Veritas Christian Academy
The Voice of Veritas Newsletter
October 11, 2021
UPCOMING EVENTS

October 13: PSAT 9th - 11th grades (8:00-12:00 p.m.)/Senior Mock Interviews
October 21: Warrior T-Shirt Day/Early Dismissal Day/Rhetoric Pigfest & Logic Pigletfest
October 22: Professional Development Day - NO SCHOOL
October 28: YAWP Fest (Feed & Seed) @ 6:30 p.m. (Rhetoric/Logic 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
OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Be on the lookout for an email with Parent-Teacher Conference Sign-ups.
If you have not received it by the end of the day, please email twoods@veritasnc.org. 


Please note that October 21st is an Early Dismissal Day for the end of the first quarter. Here is the schedule for Early Dismissal Days:

10:30 AM - Pre-K
11:00 AM - Grammar School
11:30 AM - Logic and Rhetoric

SALT & LIGHT 2021
"Best of the Old & the Best of the New"

Please enjoy reading Dr. Woods's blog about the wonderful kick-off on Friday for the 9th annual Salt & Light Serve-a-thon. Photos from the day are also linked in his blog.
THEATRE VERITAS NEEDS YOUR HELP!

Mrs. St. John-Wade has some items she could use for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Fall Performance. Please click here to see how you can help!
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM
THE COLLEGE COUNSELOR


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

Dear Veritas Community,

On September 13, a 30-day mask requirement was instituted for the Veritas community. As promised, the Board has met to reassess this decision. The current mask requirement will be extended for an additional 15 days based on the trajectory of case numbers in our surrounding communities. There is optimism that cases will continue to decline. 

Short of a significant reversal of this downward trend, Veritas will return to mask optional beginning Friday, October 29. Current mask exceptions and exemptions will continue to be upheld during this time.

Thank you for your continued support of the Board and all faculty and staff at Veritas. Your kindness and patience are greatly appreciated.

In Christ,
Monique


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

The Cross Country Teams had their Conference Championship meet last week. The Varsity Girls Team finished in first place and we had two girls win All-Conference Awards. Caroline Thompson finished second overall with a time of 23:43, and Hannah Stage finished first with a time of 23:17 to also take home Runner of the Year honors. Congratulations to the entire team on winning the Championship! On the boys' side, our Varsity Team fought hard to finish second in the Conference. Jarrett Nadeau finished in fourth place with a time of 20:11, to take home All-Conference honors. This team has continued to improve throughout the season. Great job guys! A big thank you to Adam and Sherry Guice for coaching the team this year! We look forward to the State meet in a couple of weeks.

The Varsity Boys Soccer Team won their lone match last week, defeating Christian Family Academy 4-0. The Varsity Boys Team will start their Conference Tournament this week. Our Middle School Boys Soccer Team lost to Carolina Day 1-0 to conclude their season. Thank you to Josh Fisk for guiding the boys through the season.

The Varsity Girls Volleyball Team lost to Christian Family Academy 3-0 last week, and our JV Girls were also defeated by CFA 2-0. Our Varsity and JV Conference Tournaments will begin this week. The Middle School Girls Volleyball Team won their last match of the year, beating Carolina Day 2-0. Great job ladies, and thank you to Michelle McClain for coaching the team! 

Go Warriors!
Lee Burgess
HELPFUL QUICK LINKS FOR PARENTS