The Magazine for Saint Teresa’s Academy and Bishop Kelly High School
ROUNDTABLE November 2012
Growing Forward Together Achieving excellence in learning, service, and life.
In This Issue: • The History of Saint Teresa’s Academy • Alumni Updates
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In this Issue: • Table of Contents • Table of Contents
President’s Message............................................................................. 3 Principal’s Message............................................................................. 4 The History of Saint Teresa’s Academy.........................................5-7 Saint Teresa’s Alumni Profile – Warner Terrell.............................. 8 Saint Teresa’s Alumni Profile - John Renk...................................... 9
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“We are many parts, we are
Saint Teresa’s Academy Reunion Weekend.............................10-11 The Grand Opening of the Student Commons ......................12-13 The BK Way....................................................................................... 14 Global Youth LEAD.......................................................................... 15 The Unstoppables (Bishop Kelly Girls Varsity Soccer Team)..... 16 Olympic Knights (Nick Symmonds, Corbin Duer, and Tom Siebert)..................................................................................... 17 Sister Paul Marie, ’75........................................................................ 18 Bishop Kelly Foundation.................................................................. 19
all one body.
Bishop Kelly Performing Arts....................................................20-21
And the gifts
BK Reunion Weekend 2012 .......................................................22-23
we have we
Alumni Updates...........................................................................24-27 Annual Fund.................................................................................28-29
are given
Alumknights Who Just Couldn’t Stay Away................................. 30
to share.”
Calendar of Events............................................................................ 31
– Marty Haugen
From the Editor: After the Saint Teresa’s reunion this
of you contribute to make BK the place it
summer I got a lovely note from Anita
is today. We really are the sum of all our
(Solosabal) Dick, ’56 that said, “Before this
parts, and you all are pretty wonderful
weekend we had never met, and now it
parts!
feels like we are old friends.” I feel exactly
Thank you for sharing your lives with me
the same way. Not just about Anita and the STA grads, but about all of you who let me into your lives through Facebook, emails, BK events, and more. I’ve been blessed with the ability interact with our community as a whole, and to see how all
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and Bishop Kelly. I am so proud to be part of this caring community with all of you! Katie Kerby, Director of Alumni Relations and Marketing
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Dear Friends of Bishop Kelly, As our team here at Bishop Kelly of faculty, staff, and
plan and the focus we have
administration begins our 49th year as a school, we have much
on our vision of “a Catholic
for which to be thankful. We welcomed 690 students to start the
community achieving
2012/2013 school year, the highest enrollment since 2001. We
excellence in learning,
just finished a $10 million capital campaign, which allowed us to
service, and life.” Key to
completely renovate the inside of our school and raise the Bishop
achieving our vision is our
Kelly Foundation’s endowment. And, we finished construction
culture – what we believe
this past March on the capstone piece of our renovation, our new
and how we act. You can
Student Commons and Administrative Wing.
read more about “The BK
None of this would have been possible without the incredible
Way” on page 14. We’re counting on everyone in our community
support and efforts of our families, our alumni, and our entire
to continue to help us strengthen the positive culture here at
Bishop Kelly community! We thank each of you for your
Bishop Kelly.
commitment and dedication to our mission of “educating and
As Bishop Kelly nears our 50th Anniversary in 2015 we are
developing the whole student in the Catholic tradition – spirit,
striving to reconnect with more members of our BK community,
mind, and body.” The time, prayers, talents, and financial support
and that includes the graduates of our predecessor, Saint Teresa’s
we have witnessed and felt in my first two years as President of
Academy. This summer we were able to make great strides in
Bishop Kelly have been truly awe-inspiring!
building relationships with our Saint Teresa’s (STA) Alumni by
Equally impressive as the support we have experienced have been
hosting the first ever All Class Saint Teresa’s Reunion here at BK.
the accomplishments of our students here at Bishop Kelly. Please allow me to brag a bit about the 150 graduates of the Class of 2012. Here are a few of their statistics: • They contributed over 15,000 hours of service to their community. • 99% of them went on to college, with 80% receiving meritbased college scholarships that totaled over $14M. • And, in sports, they won 12 out of 18 possible district championships, six state titles, and five academic state
We wanted to welcome our STA brothers and sisters to their home within our community, and what a welcome they got! It was a great party with many happy memories shared. I hope you’ll enjoy seeing some photos from that event, as well photos from
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the four BK Class Reunions that took place over the summer. Together STA and BK have been ministering to the young adults of the Treasure Valley for more than 122 years. Thank you once again for your interest in and commitment to Bishop Kelly! GO KNIGHTS!
championships. • More importantly, over 70% of our students participated in co-curricular activities. I discussed in last year’s Roundtable magazine our 2010 strategic
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Kind regards, Rich Raimondi President Bishop Kelly High School
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Greetings Bishop Kelly Community,
Letter from the Principal
At Bishop Kelly we enjoyed
develop a school culture that champions our core values and
our summer and used
helps us to shape a future based on our entire school community
the break to complete the
living up to shared values. If we all adopt the “BK Way” we can
hiring of 10 new faculty
make a tremendous positive impact on our school. I believe we
and staff members and
have the resolve and determination to continue to build on the
finish several remodeling
legacy of excellence at Bishop Kelly.
projects in our library,
On behalf of the students, faculty, and staff I want to express my
classrooms, and music room. We also prepared to welcome another large freshman class, the Bishop Kelly Class of 2016, to their high school for the next four years. Our school year began with great enthusiasm and pride from the students, faculty, and staff.
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BK Trivia Question:
Which BK
We continue to experience strong growth in the student body at BK, as well as continuing to execute our strategic plan in the defined growth areas of curriculum, facilities, programs, and
sincere gratitude to the Bishop Kelly school community for your efforts in the recent Capital Campaign, the entire project made a significant difference to the daily experience for every person at Bishop Kelly. We are so proud and thankful for the beautiful spaces we get to call “our school” what a gift and blessing you have bestowed upon us. With a grateful heart,
personnel. I am very pleased with our progress and look forward to the new challenges the future will bring to Bishop Kelly. In this academic year, Bishop Kelly will be focusing on the
Robert R. Wehde
school’s culture and defining our desired future in what we call
Principal
the “The BK Way” made up of eight primary characteristics;
Bishop Kelly High School
Faith, Safe and Caring Place, Academic Excellence, Activities,
Go Knights!!!
Honor, Generosity, Community, and Partnerships. We hope to
teacher’s 1980 yearbook quote, “Yes We Can!” was later stolen by the Obama Campaign for the 2008 election?
