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Fellow Alumni -
Summer has come and gone, bringing activity back to The Nest for another wonderful school year. As you'll see in this newsletter, we are already off to a busy start. Though buildings, names, and time has changed over the years, one thing has remained constant - SBA's school spirit is still unparalleled. The love, respect, and support in our school community has always made an impression on others, and we know it is central to what makes us special.
As we continue to work to make the SBA name known in the community, we are looking to learn more about what our alumni think are our "top selling points." We have a one-question survey that we would love for you to fill out to help us determine what makes SBA special and how we can tell others about it.
| | An excellent way to honor the legacy and spirit of SBA Alumni, faculty, coaches, and community members is to nominate them for our Hall of Fame! Nominations for the second class of the SBA Hall of Fame will be open until September 30. | |
Sustaining the mission of our school is not possible without the support of our alumni. Since 1976, SBA has graduated over 5,000 eagles spread across the globe, making positive impacts in their communities. We invite you to share that impact with us, through an investment in Catholic, Coed, College Prep education for the Memphis community. No gift is too small, and we thank you, always, for your support of the SBA experience. | |
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God Bless and Go Eagles!
Kyle Van Frank '15
Director of Alumni
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Be sure to check out our updated calendar of events for the
2022-2023 school year!
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2010 Reunion Recap
On Saturday, May 21, 80 members of the Class of 2010 gathered at Grind City Brewing Co. to celebrate their 10ish-year reunion that had been delayed due to COVID-19. The night was filled with laughs, memories, and great times.
Special thanks to Paige Bolden Cowan '10, Michael Hogan '10, Emma Morse Lynn '10, and Boomer Martin '10 for their help planning and executing such a successful event!
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Ora et Labora Day
On Monday, July 11, the SBA community honored the Feast of our patron, St. Benedict of Nursia, with Mass celebrated by our chaplain, Fr. Dexter Noblefranca, and a service project coordinated by Catholic Charities of West Tennessee.
The Service Project, led by Julie Thompson Parent '15, '18, & '22, was supported by faculty, staff, alumni, and current students. The group put together two carloads of blessing bags for the unhoused communities of Memphis, following in the spirit of hospitality so loved by St. Benedict himself.
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Young Alumnight
On Sunday, July 31, members of the SBA classes of 2018-2022 joined us for a Summer Cookout in the SBA Foyer. Recent graduates picked up a yearbook, grabbed a t-shirt, and said goodbye one last time before heading off to college.
Special shoutout to Madeline Cummins '22, Grayson Hoskin '22, Sarah Kargauer '22, and Kylie O'Connor '22 for their help in planning and executing an amazing event!
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Homecoming
The Eagles celebrated Homecoming once again with out-of-uniform dress-up days, hall decoration competitions, a pep rally, and an exciting matchup against Memphis University School.
Laura Bond Hooper '96 provided refreshments for our Alumni tent at Eagle Lane, and we welcomed several folks back to The Nest for the game.
Kylie O'Connor '22 returned to crown the next homecoming queen, Faith Morton '23, pictured left at center. The full 2022 senior court left to right is Bruna DaRosa '23, Farrah Rector '23, Gigi Claus '23, Faith Morton '23, Cara Pirani '23, and Anna Leoni '23.
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1982 40-Year Reunion
Members of the Auburndale School Class of 1982 gathered over Labor Day weekend to celebrate 40 years since graduation. The crew planned an exciting weekend of events, including live music by one of their fellow classmates, Sunday brunch, a drive-in movie, and a cocktail hour at the current SBA campus, complete with tour of the old Auburndale School, now home to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School.
Pictured top are members of the class in their old gym, now home of the SFA Timberwolves. Below, the Class of 1982 took their seats in their favorite classroom, English with Mr. Thomas Ford.
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Moms & Margaritas
As a part of our silent auction at Many Eagles, One Mission Gala & Auction this past April, Steve and Amy Iovinelli Parent '16, '18, '21, '22 hosted a "Moms & Margaritas" party. The party became an SBA reunion and going away party for long-time SFA teacher Karen Peele.
