Monday Mail September 7, 2021
The SBA Hall of Fame As we mentioned last week, St. Benedict is establishing a Hall of Fame to recognize former graduates that have made exemplary achievements in their respective fields, demonstrated outstanding influence to students or communities, or displayed courage in overcoming extraordinary obstacles in life. The major purpose of the program is to build our sense of history at SBA as well as provide our current students with inspiration to achieve their goals. Our traditions are rich and the achievements from our SBA community are many. This Hall of Fame will help us to protect and build on our history for years to come. To nominate an Eagle for this prestigious accolade, please submit an application here by September 30th. A ceremony to honor the Hall of Fame inductees is scheduled for Sunday, February 6th at 3:00pm.
Faith at St. Benedict The Chapel is the heart of our SBA home and we want our students to feel as comfortable and welcome as possible there. We have altered our mass schedule slightly for next week so that our students can all attend Chapel Orientation. Mass will be held daily at 7:15am.
Monday 9/6
Tuesday 9/7
Mass 7:15am 1st Period Chapel Orientation 2nd Period Chapel Orientation
Wednesday, 9/8
Thursday, 9/9
Friday, 9/10
Mass 7:15am
Mass 7:15am
Mass 7:15am
3rd Period Chapel Orientation
5th Period Chapel Orientation
7th Period Chapel Orientation
4th Period Chapel Orientation
6th Period Chapel Orientation
8th Period Chapel Orientation 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. Editor's Note: Hearing some of our teachers break into song during Adoration is a powerful and prayerful experience. If you are lucky enough to be able to be here for Adoration, it's a truly moving event.
SBA Weekly Sports Report Fall Sports are full steam ahead as we roll into September. The week ended on a high note for the Lady Eagles with victories in girls' golf, soccer and volleyball. Over the weekend Cross Country had some strong finishes at the Twilight Classic. SBA Football is experiencing some growing pains and had a tough loss on the road at MUS, but the future still looks bright and the boys are back home this Friday night to take on St. George's. The new Esports team started practice this week as well. Please check our new athletics website for game and match recaps, stats and more photos. Congratulations to Lauren Carter on making the AVCA All-America Watch List for top rising seniors and Kara Crunk on her inclusion on the AVCA Phenom Watch List for the top rising underclassmen.
Cheer On Your Fellow Eagles At This Week's Events:
Friday, September 10 @ 7:00pm - SBA vs. St. George's (Home)
Tuesday, September 7 - Boys vs. CBHS and MHEAS at Mirimichi Thursday, September 9 - Boys at Collierville Dragon Tournament, Girls at Father Ryan Tournament
Tuesday, September 7 – SBA vs. White Station JV 4:00pm, V - 6:00pm Thursday, September 29 – SBA vs. Bartlett (Home) JV 4:00pm, V - 6:00pm
Thursday, September 9 - SBA vs. Bartlett (Away) F 4:30pm, JV - 5:30pm, V - 6:30pm Saturday, September 11 - SBA Freshmen Tournament at Houston
Wall Ball Wednesdays Boys LAX will be working on stick skills on Wedesdays (back side of the SBA gym) at 3:00pm. Come on out!
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. Note - Students should use their student IDs to get in at SBA-hosted regular season games. In order to expedite entry into games, anyone attending a game at SBA who needs a ticket, should plan on purchasing via the link below prior to the game:
SBA Athletic Season Pass
Individual Game Tickets
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 Official SBA Letter Jackets - 2nd Order Date September 13th If you missed the opportunity to order either your class ring or SBA letter jacket, Herff Jones will be back on Monday, September 13 during all lunch periods. Prices for both jackets and rings will vary depending on your materials choice, but bring a check or credit card for a deposit that will be due at the time of ordering.
SBA College Fair - Monday, Septemer 20th The SBA College Fair is back. Students will attend with their 8th period class on Monday, September 20th. Talk to reps from colleges like UT-Knoxville and the University of Alabama, as well as the Air Force and Naval Academies just to name a few. You just may discover what the future has in store for you!
National Honor Society Meeting for Prospective Inductees Juniors and Seniors who are eligible to apply for membership to National Honor Society should have received an email from Mrs. Vaughan. Please remember that there is a brief (10 minutes) but mandatory meeting in the Dining Hall on Thursday, September 9 at 3:05pm.
National Honor Society Tutoring If you need tutoring, the SBA National Honor Society has several different convenient options. Take a look on quicklinks.
Home & School News Let's show our fantastic teachers how much we appreciate them with some Teacher Treats! Use the SignUp Genius link to sign up to bring some treats. We have 6 dates reserved throughout the school year for the SBA favorite event! Your treats can be sweet or savory or store bought or homemade. If possible, please individually wrap your treats. The first opportunity is Tuesday, September 17.
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
From the Desk of Nurse Lynn When Nurse Lynn is not helping contract trace and tending to ill students, she is actively counseling students and staff on ways to avoid getting sick in the first place. In keeping, she is sharing this article on the correlation between protein intake and the immune system. This ties into a piece of advice she is commonly giving out these days: I have had several visits from students with complaint of headaches and various other symptoms. My conversation in regards to these visits seems to play on repeat- “you need to be drinking more water to stay better hydrated and eating more protein to fuel your body.” While wearing our masks are necessary at this time, they do cause us to eat and drink less. I have a 20 year old daughter who I had this conversation with on a daily basis when she was a teenager so I understand that this is a difficult topic to drive home to them. Ironically, my daughter is now a food and nutrition major at MS State! She gets it now! I consider that a W in the win column as a mom! I just encourage you to have your student carry a water bottle that they can refill during the day plus ask them to add some extra protein into their diets."
Additionally, Nurse Lynn has been fielding questions regarding the different types of COVID tests. The following graphic explains the difference:
SBA COVID Policies SBA is following the Shelby County Health Department as well as the Tennessee 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. To see the algorithm we follow for returning to school, please click here.
COVID cases since school started: Students (11) Staff/Faculty (4)
Mark Your Calendar Project Graduation Trivia Night - Rescheduled for February 15, 2022! Trivia Night has been postponed to February 15, 2022. This gives
you plenty of time to rewatch Baby Boom and Ferris Bueller so you are ready for our 80's Night Theme! Get your table together and reserve your spot. RSVP to Amy Iovinelli - amyiov6@gmail.com. All proceeds go towards hosting Project Graduation for our seniors.
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 Spotlight The SBA Business Directory Spotlight for September is Ferren Family Counseling, a woman-owned business that provides mental health therapy to the greater Memphis area. The thriving practice is owned by licensed therapist, Jennifer Ferren, LPCMHSP, NCC, ACS, who son attends SBA and plays foootball for the Eagles. Jennifer loves SBA for the consistency it gives her son in an otherwise very inconsistent worl. You can check out all the services Ferren Family Counseling LLC provides on their website: https://www.ferrenfamilycounseling.com/home.html. If you are interested in being featured as a spotlight member of the SBA Business Directory, you can
join here. We will feature a member every month.
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.
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 current menu here. This month's fusion menu has Mexio meeting Asia with a shrimp fajita stir fry on September 14th!
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 office hours. Please have the student's Social Security Number to complete the form.
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God Bless & Go Eagles!