Monday Mail for the Week of December 12th, 2011: Calendar Reminders December 13th – 16th …. Exam Schedule Begins (11:30am Dissmissal) December 17th – January 2nd …. Christmas Break (NO CLASSES) January 3rd …. Classes Resume January 29th …. Dance Team Show Night (3:00pm in the Gym)
A Christmas Message from SBA We have put together a special Video Christmas Message for our families. We wish all of our families a very Merry and Blessed Christmas. To view our Christmas message, please visit www.sbaeagles.org/christmas
Lost and Found All of our lost and found items have been placed on a table in the main foyer of the school. We have many coats, sweaters, etc. All unclaimed items will be donated to charity at the end of the week. Also – we have many TEXTBOOKS in the office looking for their owners. We are sure that many students will be looking for these as they begin to diligently study for their upcoming exams. But, please ask your student to check with us if they are missing anything.
Thank you
Exam Schedule Below is the Exam Schedule for Tuesday, December 13th through Friday, December 16th. The Library will also have special hours for Exam Week. On Tuesday & Wednesday, the Library will be open until 1:00pm. On Thursday, the Library will close at 12:00pm. And on Friday, the Library will NOT be open after school.
Tuesday Dec. 13th
Wednesday Dec. 14th
Thursday Dec. 15th
Friday Dec. 16th
7:45 – Prayer & Announcements
7:45 – Prayer & Announcements
7:45 – Prayer & Announcements
7:45 – Prayer & Announcements
7:50 – 9:30 4th Period Exam
7:50 – 9:30 5th Period Exam
7:50 – 9:30 6th Period Exam
7:50 – 9:30 7th Period Exam
9:30 – 9:45 Break
9:30 – 9:45 Break
9:30 – 9:45 Break
9:30 – 9:45 Break
9:50 – 11:30 1st Period Exam
9:50 – 11:30 2nd Period Exam
9:50 – 11:30 3rd Period Exam
9:50 – 11:30 8th Period Exam
Christmas IS HERE!!!! Please don’t forget that the SBA Eagle Bucks Program allows you to earn money for our school programs while shopping!
Just buy your gift cards from us! They will make GREAT Christmas gifts! You can order them directly from our website or in our front office. We have many gift cards in stock in the office. The last order for Christmas will be placed on December 13th. SBA receives a percentage of the sale of the gift card.
SBA Eagle Bucks Gift Cards make PERFECT Christmas Gifts!
St. Benedict at Auburndale High School Invites you to come hear Sister Helen Prejean
Thursday, January 19, 2012 7:00 – 8:00 pm St. Benedict Theatre 8250 Varnavas Drive @ Germantown Parkway in Cordova The presentation is free and open to the public.
Sister Prejean is the author of Dead Man Walking, An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States, that became a movie, an opera and a play for high school and colleges. She has been instrumental in sparking national dialogue on the death penalty and helping shape the Catholic Church’s opposition to state executions. She will be on campus earlier on January 19 to address the St. Benedict student body.
Practice ACT Date The next Practice ACT date will be January 28th at SBA. If you would like to RSVP for the Practice ACT in January, please contact Jennifer Brannon (brannonj@sbaeagles.org).
Make-a-Wish Project The Senior Class is selling t-shirts to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Shirts have long sleeves are $12.00 and will be sold in the dining hall during lunch. Shirts will also be available in the front office during school hours. Help support the foundation!
Angotti Christmas Concert The SBA Choir will be performing with John Angotti on December 18th at the Cannon Center. Tickets are almost gone!!! So, if you haven’t purchased yours make sure you do so quickly! Information about how to purchase tickets (as well as more information about the concert) can be found in the Community News Section at the end of Monday Mail.
SBA Holiday Hoops Basketball Camp Date of Event- Mon-Wed, Dec. 19-21, 2011 Time- Boys (grades 1-8)-8:00 am-12 Noon, Girls (grades 4-8)-1:00-4:00 pm Place- St. Benedict High School Gym, 8250 Varnavas @Germantown Pkwy in Cordova
Admission Fee- Boys-$80 ($75 if early register); Girls-$60
Description of eventGet your last minute Christmas shopping done while your children enjoy SBA’s Annual Holiday Hoops Basketball Camp. SBA’s Varsity Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches, Caleb Marcum and Don Sebren, provide superior basketball instruction for your budding hoopster. You can download the camp brochures on our website by looking under “Athletic Forms” at www.sbaeagles.org/forms. Contact person, phone & E-mailSharon Masterson, 260-2871, mastersons@sbaeagles.org
Theatre Looking for Patrons SBA’s award-winning music and drama departments offer the opportunity for friends of SBA to sponsor or advertise in theatrical/musical production programs throughout the year. SBA’s productions of Anything Goes and Midsummer Night’s Dream are the next events upcoming where you can advertise your company at a very reasonable price. Support SBA and recognize our talented student actors and ensembles. For information or sponsorship and/or purchasing advertising contact Cindy Wells, Fine Arts Chair, at wellsc@sbaeagles.org
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 are purchasing 5 more pages. 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.
Second Semester Reminder Looking ahead to second semester, we have quite a few semester-long classes that will be coming to an end with a new course starting up in January. If you have need to purchase a textbook for the new course, you can access our virtual book store, MBS, through our school website (www.sbaeagles.org). If you have an interest in trying to sell back any first semester texts, we recommend you hold on to them until May because that’s when buyback prices for the books they need are the highest of any time in the year. If you have any questions, please give us or them a call.
SBA Athletics Upcoming Events Friday, December 16th - Girls Basketball vs. Pope John Paul, II (HOME) o JV @ 4:30pm o Varsity @ 6:00pm
Saturday, December 17th - Wrestling – Arlington Hunt for the Best (AWAY) - Boys & Girls Basketball vs. St. George’s (HOME) o JV Girls @ 1:00pm o JV Boys @ 2:30pm o Varsity Girls @ 4:00pm o Varsity Boys @ 5:30pm
Highlights of Athletic Schedule Over Christmas Break - Freshman Boys Basketball – Houston Tournament (Dec. 19-21 at Houston High School) - Varsity Boys Basketball – Pontotoc Tournament (Dec. 28-30 at Pontotoc (MS) High School; Click here to see the Tournament Schedule) - Varsity Girls Basketball – Dragon Fire Invitational (Dec. 27-20 at Collierville High School; Click here to see the Tournament Bracket) - Wrestling – SBA vs. Collierville, Bolton, Southwind (Dec. 21 at Collierville High School starting at 6:00pm)
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