Monday Mail for the Week of

October 16th, 2012:

Important Upcoming Calendar Reminders

- October 17th ……... PSAT/PLAN Testing Day –

11:15am Dismissal for 9th-11th

Grade/No Classes for Seniors

- October 18th …….. Opening Night for To Kill a

Mockingbird (Show times/Ticket

Info below)

- October 19th ………End of the 1st Academic Quarter

- October 19th ……... Fall Sport Senior Night at Varsity

Football Game vs Carver

Edline Updates

Grades will NOT be updated this Friday, October 19th.

Assignments will be updated on Friday. First Quarter report

cards will be e-mailed out sometime near the middle of next

week.

Football Dance Information

There will be an SBA Dance following the football game

this Friday, October 19th! The dance will begin after the

football game has ended and will go until 10:30pm. Tickets

will be on sale at all lunches this week. Tickets are $5 and

will NOT be sold at the game or at the door. This dance is

for SBA students only, so students must have their ticket

AND their Student ID Card in order to be admitted to the

dance! November 7

th Early Dismissal

On Wednesday, November 7th, the SBA Faculty and Staff

will be participating in a Professional Development

opportunity. In order for this to happen, we will be

operating on a half-day schedule with students dismissing at

11:45am. Athletic practices and play rehearsals will be at

their normal times on that day.

School Picture Proofs

School picture proofs have arrived and will be distributed during

1st period on Thursday, October 18th. Students will have until

Friday, November 2nd (even though the form does not say this) to

order school pictures. Any pictures that are ordered AFTER

November 2nd, will be charged a $10 late fee. If your student does

not like their picture, he or she will have an opportunity to retake

their picture during their lunch period on Thursday, November 8th.

Unlike in years past, we do NOT need to have the proofs back.

IRIS Emergency System Test

Once again this year, we will use the IRIS Emergency Notification

System if we have need to get out an announcement in quick

fashion.

Some schools use this for all sorts of reminders, but we have

chosen to limit its use to emergencies. And most commonly that

has meant closing for inclement weather.

We are going to test the system on Tuesday, October 23rd at

3:30 p.m. Just a reminder, that we will be reaching out via phone,

text, and e-mail to whatever phones and e-mails you provided on

your Registration Form.

If, after this test, you need to change any of your contact

information, please send an e-mail to Chris Truckner at

trucknerc@sbaeagles.org or Claire Sweeney at

sweeneyc@sbaeagles.org

Thank you. And hopefully we won’t need it again.

NEWS FROM HOME AND SCHOOL

Volunteer opportunities are open for sign up via signupgenius.com. See links below. In addition, we have a call out for some additional volunteers needed: • Father/Son Outing - We need 3 moms or dads to assist with preparation and during

the event. These can be junior or senior moms or dads. It would be nice it is just the guys and their dads. A great opportunity for junior parents to volunteer and see what they have to look forward to next year. This event will be in the spring of 2013.

• Mother/Son Dinner - We need 4 junior moms to assist with set up the day of the event,

help during the event and clean up. This can be in shifts or the entire time. Event date is TBD, but set up is typically noon-2pm and the event should last no more than 3

hours, with 30-40 min for clean up. Having the junior moms allows our senior moms to spend

time with their sons.

For both of these volunteer opportunities, please contact Nancy Wiley at:

901.340.0244 or kwiley74@comcast.net http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4CABAC29A64-sbamonthly - link to Sign Up Genius for Monthly Teacher Treats http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945A5AE23A20-first -- link to Sign Up Genius for First Friday Adoration

http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090B48AFA728A20-8thgrade -- link

to 8th Grade Visit Days (HELP IS NEEDED FOR OCT 18 and 25)

We are also looking for help with our Annual Fashion Show coming up in

February. Any businesses interested in catering or donating items for our

raffle baskets, please contact Romy Schaaf at rbschaaf64@att.net or by

phone at 901.359.7821. We will be having a planning meeting soon. If you

are interested in being part of this committee, please let Romy know as well

or contact Lori Regis at SBA.

To Kill a M

To Kill a Mockingbird (Show times and Ticket Information)

Thursday, October 18, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 20, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday Matinee, October 21, 2:30 p.m.

Monday, October 22, 7:00 p.m.

