Daily Announcements

May 18, 2012

Meetings/Clubs/Messages:

• NHS members have until MONDAY afternoon to vote for next year’s officers (in room A106).
• Interested in being an Ambassador for the 2012-13 school year? The Student Ambassador program is open to next year’s 11th and 12th grade students.  Applications are available in the front office.  Please note new guidelines for next year. Return completed applications no later than FRIDAY 5/25 Ms. Sweeney.
• Anyone interested in helping at the upcoming Italian Fest at Holy Rosary, May 31-June 3, for the Respect Life Committee booth, please see Mrs. Masterson for information. Volunteering at this event will count toward next year’s Pro-Life trip obligations. 

General:

• Library schedule for exam days: TUESDAY-THURSDAY open after second exam until 1:00 p.m. and closed on FRIDAY.
• If you’d like your certificate re-printed from Tuesday’s awards ceremony, please see Ms. Sweeney or Mr. Truckner.
• Congratulations! St. Benedict has made the top 5 for “Best Private School” for Memphis Most this year. Thanks to all who voted to accomplish this. Now we need to vote for St. Benedict as the BEST PRIVATE SCHOOL. Voting for this runs May 20th – June 11th at the following site: http://www.commercialappealapps.com/most/ballot/
• Attention All STUDENTS: Over the summer, all student H: drive information will be DELETED from our servers. If you have any files you want to keep, please download them to a flash drive or some other media and take home with you before you leave for summer break. Questions or problems? See Mr. Carson or Mr. Morris in the IT technology Office.
• Attention EVERYONE: Over the summer, all information in the studentshare folder will be deleted from our servers. If you have any files you want to keep, please download them to a flash drive or some other media and take home with you before you leave for summer break. Questions or problems? See Mr. Carson or Mr. Morris in the IT technology Office.
• Textbook Buy Back will be on FRIDAY 5/25 from 1-4 pm.
• The Used Uniform Sale will be June 11 and 12. Drop Offs will be MONDAY 6/11 from 7:30-10 AM and 5:30-7:30 PM. The Sale will be TUESDAY 6/12 from 7:30-10 AM. Pickups will also be on TUESDAY from 12-1 and 5-6 PM.
• Summer Creative Writing and Reading Classes: A published fiction writer, playwright and award-winning screenwriter will be offering Summer Creative Writing and Reading Classes and mini-camps at St. Francis Academy. Private lessons are also available. Students will learn how to write stories, poems, monologues, plays and more! In the past year, three of Laura's students were published and three won significant writing awards. 
  • Classes are for rising 2nd-5th graders and rising 6th-11th graders. Please contact Laura Cotton at laurawriter@gmail.com for more information. You can also read about Laura at www.LauraWriter.com  

Sports:

• JV Track and Field athletes are reminded to turn in their singlet to Coach D or Coach Cervetti THIS WEEK.
• TONIGHT'S softball game is a TSSAA quarterfinal game and will be $7 admission for anyone over the age of 10.  Student ID's and Family Passes will not be accepted.
• For any who may be interested in trying out for the basketball teams next season. Varsity/JV basketball tryouts will be held 5/20-21 (SUNDAY and MONDAY) from 4-6 p.m. in the gymnasium. Please make plans to be at try-outs May 20-21 if you are thinking about playing basketball next season! Go Eagles!