Verona Area High School
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Verona Area High School serves more than 1,500 students in the Verona, Fitchburg and Madison area. The Verona Area School District (VASD) is working with all district schools to ensure that:
•Every student has a personalized learning plan that provides a path to discovery and achievement and that plan is reviewed and changed at least annually based on the student’s needs
•Every student’s parent, guardian or advocate participates directly in the design,
implementation,
and outcomes of that student’s personalized learning plans
•Every student meets or exceeds personalized learning plan goals every school year
•Every Verona Area High School student graduates
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Families: check out our community activities calendar filled with dates of fun things happening around Fitchburg and Verona for your kids to do this summer: https://goo.gl/rVmCie
The PGA Tour Champions American Family Insurance championship, including Hall of Famer, Brett Favre, and baseball great Derek Jeter, is here tomorrow! Attendees of the event may be using the Badger Ridge Middle School/ Core Knowledge Charter and Verona Area High School parking lots for overflow parking. The event runs June 19-25, 5AM to 9PM. Visit here for more info on the event: http://www.amfamchampionship.com/
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VAHS Yearbook Program earns National Recognition for 6th Straight Year! This is the sixth year in a row that Ms. Mortenson and her yearbook staff have been recognized. In fact, there are only 13 advisers NATIONWIDE that have earned this award each year it's been around, and VAHS is one of the 13! Congratulations to the yearbook members.
Hello VAHS families, Important Reminders: Seniors must return their Senior Exit Form by Thursday, June 8th at 4:00 pm to the main office. Seniors must return their school-issued iPads and iPad accessories by Thursday, June 8th at 4pm to the main office. Seniors must report to VAHS PAC tomorrow, June 9th, at 8:30 for a mandatory graduation ceremony rehearsal. Please note, according to VASD Board Policy number 345.62, all fees, fines and district-owned materials need to be resolved/returned in order to participate in the VAHS graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 11, 2017. We look forward to the graduation ceremony on June 11, 2017 at 3pm at Epic!
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As the school year comes to a close, #VASDschools staff is changing lives EVERY DAY. We want to make special mention of those colleagues retiring after this school year: Chris Benetti - 21 years in VASD Susan Doing - 19 years in VASD Jeanette Feiferak - 33 years in VASD Margaret Fuguitt - 28 years in VASD Mary Greenlaw-Meyer - 34 years in VASD Rita Goddard - 19 years in VASD Cheryl Gulbrand - 17 years in VASD Patsy Hook - 23 years in VASD Mary Moldenhauer - 25 years in VASD Erin Schettler - 6 years in VASD Jose Liborio - 12 years in VASD Kim Schwenn - 30 years in VASD Sheila Stenseth - 21 years in VASD Betty Wottreng - 29 years in VASD Collectively, that's 317 years of service or 2,778,765 hours! Please join me in wishing them a very long, happy and healthy retirement.
25 Banner Years - A Celebration of Student Art '17
Looking for that unique piece of art for your home or office (or garage or backyard?) You can still purchase a replica of those student artist banners you see hanging along E. Verona Ave.! Buy your favorite now for $150 or try your luck with a minimum $50 bid by clicking here: https://goo.gl/PfFKYP Nearly 40 student artists' designs are featured. Visit here to see them all and shop for your favorite: https://goo.gl/mJjNqv The auction is only open until June 18 as they make fantastic gifts. The street banner project not only highlights the awesome talents of our students, but also serves as a fundraiser to fund Foundation grants to Verona Area School District staff pursuing. BID NOW!
"Books on Bikes" Coming to VASD Neighborhoods This Summer -...
Over the summer #VASDschools librarians & friends want to get books into your hands! They will be traveling to different parks/locations in the Fitchburg & Verona communities on June 28, July 18, Aug. 1 and Aug. 17 to hand out FREE books for students to read and keep! See our dates & times listed here: https://goo.gl/lNUadb
A Call to Action: Winners From Our Fourth Annual Student Editorial Contest
The AP Language and Composition teachers had their students enter The NY Times Editorial Contest and six of our students placed. Top 10 Winner "Stopping Bullets With Locked Doors and Silence Is Already Pulling The Trigger." by Daina Kalnina Honorable mention "Last Man Standing” by Kathryn Porter “Where Are All the Rainbows?” by Storm Viridian Murray Round 3 Finalist (There were 4 rounds of grading) "It's Not Just Black or White” by Amelia Worley "The Asian Illusion” by Ragini Bora "Deflating the Achievement Gap” by Maya Castronovo https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/learning/a-call-to-action-winners-from-our-fourth-annual-student-editorial-contest.html Photo Names (from left to right) Storm Murray, Kathryn Porter, Maya Castronovo, Amelia Worley, Ragini Bora, Daina Kalnina
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A BIG Congratulations to the cast and crew of Verona Area High School's production of "Into the Woods" for winning a Tommy Award for Outstanding Musical. Named for local Broadway star Tom Wopat, the Tommy Awards encourage, recognize and honor excellence in high school musical theater. Educators, and industry professionals review productions at more than 70 high schools in 23 counties and provide valuable feedback. School and student achievements are honored and featured in an awards show held at Overture Center Sunday, June 11. All of the winners from VAHS including the "Into the Woods" cast will be performing for a sold out audience at the Overture Center.
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The weather was not going to stop these Verona Area High School @VAHSwildcats students as they "Camp out to stamp out" poverty in our area by collecting food and donations for the Badger Prairie Needs Network in Miller's grocery store parking lot! A car full of food was already collected and you will find Mr. Knoll and some students camping out overnight in the parking lot to continue raising awareness! Stop by to donate and watch WISC15 and WKOW27 tonight as they cover the story! VASDschools
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Congratulations to the yearbook staff for their work on an amazing yearbook. The books will be distributed next week on Friday, May 26. Students should bring a photo id to pick them up.
2017 VASD Summer Camps: Register NOW - Verona Area School D...
Summer is almost here, so don’t forget to check out the impressive list of summer camps and clubs sponsored by various groups from the Verona Area School District to register your child(ren) now: https://goo.gl/NFzG3w
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