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The Best of Waco has been announced! Thank you Waco for voting Vanguard the Best Private High School since 2016!! #smallschoolbigeducation

What a Wonderful Evening Celebrating our Seniors!This Class Earned over $4 Million in Merit Scholarships!

Tonya Shanholtz  Visual Arts, Dept. Head Vanguard College Preparatory School Vanguard Art – Middle School and High School Competition Winners, and AP …

Awards Night 2023

The Academic Awards night was a great event celebrating our students who have worked so hard this year!Congratulations to our outstanding students! …

NEW High School Athletic Director and Head Boys Basketball Coach Scott Moe Coach Scott Moe has been in education and athletics for …

The Annual 8th Grade Trip was last week! Mrs. Flowers has led this trip since 1990!This interdisciplinary field trip is to the …

Today was the Vanguard Toast & Adios Assembly. A tradition where the Seniors are presented and they announce to the student body …

Night of the Fine Arts Music was outstanding last night! Thank you to Mrs. James and all our musicians! 

Fifteen Vanguard 8th Grade Art Students traveled to Harker Heights Saturday to compete in the JrVASE competition. Students brought home 21 Regional …

The orchestra swept superior ratings across the board today from every judge who heard us at the TAPPS State Large Ensemble Competition! …

Emma’s Day 2023!! What a great day of service and fun! Over 300 Vanguard students, faculty and parents volunteered across Waco and …

Congratulations to the girls golf team and Court Mattson as an individual for qualifying for the regional tournament today at district! Court, …

Biology Dissections

What a beautiful day for Biology and shark dissections! #handsonlearning #vanguardvikings

The Algebra I parabola project, showed great creativity! Students had to find a real-world parabola, measure it, find the equation of it, …

The 6th Annual Climate Crisis Exhibition is on view at the Art Center Waco! Please visit to view and vote for your …

April 10th – 2023 – Launch of the RT50 Gym Construction

Vanguard tennis played in District in Garland on Monday and Tuesday. The team played a lot of very good and competitive matches …

Vanguard music students traveled to Austin and DFW this weekend for the TAPPS state solo and small ensemble competition, with the vast …

State Robotics!

Ragnarok Robotics (#12597) competed in the FTC Texas State Championships this weekends in Belton. Out of the over 800 teams (both private …

Congratulations to our newest National Honor Society Members and National Junior Honor Society Members! We are so proud of all your hard …

Our teams traveled to San Antonio this weekend for the FTC Central Texas Regionals at the School of Science and Technology – …

VASE is a statewide competition for public and private schools in Texas. Region 12 is a VERY competitive region for this competition …

Congratulations to Katie James, Department Chair of the World Languages for receiving the 2023 Kraft Award for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching! …

VASE Art Competition 2023

Good luck to all our Artists today as they compete at VASE. Below is a quick video on some of the art …

Vanguard Valentines, a fun school tradition! The Seniors entertained the school handing out carnations and cupcakes! #vanguardvikings #smallschoolbigeducation

Congratulations Color Guard!

The Viking Colorguard’s show with dance, flag, and prop work ranked an outstanding 4th place this weekend at the NTCA competitions. They …

Pep Rally for Spring Sports!

Great Pep Rally to celebrate our State Bound Basketball and Soccer teams! We also celebrated ColorGuard and Noah, the Voice of the …

Civil War Project – 7th grade

7th Grade concluded the Civil War unit with a reenactment (of sorts) of the Battle of Galveston Harbor. Students created their own …

State Runner Up – Wrestling

Congratulations, Dion! State Runner Up in Wrestling! Great job we are so proud of all your hard work and dedication! #vanguardviking

Save the Date! Come cheer on the Vikings on Tuesday in the State playoffs! Wear and come cheer on the Vikings! #vanguardvikings

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Mock Trial Wins!!

Mock Trial Region 12 Champions! After three grueling days of competition, and a win over Waco High today in the semi finals, …

Great Varsity Boys and Girls Viking wins tonight! Go Vikings!The Lady Vikings also won on Saturday Price of Peace in the Semifinals …

Vanguard Challenge Team!

Vanguard’s Challenge team competed today in the annual competition, sponsored by the Waco Rotary Club. The team advanced to the semi- final …

Robotics Wins this Week!

Vanguard Robotics competed in the Waco League Tournament on Friday at the GWAMA. After all of the matches, all three teams were …

The Vanguard Board of Trustees met today and voted to add a 6th grade to the Vanguard Campus. The Board Committee of …

BE OUR GUEST – COME VISIT VANGUARD! All Families Welcome to the  Vanguard College Preparatory School Open House on January 23, 2023. …

The December 2022 Vanguard Review

TAPPS Cheer Competition

The Cheerleaders competed in the TAPPS Championships Tuesday in Belton. The girls earned an excellent rating on their performances, and Townlin Starr …

Varsity Wins and JV Boys!

The High School Basketball teams were in action Tuesday night at home, taking on Blum. JV Girls were first in the evening. …

Aldo Ibarra has matched with Notre Dame through the QuestBridge National College Match program!   Match Scholarship Recipients are granted early admission …

All HS 4 teams Win!