Pictured L-R: Marina Garland, Gina Cianciolo '14, Karen Peele P '12 & '14, Maureen Rotzoll P '14, Jessie Peel '12, Nicole Cianciolo Heinz '11, Mary Helen Cianciolo P '11 & '14, JoAnne Henegar P '13 & '15, and Erin Peel '14.
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Eagles Holding Down the Fort at St. Ann Bartlett
Five incredible SBA Alumni are sharing their talents with St. Ann Catholic School in Bartlett. We thank Mikayla Green '18, Elizabeth Farm '15, Layla Zarshenas Post '10, Dominica Angotti Harris '15, and Ryan Cooper '12 for their service to our Church and Her schools!
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Carrasco Family Answers Call to Serve
We thank the Carrasco family for their service to our nation through the US Military. Pictured L-R are Ricky Carrasco '17 (2021 Graduate of the Naval Academy), Dante Carrasco '20 (3rd Year at the Naval Academy), proud mom Maureen Carrasco, Seamas Carrasco '22 (1st Year at the Naval Academy), and proud father and veteran Rick Carrasco. The Carrascos also have two daughters, Cassandra Carrasco '15, a travel nurse, and Catalina Carrasco '18, a dental student. We are well taken care of with the Carrasco Family around!
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SBA Alumni Take
Theatre Memphis
Five SBA Alumni were involved in Theatre Memphis' recent smash hit production of Guys & Dolls. Pictured L-R are Carmen Martinez '12, Malia Source '17, Stage Manager Chelsea Robinson '07, and Katy Fredrick Stanfield '05. Kyle Van Frank '15 provided dramaturgy and pre-production work, as well.
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Inaugural Leadership Awards
As a part of our annual Benefactor's Breakfast, the Advancement Office established the Archbishop Daniel Buechlein Leadership Award. Named for St. Benedict at Auburndale's founder, the award recognizes longtime service and financial support of SBA's mission. The inaugural recipients at the breakfast last week were Shannon & Paul Schuhlein Parent '08, '10, & '14 and Amy & Steve Iovinelli P '16, '18, '21, & '22.
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It has been another busy summer for our Alumni! Graduations, promotions, weddings, and little Eaglettes graced our alumni families this year, and we are so very proud of each and every accomplishment. | |
Carye Jackman '99 is working at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the Cardiology department. |
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Lauren Pigford Abbott '01 recently took the helm of the Mid-South Horse Review. She began serving as the new Owner and Publisher of MSHR and the Field Trial Review starting with the July issue.
Lauren currently resides in Nesbit, MS with her husband, Chad, and daughter, Joey. Abbott has spent the last 11 years working for the Memphis Business Journal where she served as Senior Business Development Consultant.
