Monday Mail August 23, 2021
Drop Off Reminders Parents if you are dropping your student off in the morning, please make sure you pull as far down Lane 3 as possible to make room for cars behind you. Your student may exit the car by the cafeteria and then proceed along the covered sidewalk to the rotunda doors. The goal is to keep our backlog of traffic off Germantown Parkway and get everyone inside safely! Thank you for your cooperation.
This Week at SBA On Wednesday, August 25th , we will have an early dismissal at 2:00pm so that we can disinfect our campus prior to Meet the Teacher Night.
Meet The Teacher Night We hope you can join us for Meet the Teacher Night on Wednesday, August 25th from 6:30pm - 7:45pm. Please note that we have changed the format. You may come and go as you please from classroom to classroom during that window. To keep everyone safe, we are limiting attendance to one parent per student and 10 people per room. The spirit shop will be available in the foyer. With such few opportunities to have parents on our campus over the last year and a half, we are really looking forward to hosting you!
Introducing Final Friday Coffee & Conversation: Percolate, Caffeinate, Participate Families, friends and alumni of SBA, please join us on Friday, August 27 at 8:15am for the first in our new Final Friday Coffee & Conversation series. Principal Sondra Morris will be joined by special guest Nic Antoine, Superintendent of Memphis Catholic
Schools. Mr. Antoine will share his love for Catholic education, and SBA specifically. Coffee and pastries will be served. This is an informal time to connect with leaders of Catholic education in our great city and learn more about SBA and upcoming events. t is also a great opportunity to connect with other SBA families, alumni, friend and SBA staff. We hope you can join us!
Friday, August 27 @ 8:15am SBA Library
Admin Notify Test Please note that on Monday afternoon we will be testing our Admin Notify system. This will be the way we communicate any urgent matters to you, so please let us know if you do not receive any communication from SBA on Monday.
Faith at St. Benedict
Monday 8/23
Tuesday 8/24 5th Period Mass
Wednesday, 8/25
Thursday, 8/26
Friday, 8/27
6th Period Mass
7th Period Mass
8th Period Mass Confession (11:30am 12:30pm)
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.
New Diocesan Decree Bishop Talley announced a new Decree, effective August 21st. Please read it here.
SBA Weekly Sports Report
SBA Esports Team Meeting: Thursday, August 27 If you are interested in joining SBA's new Esports team, we will be hosting our first introductory meeting after school in the DLC. No need to sign up - just come if you want to learn more.
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.
SBA Athletic Season Pass
Individual Game Tickets
Pack the Nest - Friday Pep Rally! This Friday we are hosting a pep rally during 8th period on the football field. Let's get pumped before the home opener football game against Bartlett! The game starts at 7pm, but come early for the Pregame Fan Fest with food trucks and music in the Tully Parking Lot.
Commercial Appeal Shines Light On SBA Athletes Congrats to Lauren Carter (Senior) and Kara Crunk (Junior) on making the Commercial Appeal's Top 30 Volleyball Players to watch for the 2021 season!
Cheer On Your Fellow Eagles At This Week's Events:
Saturday, August 28 - Fast & Furious Early Bird Invitational
Monday, August 23 - Boys and Girls FCA Tournament at Windyke
Wednesday, August 25 - Boys vs. MUS @ Audubon Thursday, August 26 - Girls Golf vs Northpoint, St. Agnes, and Hutchison at Wedgewood
Monday, August 23 - SBA @ Munford JV - 5:30pm, V 6:30pm Tuesday, August 24 - SBA @ Brighton F - 4:30pm, JV 5:30pm, V - 6:30pmm Thursday, August 26 - SBA vs. St. Agnes (Away) F 4:30pm, JV - 5:30pm, V - 6:30pm Friday, August 27 - River City Classic at Bartlett Saturday, August 28 - River City Classic at Bartlett
Friday, August 27 @ 7:00pm - SBA vs. Bartlett (Home)
Tuesday, August 24 – SBA vs. St. Mary's (Away) JV 4:00pm, V - 5:30pm (SEASON OPENER) Thursday, August 26 - SBA vs. St. Agnes (Away) JV 4:30pm, V -
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 Junior Class Rings A rep from Herff Jones will be at SBA on Wednesday, August 25 during lunch for anyone who wants to order a class ring. A $60 deposit will be required for Utlrium, Extreme Silver and Extreme AuRista rings. A $100 deposit will be required for 10K Gold rings and a $125 deposit will be required for 14K Gold rings.
National Honor Society Tutoring Options SBA's National Honor Society has the following tutoring options available. They are eager to help so please reach out! Paired Up Tutoring: Students who need tutoring can fill out this google form. Study essions: Groups of students can request a study session for a certain class/test using this google form. Library Tutoring: Tutoring will be available in the library on Mondays and Thursdays during the last 30 minutes of each lunch period (in-person). For the first semester, the first lunch session is Monday August 30, and the last session is Thursday December 9. There will also be after school tutoring opportunities from 3:15-3:45 on Wednesdays (first Wednesdays will be 2:15-2:45) Tutoring Fair: Every second Wednesday of the month, NHS will host a “study fair” (with subjects including Math, Science, English, History, and Foreign Language) in Mrs. Vaughan’s room (B-118) from 3:15-3:45. If a student needs help in any subject, they can attend.
SBA Health News 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
SBA COVID Policies SBA is following the Shelby County Health Department as well as the Tennesse Department of Health 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.
Pop Up Vaccine Clinic - St. Ann's Bartlett Catholic Church On Sunday, September 5th, St. Ann's Bartlett Catholic Church is holding a pop up vaccination clinic from 9:30am-1:30 pm. The clinic will be open to anyone 12 and up and will be offering Pfizer 1st and 2nd doses as well as the Johnson & Johnson (1 dose) vaccine. No appointment is necessary.
Mark Your Calendar 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.
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 Business Directory We want to support you and your business by starting an SBA Business Directory! Current SBA families, Faculty/Staff families, Alumni, Alumni parents who own a business can complete the online form to be included in our newly created directory. Scan the code, or click here to be included. Once our directory is established, we will post on our website and
feature members here and on social media! Once an Eagle, always an Eagle!
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.
SBA Has New Hospital Grade Filters As part of our plans to mitigate the transmission of all communicable illnesses this year, SBA has installed new Room Air Purifiers (RAP) in all classrooms and most common spaces. These hospital grade filters will remove more viral particles from the air than normal filters. It is our hope that this helps not only with the Covid-19 virus, but also strep, stomach bugs, flu, etc. If you are interested in learning more, please watch this short video.
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 August menu, or come see us at SOAR Day! Be sure to check out the Eagle Cafe's new fusion menu! In August, Korea meets Mexico with Korean beef tacos. Try them out on August 31st.
2021-2022 Academic Calendar The 2021-2022 School Calendar is available on Quicklinks on the website.
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.
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.
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God Bless & Go Eagles!