SBA Performing Arts Theatre

General Admission Tickets $8 in advance, $10 at door

8250 Varnavas Dr @ Germantown Pkwy. in Cordova

260-2840, www.sabaeagles.org

SBA presents To Kill a Mockingbird

The St. Benedict High School Music and Drama

Departments opens the performing arts year with the production

of Harper Lee’s classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, on Thursday,

Saturday and Monday – Oct. 18, 20, and 22 at 7:00 pm and on

Sunday, Oct. 21 at 2:30 p.m. at the SBA Performing Arts

Theatre, 8250 Varnavas Dr. @ Germantown Pkwy. in Cordova.

The well-known plot tells of Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the

Depression-era south, who defends a black man against an

undeserved rape charge while his own children learn life’s many

lessons.

EAGLE BUCKS YOU WON’T BELIEVE HOW IT ADDS UP!

The Eagle Bucks program lets you earn money for St. Benedict OR tuition credit for yourself while shopping! All you have to do is buy gift cards from us! With more than 50

gift cards to choose from including, Target, Starbucks, Walmart, Kroger, Old Navy, Outback, Chili’s, Bahama

Breeze and more, you are sure to find something for everyone in our selection. To place your order, fill out and

turn in an Eagle Bucks form. They are available at http://www.sbaeagles.org/eaglebucks

or in our main school office. You can designate the money to go to your Tuition Account, The SBA Annual Fund, or an SBA Organization. Orders are placed on a weekly basis and SBA receives a percentage of

the sale of the gift card. Last year, this program raised almost $50,000 for SBA and that was with minimal

participation. Can you imagine if we all took advantage of this? Especially with Christmas right around the corner!

Thank you so much for helping SBA!

The Scripps/Eagle Bucks Program raised over $50,000 for SBA last year. This makes a major difference in the programs we are able to offer our students.

Please consider purchasing your holiday gift cards from SBA.

Thank you for supporting the SBA Annual Fund.

8250 Varnavas Drive Cordova, TN 38016

sbaeagles.org 901-260-2840

I would like my Eagle Buck Rebates to be designated to the following: ____Tuition Account ____Annual Fund ____SBA Organization ______________________

Send cards home with my child? Yes______ Will Pick Up _____

* These purchases only support the SBA Annual Fund.

Retail Stores Amt. # cert. $ Total American Eagle Outfit. 25

Barnes & Noble 10

Bass Pro Shop 25

Bath & Body Works 10

Bath & Body Works 25

Bed Bath & Beyond 25

Build a Bear 25

Claire's 10

Coldwater Creek 15

CVS Pharmacy 25

Dicks Sporting Goods 25

Dillards 25

Eddie Bauer 25

Gap 25

Home Depot 25

Home Goods 25

Itunes 15

Itunes 25

JCPenney 25

Kohl's 25

Lowe's 20

Macy's 25

Marshalls/ TJ Maxx 25

Marshalls/ TJ Maxx 100

Old Navy 25

Payless Shoes 20

Pier One 25

Pottery Barn/Wm Sonoma 25

Sam's Club 25

Sam's Club 100

Sears 25

Sephora 20

Sports Authority 25

Staples 25

*TARGET 25

*TARGET 100

Walgreens 25

Walgreens 100

*Walmart 25

*Walmart 100

Ulta 25

Restaurants Amt. #cert. $ Total Applebee's 25

Arbys 10

Bahama Breeze 25

Baskin Robbins 2

Bob Evans 10

Bonefish Grill 25

Burger King 10

Chili's 25

Chuck E. Cheese 10

Corky's 10

Corky's 25

Cracker Barrel 10

Dominios 10

Honey Baked Ham 10

Joe's Crab Shack 25

Kentucky Fried Chicken 5

Logan's Roadhouse 25

Macaroni Grill 25

O'Charley's 25

Olive Garden 25

On The Border 25

Outback Steakhouse 25

Panera Bread 10

Panera Bread 25

PF Chang/Pei Wei 25

Pizza Hut 10

Qdobas 25

Quiznos 10

Red Robin 25

Ruby Tuesday 25

Ruth's Chris Steak House 50

Spaghetti Warehouse 20

Starbucks 10

Starbucks 25

Subway 10

Texas Roadhouse 25

TGI Fridays 25

Wendy's 10

Student Name __________________________ Family Code ___________________ Grade/Teacher ______________ Phone __________________

Total Cards - ________ Total Cost - $_______ Please make checks payable to SBA.