Skinner ’71 Skindini” “The Great Dave Answer: 2012Roundtable.indd 4
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The Way We Were ... the History of Saint Teresa’s Academy Homecoming bonfires, athletic rivalries, iconic faculty members, student pranks, the singing of the Alma Mater … like most high schools in this country, Bishop Kelly is an institution steeped in
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tradition. From Father Wilson’s legendary crusade to save the school in the 70s to the cries of “ Ooh Aah BK” that ring through the Carley Center today; Alumknights, parents, and friends of BK have made an their mark on our history. But do we truly understand how we began and where we came from? Do we know how closely the story of Catholic education in the Treasure
City in droves. The little school was only open for a year and a half before the sisters thought it prudent to abandon their posts
Valley is tied to the history of Idaho and the West?
and return to Oregon.
Many of Bishop Kelly’s current students are part of a much
In April of 1885 the Reverend A.J. Glorieux was appointed to
longer lineage. Their grandparents, great-grandparents, and beyond were graduates of Saint Teresa’s Academy. The thread that ties Saint Teresa’s to Bishop Kelly is a golden one, weaving through families and our diocese in such a way that it’s clear we are all one community, celebrating more than 150 years of history together. The story of Saint Teresa’s begins like a vignette from an old western. In the mid 1860s the Idaho territory was wild and desolate. Idaho City, a bustling oasis in the sagebrush, was the center of population in the Boise Basin. Miners in search of gold poured in, attracting a fickle and fleeting civilization. More than 250 businesses served the bawdy inhabitants of the growing city, including opera and theater houses, tailors, barber shops, bakeries, and of course, numerous saloons. But there were few Catholic churches across the territory, and only two Catholic schools, which were located in the north at Lapwai and Desmet. It wasn’t until January of 1867, when three Sisters of the Names arrived in Idaho City from Portland, Oregon, to build a school, that Catholic education came to the mining towns in the southern part of the territory. After only a short time however, a devastating fire and the rapid decline of mining in the area caused prospectors to leave Idaho
Holy Cross Sisters at Saint Teresa’s
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the Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho. Bishop Glorieux made Boise his headquarters, and then quickly set to work building an infrastructure for the Catholic church. In a 1914 essay titled “My Reminiscences of Saint Teresa’s,” Father J. Van Der Heyden
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writes, “While engaged in this work and intent upon the interest of other parts of the Vicariate, the Bishop, not forgetful of the necessity of Catholic education, entered into negotiations with various communities of sisters who might give to the young the benefits of Christian training. It was not an easy task to bring sisters to the sage-brush plains of Idaho so soon after the Council of Baltimore. Its decrees urging the building and maintenance of parochial schools in every parish of the land greatly increased the demand for competent teachers from the religious orders. It was but natural for the superiors to answer first the calls from the large and populous cities of older states, where they found splendid opportunities for the opening of new schools, at little or no cost to the community, and with success assured.”
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The reputation of the western territories was formidable, and the
Early in the morning I received a message announcing the safe
lack of success by the Holy Names Sisters didn’t help matters.
arrival of the travelers, whom I hastened, not without some little
But Bishop Glorieux persisted, and finally received word that
flurry, to greet and to welcome to Idaho. The welcome, but for
the Sisters of Saint Francis were sending a contingent to open a
the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Hawley, would have been scant
school at Lewiston, and the Sisters of the Holy Cross would be
indeed, since nothing, absolutely nothing, had been prepared for
coming to open a school at Boise. Father Van Der Heyden, who
their coming. To all questions I could but answer in the negative,
in the summer of 1889 was serving as a young priest at St. John’s,
even to the question about hearing their confessions, for which I
writes of their arrival, “… the first contingent numbered five
had no faculty from the Bishop.
religious, who may justly be called the founders of Saint Teresa’s.
They asked me about a house they might rent, but I knew of no
They were Sisters Mary Dominica, Digna, Edith, Columbina, and
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Marcus.
house for rent; they asked for a school-room, but I could but reply with a discouraging uniformity – no. I pitied them and I pitied
The news that the sisters were on their way and their arrival
myself. Would they but ask or suggest some one thing to which I
were almost simultaneous, so that no preparations were made
might give a favorable reply! There was no mail delivery in Boise
to receive them. They landed at the Boise depot – then situated
in those days and I thought it preposterous that the sisters should
a mile from the city on the lonely sage-brush plain – at 2 o’clock
walk to the post office every day for their correspondence; so
in the morning, August 24, 1889. It is easier to imagine than to
here, was my chance – I would fetch their mail. They accepted
describe the feelings of the sisters as they stepped on the creaking
with gratitude, and I felt somewhat relieved at the thought that
platform of the rickety shanty which serves as the railroad depot.
I could at least do something to show them my appreciation of
From the platform they were unceremoniously hustled into the
their presence in Boise. I was their first mail carrier.”
coach that was to take them to the city. On their way to it, down
Having secured the mail, the five sisters immediately went to
a steep hill, and across the bridge that spans the Boise river, they could not, on account of the darkness and the closed conveyance which carried them and their fortunes, get any idea of the beautiful panorama that in daylight greeted the eye of the weary traveler as he descended from the sandy sage-brush covered bluff overlooking the city into the beautiful valley luxuriant with vegetation and rich with pleasant looking homes – a veritable oasis in the desert to which the early French Canadian trappers gave the name of Boise (wooded). I have heard one of the sisters say that her drooping spirits were somewhat revived on this occasion by hearing the matutinal rooster, which, being a domesticated bird, plainly convinced her that she was no longer traveling through the desert, but had reached a spot inhabited by members of the human family. Shortly after making this reflection, she and her companions were brought to realize that some of God’s chosen and noblest souls lived in this seemingly forsaken land, for the driver had orders to take the sisters to the home of Hon. J. H. Hawley, where they were received by the charitable hostess, Mrs. Hawley, with open arms. Happy in being the first to greet the weary travelers and bid them welcome to their new western home, her only thought was to bestow every
work preparing for school to start. On September 9, they opened a school for girls in Saint Patrick’s Hall, which was adjacent to the original Saint John’s Parish at 9th and Bannock Streets. After only two weeks the sisters were able to secure a private home on Jefferson Street that was suitable to be used as a boarding school and their residence. On September 20, 1889, the five founders moved from their temporary location, and christened the new school Saint Teresa’s. Sisters M. Dominica and Digna taught, Sister M. Edith gave guitar lessons, and the other sisters did the cooking and canning. Saint Teresa’s concluded its first year on June 25, 1890 with approximately 60 pupils having attended. In March of 1890, with the help of the Bishop and the Mother House, the sisters purchased a block of land that had formerly belonged to the U.S. Chaplain at Fort Boise, Father Toussant Mesplie. This location at what is now 4th and State Streets included several buildings built by Father Mesplie that would serve as the school until the familiar brick Academy was
attention her kind heart could suggest upon the devoted souls who had left all to labor in this uncultivated field of Catholic education.
