Vanguard High School

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Vanguard High School
Address
Vanguard High School
7 Northwest 28th Street

Ocala
,
Florida
34475

United States
Coordinates 29°13′01″N82°08′36″W / 29.2169202°N 82.143426°W / 29.2169202; -82.143426
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Type Public
Established1969
School district Marion County Public Schools
PrincipalChristopher Carlisle
Faculty90.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,600 (2021-22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio23.39 [1]
Color(s)   
Nickname Knights
RivalForest High School
Website Vanguard High School

Vanguard High School is one of seven public high schools in Marion County, Florida. The school serves the northeast area of Ocala, Florida. Vanguard offers the International Baccalaureate program, which accepts students from across Marion County and from surrounding counties and accounts for approximately 25% of the student population. In addition to the IB Program, Vanguard High School is the home of the Future Educators Academy. Graduates of the Future Educators Academy have the opportunity to dual enroll and complete their AA degree upon high school graduation.

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Vanguard's mascot is a knight and the school colors are red, white, and blue. Notable alumni include NFL football player Daunte Culpepper and Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of Facebook. The Vanguard Knight's cross-town rivals are the Forest High School Wildcats. Raney's Inc., Siva MD PA and AdventHealth are the school's business partners. [2]

The student population as of the 2021-2022 school year is 1,600 students. The school is staffed by 120 people. [3]

IB Program

In 1996, Vanguard began involvement with the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. Vanguard is currently recognized as an IB World School. Vanguard was the 26th High School in the State of Florida, and is the only school in Marion County to offer this curriculum. [2]

Students accepted into the program take advanced classes for their Freshman and Sophomore years, which prepare them for the actual IB courses taken in Junior and Senior years. Students can be accepted into the program as ninth or tenth graders, but eleventh and twelfth graders can only transfer in from another IB school. The first two years are termed as Pre-IB and consist of a combination of Advanced Placement, Pre-IB or Honors courses designed to prepare students for the actual IB courses and exams.

Integration

Vanguard was the first integrated school in Marion County. [4]

Notable alumni

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Vanguard High School :: Marion County Public Schools, Ocala, Florida". Marion.k12.fl.us. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  3. ↑ 2006-2007 Vanguard High School Year Book, Page 1
  4. ↑ Callahan, Joe (14 January 2007). "Educators remember the fight against desegregation from whites and blacks". Ocala.com. Ocala Star Banner. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Allen, Rick (November 6, 2014). "Vanguard High grad Michael James Shawis villain in 'Constantine'". Ocala Star Banner. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "N'Kosi Perry". University of Miami Athletics. 3 June 2017.

Notably the Vanguard High School class of 2005 still holds the record among all the county schools for the most eligible graduates in the history of the Marion County Public school systems records.

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