March 17: Update from our Principal, Jacob Horne
Dear BC Family,
Benedictine Military School will follow Governor Kemp's order to keep schools closed through March 31. As that date gets closer, we will continue to seek information to make the most informed decision for Benedictine. We do not desire to jump the gun and begin to cancel events such as Prom or Easter Break until we are better informed as those events approach.
We thank you for your patience during these incredible moments in the operations of BC and the World.
We thank you for your patience during these incredible moments in the operations of BC and the World.
Online Instruction
- This week's assignments will be uploaded on myBC by 9:00AM tomorrow, 3/18. For this week the only courses that will have assignments are Math, Science, Social Science, English, and Theology.
- Teachers will be available for assistance between 8:00AM-3:00PM. Please email them or send them a myBC message along with your contact information.
- At the beginning of this school year Mr. Knight helped all cadets sign-in and sign-up for text message notifications. This will help should a teacher make an announcement. Please do the same on your profile.
- If your son has problems logging into myBC please email Mr. Knight at kevin.knight@bcsav.net or Mr. Dowdy (IT) at trey.dowdy@bcsav.net.
- Please understand that we are also slowly becoming adapted to online instruction. In addition to planning, our teachers may be coping with their own childrens' online instruction (or packets). We are all going through this unprecedented event together.
- We subscribe to the "crawl, walk, run" philosophy so this week's online instruction will be very basic with just assignments being posted. It is very likely that soon we will be walking and running with online meetings, daily attendance, online assessments, and assignments. If you have internet access difficulties, please let me know. Fortunately, businesses such as Comcast are attempting to help in these difficult times. Comcast has opened all Xfinity Wifi hotspots for free. In addition to being able to get on myBC from a desktop, laptop, cell phone, or other portable device, your son's Xbox or Playstation likely has an internet browser built in.
- Your son now has access to Microsoft Office 365 (this includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and email). Students can access Office365 using https://portal.office365.com or myBC using https://thebc400.myschoolapp.com from any computer or mobile device. Please note that Office365 requires a period between the first and last name, where myBC does not. Your son's password is the password he uses to log on Windows on the school computers.
BC LUNCH PROGRAM
We have some good news today! Our cadets are always our number one priority, and we hope to be able to provide them lunch if they desire it. The lunch program with Sage Dining Services will continue while we are conducting online classes.
Beginning on Thursday March 19th, Chef Vince and team will offer "to-go" lunches. The lunches will be boxed and ready for pick-up. The pick-up hours are 11am - 1pm in the Cafeteria Lobby.
If your son has a dietary restriction or food allergy, please contact Chef Vince directly at vfreyne@sagedining.com.
We are grateful to Sage and Chef Vince for working with us during this unprecedented time.
We ask you and your son(s) to practice social distancing should you be waiting in line to pick-up a lunch. With the meals ready to go and the extended pick up hours, the transaction will be quick and interactions will be minimal.
Please understand that this is a pick-up and go scenario. The cafeteria will not be open to prevent any possible spread of COVID-19.
The menu for from Thursday March 19 - Friday March 27 is:
Thursday 19th:
Cheese Burger (Gluten free available)
Assorted Chips
Accompaniments (lettuce,tomato,onion and pickle)
Fresh Fruit-GoGurt
Cookies
Friday 20th:
Baked Ziti (Gluten free available)
Garlic Bread
Caesar Salad
Nutri-Grain Snack Bar
Iced Chocolate Brownie
Monday 23rd:
Italian Pressed Foccacia Sandwich (Gluten free available)
Pasta Salad
Assorted Chips
Fresh Fruit-GoGurt
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Tuesday 24th:
Chicken Fingers w/Honey Mustard
Macaroni and Cheese
Steamed Broccoli
Nutri-Grain Snack Bar
Chocolate Chip Cookie
Wednesday 25th:
Turkey Club Hoagie (Gluten free available)
Potato Salad
Assorted Chips
Fresh Fruit- GoGurt
Banana Pudding
Thursday 26th:
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Garlic Bread
Antipasto Salad
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Friday 27th:
Cheese Enchiladas (Gluten free available)
Rice and Beans
Elote Corn Salad
Tortilla Chips and Salsa
Chocolate Chip Cookies
***MENU is subject to change
Sincerely,
Jacob Horne
Principal
