Dear Families of Veritas Rising Freshmen,

On June 16th, we sent out an email informing you about our upcoming freshman retreat. We are gearing up for this beautiful encounter with nature and with ourselves. The Aspen Creek/Chapel Rock Camp and Conference Center, just outside of Prescott, AZ will be our destination. The retreat will be from Wednesday, August 16th through Friday, August 18th. We will hike, gaze at the stars, share stories, poems and skits. We will bond together in team building and leadership training, rope courses and zip lines. Best of all, we will build life-long friendships. Professional staff members at the camp will serve as our directors, while Veritas teachers knit the day together with thought provoking academic challenges.

The adventure begins by boarding our buses in the back parking lot at 10:00AM on Wednesday, August 16th. Please pack a sack lunch for the ride. Wear tennis shoes and comfortable clothing so that we will be ready to jump right in to our activities at Aspen Creek/Chapel Rock. The adventure continues for two days and then we depart for home and arrive back at the parking lot on Friday, August 18th at 2:00PM. The students should bring a little cash for lunch on the way home.

The cost of the retreat is $120.00 per student. This includes lodging and all meals at our site. Our hope and desire is that all of the class of 2021 will attend. If the cost is not feasible for you, please request an application for financial assistance and we will do our best to take care of you.

Here are instructions for signing up for the retreat:

1)  Please click here to visit our registration website. You may pay the retreat fee of $120.00 and register here. No matter what form of payment you choose, you must register here online. If you choose to write a check, then you may bring it, along with the other required documents, to the front desk at Veritas Prep.

2)  Please print out the permission slip and fill it out. You can also click here to access and print the permission form.

3)  A Health Action Plan is linked here. Please, if your child is taking prescription medication or even if you want your child to have Advil or Tylenol or any other medications, fill this form out. Even if you filled out one for the front desk, we need this one for the trip. We will not administer any medications at all, even over-the-counter ones without this form. When we board the bus, we will have two teachers there receiving the assigned medications that you bring. They will be responsible for these. Make sure the medications are in a clear zip-lock bag with name of child on the front and with instructions written out clearly. We will also have their Health Action Plan printed out to put into the bag.

If your child needs an Epi Pen, you must send it along. We will not have these available otherwise. Finally, list any allergies your child may have, especially food allergies. We will adjust the menu for these needs.
 

In summary, here is the list of items to be handed in at the Veritas Prep front desk by July 31 ( online ):

a) Permission slip                                                                                                      b) Health Action Plan (including food allergies)                                                                                                          
c) A separate paper with name of student and size of t-shirt

d) The fee of $120.00. Make checks payable to Veritas Prep (This is only for those paying with a check. Please pay online if possible. If you are having difficulties with the system, just ask the ladies at the front desk to assist you.)

The t-shirt company needs time to print the shirts, so this deadline for t-shirt orders is July 31.

 

REMEMBER ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER ONLINE REGARDLESS OF FORM OF PAYMENT. THANKS!

 

Please read all attachments included, such as "Preparing for the Trip" (a what-to-bring list) and "Extra Instructions". Also, continue to visit our Freshman Retreat web page. We will soon be posting the readings of literature and poetry which will be discussed. We highly recommend that the students read these prior to the retreat.

If you have further questions, please direct these to Mr. Qualls.

We are greatly looking forward to spending this time with the class of 2021!

In Goodness, Truth and Beauty,

The Veritas Faculty