October 17th

Testing Day

Attention: October 17th PSAT/PLAN test date. This will be a half

day of school for freshmen, sophomores and juniors. All students

will be released at the same time once ALL testing is complete

(around 11:15am). Seniors will have the day off. Testing

information will be provided to students in English class. Contact

your child’s counselor if you have any questions.

Project Graduation Meeting

The Project Graduation Committee invites all parents

to a meeting on Monday, Oct. 22, at 6:00 p.m. in the

library. Come find out about all the plans for this

year’s senior Project Graduation.

Senior Parents:

The deadline for senior ads is approaching quickly. Ads are

due on November 2. Space is limited so send in your ad

early to ensure placement. For directions on how to order

Yearbook Ads, click here.

Please note in order for the ad to be processed we must

receive all items (payment, contract, pictures, and ad design)

at one time.

Fall Sports Senior Night

Attention, Eagles!

Join us for Senior Night on Friday, October 19!

Football, Cheer and Dance will be introduced before the

game so be in the stands by 6:40 to show your support!

Cross Country, Golf, Girls Soccer, and Volleyball

will be recognized during halftime.

Teens for Life

Announcements

The Teens for Life Club is collecting baby items for

Memphis pro-life centers all this month. Students can

select a leaf with an item listed and return the item with

the leaf attached and your name on it. This fulfills one

requirement for going on the pro-life trip, but everyone

is invited to participate.

Sat., Oct. 20, the Teens for Life will give an hour of

prayerful witness during the 40 Days for Life observance

at Memphis Planned Parenthood abortion center @ 2430

Poplar, from 10-11 am. This fulfills one requirement for

going on the pro-life trip, but everyone is invited to

participate.

Please read the details below on how your purchases at Kroger can help St. Benedict.

It involves one step that you will have to take one time, but you won’t believe what a difference it makes!

Please consider making SBA your Kroger Community Rewards school of choice. Thank you!

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! Simply register your Kroger Plus

card online today! The greater the participation, the more we earn, so ask everyone in

your family to sign up too!

If you will go to their website at Kroger.com, and create an account (it gives you the option

to enter your existing Plus card number), you can then:

Select “My Account” below “Welcome Back” once you have 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 go to support St. Benedict High School.

We can earn UP TO $50,000 a quarter!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Saint Benedict at Auburndale

Just Imagine…

SBA Development Office 8250 Varnavas Drive, Cordova, TN 38016

Phone: 901-260-2892 E-Mail: regisl@sbaeagles.org

Web: sbaeagles.org

SBA

Target REDcard SBA Annual Fund

Great News! We received a check from Target’s Take Charge of Education Program for $2,095.38. This is such a great and easy way to beef up our Annual Fund each year. We are thrilled with this gift, but out of curiosity, looked in on our school’s progress using Target’s user-friendly website. Guess what? We only have 79 Target credit cards out there that over a period of time have totaled over $20,000 in donations over the years. CAN YOU IMAGINE IF WE ALL DESIGNATED SBA ON OUR TARGET CARDS AS OUR SCHOOL OF CHOICE? Who doesn’t go to Target? We are getting settled into the new school year, and are kicking off our Annual Fund drive. If you have a quick second, there are a few scenarios below. What a GREAT way to give to the school, and after the initial sign up, it is effortless. Please consider this super-easy way for SBA to receive a percentage of the amount of each Target purchase you make with your card. If you do not have a Target REDcard, you can go to Target.com to download the application, or pick one up in the store. If you already have a Target REDcard, you can go to their website to designate Saint Benedict as your school of choice. It is easy to search for by city and state. To see the progress report on our school and how much we have received from the Take Charge of Education program, check back to Target.com periodically. You will be amazed at how it adds up! Thank you so much for supporting SBA!

St. Benedict at Auburndale

Ninth Season

Crossroads Artists Concert Series

SBA Performing Arts Theatre

2012-2013 Schedule (Sunday evenings, 6:30 pm)

October 28, 2012

Paul Taylor/Interrobang: From Acoustic Blues to

Experimental Spontaneous Composition

December 16, 2012

Susan Marshall: Broadway to the Blues (featuring Joe

Restivo)

February 10, 2013

John Angotti: Songs of Life

March 24, 2013

The First Merely Players Showcase…Live!...in 3D: New

and Original Theatrical Works based on this year's theme: the

Songs of Elvis Presley.

