Vanguard swept the competition in the district academic and art meet on Friday, February 20, and Saturday, February 21. In the academic competitions, Vanguard won with 180 Points. The closest competitor was Austin Concordia Academy with 139 points followed by Reicher Catholic High School with 129 points. Competition at the state contest is scheduled for the first weekend in April in Austin.

ACADEMIC COMPETITION RESULTS

Mathematics – Stephanie Marten – Ellis – 1st
Advanced Math – Jed Cole – 1st
Advanced Math – Travis Probe – 4th
Computer Science – Robert Braswell – 1st
Computer Science – Alez Krzywonski – 3rd
Yearbook – Bifrost: Face – 1st
Newspaper – The Vanguard Review – 1st
Ready Writing – Jane Millar – 2nd (Tie)
Science – Chip Jones – 3rd
Science – Mariana Concepcion – 4th
Prose Interpretation – Erin Frisch – 4th
Persuasive Speaking – Dylan Losey – 1st
Persuasive Speaking – Moshe Dolejsi – 2nd
Persuasive Speaking – Robert Braswell – 3rd
Spelling – Katie Samples – 2nd
Current Events & Issues – Moshe Dolejsi – 1st
Current Events & Issues – Ewan Hamilton – Short – 5th
Number Sense – Jed Cole – 3rd
Calculator – Warren Chapline – 6th
Literary Criticism – Charlotte Manton – 3rd
Social Studies – Dylan Losey – 1st
Social Studies – Sarah Ali – 3rd
Social Studies – Michael VanHoose – 5th
Spanish – Mariana Concepcion – 1st
Spanish – Rodrigo Concepcion – 4th
Spanish – Stephanie Marten – Ellis – 6th
Poetry Interpretation – Erin Frisch – 4th
Poetry Interpretation – Rachel Spross  – 5th
Original Oratory – Colton Treadwell – 5th
Original Oratory – Ewan Hamilton – Short – 6th

At the TAPPS District Lincoln-Douglas competition held at Holy Trinity Catholic HIgh School in Temple, Moshe Dolejsi and Dylan Losey both qualified to compete at TAPPS State LD  in Austin. Colton Treadwell, freshman debater, earned the spot of First Alternate, with a very good chance of also competing at the state level. Also representing Vanguard were Alex Krzywonski, Elizabeth Powell and Abbey White.
Congratulations to all of these debaters.

Nine students represented Vanguard at the Region XII Mock Trial Tournament at Baylor University School of Law on Jan. 26-28.

Alex Krzywonski, Conner Swanton, Jantzen Slaughter, Moshe Dolejsi, Dylan Losey, Ian Lovett, Isaiah Ellis, Abbey White, and Tamura Dunbar comprised the mock trial team for the 2008-2009 academic year. Vanguard government, economics and history teacher, Marcus Johnson, served as team coach. Johnson holds a JD from Baylor University School of Law.

The Vanguard team competed against teams from Waco, Midway, Reicher, West, and University High Schools. All teams worked on presenting a hypothetical case authored by the Dallas Bar Association.

The Vanguard team and its sponsor put in many hours after school perfecting their individual roles as lawyers, witnesses, and timekeepers. The lawyers who judged the competition named Moshe Dolejsi as the best student lawyer out of all the participants. We are proud of Moshe and all the previously mentioned students for their efforts and are looking forward to even better results next year.

Vanguard’s campus will be abuzz with visitors for three days … February, 17, 18 and 19th … as students interested in knowing more about classes and activities come for a visit. Spring Preview is open to students who are currently in grades 5-11. We will pair each visitor with a Vanguard student for a whole day to ensure a personalized Vanguard experience. Appointments are necessary and can be made by calling the Office of Admissions at 254.772.8111.

• The Class of 2008 received over $4.1 million in college scholarship offers!
• About 1/3 of Vanguard students receive financial assistance.
• Find out why we think Vanguard is the best school in Central Texas!

Biology classes have been learning about the wonders of biotechnology, DNA structure and function, and fascinating facts about human genetics. Under the guidance of science teacher, Aline Leslie, the whole class cooperated in making a model of  DNA, which is shown in the picture being held by several students.