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built in 1903. Even then, Father Mesplie’s house continued to be used as the music room until 1964. In 1894 Miss Helen Coston, became the first Saint Teresa’s student to receive a graduation medal and diploma. Miss Coston was the daughter of prominent Boise homesteaders whose log cabin can be seen today in the Pioneer Village next to the Idaho State Historical Museum. After graduation she went on to become County Supervisor in Ada County and the President of the Saint Teresa’s Academy (STA) Alumnae Chapter. In 1933 the boys attending high school at Saint Joseph’s joined
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the student body at Saint Teresa’s, making the school co-ed for the first time. With the boys came a robust athletic program and increased interest in service organizations like Sodality. Football was a particular favorite of the STA crowd. In fact, an exhibition game in 1933 gave the Saints unusual bragging rights – they bested Boise Junior College with a score of 6-0. In 1937, a Grotto was built on the Saint Teresa’s Campus. This shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes holds a special place in the hearts of many Saint Teresa’s alumni. The statues of Mary and Bernadette, like several other items from Saint Teresa’s, were moved to other locations in the Diocese when the school closed in 1964. They are currently in the outside garden at Nazareth Retreat Center in Boise. The statues of Mary and Joseph from the chapel at Saint Teresa’s are in Our Lady of the Lake Parish in McCall, the main cross from the chapel is in Saint Katharine Drexel Parish in Cascade. Saint Jerome’s Parish in Riggins is now the home of
John’s Cathedral that year, and were honored as part of the Golden Jubilee celebration. Several members of that class, as well as dozens of other STA Alumni through the classes of 1964, attended the Saint Teresa’s reunion this June in Boise. These alumni are part of our living history! Their names and legacies are familiar not only as part of Boise’s history, but as the matriarchs and patriarchs of multi generational BK families. Reconnecting with the STA branch of our alumni family tree is a gift and a blessing! In order to honor our shared history with Saint
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Teresa’s Academy, Bishop Kelly High School will be naming the chapel on the BK campus in honor of Saint Teresa of Jesus. One hundred and twenty three years later, we are still benefiting from
the two angels that were on either side of the tabernacle, and the
the fruits of the Founding Sisters’ labor.
school’s front gate is in the garden at Sacred Heart Parish in Boise.
Please help us to spread the word and invite Saint Teresa’s grads to
Bishop Kelly inherited several historical pieces from Saint Teresa’s,
the Chapel Dedication Ceremony this spring. Update your contact
including the altar cards and several pews from the Chapel, and
information with the BK Alumni Office by calling Katie Kerby at
the cornerstone from the building.
947-1325 or emailing alumni@bk.org.
Saint Teresa’s celebrated their 50 year anniversary in 1939. Forty-five seniors received diplomas at Saint
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St. Teresa’s Graduate Warner Terrell Like many Boise teens in the mid 1950s, Warner Terrell worked at Saint Alphonsus Hospital, which was then in downtown Boise. His job was in the kitchen, washing
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dishes and delivering meals around the hospital. Warner, who was a student at Boise High School at the time, enjoyed his work and the people who worked with him. What he didn’t realize at the time, was that his after school job would have such an impact on his life more than 50 years later. One of the Holy Cross nuns who worked with him at Saint Al’s, had Warner in her sights. She began talking to him about the Catholic Church, praying for him, and encouraging him to learn more about Catholicism. Eventually her efforts paid off, and Warner decided to take Catholic instruction at Saint John’s Parish with Father Scarcello. It is Father Scarcello who Warner credits with recruiting him to Saint Teresa’s. Warner transferred to Saint Teresa’s as a senior, and was almost immediately nominated to be Senior Class President. He chuckles as he tells the story, “Somebody nominated me, and there was another fellow that was nominated also. One of the things that you were supposed to do was lead the prayers in the morning, and I didn’t know any of the prayers. So when we
available to African Americans, Warner’s experience at Saint Teresa’s was very positive. Warner says his senior year was “the best year [he] had in school.” He speaks fondly of his friends from the Class of 1957, recalling that “everybody knew everybody, and everyone got along.” He also recalls several priests and nuns who were important to him then, and now. “Sister Mercedes kind of took me under her wing, and I liked playing basketball for Father DeNardis who coached the team.” Fifty five years later, the Class of 1957 remains good friends. No fewer than 13 classmates from ’57 attended the Saint Teresa’s All Class Reunion in June of 2012. Warner and his wife Grace were among them, sharing stories and memories and continuing the legacy of Saint Teresa’s Academy.
voted, I thought, ‘Well, I don’t have a chance.’ So I voted for the other guy. And then it ended up in a tie. So we re-voted. And when we voted again I voted for myself. I thought, ‘Maybe I do have a chance!’ And I won!” At a time in Boise’s history when many opportunities weren’t
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St. Teresa’s Graduate Tom Renk St. Teresa’s graduate Tom Renk, ’64 shares a memory in his own words … In late 1962 or early 1963
souped up ’56 Ford Crown Vickie that sounded pretty good. He
someone purchased a new car
gunned his motor a few times to let me know he wanted to race.
for the nuns at Saint Teresa’s.
At the green light we took off pretty even. Someone had the
The only problem was, none of them could drive. Having my own car (a blue 1948 Ford), a good driving record, and at least a C+ average at school, Sister Josephine Marie, the principal, called on me one time to drive one of the sisters to an appointment in the new car. For some reason this car was not your ordinary logical basic transportation like a Ford Falcon or Plymouth Valiant but a full-sized Chevy with a 327 V-8 and a stick, a car a lot of young guys would have liked to get their hands on. As I recall, it was either Sister Rhoda or Sister Olga who had a dental appointment of some importance at a dentist’s office
practical sense to see that the sisters had good mud and snow tires on the back. This gave me better traction than the tire smoking Vickie and I beat him by about a half a car length. He decided another run wasn’t going help him, and it was probably a good thing since it helped decrease my chances of attracting the attention of the local boys in blue. I got both the car and Sister back just before the last bell. That was one of my most exciting days at Saint Teresa’s.
