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At a reception in St. Ignatius Hall, New Orleans artist Terrance Osborne unveils his magnificent
acrylic painting of Jesuit High School entitled “Star of Our Youthful Years.” The painting is the
featured item in Jesuit’s Online Auction. Standing with Mr. Osborne is a trio of Jesuit mothers
whose tireless efforts are sure to make Celebration 2011 another successful event.
From left are: Sandra Denny (who is coordinating sales of the lithographs),
and Celebration 2011 co-chairs Ana Tumminello and Erin Fleming.
March 30, 2011
Dear Jesuit Parents & Alumni: Jesuit’s 5th Online Auction is a key component of Celebration 2011, the school’s annual gala that takes place Saturday, April 9 on the campus at Carrollton and Banks. The theme for this year’s Celebration is “Jesuit Celebrates the Arts.”
The theme is especially fitting because New Orleans artist Terrance Osborne has created an original masterpiece for the school to auction. His painting, Star of Our Youthful Years, is the featured item of the Online Auction and could be yours… if you are the highest bidder.
From Osborne’s original work, Jesuit has created a limited number of lithographs — some signed by the artist, some not signed — that are for sale through the Jesuit Online Boutique. An unsigned lithograph is $40; a signed one is $75. Buy early because quantities are limited.
Previous auction fans might notice that t
his year’s offerings for the Online Auction are slimmer. Only five items are up for bid. By reducing the number of items, we hope to increase the overall quality of the auction. There is no doubt that each of the items up for bid is unique. There are no hidden “reserve prices” and the “Buy It Now” feature has also been eliminated. Each item has a minimum bid, an amount that was determined by a consensus of the Online Auction committee. If someone bids the minimum price, the item will be sold online, even if the minimum bid is the only bid. Prospective bidders are encouraged to read the updated Rules of the Online Auction.
The online auction is programmed to automatically end on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at precisely 11:01 p.m. (CDT). Bids submitted one second past 11:01 p.m. will be rejected. Bidding will not be extended. In other words, Jesuit’s Online Auction is similar to the timed auctions on EBay. High bidders need to be vigilant as the minutes count down to seconds. (You may have to continuously refresh your page.) Be mindful of snipers swooping in during the closing seconds and scooping up the item from right underneath your nose. If you are not familiar with auction sniping, view Auction Sniping.
Payment for items won must be made by Noon on Friday, April 8. Winning bidders must pay for their item using Jesuit’s secure system — simply click the Pay for Item link at the bottom of any auction page. As many of you are aware, proceeds from Celebration, including the Online Auction, help Jesuit reduce operating expenses, which in turn, keeps tuition at an affordable level for most families.
Meanwhile, if you plan to join us for this year’s Celebration but have not made your reservation, there is still time to do so. It takes only a few minutes to purchase your Celebration Tickets Online. On behalf of the entire Celebration committee, we thank you. We hope to see many of you at Celebration on Saturday evening, April 9. Sincerely,
Erin Fleming Andrea Legrand
Ana Tumminello Online Auction Coordinator
Co-Chairs of 2011 Celebration | 
