Saint Benedict at Auburndale

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.

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.

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.

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.Fact|date=September 2008

The class of 2008 had 4 National Merit Scholarship Finalists(Andrew Moffit, Patrick Domico, Chelsea Brown, and Mandy Carter)Fact|date=September 2008 and 3 Merit Commended Students(Daniel Bamrick, Andrew Greenop, and Megan Bastedo).Fact|date=September 2008

Knowledge Bowl

The Saint Benedict Knowledge Bowl Team has enjoyed great success over the last three years (2006-2008).Fact|date=September 2008 The team has made it to the finals of the WREG-TV Knowledge Bowl competition the last three years. Led by captains Colby Taylor, Jake Smith, and Andrew Moffit, 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. This year, the Knowledge Bowl team won the WREG-TV Knowledge Bowl competition again with Andrew Moffit as captain. Other students on the TV team were senior Patrick Domico, juniors Anna Cabe and Daniel Saba, sophomore Nathan Cummings, and freshmen Michael Harty. Their sponsor is Mrs. Dolin.

Bowling

The SBA Bowling teams have had great success. With The girls having 4 TSSAA Div. II Championships from the past four years. Also, the boys 2007-08 season had a regionals win and a runner-up in the championship. Their coach is Eric Wells.