Monday Mail for the Week of

November 5th, 2012:

Important Upcoming Calendar Reminders

- November 7th …... Faculty Professional Development –

HALF-DAY DISMISSAL

- November 8th ……. Make-Up Picture Day

- November 9th ……. Sophomore Retreat

- November 11th …. Open House for Prospective

Students; 1:00pm-3:00pm

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!

St. Benedict at Auburndale

8250 Varnavas Drive Cordova, TN 38016

901.260.2840

For Winter Sports Schedules, please visit our website at www.sbaeagles.org

It’s time to Rock the Stands in your Eagles’

Nest!! Join us for an en-tertaining ’tip’ off night to see what this season holds for our Men’s and

Women’s Basketball teams!!

It’s

Moonlight

Madness

Time at

SBA!!

Friday Nov. 9 5:30-7:30 PM

SBA Gym Admission: 2 cans of food or a $1 cash donation to benefit

SBA’s food drive

Highlights

Featuring Mr. Bilbrey as

the evening’s host

Scrimmages by both

teams

Performances by the

Cheer and Dance teams

Fan Competitions in

Best Spirit Costume, 3-

point Shootout and a

Hot Shot Competition

Sophomore Retreat

For those attending the Sophomore Retreat on Friday,

November 9th, please remember that all guys are being asked

to bring a 12-pack of water or soda and that all girls are

asked to bring a sweet or salty snack for the retreat.

Tuition Statements

We want to remind all of our families that tuition payments

were due on November 1st. If you have any questions about

the status of payment or would like to have a tuition

statement e-mailed to you please contact Kathy Hurt

(hurtk@sbaeagles.org) in our Business Office.

November 7th

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.

NEWS FROM HOME AND SCHOOL

Please mark your calendars for a couple of important meetings coming up: November 8th at 8:00 those involved with the Annual Fashion Show. This is our first planning meeting. Please try to attend if possible. We’ll meet in the faculty dining hall. November 14th our next Home and School Meeting at 8:00, also in the faculty dining hall. This meeting should be able to be completed by 9:00.

We are still 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. As you are out shopping for the holidays, think of us and our baskets and pick up some extra gift

cards. You can send them in with your students to the attention of Annual Fashion show. Our first planning

meeting will be November 8th at 8:00. An email will be sent to those who have signed up to help. If you are

interested, please let Romy Schaaf or Lori Regis know.

Additional volunteer opportunities are open for sign up via signupgenius.com. See links below. In addition, we

have a call out for some the following 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 Open House on 11/11. THIS OPEN

HOUSE IS IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS! WE HAVE ONLY 2 OF OUR 10 SLOTS FILLED. PLEASE HELP

US IF YOU CAN.

THE BIG TURKEY GIVE AWAY

“TRIVIA NIGHT” Benefiting St. Benedict Seniors

Project Graduation

Saturday Night, November 17, 2012

SBA Dining Hall Doors Open at 6:30 p.m. Questions begin at 7:30 p.m.

$15 per player

Teams will consist of 8 people. In the interest of fairness – no more than 8 people per team.

Walk-Ins accepted at the door IF tables are available.

GOLD SPONSOR TABLES

$20 per player (these tables must consist of 8 players)

Each of these tables will receive 2 bottles of wine, appetizer,

priority seating and additional door prize drawings.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. to give you time to set up and visit with competing teams.

Questions by Brother Ignatius (CBU) will begin at 7:30 p.m.

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, 2

nd, 3

rd and last will receive prizes!

Table Decorating Contest!!! Come up with a theme and decorate your table. Most outstanding

table will win a prize!!

Silent Auction / Heads & Tails Game

Mulligans – tokens that can be used as a correct answer when a team is stumped on a question.

($5.00 each or 6 for $20.00) Limit 6 per team.

Call: St Benedict High School 260-2840, Darla Boston 277-8694;

or e-mail SBAtrivia@yahoo.com for any questions.

Mail completed registration forms with checks made payable to Project Graduation

to:

St Benedict High School

8250 Varnavas Dr.

Cordova, TN 38016

Drop off at SBA High School office with envelope marked Project Graduation (Trivia Night)

We do expect a full house and tables will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. We are limited

to 45 tables. Sign up early so you won’t be disappointed!

