St. Benedict Monday Mail February 27, 2017

February 27, 2017 Please check www.sbaeagles.org for sports dates and times.

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2016-17 Calendar Highlights March 1 March 3 March 4 March 5 March 8 March 9 March 13-17 March 20 March 25 March 30-Apr. 1 April 5 April 6 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

ASH Wednesday Mass, 10 (no 1st Wednesday dismissal) 1st Friday Eucharistic Adoration 7th Grade Preview Day 7th Grade Pre-High School Placement Test Trivia Night for Project Graduation Father/Senior & Junior Daughter Dance 1st Wednesday Dismissal, 2pm Honor Society Induction Mass, 10am Spring Break (NO SCHOOL) Classes Resume Fashion Show Into the Woods musical, theatre 1st Wednesday, 2pm Spring Fling 1st Friday Eucharistic Adoration Prom Senior Mother/Son Dinner Senior Skip Day Senior Class Retreat NCAA NLI Signing Day Good Friday (NO SCHOOL) Easter Monday (NO SCHOOL) Senior Mother/Daughter Senior Father/Son Outing 1st Friday Eucharistic Adoration Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm Graduation, 7pm Senior Project Graduation, 11:15pm Exams (1/2 days) Last Day of School (1/2 day)

2017-2018 Major Calendar Highlights August 8: 1st day of school 1/2 day (New) August 9: 1st day for all students (Full day) August 15: Holy Day September 4: Labor Day October 6: PD Day October 9: Fall Break November 1: Holy Day November 20-24: Thanksgiving Break December 8: Holy Day (No School) December 19: 1/2 day December 20-January 2: Christmas Break January 3: Classes Resume January 15: Holiday February 19: Holiday March 12-16: Spring Break March 29: Holy Thursday 1/2 day March 30: Good Friday April 2: Easter Break May 25: Last day of school 1/2 day Baccalaureate Mass/Graduation requested on May 11 & 12,2018, but will not be confirmed with host churches until Fall, 2017.

Please Note – 2:00 PM 1st Wednesday Dismissal will not be this Wednesday, March 1. We will dismiss at 3:00 PM. Next Wednesday, March 8, we will have 2:00 PM early dismissal!

SENIOR PARENTS – Senior Graduation Supplies will be delivered THURSDAY during all lunches. Students must have any balances (cash or money orders) with them!

RE-ENROLLMENT DUE THIS WEDNESDAY Your child’s Enrollment Form and the $250 Enrollment Fee are due this Wednesday, March 1. After Wednesday, the enrollment link will expire and the Enrollment Fee will increase to $350. If you have any questions, please contact Ann O’Leary, olearya@sbaeagles.org or 260-2875.

2017/18 FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS Applications for financial aid are now available. Please complete your online application for financial aid thru the FACTS website. Applying for financial aid is one of the options when you sign on to your FACTS account. To help expedite the process you will use your 2015 earnings & tax returns. Financial aid funding is limited so please apply at your earliest convenience. A reminder to those who received financial aid this year, you must re-apply each year for financial aid to be awarded.

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.

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

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.

OPERATION RICE BOWL For Lent/For Life We are joining in this worthy Lenten activity through The Theology Department.

AdvancED Accreditation Survey SBA is accredited by AdvancED (formally known as SACS) and we have consistently received the highest ranking. Periodically, our students, faculty and parents are asked to complete surveys about our school. This helps in the accreditation process. It is important for us to retain our accreditation status so that our students continue to be recognized by colleges and universities around the country and the world. We are asking that you complete this survey before March 10 to help us with this goal. In order to complete the survey, please go to: http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/9847900 Please be assured that your responses to this survey will be anonymous.

