7th Grade Retreat

7th graders built community this week at their annual retreat!

High School Homecoming Dance!

Put on your dancing shoes and party hats! SB is hosting our annual

Homecoming Dance for high school students to enjoy!

Homecoming Next Week!

Dress Up Schedule:

Monday, October 12th: Dress to Unimpress (Pajama Day)

Tuesday, October 13th: Country vs. Country Club

Wednesday, October 14th: Mass Dress

Thursday, October 15th: Tacky Tourist

Friday, October 16th: Dress as Your Decade

• Seniors: 70s

• Juniors: 80s

• Sophomores: 90s

• Freshman: 2000s

• Middle school 1960s

The Humboldt County Author Festival

Comes to SBA

Saint Bernard’s is proud to welcome award-winning author, Nikki Shannon Smith, this Thursday, as part of the Humboldt County Children’s Author Festival! An educator for over 30 years, Nikki writes board books, picture books, and chapter books, as well as middle grade and young adult novels. Nikki will talk to SB students about what it’s like to be an author, will answer questions, and is also willing to sign books. Be sure to check out the Author Festival Book Sale and Signing on Saturday, 10/17 at the Humboldt County Library for the chance to talk to all of the authors participating in the festival county-wide!

Mass on Wednesday, October 14th

SB is Celebrating Mass on Wednesday, October 14th. Students are to be in Mass Dress. This means middle school students are to wear their uniforms. High school boys need to be in slacks, collared shirt with a tie. High school girls can wear modest dresses or slacks and a blouse. Jeans and sweats are not acceptable for Mass Dress.

Students are expected to stay in Mass Dress for the entire school day.

Middle School Sports

Friday & Saturday, October 9th & 10th

5:00 7/8th Grade Volleyball at McKinleyville 8th Grade Tournament

Tuesday, October 13th

5:00 Volleyball at South Bay

High School Sports

Saturday, October 10th

10:00 Tennis vs Arcata HS

1:00 Boys Soccer at Del Norte HS

3:00 Girls Soccer at Del Norte HS

Tuesday, October 13th

3:30 Tennis vs North Coast Prep

4:00 F Volleyball vs Hoopa HS

5:30 JV Volleyball vs Hoopa HS

6:30 V Volleyball vs Hoopa HS

Wednesday, October 14th

2:00 Boys Soccer vs EHS

4:00 Girls Soccer vs EHS

Thursday, October 15th

2:00 Boys Soccer vs South Fork HS

4:00 Girls Soccer vs South Fork HS

5:30 JV Volleyball at SB vs Ferndale HS

6:30 V Volleyball at SB vs Ferndale HS

Saturday, October 17th

10:30 Tennis at Fortuna HS

11:30 JV Homecoming Football vs McKinleyville HS

2:00 V Homecoming Football vs McKinleyville HS

Upcoming Events

Monday, October 12th - Saturday, October 17th - Homecoming Week

Monday and Tuesday - Senior Soak

Wednesday - Homecoming Mass - Mass Dress

Thursday - Author Festival

Friday - Homecoming Rally and Bonfire Carnival, 5 - 9 pm

Saturday - High School Dance, 8:30 - 11:00

Saturday - Sports Hall of Fame at Old Growth Cellars, 5 - 9 pm

Friday, October 16th

End Of First Quarter

Wednesday, October 21st

Make Up Picture Day

Friday, October 23rd

Freshman Retreat

This Week's Activities

The Mentorship Program cohort toured CR and got to take part in their Medical Lab, Childhood Development Center, Athletics Department, and much more!

Congrats to Scarlett: Soroptimist Girl of the Month!

Anatomy worked on their Histology Unit.

MaxPreps Player of the Game for week 5 is sophomore WR/FS/K #12 Cal Figas. He had 5 catches for 53 yards and a TD, kicked a 35 yard field goal,

was 3 for 3 on extra points and had 11 solo tackles on defense.

Photo Credit: Kenneth Tinkham

Seniors Samuel Worsley. Mason Noel and Belle Hall organizing class games for the 7th Grade Retreat!

Life science students created clay creatures, wrote detailed procedures, and then swapped instructions to recreate each other’s creations. We learned that details matter, and got plenty of laughs from the results! 

Ceramics class worked on making functional wares on the wheel!

Mr. Tomlin brought his new family member, Ylva, to the soccer game!

Biology did their characteristics of life lab!

The SB Knights compete in this weekend's Volleyball Tournament!

This weeks winner of the "Oldest Photo" challenge in Photography class:

Taken and Edited by Julian Agricola

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