UPCOMING EVENTS

October 7: Warrior T-Shirt Day/VCA Olympic Games/Friday Night Lights

October 8: Alumni Family Homecoming

October 14: Serve-a-thon

October 20: Early Dismissal Day/Piglet Fest/Pig Fest

October 21: Professional Development Day - NO SCHOOL

October 26: Blood Drive (9 AM - 1:30 PM)

November 2: Parent/Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL

November 4: House T-shirt (Rhetoric) / House Bandana (Grammar/Logic)

November 11: Veterans' Day - NO SCHOOL

November 17-19: Theatre Veritas presents "Little Women" (click here)

November 18: Thanksgiving Feast/Warrior T-Shirt Day

November 21-25: Thanksgiving Break

IT'S HOMECOMING WEEK AT VERITAS!

SALT AND LIGHT

Our Parent Teacher Fellowship Team has been coordinating various projects to provide wonderful opportunities for our students to serve those in our community and beyond. We want our students to learn the value of community service. We have included on-campus and off-campus projects that allow students to see the difference they could make by partnering with local, regional, and international charities. We also see the value of our students serving their community throughout the entire year, not just on one day.

We will kick off our annual Salt and Light Serve-A-Thon on Friday, October 14th. We look forward to seeing the light of Christ shine through these students and volunteers! Stay tuned for more details.

To learn more, visit our website.

CALLING ALL WARRIOR DADS!

All VCA dads are invited to join the "Warrior Dads" on Friday, October 7th from 6:45 - 7:45 AM in the Nature Center on campus for a time of prayer and fellowship!

Contact Steve Stage with any questions! 

SUPPORT VCA WHILE YOU SHOP!

Follow this link to connect your Ingles card to Veritas! Through the Ingles Tools for Schools program, we are able to acquire school supplies when you shop throughout the school year.

SENIOR FUNDRAISING

• TUESDAY TREATS! Look for our seniors in carline and make note to bring $1.00 on Tuesdays for a tasty treat for you/your students on the way home! 

• FRIDAY! The Seniors will be selling donuts again! Consider donating a box to your child's classroom, or take one into your work office! **Proceeds go toward their Senior Class Trip.

COLLEGE COUNSELOR ANNOUNCEMENTS

• PSAT Wednesday, October 12, from 8-12 for 9th, 10th, and 11th graders. This test offers each student the chance to "practice" for standardized tests. It is worth taking seriously, as high scores continue to earn students scholarships (this is the National Merit Qualifying Test for juniors). Please remind your child to get good rest, eat a healthy breakfast, and mentally prepare for test-taking.  

• One aspect of the college-going process for our students is attending college representative visits. So far this year we have hosted Wofford, Furman, Blue Ridge, and Wheaton. In the next few weeks, we'll host Anderson and Covenant. We use this time to learn about the specific schools, but also as a means of building a framework. My hope is that students begin the process of identifying their own hopes, likes, and opportunities. Please contact me, Caroline Bullock, at cbullock@veritasnc.org if you have questions or suggestions.  

WARRIOR NEWS

The VCA Cross Country Team hosted a meet at Fletcher Park last week where more than 60 runners competed. For the girls, we had two runners place in the Top 10. Hannah Stage finished first with a time of 22:11, and Olive Wilsey finished second with a time of 24:01. For the boys, we had two boys finish in the Top 10 as well. Gunnar Patterson finished fourth with a time of 21:05, and Callen Whitney finished seventh with a time of 21:34. Thank you to Coach Haile, Coach Pender, and our PTF for putting on such a great event.

The Veritas Boys Soccer Teams had several matches. Our Varsity Team won a 9-0 match against Community Christian Academy. Our Middle School Team lost a couple of matches to Carolina Day by scores of 3-1 and 4-2 respectively. 

The Volleyball Teams had a great week. The Varsity Team beat Long Shoals Wesleyan 3-0, Community Christian 3-0, and Haywood Christian 3-1. The JV Team beat Long Shoals 2-0, Community Christian 2-1, and Haywood Christian 2-0. The Warrior Middle School Team beat Carolina Day 2-0, and Haywood Christian 2-0. 

Basketball tryouts are underway. Logic and Rhetoric School girls will have two more opportunities to try out this Saturday and Sunday from 3:00-5:00 p.m. each day. All boys in grades 8th-12th will have tryouts this Saturday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Boys in grades 6th and 7th will get more information later in October.

Please email me with any questions at lburgess@veritasnc.org. 

Go Warriors!

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