Trivia Night Registration

Reservations will be accepted for teams at $15 per person; or at $20 per person for a Gold Sponsor

table. To reserve a Gold Sponsor Table, you must have 8 players.

If you prepay the registration fee – we will let you know your table assignment in advance and you will

be able to go straight to your table and bypass the line at the registration table. If you pay at the door,

the team captain is responsible for collecting the team’s registration fees and paying for the entire team

at check-in, either by check or cash.

Please select one: Gold Table__________________ or Regular Table____________________

Team Members: (Please designate one person as team captain)

1. ___________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________

6. ____________________________________________________________________

7. ____________________________________________________________________

8. ____________________________________________________________________

Team Captain:______________________________________________________

Address:___________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Phone:_______________________ e-mail:________________________________

Please provide an e-mail address so a copy of the rules can be sent to the team captain.

You are invited to bring your own refreshments and BYOB for your table. Desserts and soft drinks will

be provided!! Door prizes will be drawn throughout the night and the silent auction will end during the

8th

round. Brother Ignatius has promised two “heads or tails” contests, which will be fun for all!!

Pray at SBA Prayer Service

Mondays at 7:15 a.m. in Chapel

Nov. 1: All Saints Day

Holy Day of Obligation...Go to Mass :)

Nov. 2: 1st Friday Mass at 7:15 &

Adoration

Nov. 5: 1st Period Class Mass

Nov. 6: 2nd Period Class Mass

Nov. 8: 4th Period Class Mass

Nov. 9: 3rd Period Class Mass &

Sophomore Retreat

Nov. 12: 5th Period Class Mass

Nov. 13: 6th Period Class Mass

Nov. 14: 7th Period Class Mass

Nov. 15: 8th Period Class Mass

Nov. 30: Sacrament of Penance

(Available during lunch periods in

Chapel)

Spiritual Events on Campus

Schedule of Lectors & Altar Servers

The Rule: St. Benedict’s Newsletter

St. Benedict at Auburndale November

Saint quotes

of the month:

"You cannot be

half a saint; you

must be a whole

saint or no saint at

all." -St. Therese of

Lisieux (Nov. 1:

All Saints Day)

"The nation doesn’t

simply need what

we have. It needs

what we are." -St.

Teresa Benedicta

“We must pray

without tiring, for

the salvation of

mankind does not

depend upon mate-

rial success . . . but

on Jesus alone.”

-St. Frances Xavier

Cabrini (Feast

Day : Nov. 13)

“As mariners are

guided into port by

the shining of a

star, so Christians

are guided to

heaven by Mary"

- Saint Thomas

Aquinas (Nov. 21:

Feast of the Pres-

entation of Mary)

“We have found

the Messiah.”

-St. Andrew in

John 1:41 (Feast

Day: Nov. 30)

Nov. 5 (1st Period)

Lectors: Grace Davis & Kyle Anderson

Altar Server: Hayley Walsh

Nov. 6 (2nd Period)

Lectors: Gabby Velasquez & Malachi Marrero

Altar Server: Eva Montgomery

Nov. 8 (4th Period)

Lectors: Amanda Slade & Danielle Morris

Altar Server: Austin Prudhomme

Nov. 9 (3rd Period)

Lectors: Denise Sweeney & Robert Langley

Altar Server: Jessica O’Brien

Nov. 12 (5th Period)

Lectors: Eloiza Tecson & Baylee Thielemier

Altar Server: Alex Thompson

Nov. 13 (6th Period)

Lectors: Arielle Lahlles &

Emma McDonald

Altar Server: Hannah Jones

Nov. 14 (7th Period)

Lectors: Sophie Bougeois & Payton Powers

Altar Server: Jack Schaaf

Nov. 15 (8th Period)

Lectors: Grace Ann Shorter & Cayne Thomas

Altar Server: Michael Lawrence

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

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

“Keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith.”

-Hebrews 12:2

SEARCH: November 9-11 Pray for all attending this weekend!