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out on the Bench on the other side of town. I was pretty tickled since I got out of classes and the destination being far away, gave me more time behind the wheel. I was even happier when I got Sister to her destination and she said, “All right, dear, my appointment will last for some time. Check back in a couple of hours.” Well, with two hours free and a new hot car to use, I wasn’t going to sit in the parking lot. I took it out of town a little bit and put it through its paces to see what it would do and get used to the feel of a relatively fast car. In the middle of the day there wasn’t a lot of traffic in town, but I cruised Main and Fairview like we did at night. Sure enough a guy pulled up beside me at a light in a
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13 5. Bill McDaid, ’54, Andrew Hohenleitner, and Ray Hohenleitner, ’54 6. Charles Hummel, ’43, Joan (Chapman) Cooney, ’40, Ann (Corak) Urresti, ’40, and Tom Cooney 7. Darlene and Mike, ’55 Kohout
8. Delphina (Urresti) Arnold, ’57, Ann (Corak) Urresti, ’40, and Joan Urresti, BK ’72 9. Betty (Reddoch) Stadler, ’39 and Bob Mortensen, ’63 10. Clay Hartz, Anita (Solosabal) Dick, Rose Schoen, Mel Schulte, and Lu (Guisasola) Echevarria, all Class of 1956
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1) Terry (Marchek) Richcreek, ’57 and Darwin Harms 2) Virginia (Kohout) Gray, ’45 3) Margaret Johnson, ’57 and Rose (Mikolasek) Schulte, ’58 4) Connie and Bob, ’62 Mortensen 5) Mike, ’64 and Priscilla Heath
6) Warner Terrell, Joe Dunn, Terry (Marchek) Richcreek, Delphina (Urresti) Arnold, Jim Barclay, Jody (Stroup) Jones, and Marge (Abadia) Campbell, all from the Class of 1957 7) Mel, ’56 and Rose (Mikolasek) Schulte, ’58
8) Fran (Hansen) 12) Joan Henggeler, Sprague, ’48 and Don Helen (Ston) Sprague Churchill, Ray Hohenleitner, Mary 9) Kathleen (Smith) Ann (Hart) Seitz, Bill Weaver, ’57, Jerry, ’61 McDaid, and Audrey and Donna Smith, (Arregui) Groff, all and Mike Smith, ’59 Class of 1954 10) Julia (Hansen) 13) Anita (Solosabal) Cannon, ’44 Dick, Rose Schoen, 11) Mike Heath, Tom and Lu (Guisasola) Renk, and John Gray, Echevarria, all Class all Class of 1964 of 1956
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Grand Opening Student Commons
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“And when
Jesus had been
On March 14, 2011, more than 300 alumni, parents, and friends of
For many who attended the celebration, a highlight of the event was
Bishop Kelly gathered to for the grand opening of the new Student
pouring water from the Jordan River into the fountain that flows as
Commons. The day began with an all school Mass, concelebrated by
part of BK’s beautiful new sculpture, “Beginning the Journey.”
Bishop Driscoll and several priests of the Diocese. Mass was followed
The completion of the Student Commons has updated the entrance
by remarks from several VIP’s, including the Governor of Idaho and Saint Teresa’s Alum, C.L. “Butch” Otter, ’62. Finally the ceremonial ribbon was cut and Bishop Driscoll blessed the new space.
to Bishop Kelly, and greatly improved our ability to serve students and their families. Our new space positively impacts every student’s experience at Bishop Kelly. Thank you to all those who were part of the project, and who came to help us celebrate the grand opening! If you missed the celebration and would like a tour of the new space, contact the BK Alumni Office at (208) 947-1325.
baptized he at once came up from the water, and suddenly the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on him.” Matthew 3:16
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Photos by Rachel Birr Photography
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The BK Way Last spring the leadership at Bishop Kelly gathered extensive feedback from students, parents, faculty, and staff about our current BK Culture. Our goal was to have a firm understanding of which behaviors and attitudes we wish to cultivate and perpetuate, and which we choose to leave behind. This information, along with our strategic plan work on the mission, vision, and beliefs of our school community, and the Profile of the BK Graduate at Graduation [featured in the 2011 Roundtable] have helped us to create a document that outlines our culture, which we call the BK Way. The BK Way applies to all members of our school community: students, teachers, parents, staff, fans at sporting events, and even alumni representing Bishop Kelly in the community. When we truly have the culture we all desire, even more incredible things will happen at Bishop Kelly!
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The BK Way
What We Believe and How We Act
FAITH Jesus Christ is our Lord, our ultimate teacher and role model and we are actively dedicated to our spiritual formation.
SAFE AND CARING PLACE BK is a safe, caring, and compassionate place where all students, staff, and parents feel welcomed and valued.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE All students in every classroom are supported and challenged to do their very best and achieve personal excellence.
ACTIVITIES Participation in activities provides a valuable experience in student’s growth and development.
HONOR Each member of the BK community is accountable to high standards of moral and ethical behavior in the classroom, hallways, at BK events, on the playing field, and in the stands.
GENEROSITY Students, staff, and parents give back to the world generously of their time and talents in ways that are productive to their fellow man.
COMMUNITY Students, staff, and parents have a sense of ownership of their school as evidenced by their active participation in BK and having a voice in decisions that positively affect Bishop Kelly.
PARTNERSHIP We need and value our students, staff, and parents as customers and thus we work together in partnership to meet and exceed their expectations.
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Global Youth LEAD In November of 2011, five Bishop Kelly students, their advisor
Each of the BK students finished the program with a desire to
Bobbie Shea, and Dan Prinzing, executive director of the Idaho
stand up to injustice. They even made a pact that they would
Human Rights Education Center, traveled to the Hashemite
speak out when they heard stereotypes and misinformation.
Kingdom of Jordan as part of the Global Youth LEAD program.
“9/11 was horrific,” says Russell. “But we defined Osama Bin
Global Youth LEAD pairs Idaho students with a group of students
Laden as the Muslim people after that. We can’t do that. It’s scary.
in Jordan to explore cultural heritage and foster a commitment
That’s how Japanese internment camps happened, that’s how the
to community service. The five BK students spent a semester
Holocaust happened.”
participating in an online forum and completing cross cultural
“We can’t associate Islam as a whole with terrorist actions,” adds
projects with students in Jordan before their trip.
senior Luke Shirley.
Jeffrey Letsinger, a senior at BK, heard about Global Youth
“The Arab culture is
LEAD and thought that it might be an outlet for him to make
an incredible culture.”
a difference in our community. He began the class with some
Experiencing a bit
preconceived ideas, but those were quickly dismissed. “I thought
of Arab culture,
the kids in Jordan might be shy, and not want to open up to us.
and travelling to
But it turned out to be the opposite. They wanted to show us
the birthplace of
everything and teach us about their culture. I learned that they
Christianity was a
value the same things in life that we do, like family and a safe
profound experience
place to live. I think that the idea of being able to create a better
as well. Many of the
future for yourself is a universal concept.”
teens returned with
Once in Jordan, the students found that despite the language
plans to see more of
“How lovely
to think that no one need wait a moment, we can start now,
Congratulations to Bobbie Shea, BK English teacher and advisor for the Global Youth LEAD program. Bobbie was named Human Rights Educator of the Year by the Idaho Human Rights Education Center.
barrier they had much in common with their Jordanian
the world.
counterparts. “The day we spent with the students from Al Torrah
“I definitely want to
could have been a day I spent with my best friends,” reflects
travel more,” says
Senior Bailey Russell. “Yes, we didn’t speak the same language;
Shirley. “Many people
yes, the girls wore hijabs (head coverings) ... But on the bus that
only want to go to western tourist hubs. But I find myself wanting
day, when the driver put on some music, we all started dancing
to visit places like Ecuador, Turkey, and Vietnam. In Jordan we
and suddenly, we were all just teenagers ... and nothing else
saw amazing things and places that would never have been in a
seemed to matter.”
travel guide book. It was the perfect experience.”
