The Memphis Chapter of the Tennessee Right to Life held their annual Pro-Life Oratory competition on March 30 and the top three winners were from St. Benedict at Auburndale High School. Junior Zach Person won 1st Place and $100 and has advanced to the State competition in Nashville in late April. Freshman Emma …
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April 1, 2019- Every year during Lent, our 6th grade students prepare a live presentation of the Stations of the Cross done in shadows. They use lighting, sound effects, and narration to shine a new light on the Catholic tradition that commemorates Jesus Christ’s last day on Earth as a man. For each station, the …
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St. Benedict at Auburndale High School Principal Sondra Morris announces the addition of Will Hudgens as the school’s new Athletic Director, taking over the reins from 10-year veteran Caleb Marcum, who left for a job in the corporate environment. Assisting Hudgens is Head Baseball Coach Brandon Patton, who will also serve as Assistant AD. …
St. Agnes Academy junior Denise Geronimo was the runner-up in the Tennessee state Poetry Out Loud competition held in Nashville in March. The statewide competition, which is sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission, featured 21 finalists from across Tennessee. As state runner-up Denise receives a scholarship award, and the school will also receive a stipend …
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By Beth Simkanin, Catholic Diocese of Memphis MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 3, 2019 – The Most Reverend Bishop David P. Talley was installed as the sixth bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Memphis, Tenn., on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Over 1,000 people attended the invitation-only …
St. Benedict, Sat, April 27, 6:30pm, SBA Dining Hall. Join us for a rocking night of music, featuring The John Angotti Band. Includes dinner, drinks, dancing and auction. Make your reservation today at www.sbanightatthenest.com
March 29, 2019 – This year, 6th grade students at SFA have made by hand over 200 dog toys for area shelters and rescue groups. The dog toys are made from donated t-shirts that the students braid into chew toys for dogs of all sizes. The dog toys are being sent to the Bartlett …
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The 6th bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis in Tennessee will be installed at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Though the installation Mass for Bishop David P. Talley is invitation-only, it will be livestreamed online, according to the diocese. Those interested can watch on the diocese’s website, www.cdom.org, …
The SBA STEM/ROBOTICS TEAM wowed the St. Ann School families at their recent STREAM (Science, Technology Religion, Arts, Math) DAY with the robots and drones. Proud of sophomore Briana Duhart, junior Jeffrey Li and seniors Luke Tolbert, Allen Jimmerson, Matthew Li!
St. Benedict at Auburndale High School senior Alexa Pangonas has been honored, with 26 other young women from Memphis-area high schools, as one of the Memphis Business Journal’s inaugural “Girls Who Mean Business.” This initiative by MBJ recognizes these young women for academics, service and extracurricular accomplishments and helps nurture their career aspirations, equip them …
