Saint Benedict at Auburndale
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| 8250 Varnavas Drive Cordova, Tennessee, (Shelby County), 38016 United States |
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| Coordinates | 35°11′7.48″N 89°47′26.37″W / 35.1854111°N 89.7906583°WCoordinates: 35°11′7.48″N 89°47′26.37″W / 35.1854111°N 89.7906583°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1966 |
| Principal | Mr. George Valadie |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrolment | 987 |
| Color(s) | Red and Blue |
| Team name | Eagles |
| Accreditation(s) | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [1] |
| Average ACT scores | 23-24 |
| Tuition | $7,350 |
| Dean of Students | Don Lear |
| Director of Admissions | Ann O'Leary |
| Athletic Director | Greg Stiel |
| Website | http://www.sbaeagles.org |
St. Benedict at Auburndale High School is a Roman Catholic high school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis. The school teaches grades 9–12 in Cordova, Tennessee and offers special programs for students requiring special learning programs. The school colors are red and blue. The school mascot is the Eagle.
It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and a charter member of the National Catholic Education Association. The school is located on a forty-seven-acre campus in Cordova, Tennessee.
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[edit] History
The school was founded in 1966 as The Auburndale School System by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Smith. The Smiths had long been interested in developing an academic environment where children with all levels of learning ability could be educated on the same campus.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith sold the Auburndale System to the Catholic Diocese of Memphis in 1988, and St. Benedict at Auburndale opened its doors as a new 4K-12 diocesan school in the fall of 1988. Chris Hardwick of MTV's Singled Out attended Arburndale School for a few years.
In July, 2004, St. Francis of Assisi Church acquired governance of grades 8 and below and assumed the name of St. Francis of Assisi School. The high school moved into a new campus facility on adjoining property.
Records from previous schools, placement tests, student interviews, and visitations by prospective students are used to evaluate applicants' probabilities for success in the St. Benedict at Auburndale program.
[edit] Academics
Saint Benedict offers a wide variety of honors classes and ten Advanced Placement courses. AP courses include Calculus, Statistics, American Government, Economics, English Literature, English Composition, Modern European History, World History, and United States History.
In addition students enjoy extensive facilities for general art, photography, ceramics, and 2D/3D design.[citation needed]
The class of 2008 had 4 National Merit Scholarship Finalists and 3 Merit Commended Students.[citation needed]
[edit] Knowledge Bowl
The Saint Benedict Knowledge Bowl Team has enjoyed great success over the last three years (2006-2008).[citation needed] The team has made it to the finals of the WREG-TV Knowledge Bowl competition the last three years. The team has won over $54,000 in scholarships in their three year run. In February 2008, the team won the University of Mississippi Academic Invitational Tournament beating out 63 teams from Tennessee and Mississippi. Last year, the Knowledge Bowl team won the WREG-TV Knowledge Bowl competition again.
Notable Alumnus: Greg Donahue Class of 2002
[edit] Baseball
The Eagles baseball team has become a West Tennessee power. Under first year head coach Steve Heinz, in 2009 the Eagles claimed their first Division II West Tennessee Region title. They also notched a Division II state runner-up title that year. The baseball program has recently graduated several players who have gone on and played, or are playing at the college level.
[edit] Lacrosse
A major part of the Saint Benedict family of extra curriculars is lacrosse. Although the team is a young team, only four years old, they have already won first in their region for the 2007-2008 season, in which they also went to State Semi-Finals competition. They are led by coach Mark Hollis.
[edit] Bowling
The SBA Bowling teams have had great success, with the girls having 5 TSSAA Div. II championships from the past five years. Also, the boys' 2007-08 season had a regionals win and a runner-up in the championship. Their coach is Eric Wells and assistant coach John Cordera .
[edit] Theater productions
Saint Benedict also offers its students the opportunity to perform in multiple plays and musicals over the course of the school year. Students from Theater and Show Choir are traditionally expected to audition, but all students are welcome to try out. During the 2008-09 school year, St. Benedict performed Little Shop of Horrors, Steel Magnolias, Twelve Angry Men, and Grease. In the 2009-2010 school year, they will perform Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Foreigner, and Singing in the Rain.
[edit] Clubs and extra-curricular groups
Students at St. Benedict are encouraged to express their individualtiy and interests in a variety of clubs on campus. St. Benedict boasts special groups for language honor societies, literary analysis, film appreciation, and many others besides. In past years, students have initiated a Harry Potter Appreciation Club, a Pep Club, a Model UN Club, an Anime Club, an Ecology Club, an Engineering Club, an Ultimate Frisbee Team, and the Reel Society, which is a Film Appreciation Club. These groups are open to all students, and are all student-run, with a mandatory teacher sponsor.
[edit] References
- ^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
