Vergennes Union High School
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'''Vergennes Union High School''' is a [[high school]]/[[junior high school]] of about 700 students in [[Vergennes, Vermont|Vergennes]], [[Vermont]], [[United States]]. It hosts a wide variety of extra-curricular activities such as lacrosse, [[soccer]], [[basket ball]], baseball, a knitting club, wrestling, jazz band, [[golf]], German club and the [[National FFA Organization|FFA]]. Some Vergennes students take part in longboat rowing, hosted by the [[Lake Champlain Maritime Museum]]. It also produces an annual musical production.
The school's main structural features, outside of containing over 30 rooms, are a [[cafeteria]], [[library]], [[auditorium]], two gymnasiums, two computer centers, the Senior Circle Lounge and an acoustic music rehearsal chamber.
The school serves the city of Vergennes, as well as the towns of [[Addison, Vermont|Addison]], [[Ferrisburgh, Vermont|Ferrisburgh]], [[Panton, Vermont|Panton]], and [[Waltham, Vermont|Waltham]]. This group of towns are part of the Addison Northwest Supervisory Union.
== 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]] for the Second Circuit upheld the dismissal.
<ref>{{cite book |last=Reichman|first=Henry |title=Censorship and Selection: Issues and Answers for Schools |pages=p. 182 |year=2001 |publisher=ALA Editions |isbn=0838907989}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite book |last=Foerstel|first=Herbert N. |title=Banned in the U.S.A. : a reference guide to book censorship in schools and public libraries |pages=p. 87 |publisher=Greenwood Press |year=2002 |isbn=1593113749}}</ref>
==Athletics==
Athletic teams from Vergennes Union High School have won multiple state championships over the years:
;Fall
*Cross Country Running (5): 1952-53, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1968-69 (Division I)<ref>[http://www.vpaonline.org/champs_xc.asp Cross Country Running Champions], Vermont Principals Association. Accessed [[December 25]], [[2007]].</ref>
*Boys Soccer (1): 1982-83 (Division II)<ref name=Soccer>[http://www.vpaonline.org/champs_soccer.asp Soccer Champions], Vermont Principals Association. Accessed [[December 25]], [[2007]].</ref>
*Girls Soccer (4): 1983-84, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2006-07<ref name=Soccer/>
;Winter
*Indoor Track and Field
*Boys Basketball (3): 1968-69, 1984-85, 2000-01 (Division II)<ref name=Basketball>[http://www.vpaonline.org/champs_basketball.asp Basketball Champions], Vermont Principals Association. Accessed [[December 25]], [[2007]].</ref>
*Girls Basketball (2): 2004-05, 2005-06 (Division II)<ref name=Basketball/><ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=TANP&p_multi=BMAB&p_theme=tanp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10D8A2415C74CA40&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Keeping off floor dulls celebration"], ''[[Barre Montpelier Times Argus]]'', [[March 23]], [[2005]]. Accessed [[December 25]], [[2007]]. "Last Saturday night I had the pleasure of watching the Vergennes Union High School girls basketball team win its first state championship."</ref>
*Cheerleading (4); 1987-88, 1988-89, 2005-06, 2006-07 (Division II)<ref>[http://www.vpaonline.org/champs_cheer.asp Cheerleading Champions], Vermont Principals Association. Accessed [[December 25]], [[2007]].</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACTR455.HTM |title=Legislative Document - Act of the General Assembly 2005-2006|publisher=[[Vermont General Assembly]] |accessdate=2007-12-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/calendar/sc070329a.htm |title=Legislative Documents - Concurrent Resolution Addendum |date=[[March 29]] [[2007]] |publisher=Vermont General Assembly |accessdate=2007-12-26}}</ref>
*Wrestling (2): 1970-71 (Division I); 1974-75 (Division II)<ref>[http://www.vpaonline.org/champs_wrestling.asp Wrestling Champions], Vermont Principals Association. Accessed [[December 25]], [[2007]].</ref>
;Spring
*Track and Field (Division II)
*Baseball (1): 2006-07 (Division II)<ref>[http://www.vpaonline.org/champs_baseball.asp Baseball Champions], Vermont Principals Association. Accessed [[December 25]], [[2007]].</ref>
*Softball (1): 1975-76 (Division II)<ref>[http://www.vpaonline.org/champs_softball.asp Softball Champions], Vermont Principals Association. Accessed [[December 25]], [[2007]].</ref>
== Notable alumni ==
*Constance T. Houston, Vermont State Representative 1993-2006<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vermont-elections.org/2005-2006BioBook/h-add3.htm |title=Vermont General Assembly Members, 2005 |publisher=[[Vermont Secretary of State]] |accessdate=2007-12-26}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.vuhs.org VUHS link]
[[Category:High schools in Vermont]]
[[Category:Addison County, Vermont]]