Monday Mail November 29, 2021
"God is good, all the time, and all the time, God is good!" Dear SBA Community,
The words above, made popular in our diocese by Bishop J. Terry Steib, remind us the reason we support our Catholic institutions - because though the world is uncertain and the environments around us change, God is always good and always true to us all. Tomorrow, Tuesday Nov. 30, SBA will participate in the national Catholic giving campaign, #iGiveCatholic. This year, all funds collected by SBA on Giving Tuesday will be used for our spiritual ministry programs and education. As the physical and spiritual heart of our beautiful campus, the Chapel serves as the nerve center of our school. Our faith is our hallmark, and it sustains the spirits of our students to soar. This year for #iGiveCatholic, SBA has set a goal of $12,000 to fund the following: Enhanced audio/visual equipment for our Chapel Sacred artwork of our patron saint, St. Benedict, and patron of Catholic Schools, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, for our Chapel Renovation and upkeep of our Marian Garden Expanded Campus Ministry Programs FAQs: Q: What is #iGiveCatholic? A: #iGiveCatholic is the U.S. Catholic Church’s Giving Day that kicks off the charitable season and brings the Catholic community together to give back on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, known as Giving Tuesday. Q: Can I donate to more than one Catholic organization? A: Absolutely! You can give to as many Catholic institutions as you wish. Q: Do I have to donate online? A: No. You can mail and make checks payable to SBA. Please include "#iGiveCatholic" in the memo line. Q: How do I donate? A: Visit iGiveCatholic.org and search for St. Benedict at Auburndale or go here to make a donation. If you have any questions, email Kyle Van Frank at vanfrankk@sbaeagles.org. The donation portal is open now, and we thank you for your consideration to support SBA's Chapel and Campus Ministry Improvement Plans. - The SBA Office of Advancement
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Save the Date!
We are so excited to host Coaches vs. Clergy, the brainchild of Seminarian Chris Fagin who participated in our Discipleship Camp this past summer. In this inaugural event, watch Father Dexter and his team of clergy go up against Coach Weeden and his team of coaches! Coaches vs. Clergy will take place after the last final exam before Christmas break at 12:30pm on December 16 in the SBA Gymnasium. It's the perfect way to end the semester. All proceeds will go towards the Seminarian Education Fund. Please save the date and we will provide more information in the coming days!
Pick Up Your Butter Braids - Thursday, December 2 Thank you so much to those who participated in our Junior Class/Prom fundraiser! Your efforts helped us raise close to $4,000. A special thanks to Ella Anderson who sold approximately 157 orders to make her the recipient of the free prom ticket! The pick up date has been scheduled by the Butter Braids company for December 2nd at noon. We will have the items by the dining hall entrance for you to pick up. We apologize for the mid-day time, but we had to take the slot the company provides us. Since all items come frozen and should not sit out for more than 4 hours, please try to pick up your items at noon. We have storage capacity for a small number
of them, but not all. Please contact Ms. Brannon at brannonj@sbaeagles.org with any questions.
Early Dismissal Wednesday, December 1 Wednesday, December 1 is a C Schedule Day. Dismissal for students will be at 2:00pm. Faculty and Staff will stay for professional development.
Faith at St. Benedict
Monday 11/29 No Mass
Tuesday 11/30 4th Period Mass
Wednesday, 12/1
Thursday, 12/2
Friday, 12/3
3rd Period Mass
2nd Period Mass
1st Period Mass Confession during lunch All Day Adoration
All-School Mass & Junior Class Ring Ceremony - December 8 Next Wednesday, December 8th, we will celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception with an All-School Mass at 10am. Afterwards, we will have our Junior Class Ring Ceremony, with a reception following for Juniors and their parents. Please make plans to join us if you are able!
Eucharistic Adoration at the Nest A favorite tradition at SBA is First Friday Eucharistic Adoration. Parents are needed in the Chapel during these hours each month. Please email Father Dexter to offer a time and day you would like be present with the Lord.
SBA Weekly Sports Report Over the break, the TSSAA Bowling Individual Regionals were held. Congrats to the following Eagles who took 7 out of the top 12 qualifying spots: Tori Moore (first place!), Zoe Crider, Emma Dryzcimski, Adam Fillion, Josh Parker, Jaylon Hawkins and Geno Siano. Seamas Carrasco and Coach Joey Magnifico were chosen to be part of the 2021 Autozone Liberty Bowl High School All Star Game that takes place on December 11th at MUS. The Daily Memphian named their All-Region team over the break. Congrats to Myles Morrow and Antonio Adams on making the roster! Cayden Willis earned a Specialist spot, and Brandon Bader, Seamas Carrasco, Alex McAlpin and Ryan Weston were given an Honorable Mention. We are so proud!
