Veritas Christian Academy
The Voice of Veritas Newsletter
February 16, 2021
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UPCOMING EVENTS
March 10: VCA HOUSE COLOR DAY
March 12: Warrior T-Shirt Day
March 18: Early Dismissal Day/Warrior T-Shirt Day
Pi Day (Logic & Rhetoric)
March 19: Teacher Workday - NO CLASSES
March 22-26: Spring Break
***To reference past newsletters, please refer to the Communications tab on our website.***
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FROM THE NURSE'S CORNER
All for His Glory,
Monique Wack, BSN/RN
School Nurse
Phone: 828-681-0546 | Fax: 828-681-0547
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A LETTER FROM THE BOARD
Although they are not front and center in the daily action at Veritas, the members of the Board work many hours to keep the mission of our school on track, oversee the three million dollar budget and prayerfully navigate the strategic plans for school advancement. Dr. Kim Stalford has been one of those valued members of the Board for nearly three years. She will be rotating off of the Board and we will truly miss her. She has long had a great passion for Veritas and has been a valuable VCA spokesperson for many years. On the Board she is particularly known for her expertise in the arena of college acceptance strategies. She has been a member of the Covid advisory team and she and Michael have been generous in every way towards the growth of our school. Dr. Stalford has had a godly influence throughout the region as a physician, as a Veritas enthusiast and as a mom of two Veritas graduates (Jimmy 2018, Katherine 2020). She plans to take more time to be with her parents, but promises to be at Veritas events in coming years. Please join us as we give thanks to Dr. Stalford for her years of service.
Gary Prechter, Mark Muir, Chris Meyer, Anthony Craver
Veritas Christian Academy Board of Trustees
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A VERY SPECIAL VCA HOUSE COLOR DAY
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About VCA Houses
The Rhetoric School has four houses, which are named Homer, Dante, Milton and Virgil. These are named after epic poets. The main goal is that students in rhetoric school, whether in 9th-12th grow in camaraderie and companionship. This also allows students to have the opportunity to strengthen friendships among all high school classes as well as leaders given chances to lead.
VCA Color Day
In an effort to show school spirit within our community and campus, we have instituted a new tradition this year, VCA House Color Days, which are set monthly. Each house has a color assigned to it. Homer is red, Virgil is blue, Dante is purple, and Milton is green. The Grammar school classes have been assigned a certain house to support and all students will be encouraged to wear that color on this day. The Logic school students are able to choose what house they want to support and wear that color.
Beautiful CommUNITY Art
Last week's House Color Day included Rhetoric students visiting Grammar students to show them their completed collages which hang in the Rhetoric School's Venerable Bede Hall.
Each student colored a piece to be included. It was fun for them to point out their piece and also to see their pride in the beautiful compilation!
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THE ACT OF GRACE CAMPAIGN
We have now raised $502,694.18 -- thanks to our Lord and the generous spirits of the Veritas Community.
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CELEBRATING 100, 101 DAYS OF SCHOOL! |
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Ordering for MARCH HOT LUNCH is now OPEN!
The ordering window will close on February 25th at 11:00 p.m.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Please consider helping serve our students Hot Lunch if you are able. We are in need of volunteers in the month of March.
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SALT & LIGHT SERVICE "THANK YOU"
We wanted to share this note from Mission Hospital. Thank you all for continuing to support Salt & Light Reimagined this year. Our students are blessed in return, by serving others this school year!
Dear Veritas Students,
On behalf of team members on the 6th floor Behavioral Health Unit, let me express how much we appreciate the “Care for You” gift bags you donated in December. This was a wonderful surprise for the staff! To know that community members think of them and appreciate the challenging work they do means a lot. Your gift really brightened their day.
What you have done is very special and we appreciate the time and effort it took you to create these care packages. Please know that this letter comes with a great big THANK YOU!
Sincerely,
Judy Haney
Manager, Volunteer Engagement & Spiritual Care
Mission Hospital
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CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations to Caroline Cavagnini on her acceptance to UNC-Asheville and Mars Hill University!
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ONLINE STRINGS CLASS
REGISTRATION...NOW OPEN!
The 12-Week After-School Strings Classes for Kindergarten through 5th-grade students are designed to give school students an extra-curricular music activity, expose them to the orchestral string instruments, and better prepare them to participate in a vast array of string ensemble and orchestra programs throughout Henderson County. Students can choose to study the violin, viola, or cello.
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WARRIOR NEWS
We had a very busy week of games for our basketball teams. Each team played multiple games!
Our middle school girls team defeated TriCity Christian on Monday by a score of 29-4. On Wednesday, they lost to Asheville Catholic 37-21.
The middle school boys team defeated Asheville Catholic on Wednesday 41-23, and also beat Lake Lure Classical Academy 45-26 on Thursday.
Our Varsity girls team defeated TriCity Christian 35-32 on Monday, and then lost to a very good Asheville School team on Tuesday.
The Varsity boys team also lost to a very strong Asheville School team on Tuesday but followed that up with a 57-40 win over Lake Lure Classical Academy.
Our spring athletic season is right around the corner. We will be offering middle school girls soccer, Varsity girls soccer, middle school baseball, and golf. Be on the lookout for information regarding interest in those sports.
In Christ,
Lee Burgess
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