With a student body of over 600 students, Bishop Kelly continues to excel in community service, academic achievement, and athletic prowess.  This past school year, the Idaho High School Activities Association named Bishop Kelly High School the 4A recipient of the “School of Excellence “ Award.  BK earned this distinction due to overall excellence in three major areas of high school activities:  academic performance, athletic achievements, and citizenship/sportsmanship endeavors. Bishop Kelly received this special honor in 2006 and placed second in 2007. 

For Past Accomplishments, see http://www.bk.org/pastaccomplishments.aspx

Service

• BK is currently sponsoring our Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive.  We encourage all to support this worthy effort to provide food for the needy in our area.
• The Campus Ministry conducted an "Outerwear Drive." The students and faculty brought in gently-used coats, boots, hats, gloves, and scarves for Corpus Christi House and Sanctuary Homeless Shelter to provide warmth for the winter months. 
• Mrs. Braden's Computer Applications classes helped provide clothing, food, hygiene items, and camping equipment to the village of Satitoa, Samoa, which was destroyed by an earthquake/tsunami.
• At the City Council Meeting on August 18, Andoni Eck was appointed to the Parks and Recreation Board of Commissioners to serve as a youth member, and Adam Kinalski was appointed to the Mayor's Council on Children and Youth to serve as a youth member.
• In June, over 50 students participated in the San Diego Service Project for two weeks. 

Academics

• Congratulations to Max Kosydar, who was chosen to compete in the Dreaming Tree Films Documentary Filmmaking Program in Reno, Nevada. Sixteen people, ages 17-23, were chosen from an application pool of about 800 applicants. Max will be shooting a documentary about how “green” the National Guard really is; and while in Reno, he will be focusing on the solar panel field that is currently under construction. Production dates are November 6-11th. The end film will be aired on Direct TV Pay-Per-View and will be entered into many national festivals.
• The Football Team was recognized as the 4A Academic State Champions for 2009.
• Nathan Murphy, BK Alumnus (2003) appeared on the game show Jeopardy on October 9, 2009, winning 2nd place.
• Freshman, Jacqueline Mangus auditioned for and was accepted into the Boise Philharmonic Youth Orchestra with harp and cello.
• On October 1, Allison Bryant was named the United Dairyman Distinguished Student of the Week.  You can view the video at http://www.ktvb.com/news/sevens-hero/index.html?nvid=404068.
• Karl Schutz was named the United Dairyman Distinguished Student of the Week on September 8, 2009.  You can view the video at http://www.ktvb.com/video/index.html?nvid=396389.
• Adam Kinalski was named the 2009 Interscholastic Star Award Winner in August.  His picture and bio is printed on our Official Fall Sports Program.
• Four student apprentices were chosen to work all summer for the Idaho Shakespeare Festival and starred in the annual Apprentice Showcase on August 10th. This year's Apprentice Company members from BK were: Jazmin Roque, Emily Valla, Liz Rathbone, and Scott Bosely.
• Jake Schmidt was selected by the Idaho Human Rights Education Center to travel in June with a delegation of students from Idaho to the country of Jordan. While in Jordan, Jake had the opportunity to meet with students his age and to participate in their classroom projects. In October, Idaho will host a similar delegation of students from Jordan and surrounding areas. These opportunities are funded through the "Project Citizen" program.

Athletics

• STATE CHAMPIONS!  The Water Polo team won the State Title again.
• STATE CHAMPIONS!  The Girl's Cross Country team won the 1st place, with Emily Nist taking the overall 1st place trophy.  The Boy's Cross Country team finished in 3rd place.
• The Football Team won the 4A District Championship.
• Alex Semanko, a 2008 graduate of Bishop Kelly High School, was one of five women named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (NCAA Div. II) Women's Golf Preseason All-Conference Team, as voted by the RMAC Women's Golf coaches. Semanko is a sophomore at Regis University in Denver and won the RMAC Conference Championship Tournament in Buckeye, AZ, as a freshman in April of this year.
• Maddie Shiels, a 2008 BK grad, has won the 2009 IGA Women's Amateur title. Maddie is a former 4A individual State Champion, a four-time team champion with the BK Knights, and the 2007 Big I Junior Classic winner. She is a sophomore at the University of Nebraska.
• Recent BK graduate, Cassie Brunelle, has been named to the first team of the U.S. Lacrosse National Girls' High School All-American Team. Cassie is a midfielder who will play college lacrosse at Saint Mary's College this fall. She is BK's all-time scoring leader with 129 goals and 68 assists in three seasons on offense, after starting on defense as a freshman. 
• Recent BK graduate, Elise Talboy, has accepted an offer to play lacrosse at Pacific University in Forest Grove, OR.  Elise was a member of the undefeated Girl's Lacrosse Team at BK.
• Recent BK graduate, Joseph Eck, has accepted an offer to play lacrosse at NCAA Div. III Washington and Jefferson University.