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2015-16 Calendar Highlights
October 29 October 30 October 30
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 (see form)
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
Veterans Day & Grandparents Appreciation Day Mass – 10 am NCAA National Letter of Intent Basketball & other sports Signing Day-Gym
November 11 November 17
AP/Honors Information Night DA Amy Weirich, 10am (Gym), 7pm (Theatre)
November 21 November 23-27
Trivia Night Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL
December 3-6 December 8
12 Days of Christmas Musical Feast of the Immaculate Conception - NO SCHOOL
December 14-17 December 18
Semester Exam Week Faculty Work-day, Make-up Exam Day
December 19-January 3 January 4
Christmas Break - NO SCHOOL Classes Resume
January 18 January 21-23
Martin Luther King Jr Day - NO SCHOOL March for Life Trip to DC
February 3 February 15
NCAA National Letter of Intent Football Signing Day President's Day - NO SCHOOL
February 27 March 14
Trivia Night Junior Class Retreat
March 19-28 April 7-10
Spring Break, Easter Break, Easter Monday - NO SCHOOL Spring Musical – Kiss Me Kate
April 11 April 13
Faculty Retreat - NO SCHOOL NCAA National Letter of Intent Sports Signing Day
April 16 April 19
PROM ACT @ SBA, 8am-12noon; Senior Class Retreat
May 5-10 May 11 May 12
May 13
May 18 May 23-26 May 26
Senior Exams 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!
SERVICE AT SBA OPPORTUNITIES SBA STUDENTS FOR LIFE - LAST WEEK TREE OF LIFE DONATIONS 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. Donated to Life Choices and Birthright pro-life centers.
BENEDICTEENS – collecting gently used coats/jackets for Project Outreach! Please put them in the bins near the library and dining hall. Each year Project Outreach provides used or new coats/jackets to the needy of Fayette County servicing approximately 250 families.
BLOOD DRIVE – The Fall Blood Drive is Monday, Nov. 2, 8:30am-2pm in the Faculty Dining Hall. All invited to donate (16 or older-must have parental consent form Ms. Thackery).
First NCAA National Letter of Intent Signing Day is Wed., Nov. 11 after school in the gym. If your student is signing to play athletics in college please contact Mrs. Masterson.
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. http://www.sbaeagles.org/forms
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.
Welcome to AmazonSmile! Thank you for supporting Diocese of Memphis Roman Catholic Church We receive those that come from SBA Remember, always start at smile.amazon.com and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases.
Trivia Night Fundraiser Benefiting St. Benedict Project Graduation
All Through the Years Saturday Night, November 21, 2015 SBA Dining Hall How does it work?
$15 per player Doors Open at 6:30 p.m. Questions begin at 7:30 p.m. created by Brother Ignatius of CBU. Teams will consist of a minimum of 6 people, maximum of 8 people. In the interest of fairness – no more than 8 people per team. Door prizes are drawn throughout the night. Walk-Ins accepted at the door IF tables are available. Tables assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. (Limit of 45 tables.)
What’s in store?
The contest will consist of ten rounds of ten questions for a total of 100 questions. Categories cover a wide range – something for everyone!! All team members placing 1st, 2nd and last will receive prizes! Two games of Heads or Tails Mulligans – $5.00 each or 6 for $20.00. Limit 6 per team. (Mulligans are labels that can be used as a correct answer when a team is stumped on a question.)
How to register: Mail or drop off completed registration forms with checks made payable to Project Graduation to: St Benedict High School 8250 Varnavas Dr. Cordova, TN 38016 Note: Pre-payment may only be made by check made payable to Project Graduation. For registrations containing cash, please contact: Angie Disalvo at adisalvo@bellsouth.net or Christy Houston at houston9@bellsouth.net
Trivia Night Fundraiser Benefiting St. Benedict Project Graduation Registration Reservations will be accepted for: Teams of 6-8 people at $15 per person (minimum of 6, maximum of 8). Teams may pay in cash or by check. Make checks payable to Project Graduation. To pay at the door - the team captain is responsible for collecting the team’s registration fees and paying for the entire table at check-in. Team Members 1. ___________________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________________ 4. ___________________________________________________________________ 5. ____________________________________________________________________ 6. ____________________________________________________________________ 7. ____________________________________________________________________ 8. ____________________________________________________________________ Please designate one person as team captain. Team Captain:___________________________________________________________________ Address:
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You are invited to bring your own refreshments and BYOB for your table. Snacks and soft drinks are available for a small donation to Project Graduation.
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