| AET1 Matt Garner '01 recently retired from the US Coast Guard. Thank you for your service, Matt! | Joseph Powlowski '01 resides in Bartlett with his wife and two children and works for Sylvamo. |
Astrid Hahn, foreign exchange student 2000-2001, resides in Hamburg, Germany but still visits Memphis as often as possible. Astrid says that SBA has contributed a lot to what/who she is today and is very grateful for her time here. |
Haley Becker Boswell '08 resides in Kentucky with her husband and two children, Maci Grace (age 7) and Tanner (age 4). The Boswells are an Air Force family and recently moved to Kentucky after being stationed in California for three years. Haley works for St. Elizabeth Healthcare. | Jenny Brown Orman '08 was married on February 12 of this year. Jenny has worked as Registered Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Regional One Health and Germantown Methodist for nine years. |
Michael McDonald '09 lives in New York City working as Producer for The Ingraham Angle of Fox News. |
Boomer Martin '10 works as a Major Gifts Officer at The University of Southern California. | Rasie Dobbins-Turner '10 co-founded Oteka Technologies with her mother, Alandas Dobbins. Rasie works as Vice President/Business Development Specialist for the company whose name means strong in a South African dialect, Princess in a Cherokee Native American language, and Sunshine in an Indian Sanskrit language. The duo says "When you put that all together it encompasses the fact that we want to provide excellent service to our clients with a little sunshine and southern charm." |
Patrolman Greg Stratman '11 was named Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy of the Month for July 2022. Thank you for your service, Greg! |
Katie Byrnes '12 recently joined St. Louis Catholic School as their PE Teacher. | Louis Focht '12 graduated as an Emerging Leader from the University of Memphis Summa Cum Laude in 2016. After graduation, Louis worked for a Tennessee Congressman, as well as a major presidential campaign. Louis now lives in Washington, D.C. where he works as a Philanthropic Advisor for an immigration public policy think tank. | Peter Longoria '12 and wife Madalyn Longoria welcomed their first child, Pio, this year. Peter is in graduate school studying clinical mental health counseling and worked as a missionary for five years before his graduate studies. | Trey McGinnis '12 was named one of CBU's 150 Alumi in 150 Years. Trey graduated from CBU in 2017 with a triple major in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Mathematics. Trey has worked full-time in IT at CBU since 2018, as well as teaches for Tech901, a nonprofit that helps Memphians train in IT jobs skills. | Kail Powers '12 married Abby Powers in a beautiful ceremony this summer with many SBA alumni in attendance. | Clayton Trice '12 got married in 2021 and welcomed his first child in August 2022. |
Alexis Bourgeois '13 graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2017 and went on to study at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, School of Dentistry where she graduated in 2022. Dr. Bourgeois currently works at Higginbotham Family Dental. | |
Denise Sweeney Kimberly '13 transferred from Mississippi State University in 2015 to Middle Tennessee State University, where she graduated with a Bachelors in Marketing in 2017. Denise then accepted an internship in the staffing/employment industry her senior year and was hired full-time after graduation. Denise left the company in July 2020 to manage her husband's criminal defense and family law firm. The two married on March 26th of this year in Jekyll Island, Georgia. Denise has two step-children, Henry (age 8) and Julia (age 7). | Alex Thompson '13 will graduate from Grand Canyon University in October with a Masters in Secondary Education. Alex currently coaches the SBA girls lacrosse team. | Dean Van Frank '13 and Layne Powers '14 became engaged this summer. Dean and Layne welcomed their first daughter, Benny Shea Van Frank on September 1st. | Dr. Michelle Boongaling '14 received her Doctor of Physical Therapy from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. | Rebecca Longoria Preston '14 married Joseph Preston on October 2nd, 2021. The couple welcomed their first child, Gemma Lupe Preston, this summer. | Theresa Stoddard '14 resides in Denver, CO with her fiancé and cat, working as a research consultant with Known. Theresa received her Master's in Applied Medical Anthropology after working in Spain on a Fulbright Scholarship in 2019. | Emily Summers Yarberry '14 resides in Little Rock, AR with her husband. Emily works as a Processing Archivist for the Center for Arkansas History and Culture. | Rachel Bray '15 recently received her white coat from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center as a part of her Occupational Therapy studies. Rachel now heads to fieldwork where she will be doing Inpatient Acute at Methodist Germantown Hospital for 12 weeks, followed by Pediatric Outpatient at Methodist LeBonheur East for 12 more weeks. | Cara Carpenter '15 recently defended her Master's Thesis, “The Impact of Stylolite Morphology on the Mechanical Strength of Limestones and Ultrasonic Coda-waves - Investigation using Uniaxial Compression Tests and Coda-wave Decorrelation” and received her MSC in Applied Geophysics. | Ryan Cobb '15 lives in Birmingham, Alabama, where he works as a GN&C Engineer for NASA. | Ryne Dennis '15 and Lana Kabel '15 recently got engaged. | |
Dr. Nicole Harty Foreman '15 married Cooper Foreman on September 10th.The couple reside in Chattanooga, TN.