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Bailey Russell, Luke Shirley, Jeff Letsinger, Mikiah Finkley, and Becca Fitz in the Hashemite Kindom of Jordan.
start slowly changing the world!” – Anne Frank, March 26, 1944
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The Unstoppables
Bishop Kelly Girls Varsity Soccer Team Soccer in southern Idaho is a serious sport. It seems like everyone from preschoolers to adults is playing, or watching soccer. So it’s no surprise that the Bishop Kelly Varsity Girls’ Soccer Team is packed with talent. But what might surprise you is their national record. In mid August the team tied the nation’s longest active winning streak with 48 consecutive wins. They’ve been extending the streak ever since. The team’s last loss was in a 2009 state quarter finals game against Sandpoint. The Lady
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Knights were hoping to win their third state championship in a row, but instead were forced into a consolation round with a 3-2 loss in overtime. (They went on to win the consolation championship after beating Twin Falls 7-0 and Wood River 3-0.) It was the only loss of Coach Curtis Eisenberger’s tenure. His laid
Front row: Ylena Gazdik, Kindall Murie, Emma Russell. Second row: Alyssa Stewart, Mickie Piechowski, Sara Agustine, Lizzie Thometz, Celia Harrington, Shannon McGrath. Third row: Mikaela Sawyer, Jessie Piechowski, Reilley Coyle, Hannah Heffner, Rachel Earll, Kori Swanson, Raquelle Mouw, Maddie Minnaert, Megan Martinez.
back attitude about the success of his team could be due to the fact that he doesn’t know any different. But more likely, it’s an intentional effort to keep the girls focused and working hard. “We face challenges in keeping the team from becoming too comfortable with our successes.” Eisenberger said. “Our training has to maintain a gamelike level of high intensity in order to continue pushing the team to improve throughout the year.” And they have been improving. Since 2009 the Lady Knights have gone on to complete two perfect seasons, including winning the state championship in 2010 and 2011. As of the writing of this story, they remain undefeated well into their third season, and have a state championship trophy in their sights. Their winning streak spans four team rosters and includes more than 30 current and past players. Five of those went on to compete at the collegiate level, including 2009 Southern Idaho Conference Player of the Year Julie Zamzow, ’10 who plays forward for Southern Oregon University, and Abi Yanke, ’12 who is now a goalie at Westminster College in Utah.
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The Bishop Kelly team plays in Division 4A, which includes schools with 640 to 1279 students enrolled. (BK’s enrollment for 2012 is 682.) The Varsity Girls Soccer Team would like an opportunity to play against more challenging opponents at the 5A level, but so far the Idaho High School Activities Association hasn’t allowed them to move up. Eisenberger is hopeful that the team will have a chance to play at the 5A level soon. Until then the winning streak is likely to continue unchallenged until the postseason when the competition heats up. “We set out every year to be at our best when we go into the postseason,” Eisenberger says. “We know that there are strong programs outside of Boise – programs who would do well at 5A.” Regardless of what division they play in, Coach Eisenberger sees a bright future for girl’s soccer at Bishop Kelly. “Even with a move to 5A, I would still expect the rosters to be strong – possibly stronger – giving BK an opportunity to compete for state titles regularly.” No matter what happens with their season or their headline grabbing winning streak, Coach knows his girls will go on to do great things. “The young women in this program have a lot of determination to succeed on and off the field,” says Eisenberger. “They have overall team chemistry, and a high level of intelligence. These girls will do very well in their academic careers and beyond. That’s just as important as their athletic talents.”
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Olympic Knights Bishop Kelly’s own Olympian, Nick Symmonds, ’02 had
his performance
thousands of fans cheering for him when he competed in London
after the race.
in August, some of them right here at Bishop Kelly! Symmonds
Way to go Nick!
finished 5th in what is being called the best men’s 800m ever to
Nick isn’t
be run! His time of 1:42:95 was a personal best, and makes him the third fastest American to run in the 800m ever. Gold medal winner David Lekuta Rudisha of Kenya set a new world record for the men’s 800m with his time of 1:40.91, and seven of the eight finalists ran their personal best. Symmonds was exuberant about
the only Alumknight with Olympic dreams. Two other BK grads have their eyes on future medals. Corbin Duer, ’07 is a decathlete who
“Faster, Higher,
Stronger” – Olympic Motto
has been called an athlete to watch as he prepares for a shot at the gold in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Duer is currently training in Boise and plans to compete in the indoor season this year. Additionally he will compete at the USA Outdoor Championships in the spring. where he hopes to qualify for the World Championships. Tom Siebert, ’07 is hoping to win gold at the Paralympic Games. Siebert lives in Salt Lake City where he is training as a brakeman on the National Adaptive Sliding Sports Association Bobsled Team. Currently bobsledding isn’t recognized as a Paralympic sport, but Siebert and his team hope to change that and realize their dreams on the medals stand.
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Sister Paul Marie, ’75 For several years, Mark Jaszkowski, Director of Development at Bishop Kelly, has enjoyed writing to his pen pal, a Bishop Kelly graduate who is a Poor Clare nun. Sister Paul Marie, (Juliet Gile, ’75)
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like all Poor Clare nuns, lives in a cloister. She and her fellow sisters live a life of simplicity, prayer, community, and joy. Although her cloister is small, her sisterhood is more than 20,000 strong, with sisters throughout the world in over 70 countries. (Including Alumknight Bernadette Barnes, ’90 who
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is now Sister Imaculeta at the Poor Clare Monastery in Roswell, New Mexico.) Over the years Sister Paul Marie and Mr. Jaszkowski have traded letters, cards, and information about the monastery and Bishop Kelly. Sister’s letter last spring indicated that she would be celebrating 25 years of religious life this fall, and Mr. Jaszkowski asked her if we could celebrate that with her as a Bishop Kelly community. Here at BK we have offered a Rosary for Sister, and Father Don Fraser, our Chaplain, offered a Mass and led us in prayer with and for Sister Paul Marie. We are thrilled that with permission from her Mother Abbess Sister was able to share with the Roundtable some photos and other items from of her jubilee celebration, as well as the following paragraphs in her own words, so that the entire BK Community can celebrate with her as well. What could be greater than 25 years? Father Larry Webber, OFM Cap., asked this at the opening of his homily at the Mass of Thanksgiving for the silver jubilee of religious vows for Sister Paul Marie of the Body of Christ at the Poor Clare Monastery in Palos Park, Illinois, Archdiocese of Chicago, September 16, 2012.
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After graduation from Bishop Kelly, Sister Paul Marie served a number of years in a congregation of missionary sisters before entering the Poor Clare Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Roswell, New Mexico. She made her simple profession of vows in 1987, followed by solemn, perpetual vows in 1990. Ten years later she was asked to go as a member of the small band of sisters setting out from the Roswell monastery to re-found the Poor Claire monastery in Chicago. The sisters now live in a beautiful new monastery just outside of the city on a small knoll surrounded by forest preserves, lakes, and natural wet lands. The community is made up of seven sisters, including a young woman taking her first steps in monastic life. So, what could be greater than 25 years of loving and serving the Lord? Fifty years, of course! Although Sister Paul Marie has a long way to that goal, she remembers her alma mater with affection and prays for the alumni, staff, and students of Bishop Kelly and is very grateful for their prayers for her in both the Rosary and Holy Mass on this blessed occasion. Congratulations Sister Paul Marie! We will continue to keep you in our prayers as well.
