Veritas Christian Academy
The Voice of Veritas Newsletter
October 4, 2021
UPCOMING EVENTS

October 7: College Night (10th & 11th grade parents and children)
October 8: Salt & Light Serve-a-thon Kick-off/Warrior T-Shirt Day
October 13: PSAT 9th - 11th grades (8:00-12:00 p.m.)
October 21: Warrior T-Shirt Day/Early Dismissal Day/Rhetoric Pigfest & Logic Pigletfest
October 22: Professional Development Day - NO SCHOOL

November 3: Parent/Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
November 5: Fall Picture Retake Day - Contact callen@veritasnc.org if you need a retake
November 11: Veterans' Day - NO SCHOOL
SALT & LIGHT 2021

KICK-OFF EVENT: OCTOBER 8, 2021
"Best of the Old & the Best of the New"


"What is Salt & Light?"
Salt & Light is an annual school-wide event with the purpose of raising beneficial funds for our school in a meaningful way. VCA partners with community organizations to serve throughout the school year. The purpose is to generate and cultivate a spirit of service within our students and to be the hands and feet of Christ.

This Friday, October 8th we will have a kick-off event announcing this year's charities we will be serving throughout the school year.

Please join us in prayer as we prepare our hearts to serve our community!
"VERITALENT" SHOW

The Rhetoric School Houses had a fun time competing in a talent show last week, as a House Challenge.

Enjoy seeing the performances from the winners!

4th - Alaina Meyer (Homer House)
3rd- Maddie Matlick, Abi Leigh, and Caroline Thompson (Dante House)
2nd- Gracie Coe (Virgil House)
1st - Matthew James Overholser (Homer House)
HOT LUNCH VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Please consider helping to serve our students Hot Lunch in October!
We still have quite a few spots needing to be filled.

If you have questions, you may email jcraton@veritasnc.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM
THE COLLEGE COUNSELOR

CONGRATULATIONS TO AMELIA VERNON ON HER ACCEPTANCE TO ANDERSON UNIVERSITY!


College Night
Thursday, October 7th, 10th grade at 6:30 p.m., 11th at 7:30 p.m.

This is an evening event for students and their parents. It's a wonderful opportunity to both begin and continue the college conversation.

PSAT-NMSQT
Wednesday, October 13th from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 9th-11th grade students.

Students need to bring pencils and a calculator to be prepared for this test. For juniors, this is the National Merit Scholarship Qualification Test.  

Please contact cbullock@veritasnc.org with any questions.
FROM THE NURSE'S CORNER



Monique Wack, BSN/RN
School Nurse
phone: 828-681-0546
WARRIOR ATHLETICS NEWS

The Cross Country Teams hosted a very large meet at Fletcher Park last week. With 11 schools and over 120 runners participating, our teams competed well. Our boys' team finished 5th overall, and we had 3 runners finish in the Top 30. They were Welles Pender in 19th (20:18), Jarrett Nadeau in 21st (20:23), and Sam Burns in 28th (21:21). Our girls finished in 4th place overall. The top 3 girl runners for Veritas were Hannah Stage in 14th (23:26), Caroline Thompson in 15th (24:25), and Kenley Nix in 22nd (26:01).

The Varsity Volleyball Team won their only match last week, defeating Reynolds Mtn. Christian 3-0. The JV Team played in two matches. We beat both RMCA and Haywood Christian in straight sets.

The Varsity Boys Soccer Team played three matches last week, winning all three. On Monday, the boys defeated the Asheville Trailblazers 2-1. On Wednesday, VCA beat Challenger Early College HS 6-0. At the end of the week, our boys defeated Lake Lure Classical Academy 10-1. The Middle School Boys Team won their match against Brevard Academy on Thursday by a score of 3-1. Great week of soccer from both teams!

We will be starting Basketball practice at the end of this month. If your student wants to play and he or she hasn't signed up, please let us know ASAP so that we can make sure you are included on the basketball communication list.

Go Warriors!
Lee Burgess
HELPFUL QUICK LINKS FOR PARENTS