Bishop Kelley High School
| Bishop Kelley High School | |
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| Address | |
| 3905 South Hudson Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74135-5699  United States |
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| Coordinates | 36°6′20″N 95°54′37″W / 36.10556°N 95.91028°WCoordinates: 36°6′20″N 95°54′37″W / 36.10556°N 95.91028°W |
| Information | |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1960 |
| Oversight | Diocese of Tulsa |
| Superintendent | Todd Goldsmith |
| Principal | Curt Feilmeier |
| Vice principal | Judith McMasters Gary Oberste Jeff Pratt |
| President | Rev. Brian O'Brien |
| Chaplain | Rev. Kerry Wakulich |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 835 [1] (2011) |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Athletics | OSSAA |
| Team name | Comets |
| Accreditation(s) | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1] |
| Newspaper | Breezeway |
| Yearbook | Crest |
| Athletic Director | Mark Chambers |
| Website | http://www.bkelleyhs.org/ |
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Bishop Kelley High School is a Lasallian Catholic high school with over 800 students, grades 9 to 12, located at 41st and Hudson Avenue, in the center of the Tulsa metropolitan area, on a campus spanning just over 37 acres (150,000 m²). The school is a function of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa and operates in the Lasallian tradition of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Christian Brothers). The school is named for Bishop Francis Kelley, the second bishop of Oklahoma. Founded in 1960, Bishop Kelley was created to serve the city of Tulsa when Holy Family High School and Marquette High School closed. They had provided Catholic high school education since the early 1900's.
Kelley is a comprehensive secondary school with a curriculum that is primarily college preparatory. More than 25 middle schools routinely send students to Bishop Kelley, with the greatest numbers coming from Catholic elementary schools. Consistent with its egalitarian, LaSallian mission, the course offerings reflect the needs of a student body that is diverse in terms of both aptitudes and interests. Non-Catholic students are welcome to apply for admission. Transfer students also must submit an application and have an interview prior to acceptance. Bishop Kelley is the only diocesan Catholic high school in the Diocese of Tulsa.
Bishop Kelley serves Catholic and non-Catholic families in Tulsa and the surrounding communities who seek a college preparatory program within a Christian environment of concern, trust, and growth.
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[edit] Activities
Co-curricular opportunities include Academic Bowl, Christian service, Class Board, Comet Ambassadors, drama, Drumline, FCA, foreign language clubs, intramurals, Jazz Choir, Kairos, Kelley Krazies (a spirit organization), Link Crew (dedicated to mentoring freshmen), Lasallian Youth, Men's Forum, Mission Team, Mock Trial, Model U.N., National Forensic League, Peer Helpers, Performing Arts, Play Production/Theater Tech, Politics Club, ProLife People, Retreats, Student Council, Women's Forum, and others. The school is also a perennial contender for and frequent winner of state championships in speech and debate, academic bowl, and robotics competitions.
[edit] Athletics
Bishop Kelley has won more state championships than any other school of its size in Oklahoma but not than the Bishop Kelly High School in Idaho, including state championships in baseball, football, soccer, softball, volleyball, basketball, tennis, golf and Cross Country. In recent years, its women's volleyball and women's soccer teams have been nationally-ranked. Many of these athletes continue playing in college.
Battle of the Bishops
In football, Kelley shares a tradition with cross-state rival Bishop McGuinness High School.[2] The winner of the contest obtains possession of the "Shillelagh Trophy" for the upcoming year.[2] The schools also compete biannually in boys and girls basketball.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr.- current Mayor of Tulsa
- Robert Bryce- journalist and author (books include Pipe Dreams: Greed, Ego, and the Death of Enron)
- Chris Combs- jazz composer and musician; guitarist for Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
- Rick Dickson- Athletic Director at Tulane University
- Matt Gogel- PGA golfer
- Randy Heckenkemper- golf course designer
- Frank Main - reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times and winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize
- Chip McCaw - Olympic athlete and volleyball coach at Pepperdine University
- Charlie O'Brien - Major League Baseball catcher
- Jason Staurovsky - NFL placekicker
- John A. Sullivan - United States Congressman (R-OK)
- Alfre Woodard - film and television actress (Academy Award-nominee and Emmy Award winner)
- Rick Wrona - Major League Baseball pitcher
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[edit] Notes and references
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2009-06-23.[dead link]
- ^ a b Lewis, Barry (September 12, 2008). "Bishop Kelley at OKC McGuinness: The stick that’s all that". Tulsa World. http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/extra/article.aspx?articleID=20080912_227_B3_spa158171&allcom=1.
