Bishop Kelly High School School Profile
Academic Excellence ∙ Moral Leadership ∙ Social Responsibility
    


LOCATION, FACILITY AND COMMUNITY PROFILE
Bishop Kelly High School is centrally located on the west side of Boise, Idaho’s capital city.  Boise is the largest metropolitan area in the state, with a population base of approximately 400,000 in Ada County.  Boise is home to many high-tech industries and other diverse business opportunities.  Bishop Kelly is situated on 70 acres near I-84 and Franklin Road.  The 81,350 square-foot facility, built in 1964, was expanded in 1995 to include four science classrooms, four multipurpose rooms and additional cafeteria space. A new gymnasium and four new classrooms were completed in the fall of 2000. In the fall of 2005, a Strategic Plan was implemented, focusing on making improvements in all areas of Bishop Kelly.  The Capital Campaign, which began through this Strategic Plan, created funding for recent and future growth and improvement to our physical structure.  In the summer of 2007, a 2.2 million dollar renovation allowed for updating and improvements in 75,000 square feet of academic space. Future renovations are planned for 2008 through 2010.

PHILOSOPHY AND MISSION STATEMENT
“A true education aims at the formation of the person with respect to his [her] ultimate goal, and simultaneously with the respect to those societies of which he [she] is a member…”
                                    -Vatican Council II

Bishop Kelly High School’s mission as a Catholic, Christian educational community is to develop the total student--spirit, mind and body.  Through a diverse and comprehensive education in the Catholic tradition, students prepare themselves to serve God and others in the world community.

Bishop Kelly High School is accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission and the Western Catholic Education Association.


STAFF
President:
Rich Raimondi
Principal:
Robert Wehde
Assistant Principals:
Scott Coulter
Tamara Emerich
Activities Director:
Dean Satterfield

Faculty:
42 full and part-time teachers

Guidance Staff:
Mary Crum
Jane Francis
Susan Floriana Riley


GENERAL INFORMATION
Enrollment:  Fall 2011
674 students in grades 9-12

SERVICE LEARNING
Students must complete 90 documented hours of community service, 30 of those hours are to be earned as a senior.  Service learning is an integral element of the Bishop Kelly education.

CLUBS AND SPORTS
There are 45 extra-curricular clubs and sports, with a 68% participation rate.

COLLEGE ATTENDANCE
98% of the class of 2010 continued education in 2 or 4-year colleges in 34 states.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
52 SEMESTER CREDITS

English…………………..   8
Math……………………..    6
Speech…………………..   1
American Government..     2
Economics………………   1
Health…………………….   1
Foreign Language……..     4
Physical Education…….    2
Science………………….    6
World History................    2
U.S. History……………      2
Theology………………..     7
Technology ……………..    1
Electives…………………    9


GRADING SCALE
90-100 = A = 4.0
80 - 89 = B = 3.0     
70 - 79 = C = 2.0
60 - 69 = D = 1.0
  0 - 59 = F =  0.0


AP AND ADVANCED COURSES
AP Art
AP Biology
AP Calculus
AP Chemistry
AP Computer Programming
AP English
AP Environmental Science
AP Physics
AP Spanish
AP Statistics
AP U.S. History


SAT 2009-10
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