The BK graduate chosen for the Young Alumni award each year must command respect and attention within his or her field of endeavor. Additionally, they must have high moral standards and be involved in professional, religious or civic organizations. While at Bishop Kelley, they must have excelled as a student and been involved in extracurricular activities.

This year’s recipient of the Outstanding Young Alumni award checks all those boxes and then some. Ally Stuckey graduated from Bishop Kelley in 2017, having been very active as a student here in STUCO, the Spirit Squad, Speech and Debate, and she won the Principal’s Leadership award.

Ally attended All Saints Catholic School in Broken Arrow before entering BK as a freshman. Ally said she was blessed with many wonderful teachers at All Saints and here at Bishop Kelley. She said several of them sowed seeds of faith into their lessons and they nurtured those seeds throughout her time as a student here. Because of them, Ally says she was able to find Christ early in her high school career. And her teachers inspired her to become an educator as well.

Ally appreciates and values the opportunity she had to begin and end each school day with a prayer as well as the many opportunities to attend Mass that BK affords our students. She said that Bishop Kelley taught her to not exclaim boldly how faithful she is, but instead, to show boldly how faithful one is in their day to day actions.

Ally kept a smile on her face most all of the time she was a student here. She loved being a Comet Ambassador and a Link Crew Leader.  She attended several retreats offered by campus ministry and was involved in numerous school clubs. While at BK, she participated in Heart Ball and earned a spot in the National Honors Society. She served on her class board and was committed to doing lots of community service, having earned over 400 hours of service in her four years here. She volunteered at Night Light Tulsa, Catholic Charities, Youth Advisory Board, along with several service opportunities around campus. She graduated from Bishop Kelley with a 4.07 weighted GPA.

When Ally was a student here, the school moved forward with a fundraising project to construct a new cheer gym and wrestling facility that are separate but part of the same new structure. One day Ally came to BK’s Philanthropy Office to ask Doug Thomas if anyone could give to help fund the project. When Doug told her that all gifts were welcomed, Ally said that she had saved $500 that she earned from babysitting and she wanted to give that to the project.

Since her senior year at BK, Ally has served her community as a selected board member on the Youth Advisory Board that’s part of Youth Services of Tulsa. In that role, she has made executive decisions on how to best serve the homeless youth of Tulsa.

Ally attended Oklahoma State University where she was selected as one of 112 incoming freshmen for the President’s Leadership Council and one of the top 25 incoming freshman women as a Freshman Representative Council. During her four years in Stillwater, Ally was an active member of St. John’s Catholic Church.

She was an elected member of the OSU student foundation where she worked closely with donors to inspire the student body to participate in philanthropic giving. As a freshman at OSU, Ally pledged Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority where she served as Vice President of Academic Excellence and then eventually president of her chapter.  She was a member of the OSU Honors College all four years and graduated with a 3.95 GPA. During her senior year, she was chosen as a Woman for OSU Scholar. That program is open to all female students at OSU. She was one of 12 chosen for that award. During her time at OSU, she served as a campus tour guide, working with prospective students. She also served as a library ambassador to educate the Stillwater community about OSU’s library resources and she was a Camp Cowboy counselor.

Today, Ally teaches second grade at Jenks West Elementary School and volunteers as an assistant cheer coach at Bishop Kelley. She finds comfort in supporting her students in all areas of their lives. On weeknights as well as weekends, you can often find her cheering on her students at their activities and games.

Ally embodies a true servant’s heart and leads by example with her continuous, positive attitude. She says the leadership opportunities she received at Bishop Kelley gave her the confidence to achieve great things and we have no doubt that she inspired many people at OSU to do likewise. Ally will always be an ambassador for Bishop Kelley High School and will use every opportunity she has to share with others her love of Bishop Kelley. Once a Comet, always a Comet. 

Lasallian Founder’s Alumni Award

Recognizing the accomplishments of Outstanding Bishop Kelley Alumni who exemplify the five core principles of the Lasallian Mission; Faith in the Presence of God, Quality Education, Concern for the Poor & Social Justice, Respect for All Persons & Inclusive Community.

If you know a deserving BK Alumni, please nominate them here:

https://www.bishopkelley.org/alumni#LasallianFoundersAlumniAwardsNominationForm