News this Week
Impact Aid As you may know, CMCA/Vanguard is financed by a combination of state, federal, and local revenues. The local revenues are mostly a result of taxes paid on residential and business property. Since all federal properties, including military installations, are tax exempt, the property on which many of our residents work is not taxed, which results in less revenue to support public education.
However, school districts may apply for additional federal funding to help mitigate some of this shortfall. The basis of the school district's application is the information which is collecting from the survey below. We are asking that all parents provide the information requested for each child in the home, regardless of where parents work or whether they are in the military or not. It is also important for each parent or guardian in the uniformed services to provide his or her name, rank, and branch of service.
Please return your card no later than October 7, 2011. If you need an additional copy, please contact your front desk secretary or click here.
Looking for CMCA/Vanguard Study-Buddies
The Vanguard School has been a top performing high school for many years and CMCA would like our help to begin a Study-Buddy program that will take place after school from 3:30 - 4:00 P.M. on the Wahsatch campus. There are no requirements other than wanting to help younger students with their homework and become their Study- Buddy. For students who are looking for a service project, this would be a good way to accumulate volunteer hours. At this time, only third and forth grade students with the recommendation of their teacher may participate in the Study Buddy program. For more information about this program, please contact Jill Custer or Amy Stephens.
Coat Drive Girl Scout Troops of CMCA will be collecting new or gently used coats of any size for "Coats for Colorado" between October 7-21. Click here for more information.
Garage Sale Extended The Vanguard School class officers are sponsoring a garage sale in the lower parking area on October 7th from 1:30 to 3:00. All sales will support The Vanguard School!
College Fairs On Monday, October 10, our freshmen and sophomores will be taking a field trip to the college fair at The Colorado Springs School. Please click here for more details and to complete the permission slip. There will also be a Christian College Fair taking place October 4th. Please click here for more details.
Free Minds Film Vanguard Economics teacher Dr. Paul Prentice isspeaking at the Free Minds Film Festival at UCCS Centennial 203 (October 7-9):
Friday Oct 7th from 5pm-9pm
Saturday Oct. 8th from 10am-7:15pm
Sunday Oct. 9th from 9am- 5:15pm
Homecoming Games Come support your Vanguard Coursers at their first Homecoming soccer and volleyball games on Thursday, October 13th. Enjoy BBQ, music, half-time show, cheerleaders, and a climbing wall. All K-12 students, families, and friends are welcome - stay tuned for more details!
Girls Scouts Calling all girls attending The Vanguard School who are interested in College Scholarship opportunities! We are starting a Vanguard Girl Scout troop this year and we'd like to invite any high school girls to join us. We will meet once a month on Sunday afternoons and work on self development, community service, and making the world a better place. If you're interested, please send at email to Mrs. Barlow at tcebarlow@yahoo.com.
Vanguard Letter Jackets We are now taking orders for letter jackets to be delivered this fall. Any athlete or scholar who has lettered has the opportunity to purchase a Vanguard letter jacket. Click here to complete the order form.
