Monday Mail for the Week of April 8th, 2013: Important Upcoming Calendar Reminders - April 9th ………… Library Open House for New Families/Parents, 8:00-9:00am - April 12th ……….. TUITION PAYMENT PLANS ARE DUE (See the note of the next page for more information) - April 12th ……….. Senior Packet Information Due (more information below) - April 16th ……….. SBA Soul, Aaron Vasquez Memorial with Special Guests, 6:30pm, SBA Theater - April 17th ……….. Athletic Orientation Night for New Students, SBA Gym, 6:30pm
FACTS DEADLINE APPROACHING Tuition payments plans for the 13/14 school year are due April 12, 2013. Please make sure to enroll with FACTS and make your selection for paying tuition. Families have the option to pay monthly, quarterly or one annual lump sum payment. The link to enroll is located in the “quick link” box on the SBA homepage- It only takes a few minutes to enroll.
You can contact FACTS by phone if you have questions at 1-866-441-4637 or email our business office at hurtk@sbaeagles.org.
Senior Graduation Packet The senior graduation packet has been e-mailed out to all senior families. The packet is also available on our website at www.sbaeagles.org/graduation.
Because of printer/vendor deadlines, information not received back to St. Benedict by April 12, 2013, may not make it in printed programs for the various ceremonies. To make it easier on everyone, we are asking that all forms be returned to the Front Office. There is a basket designated there for “Senior Forms.� We will distribute the forms to the necessary faculty/staff.
SBA Library Open House
New Parents! Join us for coffee and meet our Library Staff at SBA. You will discover the many resources and hidden treasures offered in our state-of-the-art library.
Tuesday, April 9th 8:00-9:00 am
Come Party Yourself into SHAPE!
Classes: Wednesday @6:30 pm St. Benedict Gym 8250 Varnavas Dr. Cordova, Tn 38016
Classes start April 10 Cost is $3.00 per Class Sponsored By St. Benedict Track & Field
Come and join us for an easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness party. ™ With Tiffany Gibbs Certified Zumba Instructor
NEWS FROM HOME AND SCHOOL
Happy Spring from Home and School. We hope everyone had a great Easter break. The last quarter has begun and the finish line is right around the corner. But we have many more things to do before we are through. April 14th is the Mother/Daughter Tea and the Father/Son Bowling Outing. Evites have been sent for both. The following weekend brings prom and then on April 21st the Mother/Son Dinner. These are truly fun events and time to make memories with your senior students. We hope you will join us and spend some special time with your students. Our next Home and School meeting is April 17th, 8:00 AM in the Faculty/Staff Cafeteria. At this very important year end meeting we will be electing next year’s officers, planning for final year end events and the Used Uniform Sale. Please join us. We hope that our incoming Freshman parents will come to this meeting as well and discover all the ways to get involved at SBA. The Used Uniform Sale date has been set. Drop off for sale items will be on June 3rd and the actual sale date will be June 4th. Look for additional information to come in the next few weeks. Additional volunteer opportunities for Monthly Teacher Treats and First Friday Adoration can be signed up for at the links below. We still have slots to fill for First Friday Adoration in May. Sign up genius links for volunteering at SBA: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4CABAC29A64-sbamonthly - link to Sign Up Genius for Monthly Teacher Treats http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945A5AE23A20-first -- link to Sign Up Genius for First Friday Adoration Thanks for your continued support of the SBA Home and School Parent Connection. See you at the next meeting.
“News” for New Students Athletic Orientation Night Wednesday, April 17, 2013 SBA Gymnasium Athletic Orientation is an opportunity to for new students to learn about all of the Athletic Teams that compete for St. Benedict. Each team will have information on practices and tryouts and will have current players and coaches available to answer questions. Any new student who will be playing a sport at SBA next season is encouraged to attend.
