St. Benedict Monday Mail February 13, 2017

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2016-17 Calendar Highlights February 17 February 20 March 3 March 4 March 5 March 8 March 13-17 March 20 March 25 April 5 April 7 April 8 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 12 April 14 April 17 April 23 May 5 May 11 May 12 May 22-25 May 25

NO SCHOOL (Home & School Membership Challenge) 2017-2018 Presidents Day (NO SCHOOL) Major Calendar Highlights 1st Friday Eucharistic Adoration August 8: 1st day of school 1/2 day (New) Trivia Night for Project Graduation August 9: 1st day for all students (Full day) Father/Senior & Junior Daughter Dance August 15: Holy Day 1st Wednesday, 2pm dismissal September 4: Labor Day Spring Break (NO SCHOOL) October 6: PD Day Classes Resume October 9: Fall Break Fashion Show November 1: Holy Day 1st Wednesday, 2pm November 20-24: Thanksgiving Break 1st Friday Eucharistic Adoration December 8: Holy Day Prom December 19: 1/2 day Senior Mother/Son Dinner January 3: Classes Resume Senior Skip Day January 15: Holiday Senior Class Retreat February 19: Holiday NCAA NLI Signing Day March 12-16: Spring Break Good Friday (NO SCHOOL) March 29: Holy Thursday 1/2 day Easter Monday (NO SCHOOL) March 30: Good Friday Senior Mother/Daughter April 2: Easter Break Senior Father/Son Outing May 25: Last day of school 1/2 day 1st Friday Eucharistic Adoration Baccalaureate Mass/Graduation requested on May 11 & 12, 2018, Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm but will not be confirmed with host churches until Fall, 2017 Graduation, 7pm Senior Project Graduation, 11:15pm Exams (1/2 days) Last Day of School (1/2 day)

Junior Parents: The fee for the April ACT at SBA is due. The cost is $42.50. Make checks payable to SBA and turn into Mrs. Brannon in Guidance with student’s name on memo line.

ENROLLMENT for the 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR RE-ENROLLMENT BEGINS TODAY! Check your primary email address today for the link to enroll your child for the 2017-18 school year. (You will receive a separate email for each student.)

The Enrollment Form and $250 Enrollment Fee are due no later than Wednesday, March 1, 2017. After Wednesday, March 1, 2017, the Enrollment Fee will increase to $350.

Remember that any family not current with tuition will not be sent an online Enrollment Form until the account is current. Please contact Kathy Hurt, hurtk@sbaeagles.org, with any questions concerning your tuition account.

DRIVER’S PERMIT 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.

ADMISSIONS Applications are being accepted for 2017-18. 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.

ATTN JUNIORS & PARENTS The Best Week Ever! This summer at Christendom College!

Experience Christendom Summer Program (ECSP).

Only 3 scholarships left for SBA juniors! Contact Mrs. Masterson, mastersons@sbaeagles.org for information on application requirements. Great opportunity for interested juniors! Check it out on www.christendom.edu/experience Deadline - April 1.

Faith at SBA! Invitation to Prayer Inviting parents, grandparents, neighbors, friends to join us for an opportunity to grow in faith through a weekly prayer group!

SBA is proud to partner with each of our families in helping our students develop into young men and women of faith in the way God ordained.

If possible, please take a few minutes out of the week to join us as we pray for students, faculty, staff and families.

7:45 – 8:30am each Monday Prayer, study, discussion and praising God with song.

We welcome any and all to join us regardless of where your child/grandchild attends school. And, invite a friend to join you!

Dates: Mondays Dates: February 6, 13, 27 Mondays March 6, 20, February 27 27 March 6, 20, 27 Time: 7:45 am – 8:30 am Time: 7:45 am – 8:30 am Place: SBA Chapel (please park in visitor spots or the large lot on Varnavas) Place: SBA Chapel (please park in visitor spots or the large lot on Varnavas)

ALL ARE WELCOME! ALL ARE WELCOME!

THURS – Feb. 16 ALL SCHOOL MASS, 10:00 AM *Family members are always welcome to join us for Mass, the Sacrament of Reconciliation as well as Adoration

PLEASE SIGN-UP FOR FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION! In hour increments from 7:30-2:30 http://www.signupgenius.co m/go/10c0b4aadac29a7fa7201620174

Would you like to have Mass offered in memory of someone?

Please contact us!

Heavy Socks

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Father/Daughter Dance News!

The annual Father/Daughter Dance for Junior and Senior girls is coming up Sunday, March 5 at Hillwood in Davies Plantation (Bartlett). Watch for your e-vites and reserve your seats by Friday, February 24.

WE MADE THE GOAL! NO SCHOOL THIS FRIDAY! THANK YOU! Thank you to everyone who participated in the Home & School Dues Challenge!

We doubled the number of families supporting Home & School and surpassed our goal. As promised, the reward is NO SCHOOL THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17!

Enjoy your 4-day weekend, SBA! And thank you for supporting Home & School.

Show Some Love with TEACHER TREATS this Tuesday!

It’s almost the second Tuesday of the month—the day that SBA families share their appreciation for the school’s faculty and staff by sending in delicious snacks of all kinds. This month’s Teacher Treats falls on Valentine’s Day (Tuesday, February 14) — a perfect theme because we love our SBA Faculty and Staff! You can help make the day special by volunteering to contribute a snack or assist with set-up and take-down. But please let the coordinators know that you plan to help out by visiting the Teacher Treats Signup Genius page at the following web address and adding your name to the list of helpers: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4aadac29a7fa7-201617

Mark These Dates on Your Calendar: Each spring, Home & School coordinates a number of special events for our senior families.

These “SBA traditions” are a cherished part of our seniors’ final semester in high school—and it’s Home & School’s honor to make them happen. If your son or daughter is a senior, be sure to mark these dates on your calendar and watch for official e-vites in the coming months:  Sunday, March 5 - Father & Daughter Dance (for Junior & Senior girls)  Sunday, April 9 - Mother & Son Dinner  Sunday April 23 - Mother & Daughter Tea  Sunday, April 23 - Father & Son Outing

SBA Track & Field Spring 2017 If you are interested in joining the Track & Field Team this year contact Coach Wehby at nmwehbyhome@gmail.com with student’s name, grade, email, phone and gender.

Practice begins TODAY at 4:30.

To Families of JUNIOR & SENIOR GIRLS:

Ready to RSVP/Purchase Tickets? Use this link‌ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sbas-fatherdaughter-dance-2017-tickets31997334890?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&u tm_term=eventurl_text

Don’t feel like cooking dinner?

Come support the SBA Boys and Girls Lacrosse teams

Thursday, February 23 from 5-9pm PEI-WEI Countrywood Crossing 2257 N Germantown Parkway, Ste 110 Memphis, TN 38016 Directly across from SBA

Don’t forget to say you are with SBA Lacrosse when you place your order.

SBA Project Graduation 2017

Dear St. Benedict at Auburndale Parents: Friday, May 12, 2017 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 have included 32-inch flat screen TV’s, Microwaves 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 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, March 4 at 6:30 pm. We would like to invite you to be a part of this fun-filled night as a sponsor, volunteer or player. Trivia Night is a competition of teams of “experts” on various subjects. It requires teams to answer 10 rounds of 10 questions about anything from science to nonsense. Prizes are awarded from sponsors’ donations to the winning 1st, 2nd and last place teams. Sponsor prizes are presented as door prizes after each round of questions. (see Trivia Night registration in Monday Mail)

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 co-chairing Project Graduation next year.

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 11:15 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 2017 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 throughout the event.

▪ 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: Amy Iovinelli (901.849.9644)

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: __________________________

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