St. Benedict Monday Mail 11/12/18

November 12, 2018 Please check www.sbaeagles.org for sports schedules.

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Calendar November 13: Home & School Meeting, 8AM November 14: NCAA NLI Signing Day November 19 – 23: Thanksgiving Break (no school)

January 27 – February. 2: Catholic Schools Week February 1: First Friday Adoration February 6: NCAA NLI Signing November 27: #ISupportSBA, 12:01am-11:59pm February 18: Presidents’ Day (no school) November 30: Religious Goods Sale March 1: First Friday Adoration December 1: High School Placement Test March 8: End of 3rd Quarter December 6: Jr. Ring Mass, 10 March 28: Spring Fling December 7: First Friday Adoration April 5: First Friday Adoration December 17-20: Semester Exams, ½ day schedule April 6: Prom December 19: Football NCAA NLI Early Signing Day April 9: Home & School Meeting, 8AM December 20: Begin Christmas Break-½ Day (end of 2nd Quarter) April 17: NCAA NLI Signing Day December 21 – Jan 6: Christmas Break (no school) April 18: Holy Thursday-½ day January 7: Classes resume April 19: Good Friday (no school) January 8: Home & School Meeting, 8AM April 22: Easter Monday (no school) January 16-19: Pro-life trip to DC May 3-8: Senior Final Exams January 21: MLK Holiday (no school) May 3: First Friday Adoration May 10: Baccalaureate, 7PM May 11: Graduation, 1PM May 20-23: Final Exams-½ day schedule

St. Benedict Religious Goods Sale Friday, Nov. 30 • 8 am – 3 pm St. Benedict Front Foyer Variety of books, music, sacramentals, gifts & holiday items, too.

Several vendors represented.

Open to the Public!

Sat., December 1 - HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT TEST For 8th grade students seeking to enter the 9th grade. sbaeagles.org/apply

Practice ACT: Actual ACT tests retired for practice purposes. $10 per practice test. Students take the test & receive the test booklet with score and corrected answer sheet the following week. December 1 & January 26, 8:3011:45. Sign-up with Ms. Brannon in the counseling office.

DRIVER’S PERMIT ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION Required, for a student to get a Driver’s Permit! Students may pick up a form in the front office during regular office hours. Please have student Social Security Number to complete the form.

ADMISSIONS - Applications are still being accepted for 2019-20. Please visit our website at www.sbaeagles.org/admissions for procedures and application.

Parents Please Note: All siblings who wish to attend SBA must complete the Application form.

Faith at SBA! Looking Ahead

November 30 Religious Goods Sale Lunch-time Penance & Adoration

Would you like a Mass offered in memory or honor of a loved one or friend?

Please contact

Nov. 13: 3/4 periods class Mass Nov. 14 5/6 periods class Mass Nov. 15 7/8 periods class Mass Nov. 16 Lunch-time Penance & Adoration Be sure to sign-up for FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION! Wonderful way to spend time with the Lord and pray for SBA! Contact: Deacon Jeff Drzycimski 260-2888 • deacon@sbaeagles.org 1st Friday Adoration Dates: Dec 7 Feb 1 Mar 1 Apr 5 May 3

Deacon Jeff Drzycimski at 260-2888 or deacon@sbaeagles.org

Next H & S Meeting Coming Up The next Home & School Meeting will take place TOMORROW at 8:00 AM in the Faculty Dining Hall. Hope you can join us and see what’s on the horizon for Home & School.

It’s Almost Time for November Teacher Treats The next Teacher Treats Day is coming up on TOMORROW. Once again, you can help make this effort a success by volunteering to contribute a snack or help with setup and take-down. Be sure to visit the Teacher Treats Signup Genius page and add your name to the list of helpers. Follow this link to learn more about this event and to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4aadac29a7fa7-20182019

Forgot to Pay Home & School Dues? Pay Online Today…

One of the best things about Home & School is that we provide dozens of outstanding events and programs for SBA students, faculty and staff, yet we don’t fundraise. Instead, we request a $40 donation per family to help with all the special activities Home & School coordinates and supports throughout the school year. Families may make their $40 donation online by using the following link: sbaeagles.org/home-and-school-online-membership.