Library Open House Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 SBA Library, 8:00-9:00am New Parents! Join us for coffee and meet our Library Staff at SBA. You will discover the many resources and hidden treasures offered in our state-of-the-art library. To look ahead of time at some of the online resources offered go to: www.sbaeagles.org/library
Choir and Band Audition Dates If your student is interested in auditioning for one of St. Benedict’s Choirs, the auditions will be May 6th, 7th, & 8th. Students/Parents need to e-mail Ms. Wells at wellsc@sbaeagles.org to schedule a time. If your student is interested in auditioning for one of our Bands, the auditions will be May 6th & 7th. Students/Parents need to e-mail Mr. Link at linkt@sbaeagles.org to schedule a time.
SBA NCAA Spring Signing Day We will be celebrating all of our Student Athletes who have signed or are signing their letter of intent to play on the collegiate level next season on April 17th after school. This event is for any athlete who has signed or is signing since our last signing day in February. For more information, please contact Sharon Masterson (mastersons@sbaeagles.org)
Parent Volunteers Needed The prom committee is looking for parent volunteers to help decorate the Train Station for prom April 20th starting around 2:00. Please contact Jennifer Brannon if you are able to help: brannonj@sbaeagles.org
Band/Choir Auditions Choir Auditions are scheduled for May 6th, 7th, & 8th. Students/Parents need to e-mail Ms. Wells at wellsc@sbaeagles.org to schedule a time. Band Auditions are scheduled for May 6th & 7th. Students/Parents need to e-mail Mr. Link at linkt@sbaeagles.org to schedule a time.
St. Benedict Presents‌ SBA Soul: Aaron Vasquez Memorial with Special Guests Tuesday, April 16, 6:30 P.M.
Jazz Band & Concert Choir Concert Thursday, April 18, 6 P.M.
Show & Chamber Choirs Concert featuring the Soul Band Monday, April 22, 7 P.M.
The Good Doctor By Neil Simon Presented by Acting II students Sunday, May 5, 7 P.M
Once Upon Academy Written and performed by Acting I students Saturday, May 4, 1 P.M.
3 Short Plays Presented by Acting I students Sunday, May 19, 4 P.M.
Mother/Daughter Tea Pictures It's almost Tea Time so get those hats ready! The senior Mother/Daughter Tea is this Sunday April 14 from 3-5pm. If you haven't sent in your payment, please remember to do so this week. If you haven't RSVP'd but wish to come it's not too late – we are still accepting payments through Wednesday. If you want your daughter included in the video we will accept these until Wednesday also. If you have any questions, you can contact us at sbatea13@gmail.com, 634-7152 (Debi Maddox), or 388-7736 (Laura Johnson).
Attention Senior Parents! Our annual Mother/Son and Father/Son events are currently being planned so mark your calendars now for these two fun dates! Father/Son Bowling Sunday, April 14 Billy Hardwick's All Star Lanes 1:30pm - 3:30pm Mother/Son Dinner Sunday, April 21 Colonial Country Club 6:00pm - 8:30pm. Evites will be going out by the end of the week. SBA Class of 2013 Senior Boys Event Chair Nancy Wiley 757-0244 (home) and 340-0244 (cell)
The Rule: St. Benedict’s Newsletter St. Benedict at Auburndale Quote from the Pope: “Dear Young People...You bring us the joy of faith and you tell us that we must live the faith with a young heart” Saint quotes of the month:
“Resurrectio Domini, spes nostra – the resurrection of the Lord is our hope.” -St. Augustine “And I understood that the greatest attribute of God is love and mercy. It unites the creature with the Creator.” St. Faustina (Divine Mercy Sunday April 7) “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to be according to your word.” -The Blessed Mother at the Annunciation Luke 1:38 (Feast of the Annunciation April 25) “If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world on fire!” - St. Catherine of Siena (Feast Day April 29)
April
“Keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith.” -Hebrews 12:2
Religious Events on Campus Pray at SBA: Mondays at 7:15 a.m. in Chapel BenedicTeens: Every Thurs. at 4:30 in Mr. Smith’s classroom. Apr. 5: First Friday Adoration, 7:15 a.m. Mass Apr. 5: Assembly with the Franciscan Friars!
