Veritas Christian Academy
The Voice of Veritas Newsletter
January 31, 2022
UPCOMING EVENTS

February 4: VCA House Color Day
February 21: Presidents' Day - NO SCHOOL

March 4: VCA House Color Day
March 9: Parent-Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
March 10-12: Spring Drama Production - The Wizard of Oz
March 17: Early Dismissal Day
March 18: Professional Development Day - NO SCHOOL
March 21-25: Spring Break - NO SCHOOL

April 1: VCA House Color Day
April 2: Father/Daughter Dance
April 7-8: College Trip (Sophomores/Juniors)

Dear Veritas Community,

You should be receiving an email today from the business office regarding re-enrollment. If you do not see it by end of today (make sure to double-check your spam/trash), please email Missy Jenkins, mjenkins@veritasnc.org.


CLT SCORES

The Classic Learning Test announced its 2021 School Rankings for the CLT8 last week. Every spring, hundreds of CLT partner schools across the country offer the CLT8 to their seventh and eighth-graders.

Veritas Christian Academy was ranked 8th in the nation!

Congratulations to our National Award Winners (The 9th Grade Class)! They will celebrate with a casual day.
BLOG POST: "THE VALUE ADDED OF BEING A SCHOOL OF VERBIVORES"

Please enjoy reading a new blog post from Dr. Woods.

"It is our desire to instill within all of our students the skills to use language in a fitting and truthful manner and come to value the gift of language. The value-added of being in a school community that treasures language, especially in a society that degrades it, is priceless..."
A WALK IN THE CLOUDS AT THE WORLD'S EDGE
VERITAS GALA 2022

The Gala Committee would like to thank Ingles Markets for sponsoring and catering The Veritas Gala on April 29th. We are excited to share with you this fabulous menu they have put together for us, as we come together in fellowship and in celebration of God's faithfulness to Veritas.

To wet your appetite...


Hors D'oeuvres
Charcuterie Board
Roasted Vegetable Platters
Stuffed Mozzarella Meatballs
Caprese Skewers
Bruschetta of Crostini 
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Main Course
Choice of Prime Rib
or
Stuffed Peppers and Marinated Portobello Mushrooms
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Sides
Potatoes Au Gratin 
Green Bean Almandine
Caesar Salad
Dinner Rolls

....Dessert...
To be announced in our next newsletter!
SUPPORT THE CLASS OF 2023!

  • Valentine's Day is right around the corner! The Junior Class will be selling chocolate roses, carnations, mini-stuffed animals, and goody bags. Click here for the flyer and the order form!
  • Tuesday Treats! Students can purchase a Tuesday Treat card for $10.00, which will cover at least 10 weeks of treats. Juniors will be selling during their breaks, lunches, carline, AND home games *if they are not sold out during the school day.* Be sure to bring in $1.00, or $10.00 for Treat Cards!
  • The Junior Class will be selling coffee and donuts to help raise money for their Senior Trip on Friday. DUNKIN' DONUTS AND LOCALLY ROASTED SHAREWELL COFFEE BY THE CUP AND BY THE BAG! Thank you for supporting these Veritas students!
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CONGRATULATIONS, SENIORS!

Congratulations on the following students' recent college acceptances:

Emma Wilde, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State University
Copeland Goodson, NC State University
Hunt Clark, NC State University
WARRIOR ATHLETIC NEWS

The Varsity Boys Basketball Team won their senior night game against Heritage Christian 76-64. They followed that victory up with another win against Lake Lure Classical Academy 61-50.

The Veritas Girls Varsity Team won their one game last week, defeating Lake Lure by a score of 56-13.

The Middle School Boys Team had three games last week, winning all three. Monday, we beat Reynolds Mtn. Christian Academy 41-27. Tuesday, Veritas defeated Heritage Christian 42-18. Thursday, our boys capped off the week by defeating Lake Lure Classical 46-45.

The Middle School Girls Team stayed undefeated by winning their two games last week. Monday, they defeated Reynolds Mtn. 31-11. On Thursday, our girls beat Lake Lure 29-6. 

Spring sports are right around the corner! Practices are allowed to begin for spring sports on February 14th. We will have sign-up sheets around the school this week, and those that sign up will be contacted directly by their coach. We will be offering girls soccer, baseball, and golf this spring. If you have any initial questions, please email lburgess@veritasnc.org.

Go Warriors!
FROM THE NURSE'S CORNER



Monique Wack, BSN/RN
School Nurse

phone: 828-681-0546 Fax: 828-681-0547 
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