St. Benedict at Auburndale Monday Mail 2/24/20

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2019-20 SCHOOL CALENDAR February 26: Ash Wednesday All-School Mass, 10 (Mass uniform) February 27: Eternal Flame Speaker, 6:30-7:30pm DLC March 2: Department Honor Society Inductions, 2:30pm, Gym Re-Enrollment Due! March 4: 1st Wed. Dismissal, 2pm (Faculty Inservice) March 6: First Friday Adoration March 9-13: Spring Break March 19: Eternal Flame Speaker, 6:30-7:30pm DLC March 21: Trivia Night for PG March 26-29: Spring Musical, Les Miserables April 1: 1st Wed. Dismissal, 2pm (Faculty Inservice) New Family Orientation/Athletics Night April 3: First Friday Adoration April 6: Junior Retreat April 8: Wednesday of Holy Week (1/2 day) April 9, 10, 13: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Break April 14: Home & School Meeting, 8am April 15: NCAA NLI Signing Day April 18: Prom April 19: Mother-Daughter Tea (senior girls) April 30: All-School Mass (May Crowning), 10am Senior Honors Day

August 4 August 11 September 7 October 7-9 November 23-27 December 18 December 21-Jan1 January 4 January 18 January 27-30 February 12 February 15 March 15-19 April 1, 2, 5 May 28

May 1: First Friday Adoration Senior Exams-1, 2, 3 periods May 2: Night at the Nest May 4: Senior Exams-4, 5, 6 periods May 5: Senior Exams-7, 8 periods May 7: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm May 8: Graduation, 7pm May 18-21: Final Exams May 21: Last Day of School

Senior Exams May 1 Periods 1,2,3 May 4 Periods 4,5,6 May 5 Periods 7,8 Senior exams fall during the regular bell schedule times.

These are not half days for seniors.

2020-2021 SCHOOL CALENDAR Begin Teacher In-Service First Day of School (1/2 day) Labor Day – No School Fall Break – No School Thanksgiving Break Christmas Break begins (1/2 day) Christmas Break Classes Resume Dr. Martin Luther King Day – No School Pro-Life trip to Washington, DC March for Life Diocesan Professional Day – No School President’s Day – No School Spring Break Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Monday Last Day of School – ½ day

Be sure to tell your family and friends-

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 Are you concerned about the future of your high school student? Finding the solutions through goodness, beauty and truth only comes with an authentic Catholic education.

Let St. Benedict at Auburndale High School (SBA) be the answer to your prayers. Applications are still being accepted for 2020-21. sbaeagles.org Everyone has a favorite teacher who helped shape who they are today. We invite high school students to tell us in their own words (a letter, a poem or an essay) about the teacher who influenced and inspired them the most—from kindergarten to now—for a chance to win $5,000 for the teacher and $5,000 for the school, plus a $500 Barnes & Noble gift card for the student. Entries can be submitted on: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/my-favorite-teacher. Students can also submit entries in the store. (All store-submitted entries must have an entry form attached – available in stores.) ENDS

THIS SATURDAY, FEB. 29!

VOTE St. Benedict at Auburndale BEST PRIVATE SCHOOL! You can vote once!

Closes Fri, Mar 6 at 11:59pm. https://memphisparent.com/awards#//

VOTE I AM SPORT AWARD ONCE DAILY, til Monday, March 2.

SBA has three nominees so you can vote for all three over this time period.

Maggie Alexander, Alex Crone and Jackson Smith https://commercialappeal.secondstreetapp.com/I-AM-SPORT-Award2020/gallery/

SENIOR PICTURES NEEDED - SBA Class of 2020, please send pictures (any of student and friends, memories, games, etc.) for the senior video to sbasenior2020@gmail.com.

Parents of Seniors,

Just a reminder that the Senior Yearbook Ad deadline date of Monday March 16th is fast approaching. Purchasing an ad in the 2020 Talon is a wonderful way to congratulate your child on a job well done! This year you will be able to design your own ad through the Herff Jones website. It is an easy and fun process.

• Just visit https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/jobSearch/displayHome • Enter the school code 17587 • Follow the prompts to purchase and design your own ad.