TICKET ORDER FORM

The Crossroads Artists Concert Series Ninth Season

SBA Performing Arts Theatre

October 28, 2012

Paul Taylor/Interrobang: From Acoustic Blues to Experimental Spontaneous

Composition

December 16, 2012

Susan Marshall: Broadway to the Blues (featuring Joe Restivo)

February 10, 2013

John Angotti: Songs of Life

March 24, 2013

The First Merely Players Showcase…Live!...in 3D: New and Original Theatrical

Works based on this year's theme: the Songs of Elvis Presley.

We encourage you to consider season tickets to the Crossroads series- it is the major

fundraiser for the Instrumental Music Program, and your support is greatly

appreciated. Thank you!

____YES! I WANT TICKETS!! Crossroads Artist Concert Series

Name:___________________________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip_____________________________________________________

Phone___________________________________________________________

Email____________________________________________________________ Contact: Sharon Masterson For Reserved Seating 901-260-2840 www.sbaeagles.org

SEASON TICKETS $30.00 Students $15.00 INDIVIDUAL CONCERTS $10.00

Poker Night To Benefit

Saint Benedict Softball Team

October 27, 2012 Saint Benedict H.S.

Cafeteria

Everyone that makes it to Final Table will win

(# of Participants at Final Table Dependent on # of Entries)

$50.00 Buy-In Re-Buys until 8:30

Registration: 5:30 - 6:30 First Card Dealt: 6:30

For more information please contact Joe Pearson

Head Softball Coach at (901)-581-7747

Or Greg Farm (901) 605-7162

Fre

e B

eer F

ree Food

Everyone who Buys-IN will be in the Drawing

for 55” Flat screen TV plus Additional Prizes

Drawing will be held after Final Buy-IN (Additional Chances may be purchased)

Pray at SBA: Mondays at 7:15

a.m. in Chapel (except Oct. 15)

BenedicTeens: Every Thurs. at

4:30 in Mr. Smith’s classroom.

Oct. 1: 1st Period Class Mass

Oct. 2: 2nd Period Class Mass

Oct. 3: 3rd Period Class Mass

Oct. 4: 4th Period Class Mass

Oct. 5: First Friday Adoration,

7:15 a.m. Mass, Rosaries prayed

throughout the day.

Oct. 8: 5th Period Class Mass

Oct. 9: 6th Period Class Mass

Oct. 10: 7th Period Class Mass

Oct. 11: 8th Period Class Mass

Religious Events on Campus

Schedule of Lectors & Altar Servers

The Rule: St. Benedict’s Newsletter

News From

the Pope:

Oct. 11 Begins the Year of Faith! Check out the website:

www.annusfidei.va/content/novaevangelizatio/en.html

St. Benedict at Auburndale October

Saint quotes

of the month:

“To read Sacred

Scripture means to

turn to Christ for

advice.”

-St. Francis of Assisi

(Feast Day: Oct. 4)

"Do not be afraid any

longer, little flock, for

your Father is pleased

to give you the

kingdom.” - St. John

Leonardi (Feast Day

Oct. 9)

“He who has God

finds he lacks noth-

ing: God alone

suffices.” - St. Teresa

of Avila (Feast Day:

Oct. 15)

“The faith I have

when I am in the

presence of the

Blessed Sacrament is

so strong that I find it

impossible to express

what I feel.”

- St. Anthony Mary

Claret (Feast Day:

Oct. 24)

“Keeping our eyes

fixed on Jesus, the

leader and perfecter

of faith.” -Hebrews

12:2

Oct. 1 (1st Period)

Lectors: Mary Margaret Vollmar & Tim Maginn

Altar Server: Joseph Ferrante

Oct. 2 (2nd Period)

Lectors: Nikki Shah & Abbey McCory

Altar Server:

Oct. 3 (3rd Period)

Lectors: Alana Oliphant & Christine Goold

Altar Server: Zach Favorite

Oct. 4 (4th Period)

Lectors: Abby Fehrenbacher & Kirkland Schuler

Altar Server: Amanda Slade

Oct. 8 (5th Period)

Lectors: Grace Call & Amelia Strickland

Altar Server: Grace Gilman

Oct. 9 (6th Period)

Lectors: Arielle Lahlles & Cassandra Carrasco

Altar Server: Emma McDonald

Oct. 10 (7th Period)