Your honest opinion is appreciated. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

SPORTS PHYSICALS for 2017-18 School Year CAMPBEL CLINIC 1400 S. Germantown Rd • Germantown, TN 38138

Saturday, April 29 • 7:30 am $20 per athlete Bring official forms found at http://www.sbaeagles.org/forms

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&utm _term=eventurl_text

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 - March 6, 20, 27 Time: 7:45 am – 8:30 am

7:45 am – 8:30 am

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Place: SBA Chapel (please park in visitor spots or the large lot on Varnavas)

ALL ARE WELCOME! SERVICE OPPORTUNITY – Help out at St. Paul Convent & School March 18, 9:30am-3:30pm    

We would like to invite students/parents to come to the St. Paul convent on March 18 from around 9:30 – 3:30 to help clean and do yardwork at the convent and school grounds.

Pizza Lunch swerved and pray together opportunity Students & Parents welcome Please RSVP manionm@sbaeagles.org

WED– MARCH 1 ALL SCHOOL ASH WEDNESDAY MASS 10 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.com/ go/10c0b4aadac29a7fa7201620174

Would you like to have Mass offered in memory or honor of a loved one or friend? Please contact us!

“Be careful what you wish for” seems to be the ongoing theme in the legendary Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Brothers Grimm inspired musical, Into the Woods, one of the most acclaimed and beloved in all of musical theatre (adapted a few years ago into a Walt Disney movie starring Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt, among many others). St. Benedict at Auburndale is proud to present this masterpiece, both classic and modern, hilarious and heartbreaking, in its interpretation of familiar fairy tales.

The story follows a Baker and his wife who wish to have a child, Cinderella who wishes to go the King’s Festival, and Jack who wishes his cow would give some milk. When the Baker and his wife are visited by the neighborhood Witch, who reveals to them that she placed a curse on their family, the two set off on a journey into the woods to reverse the curse.

Also in the woods, we meet Little Red, who is trying to visit her grandmother, the Wolf who loves tasty little girls, the Witch’s daughter Rapunzel, and the Princes chasing after their loves.

By the end of Act I, everyone has gotten their wish and will seemingly live happily ever after. But in Act II, when Jack’s beanstalk brings them a visit from an angry Giant, we see how the consequences of their actions haunt them in disastrous ways. The community must come together to save each other and their kingdom, but sacrifices must be made.

SBA is attempting a unique and daring new approach to this oft-produced musical that promises to be unlike any other version you’ve ever seen. With a cast of thirty performances, original choreography (in a show that sometimes doesn’t have any) and a scenic concept that embraces the timelessness of storytelling and lesson-learning, this Into the Woods is sure to make you listen, wish, think and feel.

Fri, Mar 3 - 7th Grade Preview Day Sat, Mar 4 - Pre High School Placement Test (Pre-HSPT)

7th Grade Preview Day – This Friday, March 3 Start your journey now...learn more about what SBA has to offer you as a student. Students and parents will enjoy informative presentations, two mini-class visits and a tour of campus. http://www.sbaeagles.org/7thgradepreview

Pre High School Placement Test (Pre-HSPT) – This Saturday, March 4 We are proud to offer the Pre - HSPT for 7th grade students. The test allows students to gain practical experience prior to taking the actual HSPT in December 2017.The cost for the test is $20.00. http://www.sbaeagles.org/prehspt

SBA JV AND VARSITY DANCE TEAM SPRING TRY-OUTS Mandatory Clinic - March 28-30, 3:30-5:30 in the Dining Hall. Please bring your signed tryout application, $40 application fee, and permission form on the first day of tryouts.

Try-Outs - March 31, 5:30 in the Dining Hall.

Optional Clinic – March 2, 6, 9, 20 and 23, 3:30-5:00 in the Dining Hall.

COACHING STAFF Team Coaches: Lindsay Mullins Bartholomew, Grace Mitchell, Catie Blackwood Team Sponsor: Elizabeth Brock Fischer

TEAM INFORMATION The nationally ranked St. Benedict Dance Team Program is currently comprised of a Varsity and Junior Varsity competitive team for the 2017-2018 season. The main purpose of the dance teams at St. Benedict is to promote school spirit. The dance teams perform at pep rallies and also at half-times of football and basketball games. The teams also compete on regional, state, and national levels.

