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Calendar Highlights
February 5
St. Blaise Feast Day – Blessing of throats NCAA National Letter of Intent Signing Day First Friday Adoration
February 15 February 27
President's Day - NO SCHOOL Trivia Night
March 5 March 6
Fire & Ice Fashion Show Father/Daughter Dance
March 14 March 19-28
Junior Class Retreat Spring/Easter Break(includes Easter Monday) - NO SCHOOL
April 2 April 3 April 7-10
Shelby County Right to Life Oratory Contest, DLC, 9:30 am Mother/Daughter Tea Spring Musical – Kiss Me Kate
April 11
Faculty Retreat - NO SCHOOL
April 13 April 16
NCAA National Letter of Intent Sports Signing Day PROM
April 17 April 19
Father/Son Outing ACT @ SBA, 8am-12noon; Senior Class Retreat • Home & School Meeting, 8:00
April 24 May 5-10
Mother/Son Dinner Senior Exams
May 11 May 12 May 13 May 18 May 23-26 May 26
Baccalaureate Mass Rehearsal, Church of the Incarnation, 10am Graduation Rehearsal, Hope Church,10am • Baccalaureate Mass, Church of the Incarnation, 7pm Commencement, Hope Church 7pm • Project Graduation, 11pm Honors Day, 10am Exam Week (1/2day) Last Day of School
February 3
2nd NCAA National Letter of Intent Signing Day is THIS WEDNESDY, Feb. 3 2:00pm in the gym. If your student is signing to play athletics in college please contact Mrs. Masterson, mastersons@sbaeagles.org.
ADMISSIONS & GUIDANCE INFORMATION – 2015-16
ATTN PARENTS: 2016-17 RE-ENROLLMENT INFORMATION It’s that time of year! We will soon begin the enrollment process for the 2016-17 school year for our current students. Again this year, a link to Enrollment Form 2016-17 will be emailed along with instructions and due dates to all families. If your student is a senior, please make sure your payment plan will be paid off prior to graduation. If you have a returning student, please make sure your account is current so your re-registration packet won’t be delayed. If you need a tuition statement emailed to you please contact Kathy Hurt at hurtk@sbaeagles.org. Be looking for the enrollment process soon!
ADMISSIONS - Applications for the 2016-17 school year are being accepted for new families and siblings of current SBA students. 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 for Admission. If you have questions, please contact Terri Heath, Director of Admissions, at 260-2873; heatht@sbaeagles.org. GUIDANCE – Parents of seniors (Class of 2016) – if you would like a conference concerning college plans for your child, please E-mail College Placement Counselor Stephanie Scates at scatess@sbaeagles.org to set up an appointment. Please see the following schedule for College Entrance Testing. ACT TEST DATES (www.act.com) SAT TEST DATES (www.collegeboard.com) Test Date Registration Deadline Test Date Registration Deadline Apr 9, 2016 Mar 4, 2016 Mar 5, 2016 Feb 5, 2016 June 11, 2016 May 6, 2016 May 7, 2016 Apr 8, 2016 SBA Code needed for registration – 430-451 June 4, 2016 May 4, 2016 BOBBY RUSSELL SCHOLARSHIP The Bobby Russell Scholarship is awarded by the family of a former SBA parent. In his honor, the Russell family has established a scholarship open to students in grades 9-12. One student will receive a $1,000 scholarship applicable to their tuition. Applications are available in the guidance office and due by February 29. ATTN JUNIOR PARENTS The Best Week Ever! This summer at Christendom College! Only 3 scholarships left for SBA juniors! Contact Mrs. Keegan,keeganh@sbaeagles.org for information on application requirements. Great opportunity for interested juniors!
DRIVER’S PERMIT ATTENDANCE ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION FORM Required in order 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.
PARENTS - PLEASE TAKE NOTE AMBASSADOR APPLICATIONS Applications for NEW Ambassadors (rising juniors & seniors only) may be picked up from the office Fri, Feb. 5 and must be returned by Fri, Feb. 12. Current Ambassadors must re-apply for next year by getting an application from Mr. Bilbrey on Feb. 5 and retuning it to him by Feb. 12.
SENIOR PARENTS! Please be sure to check this link to get your Yearbook Ad! Purchasing an ad in the Talon is a wonderful way to congratulate your graduate on a job well done! Ads are in color and offered a great price. ONLY 8 PAGES LEFT for ads! http://www.sbaeagles.org/forms
Don’t forget…If you have great photos (dances, sporting events, club activities), please share them with the yearbook staff. Download the app, Balfour Image Share, to your smart phone. Enter the project number 607601 and upload them. (No user name and password are require
PROJECT GRADUATION BE SURE TO GET IN YOUR SENIOR’S PROJECT GRADUATION RESERVATIONS! Price Increases to $150 after today! GREAT PARTY WITH THE CLASS! TRIVIA NIGHT (FEB. 27) NEEDS PRIZES & VOLUNTEERS! FOR INFORMATION CONTACT ANGIE DISALVO adisalvo@bellsouth.net (see info at end of Monday Mail).
