Verona Area High School (VAHS) is a high school in

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, United States. It is part of the Verona Area School District.

Academics

Accredited by the

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, 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

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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

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, 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 * Cross country (boys): 1974, 1982, 1991 * Cross country (girls): 1980, 1981, 1984 * Golf (girls): 2014 * Hockey (boys): 2014, 2020 * Lacrosse (boys): 2004, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2018 * Soccer (boys): 2019, 2022 * Soccer (girls): 2010 * Swimming (boys): 1993, 2000 * Swimming (girls): 1998 * Track & field (boys): 1992, 1999, 2010 (wheelchair) * Track & field (girls): 1984, 1985, 1991

Notable alumni

* Ben Rortvedt,

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player for the

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, gold medalist speed skater at the

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* Nick Schmaltz, current

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player for the

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(2018-present); former member of the

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(2016–2018) *

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, former NHL player with the

(2007-2011),

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(2011-2013),

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(2013-2015),

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(2015-2016), and the

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(2016–2017) *

Derek Stanley Derek Stanley (born 27 August 1985 in Madison, Wisconsin) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin– ...

, former NFL wide receiver with the

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(2007-2009) *

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, assistant coach with the

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(2010–present); he was the interim head coach for the last four games of the 2010 season *

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, gold & silver medalist swimmer at the

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; gold & bronze medalist swimmer at the

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, Wisconsin politician

References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Wisconsin Schools in Dane County, Wisconsin