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Bishop Kelly Foundation In the mid 1970s, Bishop Kelly principal, Father Reggie
Update on the Fran Wickham Scholarship Fund. In last year’s
Wilson, was faced with a challenge: like many Catholic
Roundtable, our readers were informed of the loss of our beloved
schools throughout Idaho, the high school was struggling with
friend and faculty member, Dr. Fran Wickham. A scholarship
enrollment and rising tuition costs. Faced with these issues,
fund had been begun in her memory. Now, thanks to your
Father Wilson examined schools throughout the country
generosity and a significant gift from the Class of 2012, that
that were thriving, and discovered that most had established
scholarship has been fully endowed, and income from that fund
foundations whose income provided additional financial
will provide an annual scholarship in her name. Thank you!
support. Father Wilson turned to community leaders who joined him in creating the Bishop Kelly Foundation, an organization 36 Years
dedicated to supporting the short- and long-term financial
A Knight
needs of Bishop Kelly High School. To support the long-term,
Bishop Kelly Foundation
on the Town
an endowment was started; its earnings would provide an ongoing income stream to the school. To support the shortterm needs, the Foundation began an annual charity gala – at that time it was only the second such event to be held in Boise. A highlight of the evening was a car raffle, and the winner drove home a new Cadillac – hence “The Cadillac Dinner” was born. Now, 36 years later, the Winner’s Choice Dinner and Auction is still one of the most successful events of its kind in Idaho (see inset). Father Wilson’s vision became a reality, and that reality translated into significant support for Bishop Kelly High School. For the 2012-2013 school year, the Bishop Kelly Foundation has approved an operating grant for BK in the amount of $438,000. The Foundation – through named family scholarships, donations, and the scholarship endowment – also provided an additional $250,000 in financial aid assistance and scholarships.
Winner’s Choice Dinner and Auction 8 Come and join the BK family on November 10, 2012, at the Boise Centre for “A Knight on the Town,” the Bishop Kelly Foundation’s 36th annual Winner’s Choice Dinner and Auction. Our chair couples, Mike & Mary Adcox and James & Angie Harrison, would love to break our 2011 attendance record of 564, and your presence could make the difference. The evening will include the traditional silent and live auctions, which will have something for everyone, from potential Christmas gifts and useful everyday goods and services to incredible feasts, trips and sports packages –
This success is only possible because of the philanthropic spirit
including a trip to Super Bowl XLVII in New
of those who believe in Bishop Kelly and its students. From the
Orleans!
wisdom of its founders to the dedication of its board of directors
The highlight of the night is the traditional car
and generosity of its donors, the Foundation is able to provide this support through the goodness of others.
drawing. A chance is included with each $300 couple’s ticket purchased, and at the end of the
This year, the friends of Bishop Kelly will receive an Annual
reverse drawing, the holders of the last ticket left
Fund appeal in the mail. Please consider a gift to the area that
gets their choice of one of the cars displayed by
most inspires you in support of BK. Among the choices is an
Kendall Ford of Meridian. But don’t leave yet!
option to donate to the Bishop Kelly Foundation. A gift to the
Dancing will begin immediately afterwards, so get
Foundation can be made in two areas: The Foundation’s general
ready to hit the floor ’til midnight.
fund, which contributes to the annual operating gift, benefits all
All proceeds benefit Bishop Kelly High School
students by keeping tuition more affordable while allowing the school additional revenue to support its ongoing programs and growth. A gift to the scholarship fund increases the amount that the Foundation can provide to the school in tuition assistance, thereby enabling more families to afford the benefits of a Bishop Kelly education.
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and student scholarships. More information, as well as event ticket purchases, can be found via the Foundation website at www.bishopkellyfoundation.org, or contact Rita Franklin at 323-4789 or rfranklin@bk.org.
Thank you to all of you who have supported the Foundation through the years. Father Wilson would be so proud!
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Bishop Kelly Performing Arts THEATER
a snob to let them do bad theater,” Sternling says with a laugh.
On a bright September afternoon, Theater Arts students are on the stage, busily preparing for the fall play. They are rehearsing lines, fine tuning blocking, and getting comfortable moving around the stage in the long, Victorian skirts that they will wear
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But if you’ve been to a production, you can tell the students don’t think it’s a joke. Over the years Bishop Kelly has wowed audiences with everything from sci-fi thrillers to sketch comedy. Last spring’s production, Act Up even gave the students an
for their production of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Everyone from
opportunity to try their hand at writing and directing.
the actors to the set designers is speaking in a clipped British
“Act Up was my favorite production,” says senior Jerry Murphy.
accent. The scene stops, but the accents continue. “We call it
“It’s great being directed by your friends.” Making friends seems
learning an accent by immersion,” Theater Arts teacher Jenny
to be an integral part of the experience. Murphy, and Jekyll and
Sternling quips. “During rehearsal, everyone uses an accent
Hyde cast mate McKenna Boesiger both say that the friends
whether they are on stage or not.” Even the class dog, a service-
they’ve made in Theater Arts are an important part of their
pup-in-training is in on the action. “His name is Chicago,” says
success at Bishop Kelly. “I met my best friend through theater,”
Assistant Director Morgan Porter. “But during rehearsal we call
says Boesiger. “That helped me come out of my shell. I owe much
him London.”
of my high school experience to theater in some way.”
Sternling, who has led the Theater Department for nine years,
For those students who shy away from the spotlight, the Theater
acts professionally when she’s not at BK. Her experience in
Arts Program offers many opportunities to get involved behind
theater, television, radio, and film is helping to take the Bishop
the scenes. Sophia Chumich has worked on two productions
“All the world’s a stage, And all the
Kelly program to great
doing costume design and working on the stage crew. Although
heights. The troupe is
she’s only a sophomore, Chumich is already making plans for
a talented bunch, both
after graduation that include a life in theater. She hopes to study
on stage and behind
design at Parsons in New York, and then start a career as a
the scenes. “I’ve told
professional costume stylist.
them I’m too big of
If the success of our recent grads is any indication, Chumich’s training at Bishop Kelly will help her reach her
men and
dreams. Many Alumknights are now landing
women merely
major roles on stage and off with well known
players;
university theater companies, proving that BK grads are prepared for success in more ways than
They have
one.
their exits
For a complete listing of fall and spring production
and their
dates, visit BK on the web at www.bk.org.
entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.” – William Shakespeare
BAND The Bishop Kelly Marching band has earned another first place trophy at the USBANDS Marching Band Showcase in Caldwell, Idaho. The Band, under the leadership of Band Director Sam Bowker, has earned several first place finishes at band competitions over the last few years. BK’s marching band is made up of 18 students who play trumpets, clarinets, flutes, euphonium, bass guitar, saxophone, and percussion while marching in formation. They compete three times a year, and each competition requires several weeks of practice and preparation. Additionally, the BK Band keeps the crowd energized at home sporting events, and performs for students and parents at pep assemblies and concerts throughout the year.