TENNIS TRYOUTS Students interested in joining a fun team, should check out Eagles Tennis! Tryouts begin February 8 at 3:30! We have Varsity Boys, Varsity Girls and JV Girls! We do have a spot for you. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Hervey @ Tellpro@aol.com or 901 674-1658.
REMINDER Latin teacher Karen Terre is leading a 9-day tour of Italy next June 6. Trip includes Venice, Assisi, Florence, Rome and Pompeii. EF Tours is coordinating the SBA trip. They are organized, friendly, knowledgeable and capable! There will be a tour director greeting the group in Venice who will remain throughout the trip. Individual tour guides in all the cities! Breakfasts and dinners are included and our guides will have expert advice on places to shop and eat at off times. Mrs. Terre is hosting briefing meetings throughout the semester regarding trip locations and sites. These meetings are also a great way to meet fellow travelers. Visit www.eftours.com and enter the tour number, 1682583MF, for information. Why don't you check it out? After Feb. 18 there will be a late fee, so please look at the tour and come join us! Mrs. Terre can be reached at terrek@sbaeagles.org.
Great ways to give back to SBA with everyday shopping or errands.
Do you shop at Kroger? Do you have a Kroger Plus Card on your keychain? If so, you can earn money for SBA every time you swipe your card! Register your Kroger Plus card online today! The greater the participation, the more we earn, ask everyone in your family to sign up. Visit www.kroger.com and create an account (it will give you the option to enter your existing Plus card number), you can then:
Select “My Account” below “Welcome Back” once you’ve signed in. Select “Community Rewards” at the bottom of the list. Select “Edit Community Rewards Program Information.” Enter your contact information (if requested) Enter St. Benedict at Auburndale under “Find Your Organization.” Select the check box next to St. Benedict at Auburndale. Click SAVE CHANGES at the bottom
You can now see our school under your Community Rewards Tab. Once you have completed this process, a portion of every shopping trip you make using your Kroger Plus card will now support St. Benedict High School.
We can earn up to $50,000 a quarter!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF SBA!!!!!
Use your Target Red Card while you can, they’ll be ending their Take Charge of Education Program May 14, 2016. Anytime you use your Target Red Card between now and then, SBA will still receive credit of 5% for your purchases. Whether it’s Black Friday Shopping or Christmas Shopping it’s a great way to give back and support SBA!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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With the purchase of these gift cards through Eagles Bucks orders, SBA receives a percentage & saves you time, too!
SBA Project Graduation 2015-2016
Dear St. Benedict at Auburndale Parents: Friday, May 13, 2016 is Graduation for St. Benedict Seniors. 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 games-there is something for everyone. Each child receives a goodie bag valued at over $150 as well as super door prizes that include 32-inch flat screen TV’s, iPads 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 $125 for those who pay now. The ticket price increases to $150 after February 1. The SBA Project Graduation committee also hosts two “Trivia Nights” in order 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 2nd Trivia Night is Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 6:30 pm (see following registration form). 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 1st, 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. If you have underclassmen, please contact the project chair for volunteer opportunities. Also, we encourage you to consider chairing Project Graduation next year. This is my last year to chair, so if someone doesn’t step up, this will be the last year for Project Graduation altogether. 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, Angie Disalvo, Project Graduation Committee Chair 901-833.3626 adisalvo@bellsouth.net
St Benedict Project Graduation Rules & Permission Form SBA Project Graduation (PG) is held on the night of graduation at Incredible Pizza from 11:15 pm-5:30 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 student and pick them up due to the long hours of fun, they will be very tired. No guests are allowed; only members of the SBA Class of 2016 who have paid. Check-in is between 11:15 pm - 12:00 am. No one will be able to enter after 12:00 am. No backpacks or large bags. All items brought must be checked in. The less you bring with you the better. Storage is limited. No one will be allowed to leave early without a signed parental form. If you want to leave, a parent will be notified and you will not be allowed to re-enter. You will not be eligible for door prizes if you leave early. There will be food and drink provided all night long. PG ends at 5:30 am. If you do not feel able to drive home, please notify any of the chaperones and we will call a parent to come pick you up.
Any questions or if you need to reach us during the event: Angie Disalvo (901.833.3626)
SBA Project Graduation Permission Form I/We do give our child ______________________________permission to attend Project Graduation. I/We do _______ do not ________ give our child_____________________ permission to leave Project Graduation at any time during the event. If our student leaves Project Graduation, we can be reached at the following number _____________________________. You may speak with ____________________ (Must be a parent or legal guardian.) Signature: _____________________________________ Date: __________________________ Please return the permission slip along with check to SBA office payable to SBA Project Graduation.