Be sure to visit the group on Facebook to stay connected! Just visit us @ SBAHomeandSchool and request to join the group.

SBA Project Graduation 2018-2019

Dear St. Benedict at Auburndale Parents: A tradition for the St. Benedict seniors is a drug and alcohol free “lock-in” given by the senior parents. Over 95% of our seniors participate each year and they have a wonderful time. We rent out Incredible Pizza and they have unlimited play time, as well as unlimited pizza, drinks and snacks. Whether your child loves go-karts, bowling, putt-putt, laser tag or lots of video game. There is something for everyone! Each senior receives a goodie bag valued at over $100 as well as super door prizes that have included 32-inch flat screen TV’s, Yetis and Gift Cards to name a few. It will also be the last time they will all be together as a group.

Ticket price is $175.

The SBA Project Graduation committee also hosts a “Trivia Night” in order to raise money to provide a funfilled night for our graduating seniors, to keep them safe and off the streets on graduation night.

Our Project Graduation committee needs your help in a variety of ways.

The Trivia Night is Saturday, March 23 at 6:30 pm in the SBA Dining Hall. We would like to invite you to be a part of this fun-filled night as a sponsor, volunteer or player. Trivia Night is an event that involves a competition of many teams of “experts” on various subjects. It is a competition that requires teams to answer ten rounds of ten questions about anything from science to nonsense. Prizes are awarded from sponsors’ donations to the winning 1 st, 2nd and last place teams. Sponsor prizes will be presented as door prizes after each round of questions.

We are also looking for parents of freshmen, sophomores and juniors to get involved with Project Graduation to keep this wonderful tradition going in order that the future years maintain the success level we have experienced. We need several parents to volunteer during the event.

On behalf of St. Benedict Project Graduation, we appreciate your help. Donations are tax deductible, and we would also like to offer our sponsors complimentary notice in our SBA Annual Report.

Again, thank you for your support of this important event!

SENIOR PARENTS, BE SURE TO SEND IN YOUR STUDENT’S RESERVATION AND PAYMENT! Sincerely, Amy Iovinelli, SBA Project Graduation Committee Chair 901.849.9644 amyiov6@gmail.com

St Benedict Project Graduation Rules & Permission Form SBA Project Graduation (PG) is held on the night of graduation at Incredible Pizza from 11:30 pm-5:00 am.

Incredible Pizza is located at 1245 Germantown Parkway Cordova, 309-3132. The purpose of SBA Project Graduation is to have a drug and alcohol-free evening of fun and fellowship one last time.

RULES: If graduate arrives and is suspected to be “under the influence” (either alcohol or drugs) and the student fails a Breathalyzer test, the parents will be called and the student will not be admitted to Project Graduation regardless of the paid admission.

▪ We strongly suggest that parents drop off their students and pick them up due to the long hours of fun, they will be very tired.

▪ No guests are allowed; ONLY students of the SBA Class of 2018 who have paid.

▪ Check-in is between 11:30 pm - 12:00 am. No one will be able to enter after 12:00 am.

▪ All bags, purses and items brought must be checked in. The less students bring with them the better. Storage is limited.

▪ No one will be allowed to leave early without a signed parental form. If a student has permission to leave, a parent will be notified and the student will not be allowed to re-enter. Students will not be eligible for door prizes if they leave early.

▪ There will be food and drink provided all night long.

▪ PG ends by 5:00 am. If a student does not feel capable driving home, please notify any of the chaperones and we will call a parent to come pick-up him/he.

Any questions or if you need to reach us during the event: Amy Iovinelli (901.849.9644) SBA Project Graduation Permission Form I/We do give our child ______________________________permission to attend Project Graduation, and we acknowledge the rules listed above.

I/We can be reached at ___________________________ in the event of an emergency.

I/We DO______ give our child_____________________ permission to leave Project Graduation at any time during the event. WE acknowledge that we will be notified by the phone number listed above that he/she is leaving.

I/We DO NOT______ give our child_____________________ permission to leave Project Graduation until the event is finished.

Signature: _____________________________________ Date: __________________________ Make your check payable to SBA Project Graduation.

GREAT WAY TO SHOP FOR CHRISTMAS AND HELP SBA!