Important Upcoming Dates

Picture Day | August 17

First full day of school and school pictures will be taken for ALL students on Monday, August 17th.

BCPO Meet and Greet | August 17

The Bishop Carroll Parents Organization (BCPO) invites you to join them on August 17th at 7pm in the Library to learn more about what BCPO does and to meet other BC parents. Food and drinks will be provided, please enter Door #1.



Soap Scrimmages | August 28

Kick off the fall sports season at our annual Soap Scrimmages! Admission is one hygiene item, which will be donated to those in need. Come cheer on our football, volleyball, girls tennis, boys soccer, girls flag football, and cross country teams, then stay for the BCPO tailgate. Everyone is welcome!

Back-to-School Dance | August 28

Following the Soap Scrimmages, BC students are invited to the Back-to-School Dance in The Cave. Admission is $5, one canned food item, and a valid BC student ID. The dance is open to Bishop Carroll students only and is a great way to celebrate the start of a new school year with friends.

Early Trash Bag Order Turn In | August 28

Early Turn-In: Sell at least two rolls and turn in your packet and payment by Friday August 28 to earn a Sweats Day Pass.

Open House Feedback

Thank you for joining us for Open House! We’d love to hear about your experience. Your feedback helps us understand what worked well and where we can improve so we can continue to better serve our students and families. This brief survey should take just a few minutes to complete.

Drop-Off and Pick Up Information

To help keep traffic moving safely and efficiently, students who do not drive may be dropped off at Door #1 or Door #14 in the morning. Please do not use Door #4 near the Activities Complex (AC) for morning drop-off. Parents picking up students after Zero Hour wait in this area, and additional traffic can cause unnecessary congestion.

For afternoon pick-up, parents may line up at Door #1, Door #4, or Door #14, or park in any available parking space. Please form only one line at each door to keep traffic flowing and allow vehicles to move safely through the parking lots.

Please see the maps below for reference. Thank you for your patience and cooperation during these busy times!

Picture Day | Monday, August 17

School pictures will be taken for ALL students on Monday, August 17th.

Attire:

Seniors: please wear your Senior portrait attire and bring Spirit Day attire to change into after the pictures.

Appropriate dress attire for Seniors is as follows:

Boys - Clean-shaven, shirt and tie required, and a sport coat is highly recommended.

Girls - dress blouse or dress with sleeves.

If proper attire is not worn, your picture will not be included on the wall panel or in the yearbook

Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are not required to wear their school uniform on picture day and may wear appropriate picture day attire. Acceptable options include jeans without rips or holes, slacks, knee-length skirts, nice shirts, tennis shoes, or regular school uniform attire. T-shirts, shorts, short skirts, halter tops, tank tops, and midriff-baring tops are not permitted. Boys must be clean-shaven.

Ordering:

Once pictures are completed they will be uploaded to a dedicated gallery for your review within 48 hours. You can access your gallery using your private access code. An email containing your access code will be sent out from Iseman Photography when the gallery is ready. The email message should go to every parent or guardian. If you do not receive your access code email in your inbox, be sure to check your bulk or spam folder for any message from Iseman (or Photoday) with the access information you'll need. If you didn't get a message you can contact Iseman Photography at wichitaphoto@gmail.com to get yours.  

Special FREE SHIPPING offer - you can purchase an AdvancePay credit before the gallery is published. This credit can be used toward your eventual picture order. Any credit purchase above $35 will earn FREE SHIPPING (approx $7 savings) on your order. If you do not use all of your credit, it will remain on your account and you can use it toward future Iseman orders for sports, drama, activities, groups, ceremonies and graduation. You can purchase the credit by texting PREPAYMENT to 90738. Please refer all questions to Pete at wichitaphoto@gmail.com. 

How the image hosting will work throughout the year. Iseman Photography keeps an overall gallery that acts as a repository for all images captured throughout the year. Any image they capture with your student's face will automatically be gathered to your specific private gallery. The access code above will grant you access to this gallery throughout the year. Iseman also created dedicated galleries for each season and event (i.e. fall sports, winter sports, clubs and groups, spring sports and graduation). These dedicated galleries will have image specifically from that event if you'd prefer to view them as a team rather than in your private gallery. The access codes for these will be as follows. Just text any of these codes to 90738 once those galleries are created and published. 

Fall Sports access code will be BCFALL27

Winter Sports access code will be BCWINTER27

Spring Sports access code will be BCSPRING27

Club and Groups access code will be BCCLUBS27

Graduation activities access code will be BCGRAD27

If your student is involved in sports and activities and/or will be graduating, you may be interested in the Digital All package. You can purchase the digital all package and receive all of your images from throughout the year for one set price. You can purchase it now directly through Iseman (purchase via venmo, credit or check) and then request any images that populate your private gallery throughout the year. To purchase this opportunity, contact Pete directly at wichitaphoto@gmail.com

Kairos | Parent Meeting

September Kairos (K8) Parent Meeting, Thursday, Aug. 20!