Herff Jones can help you along the way! You can contact them at the Yearbook Order Center toll free at 866-287-3096 or Herff Jones Technical Support toll free at 877-362-7750 with any questions pertaining to your ad design and order. ***Remember that your yearbook is included in your tuition, so a book purchase is not necessary*** The following ad sizes and prices are available Full Page

$440

1/2 Page

$330

1/4 Page

$220

1/8 Page

$165

The final day that we will be accepting ad orders will be Monday March 16th If you have any questions, feel free to contact Yearbook Sponsor Stacey Peeney at peeneys@sbaeagles.org.

Spring is almost here!

Eagle Pocket Tee

$20

Lanyard

$3

Stainless Water bottle $15 Trucker cap

$10

Foam Eagle Mitt

$5

** on sale in the front office **

Faith at SBA! All-School Masses -10am, Gym (Students in Mass Uniform)

Mar. 19 & Apr. 30 Fridays of each week Lunchtime Adoration & Penance Mass offered in memory or honor of a loved one or friend?

Mon, Dec. 9 All-School Mass

Wed., Feb. 26 Ash Wednesday All-School Mass - 10 am All are welcome!

Be sure to sign-up for FIRST FRIDAY ADORATIONS! Wonderful way to spend time with the Lord and pray for SBA! First Friday Dates Mar. 6 Apr. 3 May 1

Contact: Sharon Masterson mastersons@sbaeagles.org

FINAL HOME & SCHOOL MEETING OF YEAR

April 14 – 8 am

Teacher Treat Days! Join in the fun and sign-up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4aadac29a7fa7-monthly The Home & School Association provides service through volunteer efforts for many events at SBA throughout the school year. Because we do not fundraise, we request a $45 per family donation to help take care of all the special activities that Home & School help support. To make a family donation visit - https://www.sbaeagles.org/home-and-school-online-membership Email – sbahomeandschool@gmail.com

Mother/Daughter Tea - April 19th - 1:30-3:30pm, Children’s Museum of Memphis, Cost is $60 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sba-senior-mother-daughter-tea-tickets-92819994101 Project Graduation - May 9th - 11:30pm - 4:30am Cost is $175 Mail to school with form (in Monday Mail) or pay online.

SBA BOYS SOCCER TEAM FUNDRAISER PRESENTS: “GREETING CARDS FOR ALL OCCASIONS!”

30 individually wrapped, whimsical cards with matching envelopes inside of each designer box! Choose from 5 different boxes! $13/box will be donated to the SBA capital fund to support soccer field upgrades. (NOTE: Players' personal card sales will be allocated to their individual soccer fees and team equipment.)

ENDS MARCH 3!

ORDER YOUR CARDS by Emailing or Calling/Texting: Elise Rodriguez @ tnbooklady@aol.com or call/text 901-581-1592 OR Sean Kennedy @ kennedy94@aol.com or call/text 901-277-3663

SBA Project Graduation 2019-20 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” to raise money to provide a fun-filled 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 21, 2020 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.

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, 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 2020 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 $175 check payable to SBA Project Graduation and return to the main office.

Trivia Night St Benedict Project Graduation

March 21, 2020 How does it work? · · · · · · ·

SBA Dining Hall

$15 per player Doors Open at 6:30 p.m.

Questions begin at 7:30 p.m. created by Michael Hans.

Teams will consist of a minimum of 6 people, maximum of 8 people.

Door prizes are drawn throughout the night.

Walk-Ins accepted at the door IF tables are available.

Tables assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. (Limit of 45 tables.)

What’s in store? · · · ·

The contest will consist of ten rounds of ten questions for a total of 100 questions.

Categories cover a wide range – something for everyone!!

All team members placing 1st, 2nd and last will receive prizes!

One game of Heads or Tails Mulligans – $5.00 each or 6 for $20.00. Limit 6 per team.

(Mulligans are tokens that can be used as a correct answer when a team is stumped on a question.)

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How to register: · · ·

Email the form or player names to Amy Iovinelli @ amyiov6@gmail.com Mail or drop off completed registration forms with checks made payable to Project Graduation to: St Benedict High School 8250 Varnavas Dr. Cordova, TN 38016 Note: Pre-payment may only be made by check payable to Project Graduation.

Trivia Night Fundraiser Benefiting St. Benedict Project Graduation Reservations will be accepted for: · · ·

Teams of 6-8 people at $15 per person (minimum of 6, maximum of 8).

Teams may pay in cash or by check. Make checks payable to Project Graduation.

To pay at the door - the team captain is responsible for collecting the team’s registration fees and paying for the entire table at check-in.

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FEBRUAY LUNCH SPECIALS