St. Benedict Monday Mail - June 28, 2021 by Saint Benedict at Auburndale

Monday Mail June 28, 2021

A Note From The Principal I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! As we near the Fourth of July, it's hard to believe we are close to halfway through the break. The remaining weeks will go by quickly so please be sure to read through these updates in Monday Mail so that your student is ready for success when we start back in August. A few items to note: Laptop Pickup appointments are available for all students - please sign up using the links below. Math and reading summer assignments have been posted. The Used Uniform Sale will take place on July 24th. Soar Day will take place on August 9th. Lastly, our office will be closed Friday, July 2nd and Monday, July 5th to give all of our staff the opportunity to celebrate Independence Day with their families. Have a safe, happy and healthy Fourth! - Sondra Morris

Laptop Pick-up Appointments for ALL Students This week we are continuing to host laptop pick-up appointments through Wednesday, June 30th for all of our returning students. A limited number of appointments remain so please make your's right away. These will be under 30 minutes. Beginning July 6th , we will host appointments for new (freshmen and transfer) students to pick up their laptops. There will be 6 hour-long sessions over July 6, 7 and 14. Please sign up using the link below for the session that works for you, and arrive promptly so that we can cover log-in information, where to find apps and programs, and how to download textbooks. A parent must accompany the student.

Returning Student Laptop Pick-up

New Students Laptop Pick-up

Appointments will last approximately 30 minutes.

Appointments will last approximately one hour.

Returning students must be accompanied

New students must be accompanied by a

by a parent in order to get their laptop.

parent in order to get their laptop.

Appointments will be held in the DLC.

Enrollment forms must be complete.

Your FACTS payment plan must be set up

- please contact Kathy Hurt for assistance.

Schedule your appointment

Faith at St. Benedict A Message on Schools from Bishop Talley Bishop Talley shares a very heartfelt message thanking parents, teachers, principals and everyone who banded together over the past year and a half to overcome hardships and keep our kids learning and healthy. He is looking forward to a great school year to come - as are we!

SBA Weekly Sports Report 2020-2021 Athletic Awards - LIVESTREAM TONIGHT! Congratulations to all of the following athletes who have been named to various All-Metro teams for their 2020-21 seasons! Be sure to tune in at 7pm tonight to see the live broadcast of the Memphisarea High School Sports Awards, featuring some of the biggest names in sports - like Shaquille O'Neal, Aaron Rodgers and Kerri Walsh-Jennings. St. Benedict students who have been nominated are highlighted in red.

Kaelynn Culpepper - Commercial Appeal All-Metro (1st) Baseball Team Luke Ellis - Commercial Appeal All-Metro (2nd) Baseball Team Lucas Ferro - Commercial Appeal All-Metro Boys Swim Team, Memphis Area High School Male Swimmer of the Year Finalist Lucy Garry - Memphis Area High School Female Bowler of the Year Finalist Ginny Gex - Daily Memphian Division 2 All-Metro Team Josie Gex - Commercial Appeal All-Metro (2nd) Softball Team, Daily Memphian Player of the Year Finalist, Daily Memphian Division 2 All-Metro Team Alexie Griffin - Commercial Appeal All-Metro (2nd) Softball Team, Daily Memphian Division 2 All-Metro Team Claire Hollingsworth - Memphis Area High School I AM SPORT Award Finalist Colin Lee - Commercial Appeal All-Metro Boys Swim Team

Riley Martin - Memphis Area High School Male Bowler of the Year Finalist Catherine McCulley - Memphis Area High School Leadership Award Finalist Tori Moore - Memphis Area High School Female Bowler of the Year Finalist, I AM SPORT Finalist Sean Mullen - Daily Memphian Tennis Player of the Year Finalist, Memphis Area High School Female Tennis Player of the Year Finalist Jacob Nichols - Commercial Appeal All-Metro Boys Swim Team, Memphis Area High School Male Swimmer of the Year Finalist Caroline Stiefvater - Memphis Area High School Female Bowler of the Year Finalist Jolie Taty - Daily Memphian Tennis Player of the Year Finalist, Memphis Area High School Female Tennis Player of the Year Finalist Hailey Wakefield - Memphis Area High School Female Bowler of the Year Finalist Nile Williams - Memphis Area High School I AM SPORT Award Finalist St. Benedict Bowling Team - Memphis Area High School Fan Favorite Team St. Benedict Cheerleading Team - Memphis Area High School Fan Favorite Team St. Benedict Boys 200 and 400 freestyle swim relay teams - Daily Memphian's All-Metro Boys Swim Team

