Veritas Academy (Austin, Texas)

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Veritas Academy
Location
Veritas Academy (Austin, Texas)
13401 Escarpment Blvd

Austin
,
Hays County
,
Texas
78739

United States
Coordinates 30°10′06″N97°54′44″W / 30.1684°N 97.9123°W / 30.1684; -97.9123
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MottoTraining hearts, minds, and hands for the glory of God
Established2005 (2005)
SuperintendentJef Fowler (2005–2024) Cameron Cook (2024--)
Grades Preschool–12 [1]
Enrollment~800
Campus size97 acres (39 ha)
Color(s)Blue, Silver
Team nameDefenders
Website www.veritasacademy.net

Veritas Academy is a private classical Christian university-model school in Southwest Austin, Texas. It represents itself as being "a private, classical, college prep school that seeks to train hearts and minds for the glory of God through rigorous curricula, character education, competitive athletics, fine & performing arts, and an array of extra‐ and co-curricular activities". [2] It has K-12 grades. Through eighth grade, students are partially homeschooled, with parents acting as "co-teachers" that assist with teaching and assessing students. It is a member of the Association of Classical and Christian Schools. [3]

Contents

Veritas Academy operated on the property of Austin Oaks Church until 2018, when it moved to a new, permanent campus on Escarpment Boulevard. [4] Since the new property is located on the Edward's Aquifer, only 39 of its 97 acres can be developed.

Sports

Due to its small student body, Veritas' athletics programs are relatively limited. They are part of Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS).

The school has maintained a 6-man football team, which has won the TAPPS state championship several times. They plan on transitioning to a standard 11-man team in the fall of 2024.

Other athletics are swimming, volleyball, soccer, and wrestling.

Fine Arts

Veritas offers many fine arts, from fall One Act and spring musical to band, drumline, and visual arts. The drumline and One Act programs have consistently placed in state competitions.

Clubs

Veritas encourages the students to take initiative in leadership through clubs and student organizations. The students must present their clubs to the student life faculty to be approved. Upon approval, the club president must maintain attendance through the school year in order to keep the club active. The clubs, as of fall 2024, include:

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References

  1. ↑ "VERITAS ACADEMY". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ " Our History Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ." Veritas Academy. Retrieved on January 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Veritas Academy (TX)". classicalchristian.org. Association of Classical Christian Schools. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Cicale, Nicholas (3 August 2018). "Veritas Academy to start school year in new South Austin campus". Community Impact Newspaper . Retrieved 16 September 2018.

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