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Calendar Highlights
December 3 December 4 December 4 December 5 December 5 December 3-6
All-School Mass/Jr. Ring Ceremony, 10:00 am 1st Friday Adoration, Following, 7 am Mass-2:30 Religious Goods & Book Sale, 7:45 am-2:30 High School Placement Test for incoming freshmen ACT Practice Test 12 Days of Christmas-The Untold Story, Thur-Sat, 7pm; Sunday Matinee, 2:30pm
December 7 December 8 December 11
Choir/Band Christmas Concert - Choir @ 6:30, followed by Band Feast of the Immaculate Conception – NO SCHOOL; Holy Day of Obligation Balfour – last day to accept senior graduation orders, all lunches
December 14-17 December 18
Semester Exam Week - half days No School - Faculty Workday/Make-up Exam Day
December 18-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 5
Trivia Night Annual Fashion Show
March 14 March 19-28
Junior Class Retreat Spring/Easter Break(includes 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, 7p Commencement, Hope Church 7pm • Project Graduation, 11pm Honors Day, 10am Exam Week (1/2day) Last Day of School
ADMISSIONS & GUIDANCE INFORMATION – 2015-16 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 PRACTICE TESTS - 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 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 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! _________________________________________________________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT TEST For incoming 9th graders
Saturday, December 5, 2015 • 8:00 am Reservations required! Sbaeagles.org/apply
PARENTS - PLEASE TAKE NOTE ______________________________________________________
BALANCES FOR Washington trip to the March for Life due Tuesday, Dec. 1. ____________________________________________________________
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
Balfour on campus Friday, Dec. 11, at all lunches! Last day to accept graduation orders!
GIFTS FOR GOD’S CHILDREN – A Christmas tree with “angel ornaments” is outside the dining hall. Each angel represents a gift for a child. Take an angel from the tree, buy one gift $5.00-$20.00 for the child. Return the gift, unwrapped to the Tree by Dec. 8.
REMINDER Don’t forget to order EBooks for 2nd semester classes. http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/sbaeagles.htm Virtual bookstore: bookstore.mbsdirect.net
The 12 Days of Christmas: The Untold Story Everyone knows the song, but have you ever wondered how all the birds, rings and people from the song “The 12 Days of Christmas” felt about being gifted over and over? SBA’s original musical "The 12 Days of Christmas: The Untold Story" attempts to explore what was really happening behind the scenes in 12 hilarious sketches and classic holiday songs. Conceived and written by St. Benedict Theatre & English teacher Ryan Kathman, the show starts with a bitter partridge, ends with twelve Stomp-like drummers and features a wide variety of characters and craziness in between (including a dance off, an original short film and trampolines!). The SBA show choir is producing this encore performance after a beloved premiere production in 2012. It’s guaranteed to fill you with Christmas joy and put you in the giving spirit. Thur-Sat, Dec. 3-5, 7:00 pm • Sunday Matinee – Sun, Dec. 6, 2:30 pm. $8 in advance or $10 at the door!
St. Benedict and St. Francis Schools Annual Religious Goods Sale Thursday, Dec. 3 at St. Francis 8 am – 4 pm and Friday, Dec. 4 at St. Benedict, 8 am – 3 pm. A variety of books, music, sacramentals, gifts and holiday items, too. Several vendors represented. Open to the Public!
FROM THE NASHVILLE DOMINICANS A Short Guide to Praying as a Family www.nashvilledominican.org/bookstore
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!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
Get your Christmas Shopping done with the help of SBA Eagles Bucks! With the purchase of these gift cards through Eagles Bucks orders, SBA receives a percentage and saves you time, too!
T-SHIRT SALE sponsored by SBA Baseball! Variety of styles,colors & sizes
Checks payable to: SBA Eagles Baseball
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