Verona Area High School Explained
Verona Area High School |
Information: | (608) 653-1000 |
Grades: | 9-12 |
Enrollment: | 1,802 (2022–23)[1] |
Ratio: | 16.11 |
Staff: | 111.85 |
Principal: | Brian Cox |
Mascot: | Wiley the Wildcat |
Newspaper: | The Cat's Eye |
Website: | Verona High School |
Verona Area High School (VAHS) is a high school in Verona, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Verona Area School District.
Academics
Accredited by the North Central Association, VAHS offers a core curriculum in grades 9 through 12 that does not track students by ability; instead, advanced opportunities are offered within the curriculum of each course. Consequently, VAHS courses do not carry designations such as "Honors" in their titles. Grade 9 and 10 students in core classes are taught in teams of English/social studies and math/science instructors. Students in the 11th and 12th grades have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement courses in English language, English literature, world history, chemistry, biology, physics B, physics C, statistics, psychology, calculus AB, and calculus BC.
Athletics
VAHS has 22 athletics programs and a staff of 65 coaches. Each program consists of a varsity team, a junior varsity team, and, for some sports, one or more freshman teams.
In the 2008-09 school year, VAHS became a member of the Big Eight Conference, moving from the Badger South Conference. The school athletic teams were originally nicknamed the Verona Indians, but this was changed in 1991 to the Verona Wildcats.
State championships
- Basketball (girls): 2016[2]
- Cross country (boys): 1974, 1982, 1991[3]
- Cross country (girls): 1980, 1981, 1984 [4]
- Golf (girls): 2014[5]
- Gymnastics (girls): 2023
- Hockey (boys): 2014, 2020[6]
- Lacrosse (boys): 2004, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2018[7]
- Soccer (boys): 2019, 2022
- Soccer (girls): 2010 [8]
- Swimming (boys): 1993, 2000[9]
- Swimming (girls): 1998[10]
- Track & field (boys): 1992, 1999, 2010 (wheelchair)[11]
- Track & field (girls): 1984, 1985, 1991[12]
Notable alumni
- Ben Rortvedt, Major League Baseball player for the Tampa Bay Rays[13]
- Casey FitzRandolph, gold medalist speed skater at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games
- Nick Schmaltz, current NHL player for the Arizona Coyotes (2018-present); former member of the Chicago Blackhawks (2016–2018)
- Jack Skille, former NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks (2007-2011), Florida Panthers (2011-2013), Columbus Blue Jackets (2013-2015), Colorado Avalanche (2015-2016), and the Vancouver Canucks (2016–2017)
- Derek Stanley, former NFL wide receiver with the St. Louis Rams (2007-2009)
- Eric Studesville, assistant coach with the Denver Broncos (2010–present); he was the interim head coach for the last four games of the 2010 season
- Neil Walker, gold & silver medalist swimmer at the 2000 Summer Olympics; gold & bronze medalist swimmer at the 2004 Summer Olympics[14]
- Joe Wineke, Wisconsin politician[15]
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Verona Area High. National Center for Education Statistics. May 24, 2024.
- Web site: WIAA state girls basketball: Verona outlasts Mukwonago for first state title . 13 March 2016 .
- https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/State_Records/bteamchamps.pdf Boys Cross Country Team Champions 1913-2022
- https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/State_Records/gteamchamps.pdf Girls Cross Country Team Champions 1975-2022
- Web site: News | Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association . Wiaawi.org . 2022-05-04.
- Web site: News | Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association . Wiaawi.org . 2022-05-04.
- Web site: Increase in intensity helps Ian Edwards and his Verona teammates win a surprise state title in lacrosse . 15 June 2018 .
- http://www.wkow.com/story/12677668/verona-wins-their-first-wiaa-girls-soccer-championship Verona wins their first WIAA Girls Soccer Championship
- https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Swim_Boys/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf Boys Swimming & Diving Team Champions
- https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Swim_Girls/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf Girls Swimming & Diving Team Champions
- Web site: The Tradition – Verona Track and Field . Veronatrackandfield.com . 2014-01-26 . 2022-05-04.
- https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Track/State_Records/gteamchamps.pdf Girls Track Champions 1971-2023
- Web site: MLB draft: Verona's Ben Rortvedt a second-round pick by the Twins . 10 June 2016 .
- Web site: Neil Walker Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 17 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417230035/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/neil-walker-1.html . 9 November 2023. 2020-04-17 .
- Web site: Wineke joins exec race. Ferolie. Jim. 2010-12-22. Verona Press. 13 January 2011.