Knights
Bishop Kelly
I am not sure, but I think it was the students themselves who chose “Knights” as our school motto. Whoever chose it, it was a good choice. For one, it’s good to have a human being as a mascot, rather than say, an animal. BK …
Teach Your Children Well
In the United States today, there are 3 million, 700 thousand school teachers in grades K-12. That is more than all the doctors, lawyers, and engineers combined. Although teachers are often in the crossfire between rival interests they are essential to the fundamental need for …
The Feast Day of Saint Augustine
Years ago, one of my golf partners asked me to be his Confirmation sponsor. I agreed and told him he needed to choose a saint for his Confirmation name. Later, he told me he had chosen St. Augustine. I replied that was a good choice …
The Feast Day of Saint Monica
There is nothing quite as persuasive as the tears of a mother for her child. The saint whose feast day is today, St. Monica, is one such mother. Her name is probably better known by the resort city in Southern California named after her, Santa …
Noblesse Oblige
The French have a wonderful language. Not only does it sound good, but it is also economical. That is, one can say something in two French words that may take ten words to say in English. One of those two-word phrases is “noblesse oblige.” Noblesse …
Pope Pius X
One hundred years and one day ago, on August 20th, 1914, Guiseppe Sarto, who was Pope Pius X, died. He was the first pope elected in the 20th Century. Also the last pope to have been a parish priest- all the others had either been …
Bad News, Good News
This is a “bad news, good news sermon.” The bad news is that things are seriously wrong in the world right now. Take three examples: the wars in the Middle East (which we will return to in a moment); or the Ebola virus epidemic in …
Conrad Clement receives the Distinguished Student Award
On January 30, 2014, BK senior, Conrad Clement, was announced as the newest winner of the KTVB Distinguished Student Award. You can read about Conrad at https://www.ktvb.com/on-tv/dsa/Conrad-Clement—-Bishop-Kelly-High-School-242819851.html. …
Employment – BK Principal 2014-15
Bishop Kelly High School Principal Position If you are interested in applying for the position of Bishop Kelly Principal starting the 2014-2015 academic year, please email our HR Manager, Amy Eisele, at aeisele@bk.org to request an application packet. Deadline for applications is Friday, January 10, …
BK President’s Blog
Bishop Kelly’s President, Rich Raimondi, now has a President’s Blog on our website. If you would like to know what is happening at BK and comment on his blog site, please check out his blog at https://www.bk.org/category/just-in-time-information/. …