The High School Basketball teams took on CTCS at home in front of a good crowd. The JV Girls won a thrilling game …

4 High School Teams Win!

The High School Basketball teams took on CTCS at home in front of a good crowd.  The JV Girls won a thrilling …

Vanguard Robotics completed week 1 of the Waco League FTC competition on top! Our teams displayed gracious professionalism the entire night and …

Vanguard Students filled an entire trailer with canned goods headed for the Caritas Food Pantry for Food For Families. Thank you student …

It’s never too early to start exploring prospective colleges! Our 9th graders went to Baylor University today to experience an official college …

Frequently Asked Annual Fund Questions   WHAT IS THE ANNUAL FUND?  The Annual Fund is a critical part of Vanguard’s yearly fundraising …

Veteran’s Day Assembly 2022

Thank you to Mr. Livingstone for being our guest speaker today at the Veterans Day Wednesday Wake-Up Call today! Mr. Livingstone shared …

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The Best of Waco has been announced! Thank you Waco for voting Vanguard the Best Private High School since 2016!! @wacoan #smallschoolbigeducation ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations to the Class of 2023! What a week celebrating our Seniors! #vanguardvikings#smallschooolbigeducation ... See MoreSee Less
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The Academic Awards night was a great event celebrating our students who have worked so hard this year! Congratulations to our outstanding students! It was a wonderful night celebrating our students and Mrs. Leslie who is a retiring after 33 years at Vanguard. #smallschoolbigeducation#vanguardvikings ... See MoreSee Less
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Three days of amazing Vanguard alumni events this weekend ended with an alumni tennis event! We are grateful for all our enthusiastic alumni! Go Vikings! Thank you Greta Knoll! #vanguardvikings ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you to our Alumni Council for meeting Friday and to the Class of 2002 coming to tour campus for their reunion weekend. Thank you to all our former faculty for coming to meet with our Alumni! ... See MoreSee Less
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That's a wrap! Senior Trip to Disney 2023 was magical! #vanguardvikings ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you to all the Viking Parents and Alumni who came to celebrate the Road to the 50th tonight! Thank you Jed Cole for helping to host a fun night! #vanguardvikings ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you Vanguard Parent Crew for hosting the Annual High School Athletic Banquet. Thank you to Will Curtis and all of our great coaches! Great year for all our Vikings! More photos below- simplewishphotography.shootproof.com/gallery/21428376/#vanguardvikings ... See MoreSee Less
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As Teacher Appreciation week wraps up, we are grateful for all of our faculty and staff. We are so lucky to have so many committed educators who have worked at Vanguard over 5 years! A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.” - Brad Henry #vanguardvikings #smallschoolbigeducation ... See MoreSee Less
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What a game! Overtime win by the seniors! Great 2023 Powderpuff! ... See MoreSee Less
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Go Vikings! Congratulations to all our Middle School Athletes who were recognized at the Athletic Banquet! Thank you to our great coaches and parents! #vanguardvikings ... See MoreSee Less
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Today was the Vanguard Toast & Adios Assembly. A tradition where the Seniors are presented and they announce to the student body the college of their choice and the preliminary major. This senior class was accepted to colleges all over the country!Congratulations Viking Class of 2023!#vanguardvikings#smallschoolbigeducation ... See MoreSee Less
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The Annual 8th Grade Trip was last week! Mrs. Flowers has led this trip since 1990!This interdisciplinary field trip is to the Texas Gulf Coast towns of Port Aransas, Corpus Christi, and San Antonio.They study the history of Washington on the Brazos, Goliad and World War II via the U.S.S. Lexington, harbored in Corpus Christi Bay. The students study biology, oceanography, geology, and astronomy via walking the jetty at Port Aransas, a tour of the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus, an afternoon on Malachite Beach, and a day at Sea World of Texas.Thank you to our wonderful parent chaperones and Mrs. Flowers and Mr. Murillo! #vanguardvikings#smallschoolbigeducation#vanguardtradtions ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations Evan! 2nd place with a vault of 12’ at 4A State! Congratulations to Evan and Maggie at State! Thank you Coach Bowden for a great season! #vanguardvikings ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations Maggie! 7th in State for 4A 3200 meter run!! Great job! #vanguardvikings ... See MoreSee Less
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Exciting Times at Vanguard!Construction is in full swing on the Road to the 50th.Thank you to all our Vanguard Families and Alumni / Alumni families for making this a reality! #vanguardvikings#smallschoolbigeducation ... See MoreSee Less
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For over 10 years, Vanguard has had outstanding host families across Central Texas. Do you know a good family that would be willing to host an International student in the fall of 2023? We are looking for a few to do just that. Please share with any family that might be interested.Cambridge Network partners with Vanguard and we are seeking support to help expand our host family community. We are in need of long-term host families who can be available to host our international students If you’re interested in this opportunity please complete homestay.cambridgenetwork.com/become-a-host-parent/ or contact - HostFamily@cambridgenetwork.com. ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you Vanguard Parent Crew for the wonderful lunch and amazing secret pal program! We are so grateful for our amazing parent volunteers! #vanguardvikings ... See MoreSee Less
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It was a great Night for our Performing Arts. They presented - Murder at the Renaissance Faire by Michael Druce, Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Denver, Colorado. This play had a bizarre accidents, missing actors, and bickering coworkers — just a few of the problems at our struggling renfaire. And what else could be lurking out there on this dark and stormy night? Great job Vikings! #vanguardvikings #smallschoolbigeducation ... See MoreSee Less
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