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“With two state medalists in the band, and two great years of competitions and festivals under their belts, the band is raising the bar this year and playing more challenging music. That increases our performance possibilities on the field and stage,” says Bowker. BK hopes to increase the number of students participating in band in the coming years. In order to grow the program system-wide, BK is sponsoring band for students at two of the Catholic grade schools in Boise. At the start of the school year, Bowker began teaching band three times a week at Saint Mary’s, and is in the process of starting another band at Saint Mark’s. There are currently 35 students in
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5th – 8th grades participating in the Saint Mary’s band program. Keep your eyes on this talented group of kids! As their program grows, so will their number of first place trophies.
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ORCHESTRA Bishop Kelly sophomore Sage Genna has a lot on her plate. “Sophomore year is pretty tough homework wise,” Genna says with a sigh. Even more so if you’ve got to fit in practice for the JV Girls Soccer Team, and violin practice each night. “Ideally I have an hour and a half or two hours to practice, but if it’s a big homework night I might only get in 15 minutes. I pick up my violin every day.” Genna’s dedication has paid off. In addition to performing with the Bishop Kelly String Ensemble, she plays first violin with the Boise Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and is currently auditioning for the Northwest Youth Orchestra. If selected she would be performing with the top youth musicians in six states. Genna first picked up a violin in grade school. “I wasn’t all that great in the beginning,” she admits. “But there was another girl in my school orchestra who was incredibly talented, and we started competing with one another.” With a friend to fuel her competitive nature, Genna’s abilities blossomed. Eight years later, she doesn’t just play to perform, but to center herself and clear her head. Currently, she’s learning “Concerto No. 1 in A Minor” by Belgian composer Jean Baptiste Accolay. When it was time for her to start high school, Genna almost overlooked Bishop Kelly because the school doesn’t have an orchestra. “Then Mrs. Cooper talked to me about the string ensemble. When I knew that was definitely happening, I was happy to come to BK.” Now in her second year, Genna is thriving at BK. After graduation from high school Genna has her sights set high. On her short list of schools is Julliard, the New England Conservatory of Music, and Rice University. Until then, she’s focused on her Northwest Youth Orchestra audition and an upcoming District Soccer Tournament. She’ll also have several performances with the BK String Ensemble this fall. Many of those performances are open to the public. If you would like to see Sage Genna and the rest of the BK String Ensemble perform, check the performing arts section of the BK website for dates and locations.
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9) Maria (Eiguren) Dugger, ’72 and Joan Urresti, ’72
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10) Todd Purdy, ’82
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11) Michelle (Cowman) Eis, ’92 and Kelly (Brennan) Baker, ’92
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1) Sophie Sestero, ’07 is an Account Executive for Ritter Public Relations in Boise, Idaho. She is also a freelance writer for the Idaho Women’s Journal, and is slated to publish a book about Social Media Marketing this year. 2) Dana Finders, ’03 (right) and her sister Jennifer on Dana’s graduation day at OSU. Dana graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Nutrition and
4) Julian Lachiondo Turcotte, son of Roger Turcotte, ’98 and Diana Lachiondo, ’98. 5) John, ’95 and Angela (Yraguen) Calovich, ’98 with their three beautiful kids; Casey (7), Carley (5), and Cameron (15 months). 6) Adalyn Kay, daughter of Kaylyn (Brennan) Schneider, ’03 and Scott Schneider.
Pre-Med. 3) Megan Pape, ’16 with BK Parent and US Senator Jim Risch
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taking care of her three children. 10) Monique (Bailliet) Carnino, ’90 with her husband Yuro and newborn daughter Isabella. 11) Mark, ’86 and Julia Moller with their adorable daughter Anna. 12) Marie Vermaas, ’05 is serving a two year volunteer assignment in the Peace Corps in May Pen, Clarendon, Jamaica. She is a Life Skills teacher in the Center for Peace and Justice. This photo was taken during a one week camp for 9 year olds this summer.
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6) Lindsay (Brady) Garlington, ’06 and Kip Garlington on their wedding day, 7/10/10. 7) Emily (Leinberger) Peterson, ’07 and Jim Peterson on their wedding day. After graduation from BK, Emily spent three years in the US Navy where she worked as an electrician on helicopters. She is currently working as a civilian on a naval base in San Diego and going to school full time.
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outstanding teachers, but
Idaho graduation ceremony.
comes with a $25,000 award.
2) Nancy (Wilper) Tacke, ’83 and Susan (Petersen) Sullivan, ’83 reuKnighting in Chicago in August 2012. 3) Vince, ’00 and Heather
5) Nick Tacke, ’09 and Lily Tacke, ’17 at The Bean in Chicago. 6) Capt. Alexis Vermaas, USMC, ’00 was promoted in September of 2012.
their new baby girl Mattea.
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Bridging the Gap Let’s hear it for ending fundraising! There are only 180 days of
committed to funding need based financial aid for more than
school at Bishop Kelly each year, and yet we have more than 100
25% of our student body.
fundraisers, large and small, during that time. This is typical in
So why does BK have a gap? The answer is simple. While we
“Receive God’s
organizations without a comprehensive development program.
gifts gratefully,
When there is a need to purchase equipment, pay for travel
cultivate them responsibly, share them
costs, order new materials, or any of a myriad of other needs for cash, a new fundraiser is born. This “Culture of Fundraising” distracts coaches from coaching, teachers from teaching, and so on. It causes parents and friends to be nickel-and-dimed to death and perpetuates the stereotype that private schools are
lovingly in
constantly digging into our wallets.
justice with
One of the least effective kinds of fundraising is “transactional
others, and return them with increase to the Lord.”
