Vicenza American High School

Vicenza American High School
Location
Vicenza, Veneto Italy
Information
Type	Department of Defense School
Established	1954
Principal	David Rudy
Faculty	58 (in 2008)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	305 (in 2013)
Campus	Small
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Mascot	Cougar
Website

The Vicenza American High School (VHS) is the premiere European Department of Defense Dependent Schools DoDDS high school and is located in Vicenza, Italy on Caserma Ederle, an American military base that is part of the Southern European Task Force (SETAF).

It was founded in 1954 by Eric Hall.

Athletics

The high school varsity teams are nicknamed the Cougars. Varsity sports teams include: Boys' and Girls' Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Track & Field, Cross Country, Rifle Team, Tennis, Football, Wrestling, Softball, Baseball, Cheerleading, and Step Team.

Championships

• 1981
  • ASIL Football Champions
  • ASIL Wrestling Champions
• 1984
  • ASIL Boys Cross Country Champions
  • ASIL Boys Blacksketball Champions
  • ASIL Girls Basketball Champions
  • ASIL Boys Track and Field Champions
  • ASIL Boys Singles Tennis Champions & Team Champions (Doubles Team finished 2nd)
• 1985
  • ASIL Boys Basketball Champions
• 1990
  • ASIL Boys Football Champions
  • ASIL Boys Track and Field Champions
  • Stars and Stripes Athlete of The Year (Howard Buckner)
  • All European Boys Football, Basketball and Track (Howard Buckner)
• 1992
  • ASIL Boys Football Champions
• 1993
  • ASIL Boys Football Champions
  • ASIL Boys Cross Country Champions
  • ASIL Girls Cross Country Champions
• 1999
  • D-III All European Football Champions
• 2001
  • ASIL Boys Basketball Champions
• 2003
  • ASIL Boys Volleyball Champions
• 2005
  • All Europe Wrestling Championship Runner Up (Gary King)
• 2006
  • All Europe Wrestling Championship (Shane Hinton)
  • Athlete of the Year (Shane Hinton)
• 2007
  • All Europe Wrestling Championship Runner Up (Kyle Kaus)
• 2008
  • D-III Girls Basketball Runner Up
  • Cheerleading 2nd Place at Europeans
  • All Europe Wrestling Championship Runner Up (Kyle Kaus)
  • 3rd Place CO2 Dragster Race PTS Expo (Tia Lopez)
• 2009
  • D-III Baseball Runner-Up
  • D-III Boys Track&Field 2nd Place at Europeans
  • D-III Girls Track&Field 2nd Place at Europeans
  • D-II South Champions (Football)
  • All Europe Wrestling Championship (Kyle Kaus)
• 2010
  • D-II South Championships for Girls Soccer
  • D-II 3rd Place European Tournament/ Mediterranean Champions (Girls Volleyball)
• 2011
  • D-II European Champions (Girls Basketball)Coach Michael F. James, Sr.
  • D-II 2nd Place European Championships (Girls Soccer/Baseball)
  • 4th place European Championships Triple Jump (Gary Donald)
  • Gary Donald number one long jumper in Europeans
  • Athlete of the Year (Gary Donald)
• 2012
  • D-II European Champions (Wrestling)
• 2013
  • D-II European Champions (Softball)
  • D-II European Runners-up (Baseball/Soccer)
  • D-II European 3rd Place at Europeans (Boys Basketball)
  • D-II European Champions (Wrestling)
• 2014
  • D-II European Champions (Softball)
  • D-II European Runners-up (Baseball)
• 2016
  • D-| European Runners-up (Girls Basketball)
  • D-I European Runners-up (Girls Volleyball)

Course selection

• Athletic Programs
• Advanced Placement
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• English/Language Arts
• Fine Arts
• Foreign Language (Spanish, Italian, Distance German)
• Gifted Education
• Health Education
• Host Nation
• JROTC
• Mathematics
• Music
• Physical Education
• Professional Technical Studies
• Science
• Social Studies
• Special Needs Programs
• Visual Arts

Notable alumni

• Sharon Tate (VHS 1961), Hollywood actress, who was murdered by members of the Manson clan.
• Chip Flowers (VHS 1992), Chip served as Delaware State Treasurer and Co-Chair of the National Democratic State Treasurers. He was the first African-American statewide elected official in the state.^[1]
• John Lindsey (VHS 1965), Chemist, who worked with the team that invented Gatorade
• John Bonamego, (VHS 1981), John Attended VHS and played football for the Cougars until his Sophomore year. John is currently the Special Teams coach for the Detroit Lions.
• Adrian Murrell (1988 - Adrian attended junior high in Vicenza, but moved to Hawaii for high school and did not graduate from VHS), NFL Running back, who played for the New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys.

References

External links

• School Website