week is National Catholic Schools Week! Catholic schools across the US will be celebrating the theme United in Faith and Community from January 29th to February 2nd. Please see our plans for Catholic Schools Week below, and say a prayer for the Students, Staff, and Families who make up our Catholic Schools Community here in the Diocese of Boise and beyond.

Monday, January 29: Celebrate Catholic Schools/Community

• Wear: Catholic School gear (Catholic College sweatshirt, BK gear, BK Club gear) 

Tuesday, January 30: Celebrate Students

• Wear: Partnership School Clothes or BK Teams/Jerseys, etc. 
• Catholic Elementary Schools Welcome Alumni for Breakfast at their respective school (see below for more information)
• Students will write down on a sheet of paper “Who do I see Jesus in” (at school) and why.

Wednesday, January 31: Celebrate Our Nation

• Wear: Red, White, and Blue!
• All Catholic Schools Mass held at St. Marks (Campus Ministry representing).
• Prayerful intentions for all of those who defend our religious freedoms. 
• Adoration in the Chapel, all day. 

Thursday, February 1: Celebrate Faculty/Staff 

• Wear: Free Jean Day; BK Spirit Wear -and or- dress as your favorite teacher
• Students will write a note of gratitude on a banner to their teachers during lunch.  
• Faculty/Staff will write a note of thanks/appreciation/gratitude to each other

Friday, February 2: Celebrate Vocations

• Wear: Your Sunday Best!
• Lunch for local Priests, Deacons, and Bishop Peter
• Catholic Life and Leadership to make posters for local area Priests. 

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!

Kathryn Barnhart

Faith

Katie sang during Mass with Pastoral Arts.  She sings from her heart, adding great beauty to our Mass experience.  As a Senior, she also serves as an exemplary example to others in the group.

James Inouye

Community, Generosity

In a heartwarming display of kindness and community spirit, James stepped forward to lend a helping hand to an elderly couple, in the BK Community,  as they moved into an assisted living apartment. This act of generosity not only exemplified the values of the Bishop Kelly way of character but also showcased the power of compassion within the younger generation.

Hailey Baughman

Activities

As our team captain, Hailey is the rock for our team.  Her teammates can always rely on her for support and encouragement.  She is responsible, dedicated, kind, and hardworking.  Hailey has never given less than 100% at every practice and competition.

BK Staff of the Week: 1/22-1/26

Mr. Chad Barker

Safe and Caring Place, Generosity, Community

• Mr. Barker always makes the classroom a fun and active learning environment. He's funny and makes me want to have math everyday.
• I think he is a very good guy,  in general.
• He makes math enjoyable everyday and is generous to everyone.
• Mr. Barker allows creativity in his class while having us do math. He encourages us to have fun and love math just as much as we love being in his class. He also gives us cool stickers and comes up with fun customs (bathroom pass).
• Mr. Barker is always finding a way to make math fun. He gives us stickers whenever we complete a homework problem and he has the most AMAZING bathroom pass.
• Mr Barker has built his classroom on a community of laughs and fun.
• He gives me stickers if I do my homework. He also is very funny and makes math really enjoyable. They are definitely scratch and sniff stickers.
• Mr barker gives us stickers in class when we do our work. I love the stickers. They smell good.
• Mr. Barker is the best teacher. He has the funniest bathroom pass and gives out stickers when we do our homework. Jokes aside he is a good teacher because you can tell he actually cares about his students and always makes me and my classmates look forward to class, and he always has our best interests at heart.

Info Knight is an important event for families who are interested in joining our BK community. This fun and informative evening is an opportunity for prospective students and their families to experience what it is like to attend BK, get their questions about being a Knight answered, and start the process of getting involved with teams and clubs here at school. A well attended Information Knight is important for Bishop Kelly’s enrollment in the fall. If you know a family with a student who is currently in the 8th-10th grade, please forward them this information by right clicking on the image below, saving it, and sending it via email or text. Thank you!

Last year our Treasure Valley Catholic Partner Schools began a new tradition of inviting BK Students who are Alumni of their schools back to campus during Catholic Schools Week. BK Students who attended a TVC Partner School received an invitation to an Alumni Breakfast on Tuesday, January 30th. Please check with them to make sure they received their invitation, and have RSVPed if they plan to attend.

BK will excuse tardies for students who attend their school's Alumni Breakfast.

Below are links to the invites for anyone who needs the details.

Sacred Heart Invite

Saint Ignatius Invite

Saint Joseph's Invite

Saint Mark's Invite

Saint Mary's Invite

Saint Paul's Invite

The Bishop Kelly Writing Center opened this week. It is a terrific resource for any student wishing to get assistance with written work in any subject. 

We have NEW HOURS of operation:

Tuesday and Thursday only, before school, at lunch, and after school. If none of those times is convenient, a student may reach out to Mrs. Jardine at kjardine@bk.org to arrange for a different time slot.

Please encourage your students to take advantage of this helpful resource!



Spring Football Meeting

Attention all NEW and RETURNING Football Players and Parents!

