We are Vanguardians!

Current Calendar Events:

  • Student Led Conferences Fall 2024-2025. November 21st and 22nd (Schedule is Listed: 11/21 Regular School Day with Conferences from 5pm-8pm & 11/22 Half Day School Schedule with Conferences from 1pm to 4pm)

    Student Led Conferences 11/21-11/22

    Vanguard Parents: Please Schedule a Conference with your student’s Advisor. Translation Services are available, please ask. Conferences are remote! Advisors will schedule 15-30 minute conferences from 5pm-8pm on 11/21 or 1pm-4pm on 11/22. **Students will have a half-day of school on 11/22.

    Padres de Vanguard: programe una conferencia con el asesor de su estudiante. Servicios de traducción disponibles, ¡pregunte! Las conferencias son remotas. Los asesores programarán conferencias de 15 a 30 minutos de 5:00 p. m. a 8:00 p. m. el 21/11 o de 1:00 p. m. a 4:00 p. m. el 22/11. Los estudiantes tendrán medio día de clases el 22/11.

  • Open Mic Night THursday 21st from 3:30-4:30pm (come perform and/or support)

    Open Mic Night! 11/21 @ 3:30pm-4:30pm

    Open Mic Night is THURSDAY, 11/21 at 3:30PM-4:30PM in the Mini-Theater (behind the 1st floor auditorium!!)

    Come and support OR bring something to perform! Dance, comedy, poetry, music, activism — anything

  • No School November 28th-29th for Thanksgiving Break & Native American Heritage Day

    No School 11/28-11/29

    No School 11/28-11/29 in observance of Thanksgiving & Native American Heritage Day. We wish our Vanguard families a healthy and safe holiday break!

  • End of the 2nd Marking Period is December 6th 2024

    End of 2nd Marking Period 12/06

    December 6th is the final day of the 2nd Marking Period. Vanguard students should have any make-up work or revisions done by 12/06!

  • Vanguard Presents the Winter Talent Show Dec. 18th (Sign-up with Jules in Room 401)

    Winter Talent Show! 12/18

    Vanguard it’s that time!! The Winter Talent Show is scheduled for December 18th & you (and your friends) can sign-up with Jules in room 401!!

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    Past Events 2024/25

    Oh, the places we've been!

  • Election Day 11/05 No School

    No School on Tuesday, November 5th because it is election day. If you help finding where your polling station is located, the 411 Vote website can help!

  • Veteran's Day is 11/11 No School

    No School November 11th in honor of Veteran’s Day. We thank our family members, friends and community members for their military service.

  • Dia de los Muertos 11/1-11/2 No School

    No School Friday, November 1st - Dia de los Muertos 11/01-11/02. We are sending our families a holiday filled with love and good memories in honor of loved ones who are no longer with us.

  • Happy Diwali - No School 11/01

    No School Friday, November 1st in observance of Diwali which begins on Thursday Oct 31st at 6:30PM. Wishing our Vanguard families a bright and joyful holiday!!

  • Student working at a desk with label reading: End of the 1st Marking Period October 18th.

    End of 1st Marking Period is 10/18

    1st Marking Period Ends Friday, October 18, 2024. Please see your Advisor for help if you're struggling to keep up with classwork. You can also talk with a trusted teacher, Layla or Maylin for support too! Now is a good time to talk to someone if you're falling behind.

  • Dark purple background with colorful flowers on top and bottom of image. Message reads: Vanguard wishes you a happy national Hispanic heritage month 2024

    Hispanic Heritage Month Starts 09/15

    Happy Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month! We hope is it filled with love, joy, parades and flowers.

    For future reading about National Hispanic Heritage Month you can head to the Library of Congress!

  • Indigenous Peoples Day repeated 8 times with diamond borders above and below.

    Indigenous Peoples Day 10/14 (No School)

    For many indigenous people in North America, this is a day of reflection, action & connecting with your community. Vanguard wishes our indigenous families a weekend filled with connection & love.

    No School 10/14 in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day & Italian American Day (formerly known as Christopher Columbus Day)

  • Seniors SAT Day: 10/15 at Vanguard!

    SAT Day at Vanguard High School for Seniors is October 15th.

    Seniors: check for your name on the list outside Room 416 (Geoffrey & Jo's room) Please see Geoffrey if you have any questions!

  • Community Trip Day for 9th-11th Grades 10/15

    9th, 10th and 11th graders will take class trips on October 15th to experience community building around the city!

    For more details, contact your advisory or Charan in room 406.

  • Flowers in a sqaure with message: Shana Tova Have a good new year! Rosh Hashanah No School Oct. 3rd & 4th. Vanguard High School

    Rosh Hashanah 10/03-10/04 (No School)

    To our Vanguard family members who celebrate Rosh Hashanah, may your year be good & sweet! Shana Tova!

    School will be closed Thursday & Friday (October 3rd & 4th) See you on Monday (October 7th) at 8:50AM!

  • Back-to-School Night Sept 26th on Zoom. Check student email for details and zoom link.

    Back to School Night! 9/26

    Vanguard’s Virtual Back-to-School Night is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 26th! Please check your email for details & Zoom link.

  • Black text on white background: PTA Meeting Wednesday, September 25th, at 6PM Over Zoom. Meeting ID # 972 2078 7668

    September PTA Meeting!

    Hello Vanguard Parents! Join Liz, our parent coordinator, for the first PTA Meeting of the year. This will take place over Zoom on Wednesday, Sept 25th at 6:00PM.

    Zoom Meeting ID #972 2078 7668

  • Summer internship & extra curricular conference flyer. image of people helping each other climb a flight of stairs. schedule info: Tuesday Sept 24th Advisory Groupd 2A & 2B 11:50-1:20PM

    2024 Summer Internship Conference

    Students will present their Summer Internship, extracurricular and work experiences with each other during advisory. This event will have two dates (Friday 9/20 & Tuesday 9/24) Advisory's will attend on one of these days! Come ready to find your next internship opportunity!!

  • First Week of Classes (09/09-09/13)

    Welcome back Vanguardians! This week is our first week of academic classes. Please follow you schedule and see the office or your advisor if you need a schedule change!

    School Starts at 8:50AM everyday.
    Click here for the Bell Schedule!

 

Our Mission

Vanguard High School is committed to cultivating the resources necessary to become literate, articulate, analytical, reflective and empathetic citizens. Respect for self and others is the motivating force toward achieving our goal of becoming socially productive, useful and responsible members of society.

Vanguard High School offers a challenging college preparatory program in a close-knit and nurturing environment. Access to technology, arts, extracurricular activities, and travel opportunities through our partnerships enable our students to develop as analytical, articulate, and reflective citizens who care about and engage with the world around them to make positive change.

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We support our students in pursuing internships and connect them to mentors, opportunities, and programs and start yearly college exploration in 9th grade.

At Vanguard, you will develop your own perspective, connect with a diverse group of peers, and express yourself in a safe and welcoming environment where you are known and cared about and your voice is valued.

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Our commitment to the Coalition of Essential Schools Common Principles drives our educational philosophy. This enables us to create a school that has high expectations, shared accountability, is student-centered, and uses performance-based assessment to measure what students learn.

As a founding member school of the New York Performance Standards Consortium, Vanguard students fulfill graduation requirements and graduate by demonstrating their knowledge in a series of four portfolio presentations to graduation committees in lieu of all state exams except the English Language Arts Regents exam.

If you are a progressive educator, with a commitment to equity and justice in education and a passion for collaborative work with colleagues and students, we want to hear from you.

Vanguard hiring is closed for the 2023-2024 school year. Please click below for current hiring updates.

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