Category : March 2025
Family Focus 03/07/2025
03/07/2025
Kris Sauer
March 2025
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March 7, 2025 - Celebrating our 160th Year!
Dear BA Parents/Guardians:
Excited to welcome Mrs. Paula Leider to the BA Family as our new Head of School! Mrs. Leider will start July 1, 2025. Click HERE to read more. Thanks and gratitude as well for the hard work put in by members of the Head of School Search Committee, Search Committee Chair Erin Langenfeld, and BA Board Chair Beth Dienst during the hiring process.
2025 -2026 School Calendar: Our 2025-2026 school calendar can be found on our website HERE. Additional event dates will be built in as the spring progresses. Note that we will have a full two-week break at Christmas and are following the Faribault Public Schools’ spring break schedule, with a longer Easter break about a week later so that BA staff may attend the National Catholic Educational Association Conference in Minneapolis.Thank you to all who have completed enrollment forms for 2025-2026 as this is a great help in our planning for next year. If you have not already done so, please complete this soon. Contact Mrs. Sauer with questions.
Parents with sons or daughters in grades 8-11:
- Class registration forms are now due. Click HERE for registration forms, course guide, and other information. Contact Mr. Friesen or Mr. Bienias with questions.
- Student summer work and Hoban Merit Scholarship application are now available. Click HERE for information.
Thank you to parents and students who joined us for Parent/Teacher Conferences yesterday. Congratulations to our BA Red Knowledge Bowl Team on their first-ever participation in regional competition and to our high school band, earning a SUPERIOR rating at large group competition today! Finally, two big events tonight - the DMCS Bingo/Meat Raffle from 6-9pm and the Paradise Center for the Arts' Youth Art Month opening reception from 5-7pm.
Have a blessed weekend,
Kris Sauer, Ed Friesen,
Interim Co-Heads of School
New Parent Service Hour Opportunities: Log in to POINT at https://pointapp.org/sign-in/ to check your hours and sign up to volunteer for:
- BABS Gala April 12th event: parent volunteers needed
- BABS Auction Item Donations: sign up to purchase a gift card for silent auction items and earn service hours
- BABS Amazon Store: shop for hours & help us fundraise for our school
- Golf Tournament Committee: need not be a golfer to help with this great event August 1st.
- 160th Celebration Committee: help us plan this great event on August 2nd!
BABS 2025, April 12: Get your tickets now for Blossom & Bloom, the BABS 2025 Gala at https://one.bidpal.net/babs2025/welcome . You don't want to miss this great night celebrating our Court of Honor inductees, students and staff!  |
Need 2024 tax information? Click HERE.
Looking to order a 2024-2025 yearbook? Click HERE.
Get your BA gear at the school store! Click HERE for information.
Post-Prom is selling Cry Baby Craig's hot sauce. Click HERE for information.
College Scholarship Info: Click HERE for details, applications, and deadlines - 8 local scholarship opportunities have deadlines from March 15 to April 4!
DIVINE MERCY CHURCH & SCHOOL UPDATE
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Click here for Divine Mercy Catholic Church youth events. |
Calendars:
Online BA School Calendar:
https://gopherconference.org/public/genie/7/school/7/
Online Faribault Falcons Calendar:
https://big9conference.org/public/genie/4/school/7/