school number: #392122 www.VeritasPress.com Preparing for Life 1805 Olde Homestead Lane Lancaster, PA 17601 tel 717.519.1974 2020–2021 SCHOOL PROFILE

Marlin Detweiler President Study of formal and informal logic is crucial. Students in Laurie Detweiler Executive Vice President grades 10 through 12 study rhetoric, which leads to the Dr. Robert J. Cannon Headmaster capstone senior thesis course, which includes preparation Trisha Williams Dean of Students and presentation of an extensive position paper before a Tom Garfield Dean of Academics panel of experts. Grades 7–12 include an extensive and cohesive Great Books program called Omnibus, issuing THE SCHOOL English, history, and religion credits. Latin studies continue Founded in 2006, Veritas Scholars Academy (VSA) is a K–12 while Greek and modern foreign language study are added. non-denominational classical school with a biblical emphasis located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Our school aims to graduate GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS young men and women who think clearly and listen carefully Students begin earning credits toward graduation in the 9th with discernment and understanding; who reason persuasively grade. A minimum of 25 credits are required for graduation. and articulate precisely; who are capable of evaluating their Our Standard requirements are: entire range of experience in the light of the Scriptures; and English 6 credits who do so with eagerness in joyful submission to God. We History 4 credits aim to find them well prepared in all situations, possessing Language 3 credits both knowledge and the wisdom to use it well. Logic & Rhetoric 3 credits Math 3 credits ACCREDITATION AND MEMBERSHIP Religion 4 credits VSA is accredited by the Middle States Association of Science 3 credits Colleges and Schools. It is also a member of the Association Electives 2 credits for Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS). Over 25 upper * Honors students require an additional credit in Rhetoric, Math and Science as secondary classes are university level courses and over 55 well as higher level coursework in each discipline. Honors students must maintain secondary courses qualify for Honors level credit. a grade of 80% or higher in every subject to receive an honors level diploma.

STUDENTS & FACULTY HIGHEST HONORS PROGRAM VSA has 120 teachers and over 700 full time students.* Two- The VSA Highest Honors Program is by invitation only for thirds of the faculty hold advanced degrees. Our student/ VSA 9th through 12th grade Honors students who have been teacher ratio is 17:1. recognized for their excellent academic record and demon- *over 8,000 registrants are taking one or more courses in the single course strated abilities. The Highest Honors Program challenges enrollment option. students to maximize their potential by placing them in chal- lenging courses and enriches their experience through extra- ACADEMIC PROGRAM curricular activities.

Academics at VSA follow the classical pedagogy of the first three of the seven liberal arts—the trivium of GRADING grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric. The grammar stage PERCENTAGE GRADE UNWEIGHTED WEIGHTED coincides with grades K–6 and focuses on absorbing facts, 100–90 A 4.0 5.0 mastering language, and basic math. Latin is an important 89–80 B 3.0 4.0 part of this stage. The grammar stage is foundational to more 79–70 C 2.0 3.0 advanced study beginning in the secondary school. Students 69–0 F 0.0 0.0 in grades 7 through 9 study critical reasoning and argumen- tation within the confines of challenging academic content. 2019-20 STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

SAT* VSA NATIONAL Veritas Scholars Academy has had nine National Merit Math 641 528 Finalists since 2013. ERW 667 531 RANK IN CLASS ACT Composite 28.2 20.8 Because our graduating classes are small, our programs highly rigorous, our range of grades narrow, it is our policy to not rank our students.

COURSES

ENGLISH HISTORY LANGUAGE MATHEMATICS ELECTIVES Composition I Western Civilization H French I–II H Algebra I Art History H Composition II H *World Ancient French III H/U Geometry Art Studio I–II Creative Writing H History I H German I–III H Algebra II H Computer Programming Fiction Writing Wkshp H/U *World Ancient Greek I–II H/U Pre-Calculus w/ Trig H Economics H/U Journalism H History II H/U Latin I Calculus I & II H/U/AP Film & Worldview H/U Novels of Jane Austen H/U *World Medieval Latin II H Statistics H/U Psychology H/U/AP Poetry H History I H Latin III: Business Math H US Government H/U Science Fiction *World Medieval Christian Authors H/U World Religions H SCIENCE A Christian Perspective H History II H/U Latin III: Virgil H/U/AP General Science Shakespearian Literature H US History H/U Mandarin Chinese I & II H Physical Science *World Ancient Lit I H *U.S., British & Modern Spanish I–II H Biology H *World Ancient Lit II H/U History I H Spanish III H/U Chemistry H *World Medieval Lit I H *U.S., British & Modern LOGIC & RHETORIC Advanced Chemistry/ *World Medieval Lit II H/U History II H/U Logic I Organic H/U *U.S., British & RELIGION Logic II H Anatomy & Physiology H Modern Lit I H Honors/University level *Doctrine & Rhetoric I H Physics I H *U.S., British & *included in Omnibus Theology I–VI H Rhetoric II H/U Physics II H/U Great Books program Modern Lit II H/U Apologetics H Senior Thesis H/U Marine Biology H/U AP Advanced Placement

COLLEGES The following are just some of the colleges and universities to which VSA graduates have been accepted.

Austin College George Washington University Reformation Bible College University of Georgia Baylor University Georgetown University Regent University University of Hawaii Belhaven University Gordon College Rhode Island School of Design University of Illinois Bethel University Grand Canyon University Samford University University of Iowa Biola University Grove City College Seattle Pacific University University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Boston College Harvard University Southern Methodist University University of Maryland Boston University Hillsdale College St. John’s University University of Miami Boyce College Hope College Tabor College University of Michigan Cairn University Houston Baptist University Temple University University of Minnesota Calvin College Indiana University Tennessee Tech University University of NC at Chapel Hill Cedarville University International Christian University Texas A&M University, College Station University of Nevada, Las Vegas Clemson University John Brown University Texas Christian University University of North Texas College of William and Mary LeTourneau University Texas State University University of South Carolina Colorado Christian University Liberty University The Citadel (SC) University of St. Andrews (Scotland) Colorado State University Michigan State University The King’s College University of Texas at Austin Columbia International University Milligan College The Master’s University University of Toronto Columbia University MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Trinity International University University of Utah Concordia University Technology United States Air Force Academy University of Washington Cornell University Moody Bible Institute United States Naval Academy University of Wisconsin Covenant College New Saint Andrews College U.S. Military Academy West Point Vanderbilt University Dallas Baptist University NYU - New York University University of Arkansas Villanova University Dartmouth Oral Roberts University University of California, Berkeley Waynesburg University Drexel University Oregon State University University of California, Davis Westmont College Eastern University Patrick Henry College University of California, LA Wheaton College Eckerd College Pensacola Christian College University of California, Santa Cruz Yale University Embry-Riddle University Pepperdine University University of Dallas Florida State University Princeton University University of Denver Fordham University Purdue University University of Florida