Verona Area 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.

Verona Area High School
Location
234 Wildcat Way
Verona, Wisconsin
Information
TypePublic
School districtVerona Area School District
PrincipalPam Hammen
Staff110.60 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,737 (2021–22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.71[1]
Color(s)   
MascotWiley the Wildcat
NewspaperThe Cat's Eye
Information(608) 653-1000
WebsiteVerona High School

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]
  • 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

References
  1. "Verona Area High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. "WIAA state girls basketball: Verona outlasts Mukwonago for first state title". 13 March 2016.
  3. https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/State_Records/bteamchamps.pdf
  4. https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/State_Records/gteamchamps.pdf
  5. "News | Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association". Wiaawi.org. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  6. "News | Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association". Wiaawi.org. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  7. "Increase in intensity helps Ian Edwards and his Verona teammates win a surprise state title in lacrosse". 15 June 2018.
  8. http://www.wkow.com/story/12677668/verona-wins-their-first-wiaa-girls-soccer-championship
  9. https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Swim_Boys/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf
  10. https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Swim_Girls/State_Records/teamchamps.pdf
  11. "The Tradition – Verona Track and Field". Veronatrackandfield.com. 2014-01-26. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  12. https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Track/State_Records/gteamchamps.pdf
  13. "MLB draft: Verona's Ben Rortvedt a second-round pick by the Twins". 10 June 2016.
  14. Neil Walker at Sports Reference
  15. Ferolie, Jim (2010-12-22). "Wineke joins exec race". Verona Press. Retrieved 13 January 2011.

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