fundraising,” or selling a product. We’ve all been hit up to buy cookie dough, wrapping paper, popcorn tins, and more. Usually, 60% or more of the revenue from these transactional fundraisers goes to the product vendor and not to the organization needing to raise funds. While these fundraisers are run by hardworking and well-intentioned volunteers, most are not very efficient, and become a drag on the organization and its volunteers. Bishop Kelly is moving in a direction more reflective of a mature Catholic school by beginning to develop our Annual Fund. The primary purpose of the Annual Fund is to fund the “Gap.” The “Gap” is the difference between what it costs to educate a student at BK, and the amount we can charge for tuition while still keeping the school in reach of a broad sector of our community. This year it will cost $9,500 per student to operate Bishop Kelly. Our annual tuition of $7,080 is $2,420, or 25% below the actual cost to educate each student here. With 680 students enrolled this year, BK has a $1.6 million gap that must be funded just to meet our costs for this school year. In addition, we are also
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are very efficient, the cost of running a school is rising. Wages for top quality faculty and staff, support for our physical infrastructure, and an investment in the technology our students need to succeed today are all expenses that that have grown in the 48 years since BK opened her doors. We want to maintain our robust school, but if we charged the full cost to educate we would further limit those who can afford Bishop Kelly and reduce the student population to a less diverse, healthy, or sustainable academic community. At Bishop Kelly we are acutely aware of and work hard every year to fund the “Gap.” Each year it is funded largely by charitable gifts to the school. This non-tuition revenue from our alumni, current and past parents, friends, and community partners is the key to our success. Annual gifts to Bishop Kelly make the difference between a thriving school and one that is just surviving. The largest annual gift to BK, by far, is the grant from the Bishop Kelly Foundation. This year it is projected to be $690,000. We are so grateful to Fr. “Reg” Wilson for creating the Bishop Kelly Foundation 36 years ago. We thrive today because of Father Wilson’s vision for BK’s sound financial future. In order to continue to fund the “Gap” and keep BK healthy, we must increase the number of people participating in the ministry of Catholic education at Bishop Kelly by making a gift that is within their philanthropic budget year after year. Our highly successful sister schools have 100% of their employees and parents, and 70% of alumni participating in the Annual
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Fund. When a large number of people make a modest annual
BK community is strong and the name is synonymous with
gift, it creates a very powerful “Culture of Philanthropy” that
quality. We are thriving, but need everyone to help if we are to
allows long-term success. Whether you can contribute $25 or
beat the “Gap” and grow forward together.
$2,500 each year, please consider supporting Bishop Kelly. Gifts to the Annual Fund can be designated for specific programs or activities at BK, or even to the Foundation or a named scholarship.
The goals of the Annual Fund: • Slow tuition growth by funding the “Gap.”
As we work to shift Bishop Kelly to a culture of philanthropy over the next few years, expect to see fewer and fewer fundraisers. To be sure, we will continue to hold several key annual events that raise money and create community here at BK. For Example, the BK Parents Association’s Pasta Festa and Irish Fest, and the Foundation’s Winner’s Choice Dinner Auction are not only fundraisers, but important celebrations for the Bishop Kelly Family. Other events may continue as “friendraisers” without a fundraising component. A solicitation letter for the Annual Fund will be mailed to the BK Community each November. When you are asked, please consider a gift that you can make year after year to keep Bishop
• Adequately fund academic and athletic programs. • Provide tuition assistance for families who need help. • Ensure that each student and each program benefits from the Annual Fund. • Pay a fair wage to attract and retain top teachers, and invest in developing them. • Provide an option for those who prefer to invest in growing the Bishop Kelly Foundation endowment. • Provide an option for those who prefer to invest in a named scholarship.
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How can you support Bishop Kelly? r Make a yearly gift to the Annual Fund. r Update your contact information at http://www. bk.org/alumni/update-your-information/. r Attend our family tailgater before every home football game. r Friend “Alumknights Bishop Kelly” on Facebook. r Sign up for the quarterly @Bishop Kelly e-newsletter by emailing alumni@bk.org. r Donate an item for the Winner’s Choice Dinner Auction. r Attend the Winner’s Choice Dinner Auction.
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r Send a photo for the Roundtable magazine to alumni@bk.org. r Send your children to BK! r Join us for an event like Pasta Festa, Irish Fest, a theatrical performance, or concert. r Apply your talents on a BK board or committee. r Come to campus and see what’s new. r Recommend BK to a teen and their parents. r Attend your class reunion. r Play in the Alumknight Golf Tournament. r Wear Bishop Kelly gear every Friday for BK Spirit Day!
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Ooh Ahh BK!
Alumknights Who Just Couldn’t Stay Away … This year at Bishop Kelly there are 10 alumni among the Faculty and Staff! What made these BK faithful want to come back every single day? And how has BK changed since they walked the halls?
Danielle (Balliet) Bainbridge, ’94 Mrs. Bainbridge was inspired to follow in the footsteps of her BK English teacher, Andrea Symmonds. “She impacted my writing and teaching in so many ways. She made everything clear, and spent time conferencing with us about our writing. I remember that I used to get stuck on something, so I would call her at home. I wanted to be an English teacher to have the kind of impact on my students’ lives that she had on mine.”
Patrick Connor, ’93 Mr. Connor is a language arts teacher and cross country coach at BK. His high school memories include boxing in boy’s P.E. class, and getting stung by hundreds of bees while working on the maintenance crew in the summer of ’92. He also remembers a great teacher and coach, Jimmy Driscoll, “Jimmy was an accepting, simple, loving man, who became my friend and showed me what it means to be a disciple of Christ. He remains one of my greatest inspirations.” Mr. Connor says that some things at BK have changed, but a few things never will. “The cafeteria doesn’t seem to have changed since 1967. I think food from the 70s is still embedded in the bricks.”
Mary Bieter, ’76 “I graduated in 1976. I have taught at BK for 23 years so I have seen lots of changes.” Mrs. Bieter had many nuns and priests as teachers, and now teaches on a faculty with only one vowed religious. But one thing seems to be universal ... the dress code debate! “Mine was the last class to have a uniform. I wore a uniform for 12 years and I would wear one today. I hate having to think about what to wear!”
Chad Barker, ’98 Mr. Barker was inspired to be a teacher by his high school English teacher, Lindy Freeman. “English was not my best subject and Mrs. Freeman really pushed me. I always felt supported by her.” Now that he’s back at Bishop Kelly, Mr. Barker is excited to have other alumni join the faculty. “Some of my students have already said they plan to come back and teach at BK. I can’t wait to have a former student as a teaching colleague. That will be a great!”
Derek McCormick, ’96 “Things are strangely very much the same as when I was here. The building has changed but the feel I get coming to work is very much the same. It was a place I loved as a student and a place I love as a teacher and coach.” Mr. McCormick credits several former BK teachers and coaches with inspiring his teaching career: Mr. Paul Chehey, Coach Green, Mr. McCarthy, and Mr. Bieter.
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Calendar of Events November 1 – 4...............................Theater Arts Fall Production, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde November 10.......................Bishop Kelly Foundation Winners Choice Dinner/Auction December 1.........................................................................Bishop Kelly Christmas Market January 6........................................................................................Pasta Festa Italian Dinner February 6..........................................................................New Student Information Night February 17............................................................................... Hallissey Pancake Breakfast March 8................................................................................................. Service Learning Day March 9......................................................................................Bishop Kelly Rummage Sale March 16..................................................................................................................... Irish Fest April 25 – 28....................................................................... Theater Arts Spring Production May 25..............................................................................................Bishop Kelly Graduation
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August 9 – 11................................................................ Reunion Weekend Celebrating the ........................................... Classes of 1943, 1953, 1963, 1973, 1983, 1993, and 2003
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