Monday Mail for the Week of March 5th, 2012: Calendar Reminders March 7th …. 1st Wednesday of the Month – 2:00pm Dismissal March 8th …. Junior Class Retreat March 12th – 16th …. Spring Break – NO CLASSES March 12th - 15th …. SBA Spring Break Sports Camp (more information to follow) March 23rd … End of 3rd Quarter March 24th …. 2nd Annual Fashion Show (More information to follow) March 25th …. Mother/Son Dinner at Colonial Country Club
Junior Retreat Reminders Juniors should be at SFA by 9:00am on Thursday, March 8th, and will be dismissed at 2:15pm that day. Please remember that SFA has asked that everyone park at SBA and walk over the SFA. We will have Senior Retreat Leaders serving as crossing guards. Also please remember that all Junior boys are being asked to bring a six pack of water or soda and that all Junior girls are being asked to bring a sweet or salty snack.
Yearbook Ads Did you miss your chance to purchase a senior ad? Well here is your last chance to get one! Since we had an over whelming response we were able to purchase 5 more pages. We have 3 left! They are first come first serve so get your ad in as soon as possible! Please make sure that the contract, check and ad are all together. Your ad will not be processed until all 3 have been received. The contract is on the SBA website. Go to http://www.sbaeagles.org/forms and click on 2012 yearbook forms. Please deliver to the front office or e-mail us at sbayearbook@sbaeagles.org.
St. Benedict at Auburndale Presents…..
“Fashionista Fiesta” Second Annual Fashion Show
Saturday, March 24, 2012 6:30 pm SBA Dining Hall
Reservations - $25 per person Visit www.sbaeagles.org/fashionshow Delicious Food FromFor More Information Fashion Show By
SWANKYS Scan the QR code with your smart phone to visit our information webpage or to purchase tickets now!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES! Decorations Help design and create ideas to transform the SBA Dining Hall into a fiesta. Please email Provie Rose at rosep@sbaeagles.org to volunteer.
Food & Drink Food table set-up and presentation Bar set-up and bartenders (Looking for SBA dads!) Please email Lori Regis at regisl@sbaeagles.org to volunteer.
“Fashionista Fiesta” Saturday, March 24, 2012 6:30 pm SBA Dining Hall
Night of Event Check-In: Need volunteers to welcome guests to the Fashion Show. Class basket tickets and door prizes– Need volunteers to help with tickets for the class baskets. These volunteers will also handle drawing for door prizes. Fashion Show: Need volunteers to help Stein Mart representative prepare and give direction to models. Please email Lori Regis at regisl@sbaeagles.org to volunteer.
DONATE TO OUR FASHION SHOW & CLASS BASKET GIVEAWAY! This year, we will continue with a “Class Basket Giveaway!” During the evening, guests will have the opportunity to make a donation for tickets to drop in the hat by the basket(s) they are hoping to take home. No bidding necessary! Of course, the more tickets you drop in the hat, the better your opportunity to take home some fabulous prizes!
Possible ways to DONATE that will help us be successful! (All donations are tax deductible!)
We will have a $2 “Show Your Love for SBA” jeans day on Valentine’s Day!! Bring $2 to your first period teacher ON Valentine’s Day and wear jeans with a nice shirt (think RED) to “Show your Love for SBA”. With the money we collect, we will be able to purchase additional items for the class baskets (that might not be donated). Of course, if you are moved to give more than $2, we will gratefully accept it. (Please remember our jeans day dress code.)
Please consider donating an item listed on the “wish list” below. We hope you will turn to your resources - friends, family, your place of business, a business you frequent - to help us acquire items to create the class baskets. You can bring any item, or send the item to school with your student to the front office to Mrs. Valadie or Mrs. Miller. The “wish list” is just a sample of ideas and not limited to these items!
CLASS BASKET “WISH LIST” (Below are just a few samples of class basket ideas!) Happy Mother’s Day! Jewelry Spa Certificates Purse/Wallet Home Accessories Make-up/Cosmetic Bag Blanket and slippers Manicure, pedicure Dinner gift certificate Love is in the Air! Jewelry Barnes & Noble Nook and cover Amazon Kindle and cover Spa gift certificate for massage Hair salon gift certificate Orpheum Tickets Dinner for Two A night at the Peabody Candle Dinstuhl’s candies Party on the Patio! Patio umbrella and stand Patio table and chairs Lawn Scapes “Live at the Garden” tickets Picnic basket Backyard games – volleyball and net, badminton set, ladder ball Tiki torches and citronella Bird Feeder Plastic ware for 4 (plates, cups, etc.) Gift Card Tree Any and all gift cards
Tailgate Time! Grill Cooler TV (flat screen) Omaha Steak gift certificate Fire pit Redbirds, Tigers or Grizzlies tickets Sports memorabilia Folding Picnic/Tailgate Table Flask St. Louis Cardinals tickets & hotel Sports Bar Gift Certificates A Day at the Beach! YMCA, Cordova gift certificate Beach Towels Beach Umbrella/Chairs Swimwear Gift Certificate Beach Hat/Sunglasses Weekend @ Country Club - Swim/Tennis Beach Tote What’s Cooking? Viking Cooking School gift certificate Williams Sonoma anything! Cookware Cookbooks and Apron Spice rack Honeybaked Ham gift certificate Back to School! Limo service for Prom Tuxedo Rental Backpack/Supplies Mini refrigerator Bed, Bath & Beyond gift certificate I Pad
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND SUPPORT! WE WILL UPDATE OUR “WISH LIST” EACH WEEK TO SHOW OUR PROGRESS!