Pictured L-R are Kyle Van Frank '15, Justine McGoff, Nicole Harty Foreman '15, Shayla Gaffney Nash '15, and Jackie Banks '15.
| Dominica Angotti Harris '15 and husband Chase Harris are expecting a baby boy in January. | Katherine Migliaccio Kuchenbecker '15 married Brad Kuchenbecker on June 5 of this year. | Shannon Conway Lafferty '15 and husband, Sean, are expecting a baby. | Catie Blackwood Martin '15 and husband Matthew Martin are expecting a baby. | Hannah King Newman '15 recently passed and received her Critical Care Nurse (CCRN) certification. | Cole Peevy '15 and Sarah McClain Peevy '15 are expecting a baby girl in December. | Blake Gerard '16 received her white coat from the University of Tennessee Dental School and is in now in clinics. | Brandon Golliday '16 graduated from the University of Memphis in 2020 with a BA in Psychology and a BS in Healthcare Leadership. Brandon continued his studies at Columbia University, graduating with his Masters of Health Administration/Management in May of 2022. Brandon currently works for AREA 23 on Hudson as an Assistant Account Executive. | |
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Claire Tracy Lami '16 married Jared Lami in a beautiful ceremony at St. Mary's Catholic Church in downtown Memphis.
Several SBA Alumni were in attendance.
(Pictured L-R: Amanda Magusiak '16, Jared Lami, Claire Tracy Lami '16, Emma McDonald '16, Sarah Ryan '16, McKenna Lessley '16, Cameron Caldwell '16, Carly Morgan '16, Stephanie Hochu, and Maura Mitchell '16)
| Dr. Regina Zipperer '16 finished her classroom studies for her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Regina also assists Dr. John Hyden '93 with sports medicine for the SBA Football team. |
Sam Childers '17 was recently commissioned into the Arkansas National Guard. Thank you for your service, Sam! | Olivia Hall '17 graduated from Spring Hill College in 2021 with her BSN and RN license. Olivia played soccer all four years at Spring Hill and now works as a nurse for Le Bonheur Children's Hospital here in Memphis. |  | |
Three members of the Class of 2017 recently stopped by SBA for a visit with Social Studies Department Chair Jim Epley and Principal Sondra Morris. Below are updates on each of their lives:
Ricky Carrasco '17 is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and recently graduated from the Infantry Officer Course (IOC). Ricky is headed to California as a U.S. Marine awaiting future orders.
Jake Coppedge '17 recently received his Masters Degree in Accountancy from Ole Miss and has joined a well-known Memphis accounting firm.
Ray Wynne '17 is a recent graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a double major in Physics and Electrical Engineering. He will be graduating from MIT next May with a Masters degree in Computer Science, focusing on Artificial Intelligence. Next year, Ray will enter California Institute of Technology to work on his PhD in Physics.
Jim Epley shares that he graduated from high school a LONG TIME AGO. He recently received a certificate for attending a seminar titled, “How to Make Friends Even if You are Real Boring.”
