Veritas Christian Academy
The Voice of Veritas Newsletter
February 7, 2022
UPCOMING EVENTS

February 13: Prayer Walk at 4:30 p.m.
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)
FAITH, HOPE, LOVE!

Pre-K students learned to trace heart templates and then chose warm and cool color combinations to create these charming oil pastel Valentines!

PRAYER WALK

The Warrior Dads and Warrior Moms will have a prayer walk at Veritas on Sunday, February 13, from 4:30 - 5:30.

All are invited to join as we pray for the school!
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A WALK IN THE CLOUDS AT THE WORLD'S EDGE
VERITAS GALA 2022

As promised, we want to share with you some more excitement involving our 2022 Gala, coming up soon on April 29th!

We will be having a DESSERT DASH!

The Dessert Dash involves each table combining their bids to claim one of the delicious desserts on our dessert table. The table with the highest total bid gets to “Dash” first to the dessert table to choose the dessert of their choice.

Be careful though…you will need to bid high to be the first table called, and you will need to be fast to get your favorite dessert before the next winning table is called! This is a fun, fast, and competitive element to our evening and we know you're just going to love it!

We are honored to have an incredible assortment of delicious desserts from some of the top bakeries and restaurants in our area! If you know of a bakery that would like to donate to our gala, please contact cpritz@veritanc.org

Thank you!
HONOR ROLL

Congratulations to our Second Quarter Honor Roll Recipients!
DECLAMATION 2022

Congratulations on a job well done by all of the Declamation Finalists (who are listed below!)

On January 31st, a panel of judges selected the top three in Rhetoric and Logic:

Rhetoric School Winners
Gracie Coe - 1st Place
Elisabeth Moffitt - 2nd Place
Mary Garcia Coe - 3rd Place

Logic School Winners
Gunnar Patterson - 1st Place
Avah Polis - 2nd Place
Tessa Dupee - 3rd Place
6th Grade:
Hazel Bullock: How To Tell The Wild Animals by Carolyn Wells
Jasmine Pharr: A Plea For a League of Sleep by Ogden Nash

7th Grade:
Avah Polis: Lady MacBeth's Speech by William Shakespeare
Lillian Wack: Evolutionary Hymn by CS Lewis

8th Grade:
Callie Stage: Of The Awful Battle of the Pekes & the Pollicles by TS Eliot
Gunnar Patterson: Durin by JRR Tolkien
Tessa Dupee: Mungojerrie & Rupelteazer by TS Eliot

9th Grade:
Jordan McDowell: Mother Teresa, "Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech"
Alaina Meyer: Ronald Reagan, "Fortieth Anniversary of D-Day Speech"
Sean Craton: William Wilburforce, "1789 Speech to Parliament"
Wren Sherrill: Corrie Ten Boom, "On Forgiveness"

10th Grade:
Gracie Coe: Martin Luther King, Jr., "I Have a Dream"
Abi Leigh: Jane Addams, "Speech on Women's Suffrage"

11th Grade:
Mary Coe: Robert F. Kennedy, "Statement on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr."
Elisabeth Moffitt: Mary Schmich, "Wear Sunscreen"
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!

Congratulations to Jake Miller on being accepted to the United States Military Academy West Point!

WARRIOR ATHLETIC NEWS

Basketball results from last week:
Boys Varsity: lost to Haywood Christian 57-54
Girls Varsity: lost to Haywood Christian 41-29
Middle School Boys: defeated Haywood Christian 42-30, lost to IC Imagine 38-35
Middle School Girls: defeated Haywood Christian 22-12, beat Trailblazers “B” team 32-5

It's tourney time! All 4 of our basketball teams will begin their conference tournament this week. The middle school girls team will play at Christian Family Academy on Thursday at 10:00 AM. The other 3 teams will all play at Veritas today. Please note that season passes are not accepted at tournaments. The cost is $5.00 per person.

Middle School Boys @ 4:30 p.m. against Pinnacle Classical Academy
Varsity girls @ 5:30 p.m. against Victory Christian Academy
Varsity boys @ 7:00 p.m. against Lake Lure Classical Academy

If our teams win, they will play again on Thursday at Christian Family Academy. Please check our calendar for times and opponents.

If you signed up for spring sports, you should begin hearing from your coach this week. If you missed sign-ups or you do not hear from your coach by the end of the week, please email Lee Burgess (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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