Parents

Home & School Association

The Home and School Association is a parent run organization. The HSA puts on several events throughout the year for students, parents, faculty, and friends of Saint Bernard Academy. We have three elected volunteer officers and rely on parent volunteers for the all the events that are put on by the HSA each year. The HSA is funded solely through fundraising events hosted during the school year so we need your support! The HSA’s fund-raising events have provided the budgets for many school improvements, including a new gym floor, remodeled teacher lounge, new student bathrooms, new scoreboards, SmartBoards for classrooms, remodeled dining hall and the new library and computer lab.

The HSA is open to all parents whose children attend SBA. We are always on the hunt for more volunteers! To find out how you can get involved, email us at sbahsa@stbernard.org.

The following are descriptions of our three largest events:

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Family Fall Fair

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, September 29, 2018 from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm. The Fall Family Event is a community-building fall fair for students, faculty, staff and their families. It is held on the SBA field on a weekend evening in the fall. At the fair there are activities for kids of all ages. Some past activities include jump houses, bungy jumping, wall climbing, obstacle course, photo booth, and cake walk. Families bring tents, chairs, and beverages. The food option at the event varies from year to year. It is a great time to meet new people and socialize with members of the St Bernard community.
Trivia Night

Trivia night is an adult community building activity. A trivia company comes to the school and runs the trivia game for the evening. There is a nominal entry fee for the event. Individuals can come to the event with a preplanned team or join one that evening. The trivia participants bring their own food and drink. At the end of the evening, one team is the winner and receives a cash prize. Trivia night is held twice a year, once in the fall and late winter.
Spring Auction

This year's Spring Auction is Saturday, March 2, 2019! The Spring Auction is a dinner, dance, live auction and silent auction for parents, faculty and friends of St Bernard Academy. This is a fun and entertaining night for all. The auction includes items donated by the community as well as projects done by the students of Saint Bernard’s. This is the largest fundraising event for the Home and School Association. It funds all events for the following academic year.
The following is list of other events organized by the HSA:

New Parent Reception
Kindergarten Cookie Party
Jr. K Popsicle Party
First Day of School Breakfast
Fall Family Event
Junior High Dances
Faculty Christmas Lunch
Catholic Schools Week
First Reconciliation Reception
Father/Daughter Dance
Mother/Son event
8th grade Graduation reception
Kindergarten Graduation reception
Swap and Shop
Organizing the Christmas Faculty Donation

Turn Your Everyday Purchases Into Money for SBA!

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Box Tops for Education

Link to your favorite retailer’s website through www.boxtops4education.com whenever you shop online. By simply logging on to the Box Tips website and selecting to support SBA and then linking to the retailer, our school earns eBox Tops up to $1 in value for every $10 spent. Hundreds of your favorite retailers including Lands End, Barnes and Noble, Crate and Barrel and Pottery Barn participate.
Shop AmazonSmile

Make money for SBA while shopping on Amazon.com. Every time you visit Amazon, please log on through www.smile.amazon.com. Once you log in, you can pick a charity to support under the search bar. Just type in St. Bernard Academy and verify your choice and SBA will earn 5% back on every purchase. This works on Amazon Prime as well. It’s that easy!
Shop and Earn Program

Kroger: Please consider linking your Kroger Plus Card to the St. Bernard Academy Community Rewards account. By doing so, SBA will earn money each time you shop at Kroger! Your account must be linked each August to ensure your participation. To link a new card, or to check and see if you need to relink your card to SBA, please visit www.krogercommunityrewards.com. Our organization number is 89444.

Publix: Get a Publix keychain card free from the SBA (got to the front office) and have a Publix cashier scan it at the beginning of each checkout. For every $37,500 spent by SBA supporters, Publix will donate $250 to our school.