Monday Mail for the Week of

November 21st, 2011:

Calendar Reminders

November 22nd ….NHS Blood Drive

November 23-25th…. Thanksgiving Break – NO CLASSES

November 30th …. Junior Ring Mass

December 2nd …. Student Penance Services

December 3rd …. High School Placement Test for Incoming

Students

December 8th …. Feast of the Immaculate Conception – NO

CLASSES

December 9th …. 8th Grade Night at the Home Basketball

Game

To all our SBA Families –

On behalf of everyone here at St. Benedict at Auburndale, we want to wish all our families (those of our students and those of our staff) a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday. On occasion, we find ourselves face-to-face with the realization that we have lived a fair amount of our lives while taking God’s day-to-day gifts for granted. Be it the air that we breathe or the food that we eat, or the heat in our homes and the gas in our cars. We just forget. We’re not ungrateful to the Source of all Goodness. It’s just that life takes over and our prayers become reserved for the things we need, not so much the things that we have. The same is true for the people in our lives. How often we forget them! All of you are a daily part of our lives … a part that we often overlook. So please know that we give thanks for all you have done for us, the sacrifices you’ve made, the extra effort you’ve given. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Exam Schedule

There will be more information sent out to families

regarding the procedures for final exams, but below is

the Exam Schedule for Tuesday, December 13th

through

Friday, December 16th

:

Tuesday

Dec. 13th

Wednesday

Dec. 14th

Thursday

Dec. 15th

Friday

Dec. 16th

7:45 –

Prayer &

Announcements

7:45 –

Prayer &

Announcements

7:45 –

Prayer &

Announcements

7:45 –

Prayer &

Announcements

7:50 – 9:30

4th

Period

Exam

7:50 – 9:30

5th

Period

Exam

7:50 – 9:30

6th

Period

Exam

7:50 – 9:30

7th

Period

Exam

9:30 – 9:45

Break

9:30 – 9:45

Break

9:30 – 9:45

Break

9:30 – 9:45

Break

9:50 – 11:30

1st Period

Exam

9:50 – 11:30

2nd

Period

Exam

9:50 – 11:30

3rd

Period

Exam

9:50 – 11:30

8th

Period

Exam

LASTING LEGACIES

ANNUAL FUND

UPDATE

Thank you so much for your support so far in the 2011-

12 Lasting Legacies Annual Fund Drive!!! Since July 1 we

have received $46,132.05 in unrestricted gifts and

$36,158.75 in restricted program gifts. Our goal is to raise

$200,000 and to have $110,000 of that by December 31st.

As you think about your year-end giving opportunities,

we hope that you will consider our school. We certainly

make every penny count and every gift is appreciated.

Please contact the SBA Development Office if you have any

questions at 260-2892 or visit the following link to give

online: http://sbaeagles.org/donate

Thank you again for your

continued support!

Religious Goods Sale Date - Wed., Nov. 30, 2011

Time - 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Location – SBA Front Foyer

Admission Fee - Free

Description - Vendors will offer a variety of religious goods, books,

music and gifts for sale. Open to the Public. Come and shop for Christmas.

Contact – Sharon Masterson, 260-2871, mastersons@sbaeagles.org.

SBA Christmas Concert Date of Event- Thur., Dec. 1, 2011

Time- 7:00 pm

Place- SBA Theater

Admission Fee- Free

Description- A holiday concert featuring Christmas Music from the

repertoire of the award-winning SBA Bands – Concert, Jazz and Rock &

Soul and SBA Choirs – Show, Jazz and Concert

Contact person, phone & E-mail-Sharon Masterson, 260-2871,

mastersons@sbaeagles.org

Crossroads Concert #2 Date of Event- Sunday, December 11th

Time- 6:30 pm

Place- SBA Theater

Admission Fee- $10

Description of event- Jimmy Davis and his

acoustic guitar, with campfire songs and more.

Come out of the holiday hustle and bustle for a warm evening of delightful

music.

Contact person, phone & E-mail-Sharon Masterson, 260-2871,

mastersons@sbaeagles.org

SBA Holiday Hoops Basketball Camp Date of Event- Mon-Wed, Dec. 19-21, 2011

Time- Boys (grades 1-8)-8:00 am-12 Noon, Girls (grades

4-8)-1:00-4:00 pm

Place- St. Benedict High School Gym, 8250 Varnavas

@Germantown Pkwy in Cordova

Admission Fee- Boys-$80 ($75 if early register); Girls-$60

Description of event-

Get your last minute Christmas shopping done while your children

enjoy SBA’s Annual Holiday Hoops Basketball Camp. SBA’s

Varsity Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches, Caleb Marcum

and Don Sebren, provide superior basketball instruction for your

budding hoopster.

Contact person, phone & E-mail-

Sharon Masterson, 260-2871, mastersons@sbaeagles.org

Theatre Looking for Patrons SBA’s award-winning music and drama departments offer the opportunity

for friends of SBA to sponsor or advertise in theatrical/musical production

programs throughout the year. SBA’s productions of Anything Goes and

Midsummer Night’s Dream are the next events upcoming where you can

advertise your company at a very reasonable price. Support SBA and

recognize our talented student actors and ensembles. For information or

sponsorship and/or purchasing advertising contact Cindy Wells, Fine Arts

Chair, at wellsc@sbaeagles.org

SBA Athletics

Upcoming Events

Monday, November 21st

- Freshman Boys Basketball vs. Bartlett (HOME @

7:00pm)

Tuesday, November 22nd

- Girls & Boys Basketball vs. Munford (HOME)

o JV Boys @ 4:30pm

o Varsity Girls @ 6:00pm

o Varsity Boys @ 7:30pm

Wednesday, November 23rd

- Wrestling vs. Brighton/Cordova (HOME @ 5:00pm)

Friday, November 25th

- Varsity Girls Basketball vs. McEachern, GA (AWAY)

$$$$$$$$$$$$

FINANCIAL AID &

SCHOLARSHIPS

FOR COLLEGE

What: Information on grants, loans, scholarships, and work

study, including information on completing the FAFSA form

and how to apply for the Tennessee Hope Scholarship. The

speaker will be Jim Shannon the financial aid director from

CBU. He will speak on scholarships and financial aid for all

colleges, not just CBU.

When: November 30, 6:30PM

Where: St. Benedict School, Theater

Who May Attend: Parents of the Class of 2012

$$$$$$$$$$$$

Community

News

Section

Date – Thur., Dec. 1, 2011

Event – St. Francis School Annual Holiday

Religious Goods Sale

Time – 8: 00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location – Multi-purpose room, St. Francis

School, 2100 Germantown Pkwy. in Cordova

Admission Fee – Free

Description - Vendors will offer a variety of

religious goods, books, music and gifts for sale.

Open to the Public. Come and shop for

Christmas.

Contact – Betty Siano, 388-7321,

betty.siano@sfaschholl.cdom.org.

Public listing – 388-7321, www.sfawolves.org.