The Lady Eagles Soccer Team Hires New Head Coach SBA alum and former soccer standout, Zayrion Harris, has come back to coach the girls soccer team. Coach Harris graduated from SBA in 2015 and then went on to play for the University of Memphis. He has been coaching professionally for Los Lobos and working with the SBA boys soccer team. Extremely excited to be leading the girls, Coach Harris wants to strengthen the foundation of the program. "We have our own unique energy, and I want to really build on that." A big proponent of teams supporting teams, Zayrion encourages students, faculty and other Eagles teams to come out and cheer the girls on this fall. And he promises that his athletes will be doing the same. "It makes everyone play better, and it's a big part of what the Eagle community has always done for each other." Welcome aboard, Coach Harris!

The TSSAA mandated summer dead period will run from June 28th - Jully 11th .

Student News Summer math and reading assignments have been posted. These are required assignments. Math will be due the first full day of school. If you have questions regarding the math, there will be a Q&A session in room B217 on Wednesday, August 4th from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. For reading, students must have completed their assigned book by the first day of class. There will be an assessment (5 long answer

questions) that first week. Students will also write a summer reading essay - that assignment will be introduced by the second week of class.

Summer Math Assignments

Summer Reading Assignments

Algebra I

For all SBA Students

Rising Algebra 2

For AP English

Rising Geometry

Language (Juniors) For AP English Literature (Seniors)

Award certificates for both 2020 and 2021 are available in the office. Please be sure to stop by during our summer hours (posted below).

Mark Your Calendar Used Uniform Sale The used uniform sale will take place on July 24th (with drop off day on July 23rd and pick up day on July 25th). More information on exactly how to sell/consign your used uniforms can be found on Quicklinks on the website, or here.

Soar Day Soar Day will take place on August 9th. We will share more details closer to the event.

SBA Baseball Camp - Rising 3rd through 8th Graders Attention parents of younger children: SBA is offering a baseball for rising third through eighth graders. SBA is also offering volleyball, football, basketball and soccer camps this summer. You can check out our full camp offerings at www.sbaeagles.org/sbasummer. July 12th -15th 8:30am - 12:30pm

$125 per camper

Academic Bootcamp for Incoming Freshmen SBA will offer Summer Prep Boot Camp for incoming freshmen to strengthen their skills in English and math. English will cover basic skills in grammar, composition and literary techniques in preparation for freshman English class. Math will cover remedial fractions, decimals, integers, and equations in preparation for Algebra 1. The deadline to register is July 19th. Contact Dr. Fischer with any questions.

Camp dates: July 26th - 30th $100 for one academic area (English OR math) $175 for both academic areas (English AND math) English 8:00 am - 10:00 | Math 10:15 am - 12:15 pm

The Catholic Diocese of Memphis Eucharistic Congress This year we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of our Catholic Diocese of Memphis. The theme for our Anniversary is That All May Be One. To commemorate this momentous celebration, a Eucharistic Congress will be held October 8th - 9th , 2021, at the newly renovated Renasant Convention Center in downtown Memphis. A Eucharistic Congress is a gathering of clergy, religious and laity to bear witness to the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. The Eucharist is the sacramental presence of Jesus under the forms of bread and wine. Please join us.

Did You Know? SBA Annual Fund It is not too late to donate to the SBA Annual Fund! Donations for the 2020-21 Annual Fund will be accepted through June 30th. You can desginate your gift (science department, arts, athletics, pro-life fund, etc) or give to the general fund. Every gift makes a difference. If you can, please donate today.

Middle School Enrichment Programs Parents of middle schoolers: Starting this fall, SBA will be offering STEM enrichment to 7th and 8th graders and Honors Math for 8th graders. Classes will be from 7:00am - 7:30am and are free of charge. Please visit our website for more details on the schedule, requirements and how to register your child.

New Social Media Submission Form We want to shine a light on the great things that happen at SBA every day - as well as the amazing accomplishments of our esteemed alumni. But just like it takes a village to make our community so amazing, it takes help from all of you to tell our story. Please use this form to let us know what you want to share - for social media accounts and for our printed publications. Let's tell the world what it means to be an Eagle! You can find the social media and publications form on Quicklinks at the website.

Driver's Permit - Certificate of Attendance Needed 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 our summer office hours. Please have the student's Social Security Number to complete the form.

Summer Office Hours and School Calendar The office at St. Benedict will be observing the following summer hours: Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 2:30pm Friday: 8:30am - Noon The office will be closed July 2nd and 5th as well. Other times are available by appointment. The 2021-2022 School Calendar is available on Quicklinks on the website.

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& Go Eagles!