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SCG Fields continues to make significant progress toward the construction of the new synthetic-turf field named in honor of Father Albert Bickerstaff, O.S.B., at Benedictine Military School. The groundbreaking was held March

14. Benedictine is partnering with SCG Fields & FieldTurf to construct Savannah’s largest NCAA/FIFA regulation-size synthetic-turf athletic field

to be used for soccer, lacrosse, and football. The field will be 80 yards wide and will include 1,500 bleacher seats on the east side, concession/restrooms, and an athletic plaza. These projects are part of Benedictine’s

future on-campus athletic stadium. Photograph by Noell Barnidge.

Thirty-three students from Aquinas High School and 15 from St. Mary on the Hill School, both in Augusta, entertained their audience with their pro-duction of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I March 28-29. The plot follows the story of Anna Leonowens, an English widow brought into the Royal Palace in Bangkok to teach the children and many wives of the

King of Siam. Photograph courtesy of Alice Hagler.

St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School students in the Class of 2020 were pre-sented with rings during a special Junior Ring & Recommitment Ceremony

following a grades 6-12 Mass at St. Anne Church in Columbus April 2. Juniors are encouraged to wear their rings facing inward during their

remaining time at St. Anne-Pacelli School. At graduation, students are instructed to turn their rings so they face outward — a sign to society and

the world of their commitment and willingness to share their talents, skills, faith and service with others. Photograph by Angel Cash.

St. Teresa’s High School students in Albany are enjoying the perks of being in high school. On Fridays they enjoy the privilege of a spirit day and can wear jeans and a team shirt of their choosing. Nearing the end of its second year in existence, 80 percent of the 8th graders advanced into St. Teresa’s High School. Expectations for next year are along the same lines.

Photograph courtesy of Laura Stock.

Mount de Sales Academy seniors Lacie Kunselman and Isabelle Sharon were selected as the overall winners of the Bibb County Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) students. They each selected a faculty

member to honor as their STAR teachers: Lacie chose math teacher Sarah Corum and Isabelle chose science teacher Georgia Olson. To obtain the

STAR nomination, students must have the highest score in a single sitting on the three-part SAT taken through the November test date of their senior year, and be in the top 10 percent or among the top 10 students of their class based on grade point average. L-R: Sarah Corum, Lacie Kunselman,

Isabelle Sharon, Georgia Olson. Photo Courtesy of Macon Chamber.

Savannah’s St. Vincent’s Academy/Benedictine Spring Musical’s version of “It only takes a moment,” from its production of Hello Dolly! won a

Georgia High School Musical Theatre Award for a new category added this year, the “11 O’ Clock Number Award,” awarded to an impactful musical

number from Act 2 where a main character expresses an important emo-tional realization. Fashioned after Broadway’s Tony Awards, the Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards (Shuler Hensley Awards) celebrate excellence in high school musical theater across the state of Georgia.

With this award is an invitation to be one of seven schools to perform live at the awards ceremony, which will be broadcast from the Cobb Galleria

Performing Arts Center live on GPB on April 18 at 7 p.m. Photograph by Paul Camp.