St. Benedict Monday Mail 4/6/20

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2019-20 SCHOOL CALENDAR

SPRING MUSICAL – LES MISERABLES POSTPONED - TBD PLEASE NOTE - ALL CALENDAR DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! April 9 – Holy Thursday (No School) April 10 – Good Friday (No School) April 13 – Easter Monday (No School) April 30: All-School Mass (May Crowning), 10am Senior Honors Day (TENTATIVE) May 1: First Friday Adoration

Senior Exams-1, 2, 3 periods May 2: Night at the Nest - POSTPONED 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 May 22: Prom

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.

Dear SBA Faculty, Staff, Students, & Parents, Let me begin with a “thank you” for your response to the COVID-19 situation which has turned our lives upside down.

You are making the necessary adjustments so that, regardless of the role you have in our school family, the education of our students is continuing.

Our teachers, many of whom have children at home, are committed to ensuring that our classroom objectives are being met. Our students are making the very best of the current situation. We know you miss your friends, athletic teams, Les Mis practice, band/choir trips, robotics competition, and the list goes on. An extra prayer goes to the members of our Senior Class – this is not how you envisioned the last semester of your high school career. We also realize many of our parents are now working from home or maybe aren’t able to work at all and we appreciate you for making the necessary sacrifices.

As we approach Holy Week, we want to make Wednesday, April 8, a day for teachers and students to complete assignments/finish up projects to allow all of us to enter Holy Thursday without schoolwork on our minds. So, Wednesday, April 8, will be a day for all to use as they deem necessary. It may be a day for teachers to grade papers or students might need time to finish assignments or it may be a day for sleeping in!

Our Diocesan website, www.cdom.org has many opportunities for prayer and celebrating the Mass for families during this time.

A reminder that all absences for illness should be emailed by a parent/guardian to Lindsay Wilemon, R.N. (wilemonl@sbaeagles.org). All other absence requests should be emailed by a parent/guardian to Dr. Elizabeth Fischer (fischere@sbaeagles.org). Teachers should be notified with issues regarding their classes.

If your child is experiencing laptop issues, our IT staff is ready to help – IT@sbaeagles.org. Please note that our IT staff has the ability to solve most of the issues being reported remotely through a ZOOM call. Once an issue is reported to IT@sbaeagles.org, your child will be contacted with an appointment time for the ZOOM call.

April 6 and April 7 are school days so all should continue to check-in during the established class times. We will resume classes (remotely) on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

All are in my prayers! God Bless and Go Eagles!

Sondra Morris Principal

REMINDER – We realize there will be many questions. To know who you should contact, please refer to the initial list below: ~If your child is too ill to complete the daily assignments, please email Mrs. Wilemon, R.N., our school nurse. Mrs. Wilemon will be in communication with faculty regarding excused absences. (Wilemonl@sbaeagles.org) ~If your child has questions regarding an assignment, an email should be sent to the teacher. Each faculty member will be closely monitoring their emails Monday - Friday, from 8 am - 3 pm. (email available in PLUS PORTALS) ~If your child needs access to a library book or database, please email Mr. Bryant, our media specialist.

(Bryantp@sbaeagles.org) ~If you or your child feels the need to reach out to a school counselor, please do so by email. Our school counselors will be monitoring their emails during the school day as well.

9th and 10th grade counselor: Mrs. Cox (coxm@sbaeagles.org) 11th grade counselor: Mrs. Brannon (brannonj@sbaeagles.org) 12th grade counselor: Ms. Scates (scatess@sbaeagles.org) ~If your child is experiencing issues with his/her school-issued laptop, please email our IT office. (it@sbaeagles.org) ~If your child is having issues with accessing online textbooks, please email Mrs. Sutton. (suttonm@sbaeagles.org) ~ Please note that all areas of our campus are closed (including all athletic fields). ~If your child needs to retrieve something from the building, please email Mr. Hooper, Campus Safety & Security Director (hooperm@sbaeagles.org) ~If you or your child experiences any issues with your PLUS PORTAL, logging on or accessing your account – email Mrs. Donato. (donatom@sbaeagles.org) ~ The School Main Phone line, 901-260-2840, is being monitored and answered from 8 am – 3 pm each weekday should you need to call. ~All office staff (Business Office, Admissions, Athletics, Communications, Campus Operations, Advancement & Marketing) and Administrators are also available via email each school day as well.

As referenced in the recent communication from our superintendent, Mrs. Janet Donato, we hope to return to campus on Monday, April 27, 2020. Due to the fluidity of this situation, we will communicate updates as regularly as possible. Be assured of our prayers and we ask that you keep the SBA family in yours.

God Bless and Go Eagles!

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 Admissions Tours continue at St. Benedict!

Are you are looking for another option for your child’s education?

St. Benedict invites you to a personal one-to-one video tour with our Director of Admissions, Justin Wharton. Follow the link below to sign up for a day and time. https://bit.ly/34a397c 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.

Hey, Eagles, three SBA teams have been nominated for the Commercial Appeal Top Team: Fan Vote Awards - SBA Bowling, SBA Dance & SBA Lacrosse. Jump on this sight and vote. Voting ends April 20. Go, Eagles! https://commercialappeal.secondstreetapp.com/Top-Team-Fan-Vote-Award2020/gallery/?fbclid=IwAR0KzCG4Ln5VvbmHLGmpBFNac3f3b7rq1uTqxnEzzIeNEmhl5spHX99VFM

Spring is here!

Eagle Pocket Tee Lanyard

$20 $3

Stainless Water bottle $15 Trucker cap

$10

Foam Eagle Mitt

$5

Question about Home & School? email Questions about Home & School? email sbahomeandschool@gmail.com

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

Apr. 30

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

Contact: Sharon Masterson mastersons@sbaeagles.org

Be sure to sign-up for FIRST FRIDAY ADORATIONS! Wonderful way to spend time with the Lord and pray for SBA! First Friday Date May 1

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.

March 30, 2020 Dear Parents, We wanted to update you regarding your student’s Eagle Café balance.

If we do NOT return to school from the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of the semester: • Declining balances o All positive balances will roll over to the 2020-2021 school year. o All outstanding negative balances are due as soon as possible. Balances must be paid in full. A balance notification letter will be emailed to you soon from our point of sale system.

• Meal Plan Participants o For any days missed since March 16 due to being out from the COVID-19 Pandemic, we will issue a credit to the declining balance account for the 20202021 school year. Credits will be applied at the end of the semester.

• If your student is graduating or transferring to another school, we will issue a refund at the end of the semester. A withdrawal request must come to us from the school business office.

Should we return to school before the end of the semester, we will issue credits for days missed to the declining balance account.

We encourage you to take this time to review your balance online at www.mypaymentsplus.com. If you have never logged in before and need your student’s ID number to register, please contact Angela Reed at areed@mmihg.com. Please let us know if you have any questions at all about your account.

Thank you and stay well!

Angela Reed Food Service Director MMI Dining Systems St. Benedict at Auburndale High School