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LASALLIAN TRADITION

Diocese of Tulsa

Battle of the Bishops!

When I introduce myself, and say “Hi, I’m Father Brian O’Brien,” what I often get back are comments about my name. A common sarcastic response is, “That’s a nice German name.” O’Brien is as Irish as it gets and I even have a degree from Notre Dame, but when it comes to Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School from Oklahoma City, I am not a fan! Sure, we’re friends, but when we’re in competition, it’s all business! Well, in response to a lower than low alumni giving rate here at Bishop Kelley (3.5% of our alumni giving back to the school), we’ve instituted the alumni “Battle of Bishops.”

Between now and the BK/McGuinness basketball game on January 16, 2015, the school with the highest percentage of alumni giving will win. The president of the losing school has to wear the other team’s shirt during the game. While I know that my best color is black, my second best color is Bishop Kelley red. I look terri-ble in McGuinness green, so please don’t make me wear it!

If you are an alumnus of Bishop Kelley, or know anyone who is, please tell them about our battle. If you are not an alumnus, WE STILL NEED YOU! The “Believe in Kelley” Annual Fund is going toward much needed tuition assistance and funding campus improvements including drainage, security, outdoor tables, and landscap-ing. All will make Bishop Kelley a better place to go to school. Your help is greatly appreciated. You can make a gift by following this link:

https://www.bishopkelley.org/give.

Also, please spread the word about our first placement test for 8th graders. It’s Saturday, November 1, and families can register online at BishopKelley.org. Our next test will be January 10. Thanks for your prayers and support!

In Christ,

Rev. Brian O’Brien

President

P.S.—Seriously, I look horrible in green.

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http://www.bishopkelley.org/student-life-faith/christian-service .

Campus Ministry

Upcoming Dates:

Nov. 1-2 Sophomore

Boys’ Retreat

Nov. 8-9 Sophomore

Girls’ Retreat

Nov. 14-16 Fall

Mission Trip

Nov. 20-23 Girls’

Kairos (Seniors)

Nov. 22 Lasallian

Service Saturday

(Catholic Charities)

Dec. 12-14 Search

Dec. 20 Lasallian

Service Saturday

(Catholic Charities)

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www.bkelleyiconnect.org

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To register for these tests go to www.actstudent.org and sat.org/register.

When you register for a test, make sure that you put in Bishop

Kelley’s school code 373-620, or we will not receive the scores.

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The 2013-14 BK yearbook won All-

Oklahoman, Sweepstakes, and

Overall Advertising awards at the

University of Oklahoma Conference.

Congratulations to all involved!

Parent Teacher Organization Sharon Hammond, PTO President

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BK senior, Matt Hanisch, is one of nine students in the United States receiving the 2014 Samsung American Legion Scholarship! Matthew will be receiving $20,000 for undergraduate studies.

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THANK YOU FROM THE

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All families are

invited for pictures with Santa, ice cream sun-daes, games, holiday

movies, and more!

Donations will be

accepted at the door and all proceeds will benefit the Bishop Kel-ley Academic Bowl Team.

Sundaes with Santa is

open to the public, so please invite your friends!

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Congratulations to Catherine Simmons who was selected for the

Regional All-Star Cast! ^

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Celebrate the New Year Early!

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GO for Catholic Schools

Did you know that you can get tax credits for donating to fund Catholic school

scholarships? Check out www.GOforCatholicSchools.com to learn more about how you can

provide scholarships for students attending a Catholic school in the Diocese of Tulsa at a very low

net cost to you.

GO for Catholic Schools, Inc. (“GO”) is a scholarship granting organization established in

compliance with a new tax credit scholarship law in Oklahoma to help make a Catholic school edu-

cation more affordable and accessible for all children. What makes GO such an attractive tool for

you is that individuals, married couples and businesses receive a state income tax credit

worth up to 50% of the amount of their contribution to GO! That tax credit, especially when

combined with the charitable contribution deduction, dramatically lowers the net cost of your con-

tribution to GO.

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GO Can Help:

Fill the seats of current Catholic schools to capacity by serving students with financial need that desire

a Catholic school education.

Lessen the burden of families that are currently struggling to afford a Catholic school education.

Decrease the subsidy required of parishes that sponsor Catholic schools.

Create a new model for financing Catholic schools that recognizes the value of a Catholic school to the

larger community.

Create a platform for growth for Catholic schools to serve a greater number of families and students

across the Diocese and in new locations.

Empower parents to be able to choose the educational platform that best fits the needs of their chil-

dren.

Improve education and formation outcomes for students in northeastern Oklahoma.

Contribute to the sustainability, growth and prosperity of our economy and culture by making a high-

quality Catholic school education more widely available.

Empower other programs that support Catholic schools (Saint Francis of Assisi Tuition Assistance Trust,

Friends of Catholic Education, individual school endowments, parish subsidies, etc.) to go farther, to fo-

cus on other levels of need, or to be redirected to other priorities that will ensure the long-term success

of our Catholic schools for generations to come.

Let’s GO Catholic Schools!

Late Start - 9 am

“May we help people to discover

the joy of the Christian message;

a message of love and mercy.”

November 2014

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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B/G FR Basketball vs Union White

Club ‘18 Open House Secret Gardens Candle Company

The Farm Shopping Ctr 5-8 pm

8 am Start

Adoration 7:45 am-2:45 pm PTO Meeting 8:30 am

Library Meeting Room

All Saints’ Day Class of 2019

BK Placement Test 8:00 am

Soph Boys Retreat– Sat-Sun

B/G XC @ 6A State-Edmond Sante Fe

Football @ Durant

Football –1st Round Playoffs—TBA

Football –2nd Round Playoffs—TBA

Football –State Semi-finals—TBA

Wrestling @ BA

Wrestling @ Cascia Hall

Wrestling @ Oklahoma Open TBA

8 am Start

8 am Start

Club ‘15 Social The Pint on Cherry Street

1325 East 15th Suite 107 6:30 pm

Math Lab C-1 Monday-Thursday 3:15-4:15 Writing Lab Library Lab 3 Monday-Thursday 3:15-4:15 Study Hall & B-5 Monday & Wednesday 3:15-4:00 Makeup Tests PC-6 Tuesday & Thursday 3:15-4:00

Need Help with

Schoolwork?

B/G FR Basketball @ UMAC Frontier Valley Preview

B/G FR Basketball @ Jenks White

B/G FR Basketball vs Muskogee

B/G FR Basketball @ Sand Springs

B/G Swimming @ Union

B/G Swimming @ Jenks

B/G Swimming @ Bartlesville

Club ‘16 Lunch Cosmo 3334 S Peoria 12 noon

Visit

www.BishopKelley.org

for complete calendar,

school, and sports

information

Time to

change

your

clocks

Thanksgiving Break—No Classes

Parent/ Teacher Conferences

5:00-7:30 pm

Beans & Jeans Day

BK Speech Tournament

Soph Girls Retreat– Sat-Sun

Fall Service Trip to Bartlesville—Friday through Sunday

Veterans’ Day

Soph Boys Retreat– Sat-Sun

Soph Girls Retreat– Sat-Sun

2015 Auction Gift Gathering

Final Collection Day

Thursday, November 13th

Hall of Fame Induction

Kristi Hansen Grisaffe ‘92

Karen Phelps Stephenson

Chapel 2pm Women’s Kairos—Thursday through Sunday

Lasallian Service Day Angel Tree

Collection begins

Catholic Charities

Crash Court for Sophomores STC 8:45 am

Naturalization Ceremony Gym 10:30 am

OK Robotics Regionals Gym 8 am-5 pm

~ Pope Francis

2:15 Dismissal