It’s our LAST WEEK before Spring Break and when we come back it will be time for the Fashion Show!
This Week Pick Your Own Item to send in for the following Basket Themes: 1. Happy Mother’s Day! 2. Tailgate Time! 3. Party on the Patio! 4. Love is in the Air! 5. A Day at the Beach! 6. What’s Cooking? 7. Back to School! 8. Gift Card Tree
Home & School The Home & School association Mother/ Son Dinner Committee is looking for 11th grade parents to help with set up and during the event on Sunday, March 25. Please contact Nancy Wiley 901-340-0244 or email kwiley74@comcast.net if you can offer assistance. This is a terrific opportunity for junior parents to see what they have to look forward to next year while helping the senior mom’s enjoy the evening with their sons. Thank you for your support!
SBA Cheer Information For anyone interested in trying out for the SBA Cheer Team for the 2012-13 school year, all try-out information has been updated and posted on the school website at www.sbaeagles.org/cheerleading
PARENTS OF SENIOR BOYS IMPORTANT INFO BELOW! Evites for the Mother/Son Dinner (3/25) and the Father/Son Outing (4/15) have been sent. If you did not receive, please contact Nancy Wiley (kwiley74@comcast.net or 901-340-0244) immediately as you don’t want to miss out on these special events. (check your spam folder first please)
ACT PREP WORKSHOP AT ST. BENEDICT
(to be held in Distance Learning Center) Tuesday Wednesday Tuesday Wednesday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
March 27 March 28 April 3 April 4 April 10 April 11 April 12
3:10 – 5:10 3:10 – 5:10 3:10 – 5:10 2:10 – 4:10 3:10 – 5:10 3:10 – 5:10 3:10 – 5:10
Fee: $185 Jane Ross Personalized Tutoring has over thirty years of proven test preparation in the midsouth. All material will be provided and classes will be taught by dedicated, degreed instructors. The workshop includes instruction and practice and will consist of strategies, techniques, tips and notes developed to enhance the student’s testing ability, as well as practice tests in English, reading, math and science. Register on-line @ www.janerosstutoring.com Or Mail check and registration form to 8317 Cordova Road, Suite 103, Cordova, TN 38016
Deadline to register is March 20th, 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ACT Workshop @ SBA March, 2012 $185 Student:_____________________________________Phone: __________________________ Address:____________________________________ City,State,Zip: ___________________ Email: ___________________________________________
March 12-15 , 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM* (*Camp ends at 1:00 PM on Thursday)
Boys and Girls, Ages 5 - 12 $80 for the week or $20 per day SUPERVISED PLAY AND ACTIVITIES SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED, (participants need to bring lunch) Contact Coach Angie Buchanan at 260-2888 buchanana@sbaeagles.org CHILD’S NAME ________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________ AGE ____ GRADE _____ SCHOOL _______________________________________________ PARENT’S NAME __________________________________ PHONE # ___________________ EMAIL ADDRESS ________________________________ 2ND PHONE #_________________ EMERGENCY CONTACT __________________________ PHONE # ______________________ I hereby authorize the directors of the SBA Camp to act for me in their best judgment in any emergency requiring medical attention. I hereby waive and release the camp director and SBA administration. I know of no medical problems that may prevent my child from participating in this camp and I will assume full responsibility for any medical or other charges in connection with participation in this camp.
SIGNATURE OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN ____________________________________________ DATE __________________________________ Mail checks (payable to Angie Buchanan) to: Angie Buchanan St. Benedict at Auburndale 8250 Varnavas Drive Cordova, TN 38016
SBA Athletics Upcoming Events Tuesday, March 6th - Varsity Girls Lacrosse vs Collierville (HOME @ 7:00pm)
Thursday, March 8th - Girls Lacrosse vs Houston (HOME @ 5:00/6:30pm) - Boys Lacrosse vs White Station (AWAY)
During Spring Break… - Softball – Commando Classic Tournament (AWAY) - Baseball: o March 12th – Varsity vs Dyer County (HOME @ 6:30pm) o March 14th – JV vs White Station (HOME @ 3:30pm) o March 15th-17th – Varsity at Scenic City Classic (AWAY) o March 16th – JV vs Ooltewah (AWAY) o March 17th – JV vs Holy Innocent’s (HOME @ 10:30am) o March 17th – JV vs Bartlett (HOME @ 1:00pm)
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ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL PRESENTS
Aladdin Tickets Adults $8.00 Students $5.00 Call for tickets 901-388-7321 or information www.sfawolves.org
Saint Benedict Theater
Thursday Saturday Sunday
March 29th March 31st April 1st
7:00 pm 7:00 pm 2:00 pm
8250 Varnavas Drive
Season 2012