VSA School Profile 2021-2022
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SCHOOL NUMBER: #392122 www.VeritasPress.com Preparing for Life 1805 Olde Homestead Lane Lancaster, PA 17601 TEL 717.519.1974 20212022 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 Tom Garfield Dean of Academics and presentation of an extensive position paper before a 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 over 150 teachers and 1,000 full time students.* The VSA Highest Honors Program is by invitation only for Two-thirds of the faculty hold advanced degrees. Our VSA 9th through 12th grade Honors students who have been student/teacher ratio is 17:1. recognized for their excellent academic record and demon- *over 10,000 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 enriching 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. 202021 STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SAT* VSA NATIONAL Veritas Scholars Academy has had eleven National Merit Math 619 523 Finalists since 2013. ERW 646 528 RANK IN CLASS ACT Composite 28.3 20.6 Because our graduating classes are small, our programs highly rigorous, and 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 H Fiction Writing Workshop 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: Christian or Business Math H US Government H/U Science Fiction *World Medieval Classical Authors H/U World Religions H SCIENCE A Christian Perspective H History II H/U Latin III: Virgil H/U/AP General Science Shakespearean Literature H US History H/U Hebrew H Physical Science *World Ancient Lit I H *U.S., British & Modern Mandarin Chinese I & II H Biology H *World Ancient Lit II H/U History I H Spanish I–II H Chemistry H *World Medieval Lit I H *U.S., British & Modern Spanish III H/U Organic Chemistry H/U *World Medieval Lit II H/U History II H/U LOGIC & RHETORIC Anatomy & Physiology H *U.S., British & RELIGION Logic I Physics I H Modern Lit I H Honors/University level *Doctrine & Logic II H Physics II H/U *U.S., British & *included in Omnibus Theology I–VI H Rhetoric I H Marine Biology H/U Great Books program Modern Lit II H/U Apologetics H Rhetoric II H/U AP Advanced Placement Senior Thesis H/U 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Illinois Bethlehem College & Seminary Grand Canyon University Rhode Island School of Design University of Iowa Bethel University Grove City College Samford University University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Biola University Harvard University Santa Clara University University of Maryland Boston College Hillsdale College Seattle Pacific University University of Miami Boston University Hope College Southern Methodist University University of Michigan Boyce College Houston Baptist University St. John’s University University of Minnesota Cairn University Indiana University Tabor College University of NC at Chapel Hill Calvin University International Christian University Temple University University of Notre Dame Cedarville University John Brown University Tennessee Tech University University of Nevada, Las Vegas Clemson University LeTourneau University Texas A&M University, College Station University of North Texas College of William and Mary Lehigh University Texas Christian University University of South Carolina Colorado Christian University Liberty University Texas State University University of St. Andrews (Scotland) Colorado State University Michigan State University The Citadel (SC) University of Tennessee Columbia International University Milligan College The King’s College University of Texas at Austin Columbia University MIT - Massachusetts Institute of The Master’s University University of Toronto Concordia University Technology Trinity International University University of Utah Cornell University Moody Bible Institute United States Air Force Academy University of Washington Covenant College New Saint Andrews College United States Naval Academy University of Wisconsin Dallas Baptist University NYU - New York University U.S. Military Academy West Point Vanderbilt University Dartmouth Oklahoma Baptist University University of Arkansas Villanova University Drexel University Oral Roberts University University of California, Berkeley Waynesburg University Eastern University Oregon State University University of California, Davis Westmont College Eckerd College Patrick Henry College University of California, LA Wheaton College Embry-Riddle University Pensacola Christian College University of California, Santa Cruz Yale University Florida State University Pepperdine University University of Dallas Fordham University Princeton University University of Denver Purdue University University of Florida.