Cheer On Your Fellow Eagles At This Week's Events:
Thursday, December 2 - SBA Girls vs. Germantown (SBA) JV 3:30pm, V 6:00pm; SBA Boys vs. Germantown (SBA) JV 4:30pm, V 7:30pm Friday, December 3 - SBA Boys vs. Lipscomb Academy (Away) V 6:30pm Saturday, December 4 - SBA Girls vs. Pope John Paul II (Away) JV 12:30pm, V 2:30pm; SBA Boys vs. Pope John Paul II (Away) JV 1:30pm, V 4:00pm
Tuesday, November 30 - SBA Girls vs Hutchison (Andy B's), SBA Boys vs. MUS (Andy B's)
Fri/Sat, December 3 & 4 - Blackhorse Invitational (Houston High School) TBA
Athletic Season Passes & Game Tickets If you are planning on attending multiple sporting events this year (and you SHOULD!), consider picking up an Athletic Season Pass. Passes are good for admission for two to all SBA home events, excluding TSSAA postseason events. Don't miss out - a limited number remain! Individual game tickets will also be sold.
Note - Students should use their student IDs to get in at SBA-hosted regular season games. In order to expedite entry into games, anyone attending a game at SBA who needs a ticket, should plan on purchasing via the link below prior to the game:
SBA Athletic Season Pass
Individual Game Tickets
Fan Covid Guidelines We are excited to welcome fans back to the Nest for the start of the 2021-22 home sports season. SBA continues to follow all Shelby County and CDC guidelines to ensure the safety of our students, staff, parents and guests. Masks are required for entry into the building and must be worn at all times. Fans are asked to stay as socially distanced as possible in the stands. Failure to adhere to these policies will result in removal from the building. Thank you for your understanding!
Student News Calling All Throwers! Are you interested in throwing shot put or discus for SBA? Come meet Coach Ferber during all lunches on Tuesday, November 30. Then, plan on joining the team on Wednesday, December 1 for a practice throw day.
Attention Parents of Graduating Seniors A representative from Herff Jones met with members of the senior class last week to discuss graduation announcements and cap and gown orders. Students were provided with a packet of information, an order form and picture example of the SBA graduation announcement. Extra packets can be picked up in the front office by those students who were absent on Friday. Parents, you are invited to watch this informative video: Grad Achievement Seminar - herffjones (wistia.com). We will need all seniors to place their cap and gown order even if they do not plan to order any announcements. The fee for the cap and gown is part of the senior fee that is assessed through tuition, so while no additional funds are required, the order form still must be filled out. Our Baccalaureate Mass and Graduation for the Class of 2022 will be held on Thursday, May 5 on campus (football field). Plans
are to allow for eight tickets per family. Inclement weather would mean moving indoors to gymnasium and those tickets would be limited to four per family. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Stephanie Scates, College Placement & School Counselor at scatess@sbaeagles.org.
2,000 Cans Collected and Counting! As I'm sure you know, Bishop Talley offered SBA a day off school if our students can bring in at least 2,000 canned goods by the end of the month. All food will be donated to the Associated Catholic Charities Food Bank. We have hit our goal and we still have a day to collect! We have asked our students to weigh in on the day selected (early 2nd semester so as not to interefere with exams) and will announce next week!
School Picture Info Holland Studios has sent picture proofs home by email for your child’s Fall Portrait. The email will contain the student’s picture proof with a unique student pin number and ordering information (If you have multiple children, one or more email may have fallen into the spam folder). All orders must be placed online or by phone to eliminate the school collecting money and handling passing out final orders. You will have the following options to order your pictures: Online - fastest, most effective way for ordering - with your student’s individual unique student pin number. Orders print and ship within 48 hours of being received. (shipped to your home) Phone - call Holland Studios directly, at 901-362-1818, to order (shipped to your home) Orders placed online and by phone will be mailed to the address entered for shipping and will be charged a shipping fee. You are able to combine multiple children’s fall portraits into one order to save on shipping costs too. If you have not received a link for your child’s photo, please feel free to contact Anne Fortwengler at HollandStudio to have a link sent to your email. She can be reach either by email, anne.fortwengler@hollandstudio.net or by phone, 901-362-1818. If you missed our picture day last week, Holland studios will be back on November 30th. Any 9th, 10th, or 11th grader, as well as any faculty or staff member who has not been photographed, should plan on having their picture taken.
Shoe Pass Expires December 1 If you purchased a sneaker pass for the month of November, please note tomorrow is the last day to use it. Beginning on Wednesday, December 1, you must wear your uniform shoes or you will receive an out-of-uniform violation and detention will be served.
SBA Library News The November Newsletter from the SBA Library is now available. Be sure to check it out and note some nostalgic movie showings this month!
National Honor Society Tutoring If you need tutoring, the SBA National Honor Society has several different convenient options. Take a look on quicklinks.
VFW Voices of Democracy Program Since 1947, the Voice of Democracy has been the Veterans of Foreign Wars' premier scholarship program. Each year, nearly 57,00 high school students compete for more than $2 million in scholarships and incentives. Students compete by writing and recording an audio essay on an annual patriotic theme. This year's theme is, "America: Where do we go from here?" Please stop by the office for an application with further details.
