Mary Buksa

Bishop Noll Institute (BNI) had its official last day of the 2020-2021 school year on May 26. However, several exciting events took place right before and after the last school day. After a fire destroyed a large portion of the St. Joseph’s Carmelite Home …

The Bishop Noll Institute (BNI) National Honor Society (NHS) Maryknoll Chapter sponsored the school’s first ever National Student Leadership Week (NSLW) from April 19 to 23.  NSLW has been around since 1972. The purpose of this week is to celebrate all …

What’s happened The speech and debate team at Bishop Noll Institute (BNI) made history earlier this month with their third-place finish at the IHSFA Class A state competition. Members of the state team included seniors Abigail Kawalec, Ruby Meza, Jacqueline …

Due to hazardous weather conditions not once, but twice this winter, Catholic Schools Week took place February 22 – 26. Monday through Wednesday, Bishop Noll Institute (BNI) students were remote learning, but still had fun activities to do. Two Google …

Senior Courtney Blakely is a force to be reckoned with. Blakely is the point guard for the Bishop Noll Institute (BNI) Girls Basketball Team, a position she has held since her freshman year and continues to show that she deserves. Within the last few weeks …

As we ring in the new year, it’s time to introduce the Bishop Noll Institute (BNI) class of 2021. Class of 2021 is like no other. They have had to reschedule countless SAT and ACT tests due to cancellations from COVID-19, had no senior homecoming dance, and …

Bishop Noll Institute has hosted a variety of community and campus events in the last month. On October 23, the National Honor Society (NHS) sponsored a blood drive with Versiti Blood Centers. Over 40 students and staff members signed up, and a total of 22 …

What happened? Bishop Noll Institute’s homecoming week took place October 19 – 24. The theme was starlight and the hallways were decorated with brightly colored lights and stars with every student’s name on them.  Monday’s theme was Space Jam …

What has happened? Bishop Noll faculty and staff recently chose “transform” as their word to strive for this year. The idea of choosing a word to live out for a year comes from the book, One Word that will Change your Life, written by Dan …

The 2019-2020 school year has come to a close. Unfortunately, the school year did not end like everyone wanted it to due to COVID-19. But, Bishop Noll students and faculty were able to accomplish a lot this year. In the late fall, Bishop Noll opened up their …