Additionally, a dance team for area middle school students called the Eaglettes has been formed to meet the demands for younger students interested in dance. The Eaglettes practice at SBA and will perform at different area functions throughout the season. Catie Blackwood is the director of this program. All questions should go to Catie Blackwood at blackwoodcatie@gmail.com.

Please contact Lindsay Bartholomew at lnmullins@gmail.com (Varsity), Grace Mitchell (Junior Varsity) at mitchellgrace1995@gmail.com or Elizabeth Fischer at fischere@sbaeagles.org if you have any questions.

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New Permission Sheet Attached

New Application Attached

SBA Cheer Team Application

Cheer Clinic: March 29 & 30, 4:00-­­‑6:00pm SBA Gym Tryouts: March 31, 4:00pm until concluded – SBA Gym Clinic and Tryout Cost: $25~ Please make checks payable to SBA Cheer.

The application and clinic/tryout fee must be turned in or mailed to the high school office prior to Friday, March 24, 2017. Permission slip signed by parent/guardian and a current sports physical must be received before a student will be allowed to participate in the tryout clinic/tryouts. (Returning members: All physicals must be current by April 21, 2017.)

These may also be brought to the first class attended. All cheer must be registered with SBA for the 2017/2018 school year to tryout for the SBA Cheer Teams.

Please type or print clearly: Student’s Name: ____________________________________________________ Parents/Guardians Name: ____________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________ Parent(s) E‑mail: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Student Email: _____________________________ Phone: __________________ Parent Cell: ________________ Student Cell: _______________ Current Grade: _____ Current school: ______________________________________________ Please mark which team you would like to be considered for: JV ONLY _______ VARSITY ONLY_______ JV OR VARSITY________ Incoming Freshmen or Transfer Students only: Have you registered or been accepted to SBA for the 2015-2016 School Year?

Please indicate your school’s graduation date: _________ Confirmation date: _____________ Class trip date: _______________ Any other school event for 8th grade: __________________

SBA Cheer Team Permission Form

My child, ______________________, has my permission to participate in the St. Benedict at Auburndale Cheer Team Clinic & tryouts, and optional pre-tryout classes. I hereby authorize the coaches, sponsor, coach or person in charge to seek medical assistance for my child in any emergency requiring medical attention. I hereby waive and release the coaches, sponsor and St. Benedict at Auburndale Administration, or whoever may be in charge at the time from any and all claims, actions, demands or rights to monetary judgment arising from any and all injury or physical harm which may arise from or be sustained as a result of participation by my child and/or legal ward in the various programs of instruction, practice or physical participation in any activity associated with the SBA Cheer Team. Further, I agree to save, indemnify and hold harmless St. Benedict at Auburndale, and its cheer team coaches and sponsor for any injuries or other damages resulting from the application of emergency treatment.

I know of no medical problems that may affect my child’s ability to safely participate in SBA Cheer Team classes, clinics, tryouts or other activities. I will be responsible for any medical or other charges in connection with my child’s participation in SBA Cheer Team classes, clinics, tryouts or other activities. Additionally, a current sports physical is on file or will be provided prior to my child’s participation in any SBA Cheer team classes, clinics, tryouts or other activities. (Forms/physicals packets are available at www.sbaeagles.org/formspolicies.)

If my child makes the team, this permission form is in effect at all times when my child is participating in all activities both at school and away pertaining to St. Benedict Cheer Team for 2017-2018. No deduction or refunds will be made after classes and/or clinics start for dismissal, withdrawal, or absences. Refunds will be made on a prorated basis for serious illness or hospitalization only.

Please type or print clearly: (Required) Parent Signature_____________________________________ Date _________Student’s Full Legal Name____________________________ Parent’s name: _________________________________ phone#: ______________________ My insurance requires my child to be taken to _________________hospital. *Doctor’s name & phone: _________________________________________􏰀 Insurance name & phone: _________________________________________􏰀 Group #_______________________ Policy#__________________________􏰀 In case of an emergency please contact: _________________________________ *The most convenient source of medical help may be used in emergency.

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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