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Scrip Program
SpiritWear Available
Upcoming Events
News this Week
Stay Connected
Place your SCRIP
gift card order today!

SCRIP   

 

Orders Due: November 14

Gift cards will be available for pick up at the front office of your choice before Thanksgiving Break, so you can use your purchases for Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals!

 

Credit cards are now accepted for Scrip orders on our website, so you cn earn perks on your credit card while supporting CMCA! 

 

 

SpiritWear Available
 Hoodies
T-shirts, hoodies, and cinch bags are all new and avilable in the Turf Club with Mrs. Custer.  We have both pullover hoodies and zip-up hoodies!  Get them now and show your school pride.  Go Coursers!
Pay for School Lunches by Credit Card Online!
 
Lunch
 
Parents now have the ability to pay for school lunches online. Please note that online payments will incur a 1% convenience fee and will take one full business day to be added into your child's lunch account.
Weather Policy
 
CMCA/Vanguard will be bound by District 12 (D-12) decisions on whether to close, delay opening or announce early dismissal because of bad weather. 
 
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Upcoming Events & Save the Dates 

 

11/12: Board Meeting (6 in the Vanguard Library)
11/13: PTO Meeting (3:30 in The Box)
11/14: Scrip orders due 
11/16: Opening Night of The Music Man (7 in the Cafetorium)
11/19: Progress Reports
11/21-23: Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL)
11/29: PTO's Papa John's Eat and Greet
 

 

For more details about these and other events, please access our website calendar!

News and Events 
 

Come Support our Vanguard Band!

The Vanguard Band will be marching in the Veteran's Day Parade downtown on Tejon tomorrow at 10 A.M. (Vanguard is the 19th entry in the parade.) Please come out and support our band!

 

Musical Tickets on Sale

Tickets for Vanguard's performance of The Music Man are on sale at the high school front office.  Show times are 7 P.M. on November 16th and 17th, and 2 P.M. on November 18th.  Tickets are $10 for reserved seats, $8 for adult general admission, and $4 for student/child general admission.

  

Letter to Parents of Ninth Grade Students

Please click here to read a letter from Mr. Mullaney to parents of 9th grade students regarding English classes.

 

Grades 7-12 Can Attend Broadway Show: War Horse

Junior High and High School students have the opportunity to see the award-winning Broadway show, War Horse, on January 17, 2013 at the Buell Theater.  Tickets are on sale for $88 through Mrs. Tripoli until November 13th. Transportation to the performance is being paid for by a generous donation.

 

Letter about Student Medications

If you child is required to take medications during the school day, please read this letter from our school nurse.

 

Girls PE Classes

During the month of November, the Girls' PE classes will be having a track unit. To add variety to where they run, Ms. Buhs is taking them into the wooded area behind the high school for a few days. Please click here to read a letter from Ms. Buhs about this  track unit and the safety measures in place.

   

Day of Excellence: February 15th

In recognition of our high school being the top-performing school in Colorado (for the 6th consecutive year) based on CSAP/TCAP scores, the CMCA School Board has approved a day off in celebration of this excellence.  The Celebration of Excellence Day will take place on Friday, February 15, 2013, and all students (K-12) and staff will have that day off.

 

Holiday Bazaar

Our first holiday bazaar will be held on November 30th, from 1-5PM and December 1st, from 10AM -3PM in The Box.  Interested vendors or volunteers are asked to contact Becky Anderson via phone 719-231-4524 or email [email protected].  Volunteers are needed for advertising as soon as possible and for set up on November 30th.

 

  
CMCA/Vanguard Gear 

 

Letter Jacket Fitting & Ordering

For more information please contact our Jostens representative, Mr. Adducci at  [email protected]. Letter Jackets will be delivered  two weeks from the order date.  The deadline for ordering a letter jacket is December 4th.   Please click here for price and order information.  

  

Buy a CMCA/Vanguard Blanket or Bear!

WCMCA Bear & Vanguard Courserhat better way to stay warm than to wrap up in a CMCA or Vanguard fleece blanket and cuddle up with a CMCA teddy bear or Vanguard courser! Please see Robin Nickel in the K-4 Front Office to purchase.
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  1. Vanguard Voice: our K-12 monthly newsletter
  2. K-6 Weekly Newsletters: our K-6 weekly class newsletters
  3. PTO News: PTO updates and events
  4. Infinite Campus Portal: check attendance and grades
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