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At the request of the Office of Catholic Schools, in conjunction with the civil authorities of Jefferson Parish, based on the forecasts for the amount of rain and the potential flooding impact of Tropical Storm Cristobal, we have been asked to close our summer camp and the Loreto Center for tomorrow, Monday, June 8. We plan on resuming all summer camp activities and on re-opening the Loreto Center as scheduled on Tuesday, June 9.

It’s time for our Spring St. Benilde School Scholastic Book Fair! We’ve set up our amazing Book Fair online just for you! Online shopping is available through Monday, May 11th and our school benefits from every online order.

Congratulations to graduating St. Benilde 7th grader Wyatt Condon, who was awarded an academic scholarship to his future high school, Brother Martin! We are proud of you!

Our St. Benilde Teachers were so surprised today when they picked up a special meal from the school. They knew they were getting crawfish in our make shift drive-thru line, but they were in for quite a surprise when students were in the parking lot waiting for them to say hello! What a wonderful surprise! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all of our Wonderful Teachers! Big thanks to all those involved including St. Benilde Men's Club, Home and School Association, and Room Moms!

Congratulations to Valen Purvis. Valen has been selected to participate in the NBA Math Hoops National Championship in Detroit, Michigan. Click to see the video of Valen hearing about this awesome news!

In compliance with the current guidelines set forth by the Office of Catholic Schools regarding school assemblies and graduations to close out the 2019-2020 school year, St. Benilde has rescheduled its 7th Grade Graduation/Promotion Ceremony for Saturday, July 18 at 10:00AM.  A reception will follow in the school cafeteria if we are allowed to host an event of this nature. Click for more info!

Our Teachers held a Social Distance Parade to deliver graduating 7th Graders a special gift! Click to watch the video!

Our St. Benilde Men's Club will be serving delicious dinners again this Friday, April 24th! We're running back our Smokehouse THIS FRIDAY since y'all cleared us out last week. ​​​​​​​We're going to make a lot more this time, but make sure to get here early! PLEASE bring a non-perishable food item to drop off for our church food pantry when you come to pickup your dinner.

Congratulations to graduating St. Benilde 7th grader Cristian Apostolakis, who was awarded an academic scholarship to his future high school, Archbishop Rummel! We are proud of you!

Friends, our beloved Fr. H.L. Brignac has passed away. Please join us this evening for a virtual holy hour from 7-8 p.m. as we pray for the repose of his soul.

Our St. Benilde Men's Club will be serving delicious dinners again this Friday April 17th! Starting this week, we will be featuring some amazing food from the booths at our SBS Food and Music Festival. PLEASE bring a non-perishable food item to drop off for our church food pantry when you come to pickup your dinner. Plates are $10.00 each.

The St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Benilde Church is a generous ministry providing emergency assistance to those in need weekly throughout the year. Due to the current overwhelming demand placed upon the food pantry, the St. Vincent de Paul Society is in need of donations to re-stock its shelves. The most needed items are currently: Cereal, Pasta Sauce, Dry Pasta, Peanut Butter, Jelly, & Canned Meats. Other non-perishable food donations are also welcome. Donation boxes will be placed by the doors of the main entrance to the school.

“God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him . . . might have eternal life.” (John 3:16)

UPDATE! Starting on Monday, March 30, St. Benilde will be having food pick-up on Mondays and Wednesdays only. Click for more info!

Mrs. Williams’ 6th grade students wanted to say, “Hello and Happy Monday!” We hope everyone had a restful weekend! We miss all of you!

This weekend, many of our students brightened up their neighborhoods with their beautiful chalk art and window paintings! Thanks for sharing! We love our SBS students! #AtHomeLearning #EducationallyExcellent #ChristCentered #FutureFocused

We love our SBS Family. How is your #AtHomeLearning going? Please share pictures of you in-home classroom with us by emailing them to Mrs. Zamora at mzamora@stbenilde.com! We cannot wait to see our students’ smiling faces!

Absolutely the best Lenten Fish Fry in the Greater New Orleans area! Checkout the menu for our March 6th dine-in (or take out) fish fry. Doors open at 5:00PM for pre-sale ticket holders and to the general public at 5:30PM. Please come support our church and school while enjoying some great seafood.

Congrats to 5th Grader Ben Rapp! Ben was one of the top students in the state of Louisiana and has qualified to compete in the Louisiana state Geo Bee! Way to go Ben! We are so proud of you! New Orleans Catholic Schools National Geographic

Our 6th and 7th Grade Gifted and Talented Class is learning all about making videos. This month, they used a green screen to make a commercial about the Krewe of Rainbow! Click the photo to see the full video!