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2015-16 Calendar Highlights
October 23-25 October 29 October 30 October 30
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament KIX 106 Trunk or Treat & Glow Bash Pep Rally 5:30-8:30 pm Baseball Team Tailgate Fish Fry - $7, 5-7pm Fall Sports Senior Night (Football game vs Briarcrest)
November 4
Seniors meeting with Balfour re: Graduation products
November 8 November 9
Prospective families Open House 1-3 pm Sophomore Class Retreat*
November 11 November 11
NCAA National Letter of Intent Basketball & other sports Signing Day-Gym AP/Honors Information Night
November 17 November 21
DA Amy Weirich, 10am (Gym), 7pm (Theatre) Trivia Night
November 23-27 December 3-8
Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL 12 Days of Christmas Musical
December 8 December 14-17
Feast of the Immaculate Conception - NO SCHOOL Semester Exam Week
December 18 December 19-January 3
Faculty Work-day, Make-up Exam Day Christmas Break - NO SCHOOL
January 4 January 18
Classes Resume Martin Luther King Jr Day - NO SCHOOL
January 21-23 February 3
March for Life Trip to DC NCAA National Letter of Intent Football Signing Day
February 15 February 27
President's Day - NO SCHOOL Trivia Night
March 14 March 19-28
Junior Class Retreat Spring Break, Easter Break, Easter Monday - NO SCHOOL
April 7-10 April 11
Spring Musical – Kiss Me Kate Faculty Retreat - NO SCHOOL
April 13 April 16
NCAA National Letter of Intent Sports Signing Day PROM
April 19 May 5-10
ACT @ SBA, 8am-12noon; Senior Class Retreat 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
*Sophomore Retreat – Mon, Nov 9, 8:30am-2:30pm • Chick fil á lunch-$6. Permission forms distributed Oct. 26 & posted on Theology II Plus Portal & sabaeagles.org/forms. Due Thurs, Oct. 29! This is a school day and we hope to have all sophomores there.
ADMISSIONS & GUIDANCE INFORMATION – 2015-16 ADMISSIONS Applications for the 2016-17 school-year are now being accepted. 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 PRACTICE TESTS -Nov 14, Dec 5, Jan 16. Actual ACT tests used • $10/per test. Students’ test booklets and score reports returned the week following the practice test. Sign-up with Ms. Brannon in the counseling office. ACT TEST DATES (www.act.com) Test Date Registration Deadline Dec 12, 2015 Nov 6, 2015 Feb 6, 2016 Jan 8. 2016 Apr 9, 2016 Mar 4, 2016 June 11, 2016 May 6, 2016
SAT TEST DATES (www.collegeboard.com) Test Date Registration Deadline Dec 5, 2015 Nov 5, 2015 Jan 23, 2016 Dec 28, 2015 Mar 5, 2016 Feb 5, 2016 May 7, 2016 Apr 8, 2016 June 4, 2016 May 4, 2016
SBA Code needed for registration – 430-451
ATTN JUNIORS & PARENTS The Best Week Ever! This summer at Christendom College! 5 scholarships available to SBA juniors! Contact Mrs. Keegan, keeganh@sbaeagles.org for information. Great opportunity for interested juniors!
GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL Applications now available! Great summer program for current sophomores and juniors! Students should see Ms. Brannon or Ms. David if interested in applying. DRIVER’S PERMIT ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION FORM – is 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.
AP/HONORS INFORMATION NIGHT – Wednesday • Nov. 11 • 6:00 pm • Dining Hall All students interested in taking honors or AP courses next year should attend parents welcome!
SBA STUDENTS FOR LIFE The link to the parent forms page is: http://www.sbaeagles.org/forms
The link to the student forms page is: http://www.sbaeagles.org/formspolicies_1
Students for Life Club is sponsoring the Tree of Life during October. Students are asked to choose a leaf with a new baby item on it and purchase that item to place under the tree with the leaf attached and student’s name on the leaf. The collection will be donated to Life Choices and Birthright pro-life pregnancy centers. Please encourage your student to join the effort.
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Please see details below on how your purchases at Kroger can help SBA. If you haven’t already, please consider making SBA your Kroger Community Rewards school of choice.
If you shop at Kroger – you likely have a Kroger Plus card on your keychain. Please go to the rewards program website at www.krogercommunityrewards.com and follow the steps to create an account. St. Benedict’s number is 80116. Remember your password and sign-in because this program requires you to choose your Community Rewards School sign-up each year. • Once you have completed this process, a portion of every shopping trip you make using your Kroger Plus card will support St. Benedict High School.
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