SEPTEMBER 2019 | VOL. I
THE VANGUARD SCHOOL Monthly Newsletter
Core Values Student Success
LEADERSHIP INTEGRITY COMMUNITY RESILIENCE EMPATHY
8th Period Topics Study Skills Organizations and Time Management Exective Functioning Empathy Culture and Diversity
Love, Dating, Sex Research Self Care Nutrition and Exercise Career Preparation Technology and Social Media
WE ARE VANGUARD!
Academics
A Note from the Principal: Welcome to 2019-2020! We are so excited with all that is happening with the Vanguard School academic program this year. As mentioned earlier, we are incredibly enthusiastic about the collaboratively taught 8th period Student Success Course, where we are bringing in staff mentors from the academic and residential departments to focus on topics of relevance to our students. This class has offered up some great opportunities for discussion, and we look forward to the class serving as a catalyst to instill the basic components of our Core Value Leadership Program: Leadership, Integrity, Community, Resilience, and Empathy. Our core academic classes continue to improve, with our small class sizes and individualized instruction to meet our students’ needs. Additionally, we are offering some new elective courses to our elective program this fall, including Mindfulness, Psychology, Musical Theater, and Introduction to Technology and Media. Our ACT Preparation for Students with Disabilities course showed wonderful gains in test scores during the spring, an average of 4 composite points, and we look forward to continued gains this fall. The Vanguard School faculty and staff are committed to the growth of the whole student, and we take our responsibility from the classrooms to the dormitories. Our 2019-2020 goal is to raise up leaders amongst our student body who embody our core values and enrich our Vanguard campus to be a place where all students are welcome and valued as members of the Vanguard Community. -Marya Marcum Jones
WE ARE VANGUARD!
Athletics
SEPTEMBER WAS A BIG
MONTH FOR ATHLETICS!
On top of being an overall athlete, Susan Chen also received an award on her character. We are so lucky to have athletes like Susan representing Vanguard in such a positive light.
Stella placed second in the 50 free and third in the 100 free! Ryan Tuckwood also had an exciting day, placing third in his event, the 100 free. They have made such progress as a first year team, and with only a couple meets left, we can't wait to see what they can still achieve!
Palmer had a cross country meet this month and he showed us all the importance of never giving up! A coach reached out to our Athletic Director to compliment Palmer. "I didn't get the young man's name or bib number on Saturday, but he was wearing a knee brace and seemed to be struggling. In spite of his struggle, he kept going to the finish line and didn't quit or give up. I tried to cheer him on and encourage him along the course, and then specifically complimented him (along with a fist bump) after he finished.
"Sometimes not quitting is the best we can do in light of our circumstances, and I think his willingness to keep going in spite of difficulty will serve him well in life."."
Community Service
LAKE WALES LAKE CLEAN UP
HANDS HELPING PAWS
GARDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY
Upcoming Opportunities
ADOPT A GRANDPARENT ADOPT A FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS
HURRICANE DORIAN PREP We are Vanguard!
LABOR FOR VETERANS
HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF IN BAHAMAS I want to say “Thank-you” to Carol Marsh and her team of students from The Vanguard School, for coming out and trimming trees/scrubs for us. Carol, I’m sure you are proud, as you should be, for these well-mannered, hardworking group of young people. These students are from different countries across the world, but they worked together, as a team.
HURRICANE DORIAN PREP
Here at Vanguard, students get plenty of opportunities to fulfill graduation requirements and love being well involved with the community!
Upcoming Events
Senior Portraits 10/24-10/25 ACT 10/26 Boo Grams 10/14/10/24
Pre-Paid Trips
Safari Wilderness 10/5
! l l a b t n Pai Howl-O-Scream 10/19
! n o o g a L n o Typho Trail Buggy Ride 11/2
Residential & Academic Formal Meals 10-26 & 11/13 The purpose of our Formal Luncheons and Dinners are to teach our students about table manners, special times to celebrate with their mentors and classmates, and proper conversational etiquette.
Our first one was a hit!