Official School News and Updates
Iliadathon Event Continues Decade-Long Tradition
This past weekend, Veritas students held the Iliadathon: a marathon all-night reading of Homer's poem featuring interludes of food, fun and thematic games. This high-school event was well-attended and a good time for all involved.

Pictured at left: Mr. Boyer, Humane Letters teacher, channels the ancient Greek poet Homer, reading lines from The Iliad at Friday's Iliadathon event.
URGENT: Traffic Safety Notice
As a reminder, for the safety of all, please do not drop off or pick up students in the small front lobby parking area during regular hours. This area is reserved for late drop off and pick up only. This is a safety issue: warnings and/or detentions may be given for repeated misuse of this area. Thank you for driving carefully and looking out for the well-being of our students!
School Announcements
Campus Tours: If you know someone considering joining us at Veritas Prep, please let them know we are offering campus tours several times a week. Signups are available on our homepage www.veritasprep.org and here.
Middle School Spelling Bee: This year, Veritas Prep will be holding its very own Spelling Bee on November 16. Stay tuned for more information from Mr. Winebrenner on how to get involved!

Yearbooks are available for early-bird rates of $35 each at www.yearbookordercenter.com until September 18. Order today!

Front Office Parent Volunteers Needed: Our front office would be grateful for parent assistance answering phones during the week between the hours of 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM. If there is a day you can help out for a portion of this time, please sign up here. Thank you!
New Student Mentoring Continues Tuesday, September 27
On Tuesday, September 27, Veritas Prep's student mentors will continue their biweekly meetings with new Veritas students after school. Regular mentor meetings will be held every other Tuesday after school from 2:45-3:15 PM.
 
WHAT TO DO: 6th Graders will simply stay in their classroom after school, and mentors will meet with them there. All other new students (7th through 10th grade) will pack up and meet in library.   Parents, please plan on picking up your students at 3:15 rather than 2:40. Thank you!
Calendar Snapshot
Our full website calendar can be found at www.veritasprep.org. To subscribe to our social event listings and register for events, please visit our Facebook events page here. See athletics update below and veritasprepathletics.org for sports events. 

Saturday, September 22, 6:30 PM
Middle School Harvest Dance.
Click here for more information and tickets

Friday, September 30, 7:40 AM 
Coffee with the Headmaster: Featuring Athletics. Coffee begins immediately after PSO board meeting, featuring remarks from Athletic Director Eric Dall, along with Mr. Dean. Coffee and light refreshments provided:
College Counseling Updates

College Visit Season at Veritas 
The College visit schedule is posted at the College Counseling bulletin board. New visits are added daily, so be sure to check often.
Please sign up for visits in Naviance to allow us to schedule appropriate space for each college. If you have forgotten your Naviance log in, stop by our offices or email us. 
 
Tuesday, October 4: Highly Selective College Night
All high school parents/students are invited to attend the Highly Selective College Night Tuesday, October 4th at 7pm in the Lund. Please join us as admission representatives explain what helps make a candidate competitive for highly selective admission.
 
Wednesday, October 5: College Essay Writing Workshop
Senior students can learn how to write an effective College Essay -
After school in Room 203.
 
November 2nd is PSAT Test Day at Veritas
On Wednesday, November 2nd, all Veritas Prep students in grades 9-11 will take the PSAT/NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), a practice college admissions test. Scores from the PSAT/NMSQT are never sent to colleges. However, for juniors, the scores are used to determine whether a student qualifies for the National Merit Scholarship program. For freshmen and sophomores, the test is only practice and allows students to gain exposure and experience with standardized testing for college. 
 
The fee for having a PSAT/NMSQT test scored is $25. If you did not register at VPREP please do so at this link:     

Upcoming Athletic Events  

Thursday, 9/22
Freshman Volleyball HOME Game -4pm
JV Volleyball HOME Game - 5pm
Varsity Volleyball HOME Game - 6pm
Varsity Swim v. Coronado 4pm

Friday, 9/23
Varsity Football HOME Game - 7pm
Varsity Cross Country - Doug Conley Invite - 7:30am
Varsity Swim - Brophy Invite
MS Cross Country - 7am
MS Volleyball @ North Phoenix Prep - 9am
MS Football @ Arete Noon
MS Swim 8:00am

Monday, 9/26
MS Golf @Continental Golf Course 4pm

Tuesday, 9/27
Freshman Volleyball @ Valley Christian 4pm
JV Volleyball @ Tempe Prep 5pm
Varsity Volleyball @ Tempe Prep 6pm
Indoor Sports Picture Day 9/21  
Outdoor Sports Picture Day 9/28

Please visit www.veritasprepathletics.com regularly for results, schedules, and team information.  

Go Falcons!
Development
 
Veritas Victory 5K
 
When:  November 19th  at 9:00AM
Where: Arizona Falls on the canal at 56th Street and Indian School
Why: To come together as a community to support our children and our school
 
Sponsorship Opportunities
We are looking for local businesses to sponsor our event. This is a fantastic way to advertise your company. Families can also have their name listed on the back of the shirt.  Please click here for sponsorship levels. Questions? Please contact Sarah Marbach at [email protected].
 
Interested in joining the 5K Team? 
Next meeting is September 14 at 7:30 AM in the retention basin.
Please contact Mari Jo Clark at  [email protected] or Sheila Logan at [email protected] for more information.

The best gift you can give your teachers is Community Investment. Make your gift online here, or contact Sarah Marbach at [email protected] for more information.
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