The K8 retreat will take place on Sept. 23-25, 2026 at the Spiritual Life Center! The Parent Meeting for K8 will be held on Thursday, Aug. 20, 6:30-7:30 PM, in the BC Library, enter door 1. At least one parent needs to attend a very important meeting as required consent forms will be handed out, information regarding transportation will be provided, and an explanation of the crucial role that parents play in the retreat will be covered. We're very much looking forward to facilitating this "mountain top" experience for your child! Thank you for your support and prayers; we look forward to seeing you soon! 

Community Attire

Now that students know which Community they belong to, it’s time to show their Community pride! Every Monday is Community shirt and jeans day, so be sure your student is ready. Use the link below to purchase Community shirts and other gear, including the new Community car/travel rosaries.

BCPO Trash Bag Sale

The BCPO Trash Bag Fundraiser is our main student fundraiser, with proceeds going directly back to Bishop Carroll to support student programs, the Community System, faculty and staff appreciation, scholarships, facility improvements, technology and other needs not covered by the school budget. The bags are supplied by Envision, a Wichita nonprofit that provides employment and rehabilitation services for people who are blind or visually impaired.

New this year: Don’t need trash bags? You can purchase a roll to be donated to The Lord’s Diner!

Important Dates & Incentives

• August 28 – Early Turn-In: Sell at least two rolls and turn in your packet and payment by this date to earn a Sweats Day Pass.
• September 4 – Final Turn-In: All order forms and payments are due. Students who sell at least two rolls earn a Sweats Day Pass. (Turn in early and earn a second pass!)
• October 16 & 17 – Trash Bag Pick-Up Days

Individual, House and Community incentives will also be awarded for top sales. Thank you for supporting BC and encouraging your student to participate!

Questions? bctrashbags@gmail.com

BCPO Back-to-School Meet & Greet

All Bishop Carroll parents are invited to join us for the BCPO Back-to-School Meet & Greet on Monday, August 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the BCCHS Library (enter through Door #1).

Come meet other BC parents, learn more about the Bishop Carroll Parents Organization (BCPO) and discover simple ways to get involved and support our school community. Whether you’re new to BC or have been here for years, we’d love to see you there!

If you are not able to come but are interested in learning more about BCPO, you can join the Band by clicking below.

Volunteers Needed | Concession Stand Clean Up

We could use a few extra hands to clean and stock the football concession stand this Saturday at 8:00 a.m. We’re starting early to beat the heat! If you’re available, we’d love to have your help. Many hands make light work!

Class of 2027 Pop-Up Shop

If you missed the Senior Store this summer you are in luck! Friday, Aug 21st after school in the Atrium, BCPO will be selling some Class of 2027 items were incorrect. We have T-shirts and sweatshirts. Come check it out!  

Gold Card Sales

Help us make this year’s Gold Card Fundraiser a success! We encourage every student to participate, as proceeds from Gold Card sales benefit all Bishop Carroll students by supporting programs, activities and opportunities across our school community.

Need more cards? Contact Nathan Hampton in the Advancement Office at hamptonnathan@bcchs.org.

Collection Day: Friday, September 18

Students may also turn in their cards and payments early to the Advancement Office.

New Website Launching Next Week!

We’re excited to share that our new Bishop Carroll website will go live early next week! We anticipate a smooth transition, but there may be brief periods of downtime or a few issues as the new site launches.

We appreciate your patience during the transition and can’t wait for you to explore our new and improved website. Stay tuned!

Volunteers Needed: St. Jude PTO Childcare

St. Jude PTO is looking for 7 student volunteers to provide childcare during their first meeting on August 18. This is a great opportunity for students to earn service hours while helping support our local Catholic school community. Additional details and the SignUpGenius link are available on x2VOL. Students interested in helping are encouraged to sign up soon!

New Cell Phone Policy Begins This School Year

As a reminder, Bishop Carroll's new Cell Phone and Personal Electronic Device Policy will take effect at the start of the 2026–2027 school year. We encourage all parents and students to review the policy before the first day of school so everyone understands the new expectations.

To prepare for the school year, families will need to:

• Review the new cell phone policy.

If your student will be bringing a phone into school.

• Print/Sign the required Cell Phone Agreement
• Purchase the required phone-locking pouch

Families may complete the agreement and purchase a pouch:

• Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. in the Bishop Carroll Front Office, or
• During Open House on Tuesday, August 11.

Please note that a physical copy of the Cell Phone Agreement must be signed by both the student and parent/guardian before a pouch can be issued. Thank you for helping us ensure a smooth transition to the new policy.

Have important info to share?

Do you have something to share in The Eagle Update | Parent Addition? Please send announcements, important dates, or other information to Valerie Whiteley at whiteleyvalerie@bcchs.org by 11 a.m. each Thursday for inclusion in the upcoming edition.