Spelling Bee
This past week, Veritas students participated in the school’s annual schoolwide Spelling Bee, showcasing their hard work, focus, and love of language. Each class competed within its grade level in a spirited contest of vowels and consonants, advancing through multiple rounds of increasingly challenging words tailored to their grade level.
To emerge victoriously, students had to spell each word correctly under pressure. Finalists were then required to spell an additional word accurately to secure their place among the school’s top spellers and earn a spot in Veritas’ spelling history.
The Spelling Bee reflects Veritas's strong emphasis on the literary arts. As a classical Christian school, Veritas prioritizes reading, grammar, and language as essential tools for learning and understanding the world.
“Language is critical to our ability to think, reason, and understand God,” said Headmaster Jill Rosario. “Reading and comprehension are essential skills, and our curriculum decisions at Veritas reflect our commitment to excellence in language education.”
At Veritas, students begin studying Latin before fifth grade. Latin serves as a foundational language for many Western languages and provides important insight into the roots of English vocabulary. Students also begin learning cursive handwriting in second grade, with assignments requiring completion in cursive by third grade. Even kindergarten students take part in building these early language skills.
“Our winning word in kindergarten was ‘crust,’” said kindergarten teacher Ms. Kelsey. “The students did an excellent job and have really demonstrated strong language development since the beginning of the year.”
Congratulations to all our Spelling Bee winners:
Kindergarten: 1st - Finley Lengyel, 2nd - Caroline Miller, 3rd - Sutton Hammond
1st Grade: 1st - Lily Ernst, 2nd - James Bice, 3rd - Chase Holtmeyer
2nd Grade: 1st - Audrey Schilling, 2nd - Kinsley Babiarz, 3rd - James Holtmeyer
3rd–4th Grade: 1st - Luca Draper, 2nd - Trent Hallisey, 3rd - Royal Mora
5th–6th Grade: 1st - Mercedes Martinez, 2nd - Maverik Martinez, 3rd - Madeleine LaValley
7th–8th Grade: 1st - Anthony Meleen, 2nd - Adam Mikulak, 3rd - Kian Green
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