Vergennes Union High School
| Vergennes Unified High School District 5 |
| Location |
50 Monkton Road
Vergennes, VT 05491
USA |
| Information |
| Opened |
1959[1] |
| School board |
Vergennes Union High School Board of Directors[2] |
| Principal |
Edwin Webbley (10-12)
Peter Reynolds (7-9)[2] |
| Faculty |
51.0 (on FTE basis)[3] |
| Grades |
7-12 |
| Student to teacher ratio |
12.9[3] |
| Team name |
Commodores |
| Newspaper |
'The Commodore Chronicle' |
| Website |
www.vuhs.org |
Vergennes Union High School is a high school/junior high school of about 700 students in Vergennes, Vermont, United States. 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.
Campus
The school's main structural features, outside of containing over 31 rooms, are a cafeteria, library, auditorium, two gymnasiums, Four computer centers, the Senior Circle Lounge and an acoustic music rehearsal chamber.
Student life
There are various extracurricular activities such as sports, a knitting club, jazz band, German club and the FFA. Students stage an annual musical production. There is also an alternative learning program called the Walden Project that takes place in Monkton and is run through the Willowell Foundation.
Athletics
The school competes in Division II, except where noted. Sports include lacrosse, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, soccer, basketball, baseball, wrestling, golf, and Rowing.
Recognition
Athletic teams from Vergennes Union High School have won multiple state championships over the years:
- Cross Country Running (5): 1952-53, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1968-69 (Division I)[4]
- Boys Soccer (1): 1982-83 (Division II)[5]
- Girls Soccer (4): 1983-84, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2006-07[5]
- Boys Basketball (3): 1968-69, 1984-85, 2000-01 (Division II)[6]
- Girls Basketball (2): 2004-05, 2005-06 (Division II)[6][7]
- Cheerleading (5); 1987-88, 1988-89, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 (Division II)[8][9][10]
- Wrestling (2): 1970-71 (Division I); 1974-75 (Division II)[11]
- Baseball (1): 2006-07 (Division II)[12]
- Softball (1): 1975-76 (Division II)[13]
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. [14] [15]
Notable alumni
- Constance T. Houston, Vermont State Representative 1993-2006[16]
- Bobby Worley, UVM Attendee 2009-Present and formerly the Most Popular Student at VUHS 2003-2009
- Brian Kilbride, St. Mikes Attendee 2010-Present and Ginger Child 1992-Present
- Kyle Karzmarczyk, Former UVM Attendee 2009-2010 and Shortest Male Senior 2009
- Joe Russett, National Guardsman 2009-Present and member of the Famous Russetts 1991-Present
References
- ^ Ann Sullivan. "Vergennes Union High School History". Vergennes Union High School. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20071212101823/http://www.vuhs.org/school.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ^ a b "Parent / Student Handbook 2007-2008" (PDF). Vergennes Union High School. http://vuhs.org/psh0708.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ^ a b "Vergennes Union High School". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolID=500828000350&ID=500828000350. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ^ Cross Country Running Champions, Vermont Principals Association. Accessed December 25, 2007.
- ^ a b Soccer Champions, Vermont Principals Association. Accessed December 25, 2007.
- ^ a b Basketball Champions, Vermont Principals Association. Accessed December 25, 2007.
- ^ "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."
- ^ Cheerleading Champions, Vermont Principals Association. Accessed December 25, 2007.
- ^ "Legislative Document - Act of the General Assembly 2005-2006". Vermont General Assembly. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACTR455.HTM. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ^ "Legislative Documents - Concurrent Resolution Addendum". Vermont General Assembly. March 29, 2007. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/calendar/sc070329a.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ^ Wrestling Champions, Vermont Principals Association. Accessed December 25, 2007.
- ^ Baseball Champions, Vermont Principals Association. Accessed December 25, 2007.
- ^ Softball Champions, Vermont Principals Association. Accessed December 25, 2007.
- ^ Reichman, Henry (2001). Censorship and Selection: Issues and Answers for Schools. ALA Editions. p. 182. ISBN 0838907989.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Vermont General Assembly Members, 2005". Vermont Secretary of State. http://vermont-elections.org/2005-2006BioBook/h-add3.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
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