The Vicenza American High School (VHS) is the premiere European Department of Defense Dependent Schools DoDDS high school and is located in Vicenza, Italy on Caserma Ederle, an American military base that is part of the Southern European Task Force (SETAF).
It was founded in 1954 by Eric Hall.
The high school varsity teams are nicknamed the Cougars. Varsity sports teams include: Boys' and Girls' Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Track & Field, Cross Country, Rifle Team, Tennis, Football, Wrestling, Softball, Baseball, Cheerleading, and Step Team.
1981ASIL Football ChampionsASIL Wrestling Champions1984ASIL Boys Cross Country ChampionsASIL Boys Blacksketball ChampionsASIL Girls Basketball ChampionsASIL Boys Track and Field ChampionsASIL Boys Singles Tennis Champions & Team Champions (Doubles Team finished 2nd)1985ASIL Boys Basketball Champions1990ASIL Boys Football ChampionsASIL Boys Track and Field ChampionsStars and Stripes Athlete of The Year (Howard Buckner)All European Boys Football, Basketball and Track (Howard Buckner)1992ASIL Boys Football Champions1993ASIL Boys Football ChampionsASIL Boys Cross Country ChampionsASIL Girls Cross Country Champions1999D-III All European Football Champions2001ASIL Boys Basketball Champions2003ASIL Boys Volleyball Champions2005All Europe Wrestling Championship Runner Up (Gary King)2006All Europe Wrestling Championship (Shane Hinton)Athlete of the Year (Shane Hinton)2007All Europe Wrestling Championship Runner Up (Kyle Kaus)2008D-III Girls Basketball Runner UpCheerleading 2nd Place at EuropeansAll Europe Wrestling Championship Runner Up (Kyle Kaus)3rd Place CO2 Dragster Race PTS Expo (Tia Lopez)2009D-III Baseball Runner-UpD-III Boys Track&Field 2nd Place at EuropeansD-III Girls Track&Field 2nd Place at EuropeansD-II South Champions (Football)All Europe Wrestling Championship (Kyle Kaus)2010D-II South Championships for Girls SoccerD-II 3rd Place European Tournament/ Mediterranean Champions (Girls Volleyball)2011D-II European Champions (Girls Basketball)Coach Michael F. James, Sr.D-II 2nd Place European Championships (Girls Soccer/Baseball)4th place European Championships Triple Jump (Gary Donald)Gary Donald number one long jumper in EuropeansAthlete of the Year (Gary Donald)2012D-II European Champions (Wrestling)2013D-II European Champions (Softball)D-II European Runners-up (Baseball/Soccer)D-II European 3rd Place at Europeans (Boys Basketball)2014D-II European Champions (Softball)D-II European Runners-up (Baseball)2016D-| European Runners-up (Girls Basketball)D-I European Runners-up (Girls Volleyball)Athletic ProgramsAdvanced PlacementEnglish as a Second Language (ESL)English/Language ArtsFine ArtsForeign Language (Spanish, Italian, Distance German)Gifted EducationHealth EducationHost NationJROTCMathematicsMusicPhysical EducationProfessional Technical StudiesScienceSocial StudiesSpecial Needs ProgramsVisual ArtsSharon Tate (VHS 1961), Hollywood actress, who was murdered by members of the Manson clan.Chip Flowers (VHS 1992), Chip served as Delaware State Treasurer and Co-Chair of the National Democratic State Treasurers. He was the first African-American statewide elected official in the state.John Lindsey (VHS 1965), Chemist, who worked with the team that invented GatoradeJohn Bonamego, (VHS 1981), John Attended VHS and played football for the Cougars until his Sophomore year. John is currently the Special Teams coach for the Detroit Lions.Adrian Murrell (1988 - Adrian attended junior high in Vicenza, but moved to Hawaii for high school and did not graduate from VHS), NFL Running back, who played for the New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys.