Lectors: Patrick Murphy & Jessica Focht

Altar Server: Jack Schaaf

Oct. 11 (8th Period)

Lectors: Olivia Orsak & Cory Sheeks

Altar Server: Patrick Freel

Director of Spiritual Affairs: Khira Rotty Email: rottyk@sbaeagles.org

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Diocesan Events: Bishop Steib leads civic prayer for elections: Oct. 4th, 7-9 p.m. Cathedral Father/Son Program: Oct. 28, 4-7 p.m. St. Francis Hospital Auditorium SEARCH: November 9-11 (send in your registration form by the week of Oct. 22)

Other News: ALL Chaplains meet with Mrs. Rotty after school on Thursdays. Check the bulletin board in the Theology hallway for Parish Mass, Confession

and Youth Ministry schedules.

Cemetery for the Unborn: Tues-day, October 2, activity period & after school

Tree of Life: October 1 – 31 (pacifiers, bibs, baby wash, baby shampoo, ointment, newborn dia-pers, infant bath towels sizes 0-3 mos. and 3-6 mos., boy and girl sleepers 6-9 mos., preemie cloth-ing, infant teething rings, baby bot-tles, wash cloths, cotton receiving blankets, boy and girl outfits)

Life Chain: Sunday, October 7 2-3 pm

Memorial Day of Silence & vacant desk campaign on campus: Tuesday, October 16, classes and lunches

40 Days for the Unborn: Saturday, October 20, 10-11 am atMemphis Planned Parenthood, 2430 Poplar Ave.

World Wide Rosary & Cemetery for the Unborn take-down: Saturday, Oc-tober 27, 10 am - Meet in the Chapel.(Rain date: Monday, October 29, after school)

Pro-Life Novena:

http://religiousliberties.org/novena

October is Pro-Life Month!

Events (On and Off Campus) to get involved in:

The Rule: St. Benedict’s Newsletter

News From

the Pope:

Oct. 11 Begins the Year of Faith! Check out the website:

www.annusfidei.va/content/novaevangelizatio/en.html

St. Benedict at Auburndale October

Saint quotes

of the month:

“To read Sacred

Scripture means to

turn to Christ for

advice.”

-St. Francis of Assisi

(Feast Day: Oct. 4)

"Do not be afraid any

longer, little flock, for

your Father is pleased

to give you the

kingdom.” - St. John

Leonardi (Feast Day

Oct. 9)

“He who has God

finds he lacks noth-

ing: God alone

suffices.” - St. Teresa

of Avila (Feast Day:

Oct. 15)

“The faith I have

when I am in the

presence of the

Blessed Sacrament is

so strong that I find it

impossible to express

what I feel.”

- St. Anthony Mary

Claret (Feast Day:

Oct. 24)

“Keeping our eyes

fixed on Jesus, the

leader and perfecter

of faith.” -Hebrews

12:2

Director of Spiritual Affairs: Khira Rotty Email: rottyk@sbaeagles.org

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

October is the Month of the Rosary!

What is the Rosary? Why is it important? How do I pray the Rosary? Look here

(http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/prayers/rosary/) for the answers to these

questions.

Pope John Paul II beautifully stated:

“With the Rosary, the Christian people sit at the school of Mary and is led to

contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of

his love.” Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae)

October 11 Begins the Year of Faith!

Check out the website on the sidebar for more information.

Last year SBA teamed up with St. Agnes and

CBHS to support the Wings Cancer foundation

through football game ticket sales.

We are doing this, again, by selling tickets to

our home football game with CBHS (Oct. 26)

for $10.00 with $3.00 of each ticket sale going

to Wings.

We will have tickets on sale in the main office

and on Friday at our home varsity game. Your

participation is greatly appreciated.

SBA Athletics - Upcoming Events

Tuesday, October 16th

- Girls Soccer vs Briarcrest (HOME)

o JV Game is at 5:00pm

o Varsity Game is at 7:00pm

o FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT!! Free Hamburgers

and Hotdogs at the game!!

o Also, this will be Senior Night for the team

Friday, October 19th

- Varsity Football vs Carver (HOME)

o This is Fall Sport Senior Night

Saturday, October 20th

- Varsity Volleyball vs BGA (HOME)

o This is a TSSAA Event, so NO Passes will be

accepted. Admission will be $7

- FR Football vs ECS (HOME at 5:30pm)