Apr. 8: 1st Period Class Mass Apr. 9: 2nd Period Class Mass Apr. 10: 3rd Period Class Mass Apr. 11: 4th Period Class Mass Apr. 15: 5th Period Class Mass Apr. 16: 6th Period Class Mass Apr. 17: 7th Period Class Mass April 18: 8th Period Class Mass Apr. 19: Senior Retreat
Schedule of Lectors & Altar Servers Apr. 8 (1st Period) Lectors: Mary Margaret Vollmar & Tim Maginn Altar Server: Joseph Ferrante Apr. 9 (2nd Period) Lectors: Nikki Shah & Abbey McCory Altar Server: Apr. 10 (3rd Period) Lectors: Alana Oliphant & Christine Goold Altar Server: Zach Favorite
Apr. 15 (5th Period) Lectors: Grace Call & Amelia Strickland Altar Server: Hannah Jones Apr. 16 (6th Period) Lectors: Arielle Lahlles & Cassandra Carrasco Altar Server: Emma McDonald Apr. 17 (7th Period) Lectors: Patrick Murphy & Jessica Focht Altar Server: Jack Schaaf
Apr. 11 (4th Period) Lectors: Abby Fehrenbacher & Apr. 18 (8th Period) Kirkland Schuler Lectors: Olivia Orsak & Altar Server: Amanda Slade Cory Sheeks
Altar Server: Patrick Freel
Diocesan Events:
FRIAR FEST!!! April 5-7 at Holy Rosary. FREE event! Last SEARCH of the school year: April 26-28 (send in your registration form ASAP)
Director of Spiritual Affairs: Khira Rotty Email: rottyk@sbaeagles.org Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
SBA Athletics - Upcoming Events Monday, April 8th - Varsity Girls Lacrosse vs Lausanne (HOME at 5:00pm) - Baseball vs MHEA (HOME) o JV Game at 4:30pm o Varsity Game at 6:30pm - Varsity Softball vs Horn Lake (HOME at 5:00pm) - Boys Tennis vs CBHS (AWAY) - Girls Tennis vs St. Agnes (AWAY) Tuesday, April 9th - JV Girls Lacrosse vs Houston (HOME at 5:30pm) - Boys & Girls Tennis vs Collierville (AWAY) - Baseball vs CBHS (AWAY) - Varsity Softball vs Lewisberg (AWAY) - Boys Soccer vs Briarcrest (AWAY) Wednesday, April 10th - Boys & Girls Tennis vs Brighton (HOME at 3:45pm) - Boys Lacrosse vs Collierville (AWAY) Thursday, April 11th - Baseball vs CBHS (HOME) o JV Game at 4:30pm o Varsity Game at 7:00pm - Varsity Boys Soccer vs Sheffield (HOME at 6:00pm)
Friday, April 12th - Boys & Girls Lacrosse DOUBLE-HEADER (HOME) o Varsity Girls vs St. Agnes at 5:00pm o Varsity Boys vs ECS at 7:30pm - JV Boys Soccer vs CBHS (HOME at 5:00pm) - JV Baseball vs Houston (HOME at 6:00pm) - Varsity Softball – Franklin Sonic Tournament, Day 1 (AWAY) - Track & Field – Houston Track Classic, Day 1 (AWAY) Saturday, April 13th - Varsity Softball – Franklin Sonic Tournament, Day 2 (AWAY) - Track & Field – Houston Track Classic, Day 2 (AWAY) - Baseball vs MUS (AWAY)
COMMUNITY NEWS SECTION
National Autism Awareness Month April is National Autism Awareness Month! If you want to show your support for this cause and those people in our community who are affected by it, join us at the 4th Annual Opening Eyes to Autism 5-K, Friday evening, April 12. The race starts on Beale Street and your family can run or walk the course on Riverside Drive at sunset right beside the Mississippi River. It's a really fun event. For more information or to register for the event, visit http://openingeyestoautism.racesonline.com/. This race benefits the Autism Society of the MidSouth