Dear Bishop Kelley Community, The 2014-15 school year is going smoothly and our students are thriving both in and outside of the classroom! With enrollment up for the 3rd straight year, stu- dents praying in the chapel, teachers busy in their classrooms, and campus alive with activities and construction, it's safe to say we have a lot going on. We're just two weeks away from final exams and the end of the 1st quarter. Our seniors are starting to realize that the year can move very quickly. Our biggest upcoming events are focused on the Class of 2019. The current 8th graders are making their choices about where to attend high school. Although I'm a little biased (okay, I have a big bias!), I can say that Bishop Kelley is the place to be! With a strong spiritual life, academic rigor for a variety of levels and tons of opportunities in the fine arts, athletics, and clubs, we are a great fit for the stu- dents who come through our doors. On Sunday October 12th from 2-4 p.m. we'll host our High School Preview for all 8th graders and their families to come see what we're all about. That will be followed by our first placement test on Saturday, November 1st. More information is available on our website Bishop- Kelley.org. The other activity that's taking a lot of my time is the continuous improvement of our campus. This year's "Believe in Kelley" annual fund is going to fund many needed improvements around campus. Over the last several years, "Believe in Kelley" has made possible our geothermal HVAC, new buses, a new track, and much, much more. Thanks in advance for your help with BIK. In the month ahead, I hope you'll join us on campus for our Fall Choir Concert (Oct 1st), a volleyball match, football game or daily Mass. Each of these events points to who we are as a school and what we desire for our students: college and heaven! Thank you for all your support and prayers as the school year continues. In Christ, Rev. Brian O'Brien President INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Campus Ministry 2-3 School News 4-7 PTO 8-9 Happenings 10- 11 Sports 12- 14 Angelo Prassa Golf Tournament 15 Believe in Kelley 16- 17 Calendar 18 Diocese of Tulsa
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Dear Bishop Kelley Community, The 2014-15 school year is going smoothly and our students are thriving both in and outside of the classroom! With enrollment up for the 3rd straight year, stu-dents praying in the chapel, teachers busy in their classrooms, and campus alive with activities and construction, it's safe to say we have a lot going on. We're just two weeks away from final exams and the end of the 1st quarter. Our seniors are starting to realize that the year can move very quickly. Our biggest upcoming events are focused on the Class of 2019. The current 8th graders are making their choices about where to attend high school. Although I'm a little biased (okay, I have a big bias!), I can say that Bishop Kelley is the place to be! With a strong spiritual life, academic rigor for a variety of levels and tons of opportunities in the fine arts, athletics, and clubs, we are a great fit for the stu-dents who come through our doors. On Sunday October 12th from 2-4 p.m. we'll host our High School Preview for all 8th graders and their families to come see what we're all about. That will be followed by our first placement test on Saturday, November 1st. More information is available on our website Bishop-Kelley.org. The other activity that's taking a lot of my time is the continuous improvement of our campus. This year's "Believe in Kelley" annual fund is going to fund many needed improvements around campus. Over the last several years, "Believe in Kelley" has made possible our geothermal HVAC, new buses, a new track, and much, much more. Thanks in advance for your help with BIK. In the month ahead, I hope you'll join us on campus for our Fall Choir Concert (Oct 1st), a volleyball match, football game or daily Mass. Each of these events points to who we are as a school and what we desire for our students: college and heaven! Thank you for all your support and prayers as the school year continues. In Christ, Rev. Brian O'Brien President
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Campus Ministry 2-3
School News 4-7
PTO 8-9
Happenings 10-
11
Sports 12-
14
Angelo Prassa Golf
Tournament
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Believe in Kelley
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Calendar 18
Diocese of Tulsa
P A G E 2
C O N N E C T I O N O C T 2 0 1 4
BK is now participating in International Lasallian Days for Peace. Breaking the Cycle of Poverty to Build Peace is the theme for the 2014 International Lasallian Days for Peace (ILDP). Following the outcomes of the 3rd International Symposium of Young Lasallians (ISYL), this year’s ILDP focuses on the movement to eradicate poverty, particularly as it affects access to nutrition and survival.
Lasallians are encouraged to participate by engaging in and learning about issues related to fair trade, ethical retail practices, food consumption practices, and issues of hunger in communities. Emphasis for this theme comes from Pope Francis’ appeal to support the Caritas Internationalis #Food4All Campaign, calling those who are able to take action on this issue. “We are in front of a global scandal of around one billion people … one billion people who still suffer from hunger today. We cannot look the other way and pretend that this does not exist,” said Pope Francis .
Pictured from left to right are BK students: Lauren Keaney, Wyatt Evans, Erin Benedict, Mitch McKinstry, Mary Flusche, Patrick Steichen, Anna Roberts, Matt Hanisch, and Emily Allen
Congratulations to BK senior, Daria Gonzalez, who has been selected as a 2014-2015 National Hispanic Recogni-tion Program Schol-ar!
