Vernon Township High School

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Vernon Township High School

Established	1975
Type	Public, co-ed secondary
Grades	9–12
Location	Vernon Township, New Jersey USA
Mascot	Vernon Viking
Newspaper	Viking Voice
Website	Vernon Township High School Homepage

Vernon Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Vernon Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The school opened in 1975 and is part of the Vernon Township School District. The school has gone through expansions over the year including a new wing with several classrooms, the gymnasium was doubled in size.

1 Awards and recognition
2 Extracurricular activities
3 Robotics Team
4 Contact details
5 Administration
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Awards and recognition

Peggy Stewart was recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education as the New Jersey Teacher of the Year for the 2004-05 school year. Stewart, a history, social studies and enrichment teacher, has been on the faculty of Vernon Township High School since 1991, ^[1].

[edit] Extracurricular activities

[edit] Sports

The Vernon Township High School Vikings participate in the eleven-member Sussex County Interscholastic League. The school is categorized by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) as North I, Group IV.

[edit] Music

The school band program includes a Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Marching Band, Jazz Express, Percussion Ensemble, Brass Choir, Clarinet Choir, Saxophone Ensemble and a Flute Choir^[2]. The choir program consists of a Symphonic Choir, Meistersingers, Concert Choir Mixed, Concert Choir Women, Les Chanteuses and Chanticleer^[3]. Both have a regular program of performances. VTHS also has an excellent orchestral program, which students can take at CP level if so desired.

[edit] Academic Decathlon Team

The Vernon Township High School Academic Decathlon team competes every year in the United States Academic Decathlon.

[edit] Robotics Team

2006-07 is the Robotics Team first year of building and competing. The team will be competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition on March 16^th,17^th, and 18^th. [[1]]

[edit] Contact details

Vernon Township High School
P.O. Box 800
1832 Route 565
Vernon, NJ 07462-0800

Telephone: (973)-764-2960

[edit] Administration

Senior members of the school's administration include^[4]:

Mr. Tim Dunningan - Principal
Mr. Edward Carney - Assistant Principal
Ms. Geraldine Desmet - Assistant Principal
Mr. James Trusa - Assistant Principal

[edit] References

^ Sussex County Educator Named 2004-05 New Jersey Teacher of the Year, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated October 6, 2004
^ Vernon Township High School Band Program, accessed July 4, 2006
^ Township High School Choir Program, accessed July 4, 2006
^ Vernon Township High School: Faculty / Staff, accessed August 12, 2006

[edit] External links

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