Vergennes Union High School is a high school

High school

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/junior high school of about 700 students in Vergennes

Vergennes, Vermont

Vergennes is a city located in the northwest quadrant of Addison County, Vermont, in the United States. Bordered by the towns of Ferrisburgh, Panton and Waltham, as of the 2000 census the city population was 2,741. It is the smallest of Vermont's nine cities in terms of population...

, Vermont

Vermont

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, United States

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. The school serves the city of Vergennes, as well as the towns of Addison

Addison, Vermont

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, Ferrisburgh

Ferrisburgh, Vermont

Ferrisburgh is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. It was founded June 24, 1762. The population was 2,657 at the 2000 census. The northern part of the town is referred to as North Ferrisburgh, with both sometimes spelled Ferrisburg....

, Panton

Panton, Vermont

Panton is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 677 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.0 square miles , of which 15.5 square miles is land and 6.6 square miles is water...

, and Waltham

Waltham, Vermont

Waltham is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 479 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.9 square miles , of which 8.7 square miles is land and 0.2 square mile is...

. 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

Cafeteria

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, library

Library

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, auditorium

Auditorium

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, 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

National FFA Organization

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. 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

Lacrosse

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, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, soccer, basketball

Basketball

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, baseball

Baseball

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, wrestling, golf

Golf

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, and Rowing

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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)
• Boys Soccer (1): 1982-83 (Division II)
• Girls Soccer (4): 1983-84, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2006-07
• Boys Basketball (3): 1968-69, 1984-85, 2000-01 (Division II)
• Girls Basketball (2): 2004-05, 2005-06 (Division II)
• Cheerleading (5); 1987-88, 1988-89, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 (Division II)
• Wrestling (2): 1970-71 (Division I); 1974-75 (Division II)
• Baseball (1): 2006-07 (Division II)
• Softball (1): 1975-76 (Division II)

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

United States court of appeals

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for the Second Circuit upheld the dismissal.

Notable alumni

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