Gifts to Academics
There are a variety of academic areas at Bishop Kelley that thrive thanks to our generous community. Core classes, electives, and clubs alike benefit from your support.
You can learn more about areas you can give to at the links below.
If you'd like to give, please scroll to the bottom of this page.
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Blessed Stanley Rother Academic Support Program
The Blessed Stanley Rother Academic Support Program provides services to ensure that students with disabilities are offered a challenging, faith-based education with high expectations of academic, social and spiritual growth in an environment of love and acceptance. The program is tailored for each student’s unique needs and ranges from alternate testing opportunities and tutoring to para educator or peer mentor support in the classroom. Learning specialists assist students and teachers to achieve success in a rigorous curriculum. These services are provided at no additional cost to the student’s family.
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Business/Computer Classes
We welcome financial gifts to support business and computer classes at Bishop Kelley.
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BKTV
We welcome financial gifts to support the BKTV program at Bishop Kelley.
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Campus Ministry
We welcome financial gifts to support campus ministry at Bishop Kelley.
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Choir
We welcome financial gifts to support the choir program at Bishop Kelley.
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Dance
Under the direction of Danielle Scherer, the Dance I class began in the 2023-2024 school year. Hoping to add a Dance II class during the 2024-2025 school year, this fund will cover dance class needs.
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Drama
We welcome financial gifts to support the drama program at Bishop Kelley.
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English
Bishop Kelley's English Department consists of 10 faculty. Jeanna Sutton is the department chair. Students have an average GPA of 3.93 with a 96 percent pass rate in AP Language and a 3.62 GPA with an 89 percent pass rate. Average ACT scores in 2016 are 26.3 in English (national average, 20.3) and 25.6 in Reading (national average, 21.3).
The English Department hosts the annual Bishop Kelley Creative Writing Contest during Catholic Schools Week. It is open to all 7th and 8th graders in the Tulsa Diocese. In the past three years, an average of 50 students has submitted entries and received cash awards.
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Instrumental Music/Drumline
We welcome financial gifts to support the instrumental music/drumline programs at Bishop Kelley.
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Library
Funds donated to the Bishop Kelley Library Media Center will be placed in the "Visiting Author" account so that our school can host a nationally renowned author to interact with the students about the process of writing, becoming published, and converse about the author's major works. This fund will be used during the current school year to host a Skype interview with young adult author, Ruta Sepetys.
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Math
We welcome financial gifts to support the math department at Bishop Kelley.
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Mock Trial
We welcome financial gifts to support the mock trial team at Bishop Kelley.
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Performing Arts/Musicals
This is where Choral Music and Drama meet for Bishop Kelley's Cabaret and the All-School Musical. Your donation will go towards the expense of these special events, giving students experience performing before an audience.
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Robotics
We welcome financial gifts to support the robotics team and classes at Bishop Kelley.
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Science (Biology, Chemistry, & Physics)
We welcome financial gifts to support the science department at Bishop Kelley.
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STEM Endowment (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math)
We welcome financial gifts to support the STEM Endowment at Bishop Kelley.
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Snapp Family Students Investment Group
The purpose of this club is twofold:
- Teach students the values of proper investing, get students engaged in the market, help students prepare, follow, study trends, and engage in active research within the sectors of the S&P.
- Develop a viable fund that grows over time to create an endowment for the benefit of the Bishop Kelley Community and those the community assists.
We have divided members into subcommittees assigned to the sectors of the S&P to conduct research within each sector and report to the club on a monthly basis.
Currently, 26 students participate in this club. Our plan is to grow the club with a detailed plan and through student involvement. We have split the students into subcommittees covering each sector of the S&P:
- Energy
- Materials
- Consumer Staples
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industrials
- Health Care
- Financials
- Information Technology
- Telecommunications
- Utilities
- Real Estate
We also have a subcommittee with a focus on emerging markets.
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Social Studies
We welcome financial gifts to support the social studies and history departments at Bishop Kelley.
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Speech and Debate
We welcome financial gifts to support the speech and debate team and classes at Bishop Kelley.
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Theology
We welcome financial gifts to support the theology department at Bishop Kelley.
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Visual Arts
We welcome financial gifts to support the visual arts department at Bishop Kelley.
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World Languages
We welcome financial gifts to support the world languages department at Bishop Kelley.
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Yearbook/Journalism
We welcome financial gifts to support the yearbook and journalism department at Bishop Kelley.
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Dr. Mark A. Hayes Faculty Development Fund
The earnings from this endowed fund provides funds to recognize outstanding faculty members through awards for Teachers of the Month and Teacher of the Year and to send teachers to educational conferences.