Vanguard College Preparatory School

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Vanguard College Preparatory School
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Vanguard College Preparatory School
2517 Mt. Carmel

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76710

Coordinates 31°32′35″N97°12′29″W / 31.542984°N 97.207919°W / 31.542984; -97.207919 Coordinates: 31°32′35″N97°12′29″W / 31.542984°N 97.207919°W / 31.542984; -97.207919
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Type Private secondary
Established1973
NCES School ID01328528
HeadmasterBill Borg [1]
Teaching staff21.1 [2]
Grades7–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment268 (2016 [2] )
Average class size3–20
Student to teacher ratio1:9
Campus8.5 acres (3.4 ha)
Color(s)   
Blue, Green, and White
Mascot Viking
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Website www.vanguard.org

Vanguard College Preparatory School, founded in 1973, is a private, independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school located in Waco, Texas, United States, for students in grades 7-12. Enrollment, as of the 2022-2023 academic year is 268, with 41 on the teaching faculty.

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The campus consists of 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) and the school is housed in several buildings. Vanguard is a college style campus. A science and math building was completed in 1984, two gymnasiums were completed in 1980 and enlarged as a multi-purpose facility in 1992, and a performing arts center was completed in 1987. A new classroom building opened for use in the fall of 2000 and a new visual arts building and video studio opened in 2004. Administrative offices were renovated in 2005 and the gymnasium complex was renovated in 2006. State of the art computer labs are accessible to students, and the entire campus has Wi-Fi. Art, drama, music, publications, service organizations, debate, Knowledge Master, Mock Trial and athletics are among their extracurricular options. The 2014 and 2016 editions of Liquid Paper, Vanguard's literary magazine, received a superior rating from the National Council of Teachers of English. [3] The 2011 edition, Circadian, received first place from the American Scholastic Press Association. [4]

Athletics

Vanguard has won over forty-four team state titles.[ citation needed ]

Students can play multiple sports.

National Merit Commended Scholars and Semifinalist

Vanguard has had over 41 National Merit Finalist in the past 17 years[ citation needed ]

Accreditation

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and approved by the Texas Education Agency.

Memberships

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. "NCTE Program to Recognize" (PDF). National Council of Teachers of English.
  4. "Annual Contest/Review for Scholastic Yearbooks, Magazines and Newspapers". American Scholastic Press Association. Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2010-01-25.