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Cara Bascom ’18 graduated from University of Arkansas in 2022 and is currently pursuing her Masters of Forensic Psychology from George Washington University's Columbian College of Arts & Sciences on their Alexandria, Virginia campus. | Kamryn Carpenter '18 will begin Law School at The University of Alabama this fall. UA'a law school is ranked the #3 public law school in the country. Roll Tide! | Katie Lafferty Cianciolo '18 and husband, Daniel, welcomed their first child, Celina Francesca Cianciolo, this summer. Congrats to Science Teacher Angel Lafferty on becoming a Mimi! | Katie Morris '18 (at right) recently graduated from the University of Memphis and is a Pre-K teacher at Hutchison School. |
Jack Camilleri '19 appears as a student profile in Mississippi State University's viewbook, travelling by paper to high schools all across the southeast. |
Carly Boren '22, Emily Crone '22, and Erin Sharp '23 were nominated for an Industry Dance Award for Best Modern/Lyrical/ Contemporary Dance piece for "Is that Alright" by Dance Dynamics Memphis. | Jalyiah Driskill '22, Mason Myles '22, and Ryleigh Deeley '23 received the CrewUP Jury Award at the 2022 Indie Memphis Film Festival. | Avery Barber '22 will participate in Fashion Week in Paris, France this year as a professional model. |
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SBA welcomes an exciting new group of faculty and staff members to our team this year. Pictured L-R are (front row) Yineska Hidrobo - Administrative Assistant, Sr. Rose Miriam, O.P. - Theology Teacher/Department Chair, Marianne Steverson - Art Teacher/Administrative Assistant, Meghan Fife - Theology Teacher, Anna Della Rosa - Psychology Teacher/11th Grade Counselor, (back row) Jim Roberts - Theology Teacher, Diana Billingsley - Director of Admissions, Sara Covey - Advancement Associate, Grace Dooley - Director of Communications, Dakota Dooley - Director of Bands.
Not pictured are Kelsey Beno - Math Teacher and Chris Wright - English Teacher/Head Boys Soccer Coach.
Welcome to The Nest!
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Want a life update shared in the next issue of SBA News from the Nest? Be sure to send photos and information to Kyle Van Frank '15 at vanfrankk@sbaeagles.org and update your information below: | |
Our hearts and prayers go out to the families and friends of these members of the SBA community. We pray for peace and understanding, as well as hope and trust in the promise that we will meet again. | |
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Mary Joan Burton
Mother of former Admissions Director Terri Heath
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Bryce Evans
Brother of Ava Evans '22
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Terry Hughes
Father of Advancement Associate Sara Covey
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Rita Pellegrin
Mother of Social Studies/Yearbook Teacher Stacey Peeney
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Noah Hulley
Brother of Sam Sargent '15
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Jewell "Julie" Woodall
Class of 2007
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Join us as we remember these SBA loved ones and all our fallen eagles at the 2022 Memorial Prayer Service, held in the SBA chapel on Wednesday, October 2nd.
RSVP by emailing Kyle Van Frank '15 at vanfrankk@sbaeagles.org
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Save the date for these upcoming SBA events! | |
It's been 10 years since graduation - now it's time to celebrate! Join us on Saturday, October 1 from 7 PM to 9 PM at Sugar Grits Downtown for drinks, heavy hors d'oeuvres, and a trip down memory lane. |
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With something for everyone, Fall Fest at The Nest is set for Saturday, Oct. 8 through Saturday, Oct. 15. Events to be held both off and on campus. Don’t miss all the fun, especially a chance to win $10,000 in cash! | |
Since it has been so difficult to get together the past couple years, we want to take the time now to celebrate graduates of the classes of 2000-2002! Join us on Saturday, October 22nd from 7 PM to 9 PM at Flip Side in Crosstown for drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and a trip down memory lane. | |
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Join us for a fun day of golf benefitting SBA Athletics, hosted by the SBA Talon Athletic Boosters Club on Monday, Oct. 24th at Colonial Country Club.
Player & Team check-in begins at 10:00 A.M.
Lunch starts at 11:00 A.M.
Shotgun start at Noon.
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On Sunday, October 30, alumni from Bishop Byrne, Memphis Catholic, and St. Benedict at Auburndale will gather at the SBA Football field for the first-annual Catholic Heritage Schools Flag Football Tournament.
There will be two 4-team divisions playing on a 50-yard field with a 10-yard endzone. Each team must have no less than 5 players and no more than 8 players.
The team entry fee of $75 per team includes a t-shirt and a meal ticket for Cook-Out after the flag football tournament!
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Join John Angotti at the St. Benedict at Auburndale Performing Arts Center on December 20 for an evening of Christmas joy through the sounds of the season, featuring choir members throughout the Catholic Diocese of Memphis! | |
Do you have or know a middle school student interested in learning more about SBA? Check out these upcoming admissions events to learn more about our school! | | | | |