SEARCH: November 30-December 2 A few spots are still available! Get a registration form in Theology hallway!

Diocesan Events:

The Rule: St. Benedict’s Newsletter

News From

the Pope:

Year of Faith

Check out this website:

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

And this one:

www.lifeteen.com

Another great

website:

www.chastity.com

St. Benedict at Auburndale November

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

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

Other News:

BenedicTeens: Thursdays at 4:30 in Rm. A111 (Mr. Smith).

How to Find Your Soulmate Without Losing Your Soul Book

Discussion group

Tuesdays (Oct. 30-Dec. 11) at 3:15

Room A109

Read 3 chapters each week and be ready to discuss

Snacks provided!!

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.

“Keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith.”

-Hebrews 12:2

School Picture Proofs

School picture proofs have arrived and will be distributed

during 1st period on Thursday, October 18th. 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.

Graduation Invitations

Balfour will return to collect order forms on Tuesday,

November 6th during all lunches. In addition to turning in the

order form, either a $60 deposit or the full payment is also

due. For more information or to get an order form, contact

Claire Sweeney at sweeneyc@sbaealges.org or 260-2848.

SUPERVISED PLAY AND ACTIVITIES

Contact Coach Dianna Cervetti at 260-2865.

cervettid@sbaeagles.org

CHILD’S NAME ________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________

AGE ____ GRADE _____ SCHOOL _______________________________________________

PARENT’S NAME __________________________________ PHONE # ___________________

EMAIL ADDRESS ________________________________ 2ND PHONE #_________________

EMERGENCY CONTACT __________________________ PHONE # ______________________

I hereby authorize the directors of the SBA Jingle Bell Camp to act for me in their best judgment in any emergency requiring medical attention. I hereby waive and release the camp director, SBA administration and the Catholic Diocese of Memphis. I know of no medical problems that may prevent my child from participating in this camp and I will assume full responsibility for

any medical or other charges in connection with participation in this camp.

SIGNATURE OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN ____________________________________________

DATE __________________________________

Mail checks (payable to St. Benedict) to: Dianna Cervetti, St. Benedict at Auburndale

8250 Varnavas Drive Cordova, TN 38016

*Snacks will be provided but all campers must bring a sack lunch.*

Sponsored by: The SBA Track & Field Team!

Jingle Bell Day Camp!

9:00 A.M.—2:00 PM

WHEN: Friday, November 23

WHERE: St. Benedict at Auburndale High School, 8250 Varnavas, Cordova

Start your Christmas shopping early and leave the kids with us! Age-appropriate activities will be provided for ages 4 - 10.

$40 per child ($10 discount per sibling) If registered before 11/16/12

($50 after 11/16/12)

Fun! Fun! Fun!

Arts & Crafts

Games

Storytime

Music

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. Qty/Total $ 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. Qty/Total $ 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.

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!

SBA Athletics - Upcoming Events

Thursday, November 8th

- Girls Bowling vs St. Mary’s (AWAY)

- Swimming – St. George’s Swim Meet (AWAY)

- JV Wrestling – Pre-Season Tournament (AWAY)

Friday, November 9th

- Boys & Girls Basketball – MOONLIGHT

MADNESS at 5:30pm at HOME

Saturday, November 10th

- Varsity Wrestling – Pre-Season Tournament (AWAY)

- Swimming – Bartlett Rec Swim Meet (AWAY)

COMMUNITY

NEWS

SECTION

P R E PA R I N G T H E W A Y F O R C H R I S T M A S

ANGOTTIA Family Christmas Concert with John Angotti & Friends

7:00 p.m. Saturday, December 15, 2012 The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, Memphis, TN

Tickets $15 - $50 (save 10% when you buy four or more tickets prior to December 4th)

Featuring St. Agnes Academy Ladies First, St. Benedict at Auburndale Show Choir, Bells of the Holy Spirit, Voices of St. Augustine Choir, a 100+ person all Diocesan choir and more!

Call 901-722-4701 to order tickets!

To Benefit the Programs of Catholic Charities of West Tennessee & St. Martin de Porres Shrine & Institute

Presented by: Benefiting :