If you are planning to play football at BK next fall, please mark your calendar for the Spring Football Meeting.

Monday, March 4th

at 6:00 PM

in the BK Cafeteria

Returning and New Players/Parents - PLEASE CLICK HERE to fill out a contact information form so that Coaches can send you important registration and schedule information this spring and summer.

BK Yard Signs are going home early next week!

If you signed up for a yard sign, the oldest student in your household will receive their sign in their last class of the day Monday or Tuesday. (You might need to remind them to bring it to you.)

You can still request a yard sign! Fill out THIS SIGN UP FORM and we'll send your student home with a sign! If you don't sign up before Monday, don't worry. You can pick up a yard sign in the front office anytime between now and mid March. (While supplies last.)

The signs are double sided, with space on one side to add class years, or a fun message about BK. Please put your sign in your yard as soon as it comes home and leave it up through Spring Break!

ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT!

February 18-20 at Trinity Pines Retreat Center, in Cascade

Cost: $120 to be charged to your TADS Account

There is some financial aid and scholarships available.

Students will be transported by Bus to and from Cascade. Bus departs BK at 1:30 PM on Sunday and returns to BK at 1:00 PM on Tuesday.

All Meals Provided.

Registration Deadline is February 5th.

What to Pack: Students need to bring warm, comfortable clothes for the retreat as well as outer gear for sledding. Snow boots or boots with good treading are recommended. Jeans without holes are fine. Participants will also need to bring a sleeping bag, pillow, shower towel & toiletries, and a notebook or journal.

Lodging/sleeping arrangements: Guys and Girls will be sleeping in separate dorm like lodging arrangements on twin beds. Each will have access to showers during the weekend.

Cell phones: There is no cell reception at the camp. Students will be asked to either not bring their phones, or to have them turned off for the entire retreat. We will have land line phone numbers to give out to parents in the case of an emergency.

This retreat is limited to the first 40 Juniors to register. Students will only miss one day of school on Tuesday, February 20th. This is a school excused absence.

Download this PDF with Retreat Details

Class of 2024 parents: even though the deadline has passed, there is a VERY limited amount of senior recognition ad space left in this year's 2024 yearbook. If you are still interested, please don't delay and submit your senior's ad ASAP. The last day we will be able to accept late ads is January 28th or until the available space runs out.  Please visit www.TheYearbookCompany.com for more information. If you have already submitted an ad for your student, the yearbook staff thanks you for your support!



St. Mark's Auction

BK Students, please consider volunteering at the St Mark's Auction and earn service hours. We are asking for volunteers for two time slots, 4:30 - 9:00pm and 8:00-10:00pm.

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Two options: 4:30 to 9:00 PM or 8:00 to 10:00 PM

BK Volunteer Attire: Mass Dress (Mass shirts and Black pants or skirts)

Point of Contact: Deanna Westmark - Cell: 702-353-9129, Email: deewestmark3@gmail.com

Dinner will be served to all BK volunteers!

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

This summer Bishop Kelly will pilot offering in-person, credit bearing classes. In previous years, we have seen many students take these classes online to free up their schedules. These in-person offerings will help students who want to get credit fast and who prefer in-person classes. These offerings will also free up some students to take other online classes as we limit students to 6 possible online classes. 

Our summer school session will run from June 3-14 for 6.5 hours a day, Monday through Friday. In this 2-week window, registered students will be able to take Speech, Health, or US History 1A. 

Classes will cost $250 plus the payment portal fee, and will be taught by Bishop Kelly instructors. Currently we have Mrs. Stauffer teaching Health, Mrs. Sternling teaching Speech, and Mrs. Allen teaching US History. Registration opens Feb. 16 to all in-coming students. These classes will require a minimum of 12 to run. They will max out at 24 and we will maintain a waiting list. Watch for the link as we expect these to fill fast!



All students are invited to enter the 2023-2024 Catholic Daughters of the Americas National Education Contest! This year's theme is "God’s love and kindness will shine upon us like the sun that rises in the sky. Luke 1:78 OR How does my love shine for others?" The categories are essay, poetry, computer art, music and photography. Entry forms are available from Mrs. Reeping in Room 104. CASH PRIZES are available at the state and national level.  Deadline for submissions is postmark of February 26th. For more information, please email Laura Reeping at ldreeping@gmail.com



NHS considers four areas in accepting members: character, leadership,

scholarship, and service. Students have two chances for acceptance into NHS at BK:

after the first semester of junior year and at the start of senior year.

Please click here to learn more about being accepted into NHS at BK.



JOBS AT BISHOP KELLY

Vice Principal of Student Affairs

Full Time

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!



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! Even if your child "might" be interested, click here for more information. Here are some of the places that we will explore:



• United Nations Headquarters
• Grand Central Terminal
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Rockefeller Center
• St. Patrick's Cathedral
• Guggenheim Museum 
• Greenwich Village
• SoHo
• Chinatown
• Little Italy 

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: December 21, 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.

• 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)

Our website at www.bk.org is a wealth of information for parents and students alike! 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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