Vergennes Union High School

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Vergennes Union High School
Location
50 Monkton Road
Vergennes, VT 05491
USA
Coordinates 44°10′19″N 73°14′39″W / 44.172062, -73.244112
Information
School board Vergennes Union High School Board of Directors[1]
Principal Edwin Webbley (10-12)
Peter Reynolds (7-9)[1]
Faculty 51.0 (on FTE basis)[2]
Student:teacher ratio 12.9[2]
Type Public
Grades 7-12
Team name Commodores
Newspaper The Commodore Chronicle
Opened 1959[3]
Homepage www.vuhs.org

Vergennes Union High School is a high school/junior high school of about 700 students in Vergennes, Vermont, United States. It hosts a wide variety of extra-curricular activities such as lacrosse, soccer, basket ball, baseball, a knitting club, wrestling, jazz band, golf, German club and the FFA. Some Vergennes students take part in longboat rowing, hosted by the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. It also produces an annual musical production.

The school's main structural features, outside of containing over 30 rooms, are a cafeteria, library, auditorium, two gymnasiums, two computer centers, the Senior Circle Lounge and an acoustic music rehearsal chamber.

The school serves the city of Vergennes, as well as the towns of Addison, Ferrisburgh, Panton, and Waltham. This group of towns are part of the Addison Northwest Supervisory Union.

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[edit] Bicknell v. Vergennes Union High School

In 1979, the Vergennes Union High School Board of Directors ordered the removal of two books, The Wanderers and Dog Day Afternoon, from the school library's collection. The school librarian Elizabeth Phillips and others challenged the removal in the federal court case Bicknell v. Vergennes Union High School. A U.S. District Court judge dismissed the case holding that school boards had the final authority to determine the inclusion or removal of works from school library collections. In 1980, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the dismissal. [4] [5]

[edit] Athletics

Athletic teams from Vergennes Union High School have won multiple state championships over the years:

Fall
  • Cross Country Running (5): 1952-53, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1968-69 (Division I)[6]
  • Boys Soccer (1): 1982-83 (Division II)[7]
  • Girls Soccer (4): 1983-84, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2006-07[7]
Winter
  • Indoor Track and Field
  • Boys Basketball (3): 1968-69, 1984-85, 2000-01 (Division II)[8]
  • Girls Basketball (2): 2004-05, 2005-06 (Division II)[8][9]
  • Cheerleading (4); 1987-88, 1988-89, 2005-06, 2006-07 (Division II)[10][11][12]
  • Wrestling (2): 1970-71 (Division I); 1974-75 (Division II)[13]
Spring
  • Track and Field (Division II)
  • Baseball (1): 2006-07 (Division II)[14]
  • Softball (1): 1975-76 (Division II)[15]

[edit] Notable alumni

  • Constance T. Houston, Vermont State Representative 1993-2006[16]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Parent / Student Handbook 2007-2008 (PDF). Vergennes Union High School. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  2. ^ a b Vergennes Union High School. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  3. ^ Ann Sullivan. Vergennes Union High School History. Vergennes Union High School. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  4. ^ Reichman, Henry (2001). Censorship and Selection: Issues and Answers for Schools. ALA Editions, p. 182. ISBN 0838907989. 
  5. ^ Foerstel, Herbert N. (2002). Banned in the U.S.A. : a reference guide to book censorship in schools and public libraries. Greenwood Press, p. 87. ISBN 1593113749. 
  6. ^ Cross Country Running Champions, Vermont Principals Association. Accessed December 25, 2007.
  7. ^ a b Soccer Champions, Vermont Principals Association. Accessed December 25, 2007.
  8. ^ a b Basketball Champions, Vermont Principals Association. Accessed December 25, 2007.
  9. ^ "Keeping off floor dulls celebration", Barre Montpelier Times Argus, March 23, 2005. Accessed December 25, 2007. "Last Saturday night I had the pleasure of watching the Vergennes Union High School girls basketball team win its first state championship."
  10. ^ Cheerleading Champions, Vermont Principals Association. Accessed December 25, 2007.
  11. ^ Legislative Document - Act of the General Assembly 2005-2006. Vermont General Assembly. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  12. ^ Legislative Documents - Concurrent Resolution Addendum. Vermont General Assembly (March 29, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  13. ^ Wrestling Champions, Vermont Principals Association. Accessed December 25, 2007.
  14. ^ Baseball Champions, Vermont Principals Association. Accessed December 25, 2007.
  15. ^ Softball Champions, Vermont Principals Association. Accessed December 25, 2007.
  16. ^ Vermont General Assembly Members, 2005. Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.

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