SBA Health News COVID cases since school started: Students (21) Staff/Faculty (5) No new cases this week!
SBA COVID Policies SBA is following the Shelby County Health Department as well as for all of our COVID-19 guidelines. You can find our most current policy here. Please note that while absences due to quarantine will count as we return to preparing our students for higher learning, students will have the opportunity to remote in and keep up with classroom instruction and assignments. To see the algorithm we follow for returning to school, please click here. Please note that per Health Department guidelines, only negative PCR test results will be accepted for returning to school.
If your student will be taking any as-needed medications (Tylenol, Advil, ibuprofen, and/or allergy medication) during the school day, please fill out our Prescription Form, and send in with a bottle marked with your student's name. We will not share any medications amongst students. They will only receive medicine from their specially-marked bottle. If your student needs to carry an Epi Pen/Auvi Q injector or inhaler, please fill out the appropriate form and submit to Nurse Lynn.
Prescription Drug Form
Epi Pen Contract
Inhaler Contract
Mark Your Calendar Upcoming SBA Christmas Concerts - December 7 and December 9 Please mark your calendars for two upcoming performances guaranteed to get you in the Christmas spirit! Tuesday, December 7: The SBA Choir will perform in the theatre at 7:00pm. Thursday, December 9: The SBA Concert Band will perform in the theatre at 6:00pm.
Final Exams - Week of December 13 You can find the schedule for final exams on Quicklinks on the homepage. Please note these times and dates.
Project Graduation Trivia Night - Rescheduled for February 15, 2022! Trivia Night has been postponed to February 15, 2022. This gives you plenty of time to rewatch Baby Boom and Ferris Bueller so you are ready for our 80's Night Theme! Get your table together and reserve your spot. RSVP to Amy Iovinelli - amyiov6@gmail.com. All proceeds go towards hosting Project Graduation for our seniors.
Save the Date! - SBA Gala & Auction Mark your calendars for April 30th for "Many Eagles, One Mission," SBA's gala and silent auction. This will be an evening you don't was to miss.
Did You Know? The Daily Eagle Our students receive a newsletter every Monday though Friday called, aptly, "The Daily Eagle." There is a good bit of overlap with the Monday Mail content, but also more time-sensitive announcements, daily menu offerings, schedule changes, etc. If you would like to read The Daily Eagle, you can find that day's version by scrolling down on the "News from the Nest" page on our website and clicking on "The Daily Eagle."
Drivers Ed Through Pitner Driving School - Now Enrolling Drivers Ed will be offered through Pitner Driving School weekdays from 3:00pm-6:00pm on February 7-22 (except for school holidays) for classroom instruction. Driving instruction will be February 23 through March 12 (specific times/dates will be arranged with each student.) Overall, the program consists of 30 hours of classroom instruction and 6 hours of driving instruction. Tuition is $595 per student and must be paid in full to reserve a spot. Please pick up a form from the office to enroll. Did you know that a certificate of attendance is required for a student to get a Driver’s Permit? You may pick up a form in the front office during office hours. Please have the student's Social Security Number to complete the form.
SBA Business Directory If you are interested in being featured as a spotlight member of the SBA Business Directory, you can join here. We will feature a member every month. We would like to thank the DaRosa Family and Dunkin Donuts for their generous coffee and donut donation for our Final Friday Coffee and Conversation series!
Attendance While we certainly hope that the steps we are taking to reduce the
spread of any communicable illnesses will lower overall absences this year, we know they will happen. Whenever a student must be absent from school, a parent or guardian should call the school office (901.260.2893) or email us at attendance@sbaeagles.org before 9:00am to notify us of the reason. Upon the student's return to school, he or she must bring a doctor's note, if applicable, and a written statement signed by the parent stating the reason for the absence. This must be brought to the office before the student's first period class.
The Eagle Cafe The Eagle Cafe is back and better than ever this year. Your old favorites like the legendary cookies and meatloaf with sides haven't gone anywhere. But this year the Eagle Cafe will also feature new items, like fusion cuisine (think Korean tacos) and iced coffees from the new Java Nest. There are multiple ways to pay (declining balance cards and meal plans). Find out more about your dining options and view our current menu here.
2021-2022 Academic Calendar We are working on a new interactive calendar feature for our website. In the meantime, this School Calendar has been updated with new dates, including retreats and exam days. All dates are subject to change. Please watch for schedule announcements on social media and through Monday Mail.
Quicklinks We talk a lot about Quicklinks on the website, but we realize that they can be hard to find! Quicklinks live on the homepage. You can access them by clicking on the small gray box (pictured circled in yellow) on the scrolling banner on the homepage. We put timesensitive and current information there, as well as things like the current year's school calendar or forms you need easy access to. Of course, anytime you have questions on where to find something, feel free to call the office or contact us at communications@sbaeagles.org.
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God Bless & Go Eagles!