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Official School News and Updates
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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.
Love's Labour's Lost
Friday, December 2
7:00 PM in the Lund Center: Senior drama performance of Shakespeare's classic play.Tickets available at the door: $8 general admission, $5 student admission, and $20 for a group of 3 or more.
Concert Week:
Tuesday, December 6
7:00 PM in the Lund Center: 7th and 8th Grade Recorder Concert
Thursday, December 8:
5:00 PM in the Lund Center: 6th Grade Choir Concert
7:00 PM in the Lund Center: HS Choir Concert
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Semester Exam Schedule Available:
click here to view.
All grades will participate in the semester exam schedule, as appropriate for the subject and grade level. Teachers will communicate expectations along with what form this exam period will take; in some classes there may not be a formal test. Please see
your teachers with any questions, or email Director of Academics
Mrs. Mercado.
Parent-Teacher Conferences: These conferences are essential to the academic growth of our students, and so we ask that all families sign up for a conference. Please look for a signup link in your email and set up your conference: time slots are first-come, first-served.
Conferences will run from Tuesday, January 3, through Friday, January 6. If you cannot find the link in your email, please find your student's section and sign up
here.
Send Your High School Students Our Newsletter:
Sign up here.
Campus Food Drive:
Great Hearts-Great Hands is sponsoring a Food Drive for St. Mary's Food Bank. Donations can be brought to the boxes in the lunchroom during the month of November. Help feed hungry families in the Phoenix community, and earn points for your house!
Suggested items: Peanut butter, canned vegetables or fruit, rice, pasta, beans, or any non-perishable food items. No glass please.
Civics Testing: In 2015, the Arizona state legislature passed the American Civics Act (House Bill 2064), requiring students, beginning with the graduating class of 2017, to pass a civics test based on the US Immigration and Naturalization civics questions. Please note that high school students will be taking this exam during a portion of this year's Humane Letters semester exam period.
Campus Tours: If you know someone considering joining us at Veritas Prep, let them know we are offering campus tours several times a week. Sign-ups are available on our homepage and here.
Front Office Parent Volunteers Needed:
Your presence at the front desk answering phones and greeting visitors would be a great help and enable our office staff to work on key projects for the school. If there is a day you can help out,
please sign up here. Thank you!
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Student Accomplishments
We are proud to honor the accomplishments of our students, in and out of the classroom. Let us know what you are proud of -- send us accomplishments in the areas of academics, athletics, and community service by email here.
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College Counseling
Junior Parent Night - Thursday, December 1 - 6:30-7:30PM, Lunch Room
This annual event was created to educate parents on the trends and logistics of current college applications. We will review the following items, followed by a question/answer session. Please join us to learn what the next year will bring for your college bound student.
- The Best Fit College list
- The College Application - how things have changed and the logistics today
- What Colleges are looking for
- How and What you should research
- Financial Aid
- Your involvement
Free Practice ACT -
Sat. Jan. 7, 9:00AM - 12:00PM, Lunch Room
This free practice ACT is being offered to Juniors by Kaplan to enable them to compare their mock ACT scores with their PSAT scores. This comparison will help them determine which test they choose to take for their college entrance exam. Sign-up will begin next week - look for the details in this week's College Counseling Update newsletter.
Free PSAT-ACT Score Review - Wed. Jan. 11, 6:30-7:30PM, Lunch Room
For 9-11 grade students and parents - Kaplan test coordinator presents how to read both your PSAT and ACT mock test scores, and will educate all students on the differences in the exams.
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Upcoming Athletic Events
Wednesday 11/30
- MS Girls A Soccer Home Game v. Scottsdale Prep -4:00pm
Thursday, 12/1
- MS Softball Away Game v. Tempe Prep 3:30pm
- Varsity Boys Soccer Home Game v. Bourgade 3:30pm
Friday, 12/2
- Basketball Away Games v. North Pointe Prep
- JV Boys 4:00pm/Girls 5:30pm/Varsity Boys 7:00pm
Saturday, 12/3
- MS Boys B Soccer Home Game v. Scottsdale Prep - 9:00am
- MS Boys A Soccer Home Game v. Scottsdale Prep -10:30am
- MS Girls B Soccer Home Game v. Arete - Noon
Tuesday, 12/6 - MS Baseball Home Game v. Tempe Prep 4pm
- MS Softball Away Game v. Scottsdale Prep - 3:30pm
Wednesday, 12/7
- Varsity Girls Soccer v. Glendale Prep - 3:30pm
Please visit
www.veritasprepathletics.com regularly for results, schedules, and team information.
Go Falcons!
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It's Tax Credit Time!
As you know, Tax Credits support our extra-curricular clubs and athletics program. This is a no cost to you way to support your school. There is no easier way to raise money for our extra-curricular programs. A single filer can make a contribution up to $200, and a married couple filing jointly can contribute up to $400.
The family with the MOST Tax Credit referrals will receive one free athletic registration fee. The winning family may choose a sport from Winter 2016, Spring 2017, or Fall 2017.
Please ask your family, friends, and co-workers to participate in our Tax Credit drive. They can donate today by clicking here.
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Veritas Wish Lists
If you would like to make a gift to Veritas Prep, please check out our Wish Lists.
Athletics Wish List
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5K Thank you!
We had 382 registered runners this year! Thank you to all of our participants, it was great to see the sea of "safety yellow" shirts- with a few retro shirts mixed in.
Thanks to our 5K Committee: Sheila Logan, Mari Jo Clark, Stephanie Beebe, and Linda Sredzinski for their time and talent.
Thanks to our sponsors for making this 5K a huge success!
Looking forward to next year's 5K event-tie your laces and get training!
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