Our Spiritual Development Chair, Kathy Sands, welcomes anyone who would like to volunteer or learn more about Adoration and spend one hour of their time in this centuries old Eucharistic devotion of prayer. The next Adoration is Friday October 3rd. Please contact Kathy at [email protected].
I want to thank Celeste Cole, Christen Miles, Michele Eagle, Lois Rauner, Margaret
Oglesby and the senior parent volunteers for making the Staff Appreciation Luncheon
a success. Freshman parents will help with next month’s luncheon on October 9th.
Thanks to Noreen McCorkle, Rachel Mathis, Jennifer Hames, Rachel Hallum, Jessica
Franczyk, and Tzeitel Looper who volunteered a few hours on a Saturday evening to
help make the second annual middle school “Minute to Win It” a huge success!
We are looking forward to celebrating Kidfest October 3rd from 5:30-7:00pm on the
football practice field (area outside the Commons). Please come and enjoy a beauti-
ful fall evening with your family and support the Comet football team as they take on
McAlester. PTO will be selling water, pop, and pizza. Kelley Krazies will be facilitating
games and “blow-ups” for the kids. Contact Brenda Robbins if you have any ques-
PTO helps sponsor the annual Fall High School Preview on Sunday, October 12th. Middle School students are invited to visit our BK campus for informational meetings and tours. We serve lemonade and cookies to the students and parents. Patti Bush is in need of volunteers to bake cookies for this event. Please contact Patti [email protected] if you would like to help.
Our Moms in Prayer group (dads and grandparents are welcome too), is still meeting
in the chapel foyer every Wednesday at 1:45pm to pray for our students and staff.
All are welcome to come.
Thank you for your continued support of the Bishop Kelley PTO. All are welcome to attend our next PTO meeting Tuesday, October 7th at 8:30am in the Stephenson Fam-ily Library.
PTO CLUB EVENTS FOR OCTOBER Club 15 Octoberfest Wednesday, October 15 @ 6:30 Hosted by Ron and Deb LaManque 7312 S. Gary Ave. Food will be provided...BYOB RSVP to [email protected] Club 16 Luncheon Thursday, October 23 @ 12 noon Charleston’s on Brookside 3725 S. Peoria Ave. Club 2016 Evening Social October 29 Happy Hour @ 6:00 pm Zanmai 1402 S. Peoria Please RSVP to Mary Utley @ [email protected] Club 17 Luncheon Tuesday, October 7 @ 11:30 Sonoma Bistro on Brookside 3523 S. Peoria Ave. GHOULS NIGHT OUT! (Club 17 Ladies) Thursday, October 30 @ 6:30 Hosted by: Dana Solomon and Lisa Swords Where: The Home of Dana Solomon 2710 E. 22nd Place, Tulsa Food, Orange Libations, Spooky Dessert and a Ghostly Game! Please RSVP by October 27 to [email protected] Come chill with some BK GHOUL FRIENDS!
Save the date, Saturday, April 11, 2015, for the 35th Annual Bishop Kelley Auction, Kelleypalooza, which will take place outdoors on the Bishop Kelley campus. The evening will have that “music festival” feel with food trucks and bands before dinner, the fabulous Mary Cogan for music and dancing under the stars after dinner, and a Live and Si-lent Auction. Laura Duffy and Maggie Tims are the chairs for this great gathering of the Bishop Kelley community.
The original Lollapalooza music festival began in 1991 and has fea-tured famous bands and guests such as our very own Father O’Brien
(guest not band ). Did you know that Father O’Brien attended Lol-lapalooza with his sister in 1992 in Rosenberg, Texas? He was looking forward to the music of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden but was slightly distracted by an hour in the medical tent because a guy fell on his neck in the mosh pit. Oh my, who knew? Kelleypalooza promises to be safer for Father.
Coming up for the BK Auction is Gift Gathering. Each year we gather donations for the Auction Gift Gathering in second quarter, first block classes. If you would like to be a Gift Gathering Mom, email Robin at [email protected]. Beginning Thursday, October 30, a Gift Gathering Mom will visit your student’s class for three Thursdays to gather donations. The BK community is so very generous each year and donates over
$100,000 in items, gift cards, experiences, and services to Gift Gather-
ing that will be auctioned in April. These donations are the foundation
of the funds raised at the Auction. We are amazed and grateful each
year at the generosity (checks and cash) and creativity (certificates for
tires, a week at a home in Colorado, a hand-made BK quilt, a gourmet
dinner for 10, etc.) in the donations to the Auction Gift Gathering. The
money raised at the 2015 Auction will go towards tuition assistance
and replacing our gym floors. (The large gym floor is the original that