Bishop Kelly High School

BK HS

Location in the United States

Bishop Kelly High School is a private Roman Catholic secondary school in Boise, Idaho, operated by the Diocese of Boise. The only Catholic high school in the state of Idaho, its school colors are black and gold and the mascot is a knight.

History

Bishop Kelly ("BK") opened its doors 52 years ago in the fall of 1964, succeeding St. Teresa's Academy, which had closed that spring.

St. Teresa's Academy was Boise's first high school, private or public, established in 1890 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross as a high school and boarding school for young women. Later, St. Joseph’s School was built to offer Catholic education to the young men of the area, with an elementary school occupying the lower level and a high school on the upper floor.

In 1933, the two high schools joined to form the co-educational St. Teresa’s Academy, which educated both Catholic and non-Catholic students until its closure in 1964.^[10] Boise's public high school was established in 1902.

Namesake

"BK" is named for Edward Joseph Kelly (1890–1956), the third Bishop of Boise and the first native of the Pacific Northwest to be appointed a bishop. Born in The Dalles, Oregon, he was ordained in 1917 and became Bishop of Boise at age 38 in 1928. Kelly served 28 years as bishop, until his death at age 66.^[11][12][13]

Athletics

The BK Knights athletic teams compete in IHSAA Class 4A in the Southern Idaho Conference (4A).^[5]

State titles

Boys

• Football (6): fall (A-2, now 3A) 1994; (4A) 2004,^[14] 2005,^[15] 2010,^[16][17] 2013,^[18] 2015 (official with introduction of A-2 playoffs, fall 1978)
• Cross Country (4): fall (B, now 3A) 1985; (4A) 2001, 2005, 2008 ^[19]
• Basketball (2): (A-2, now 3A) 1991, 1998 ^[20]
• Baseball (4): (A-2, now 3A) 1995, 2000, (4A) 2008,^[21] 2010 ^[22] (records not kept by IHSAA, A-2 state tourney introduced in 1980)
• Track (6): (A-2, now 3A) 1976, 1981; (4A) 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 ^[23]
• Golf (11): (B, now 3A) 1969, 1970, 1971, 1994, 1996; (A-2, now 3A) 1998, 1999; (4A) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010 ^[24]
• Tennis (1): (4A) 2014 ^[25] (combined team until 2008, see below)
• Lacrosse (1): 2011 ^[26] (club sport, records not kept by IHSAA)

Girls

• Cross Country (8): fall (4A) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 ^[19] (introduced in 1974)
• Soccer (6): fall (A-1, now 5A) 2001; (4A) 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 ^[27] (introduced in 2000)
• Basketball (1): 2013 ^[28]
• Track (6): (A-2, now 3A) 1994, 1999, 2000; (4A) 2004, 2010, 2012 ^[29] (introduced in 1971)
• Softball (9): (A-2, now 3A) 1997, 1998, 1999; (4A) 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007,^[30] 2013 ^[31] (introduced in 1997)
• Golf (8): (B, now 3A) 1992, 1995; (4A) 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012 ^[24] (introduced in 1987)

Combined

• Tennis (17): (B, now 3A) 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000; (4A) 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 ^[32]
  (combined team until 2008)

Notable alumni

• Butch Otter - Governor of Idaho - Class of 1962 (St. Teresa's)
• Michael Kirk, award winning documentary filmmaker, Frontline - Class of 1965
• Ben Ysursa, Idaho Secretary of State - Class of 1967
• William Petersen, CSI actor/producer - Class of 1972
• David Bieter, Mayor of Boise - Class of 1978
• Mike Luckovich, editorial cartoonist - Class of 1978
• Max Butler, former security consultant and online hacker; arrested for the theft of over 2 million credit card numbers. (Currently imprisoned at the Federal Prison Camp, Yankton, a minimum security prison in South Dakota, and is scheduled for release in 2019.) - Class of 1990
• Nick Symmonds, runner, Olympian - Class of 2002
• Cody Hawkins, Colorado Buffaloes quarterback (2006–10) - Class of 2006

References

External links

• Official website
• Catholic Idaho.org - schools - Diocese of Boise
• MaxPreps.com - Bishop Kelly Knights

Diocese of Boise Bishops Ordinaries Louis Aloysius Lootens Alphonse Joseph Glorieux Daniel Mary Gorman Edward Joseph Kelly James Joseph Byrne Sylvester William Treinen Tod David Brown Michael Patrick Driscoll Peter F. Christensen Churches Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Parishes St. Mary's Church, Boise St. Charles Borromeo Church, Hailey Holy Rosary Church, Idaho Falls Our Lady, Queen of Heaven Church, Oreana St. Joseph's Church, Pocatello Former Coeur d'Alene Mission of the Sacred Heart St. Joseph's Mission, Culdesac Education High school Bishop Kelly High School, Boise Priests William Weigand Miscellany Mercy Medical Center (Idaho) Old Mission State Park Catholicism Portal