read, comprehend, and can respond to a variety of texts, and I am an active member of a literate community. Fine Arts (PBGR 6) I create or perform in, and respond with understanding to, the Fine Arts through purpose, process, product, and growth. Writing (PBGR 7) I use written communication and appropriate technical language for a variety of audiences and purposes. Oral Communication (PBGR 8) I use oral communication for a variety of audiences and purposes. Technology (PBGR 9) I use technology effectively to find, organize, and communicate information for a variety of purposes. 5 Guidelines of VUHS: 1. We are here; we are on time 2. We believe in personal integrity 3. We are respectful 4. We are kind 5. We challenge ourselves Extracurricular activities include sports, jazz band, pep band, the Commodore singers choral group, an annual musical production, German club and the FFA. The Vergennes Union High school band is led by director Sue O'Daniel, who has often had students attend music festivals such as Districts, All States, New Englands, and even the all Eastern music festival. An alternative learning program called the Walden Project takes place in Monkton and is run through the Willowell Foundation. Athletics The school competes in Division II, except where noted. Sports include cheerleading, lacrosse, indoor and outdoor track and field, soccer, basketball, baseball, wrestling, golf, rowing, and cross country running. Recognition Athletic teams from Vergennes Union High School have won multiple state championships over the years: Cross Country Running (5): 1952-53, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1968-69 (Division I) Boys' Soccer (1): 1982-83 (Division II) Girls' Soccer (4): 1983-84, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2006-07 (Division ll) Boys' Basketball (4): 1968-69, 1984–85, 2000–01, 2012-13 (Division II) Girls' Basketball (2): 2004-05, 2005-06 (Division II) Cheerleading (6); 1987–88, 1988–89, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2016-17 (Division II) Wrestling (2): 1970-71 (Division I); 1974–75 (Division II) Baseball (2): 2006-07, 2011-12 (Division II) Softball (1): 1975-76 (Division II) 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