department. It publishes a newspaper, The Vedette, and a literary and visual arts magazine, The Muse. Achievements The school was recognized with the national Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education in both 1991 and 2009. The debate team has won seven national championships, with the added distinction of being the first team in history to win both Lincoln-Douglas Debate and Policy Debate in the National Speech and Debate Association's National Speech and Debate Tournament. In addition, only one other school has won two national championships in Lincoln-Douglas debate at the Tournament of Champions national high school debate tournament. The math team amassed 15 first place finishes at the Mu Alpha Theta national championships from 1987 to 2006. Over the same period, the team dominated most regional events throughout the Southeast, including four victories at the Furman University Wylie Mathematics Tournament from 1999 to 2004. In 2008, the school won the "Adam Smith Division" in the Council for Economic Education's National Economics Challenge, and its students finished runner up in the national finals of the 22nd annual We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution competition in 2009. Athletics Vestavia Hills High School fields varsity teams in football, cheerleading, basketball, baseball, soccer, wrestling, golf, tennis, softball, swimming, volleyball, cross country, and indoor and outdoor track and field. VHHS has won AHSAA state championships in the following sports: Baseball (1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) Boys' Basketball (1992, 2009) Girls' Basketball (1987) Boys' Cross Country (1987, 2013) Girls' Cross Country (1981) Football (1980, 1998) Boys' Golf (1991, 1994) Girls' Golf (1973, 1974) Girls' Indoor Track (2005) Boys' Soccer (1991, 1995, 2013, 2014) Girls' Soccer (2001, 2005, 2007) Boys' Tennis (1995, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) Girls' Tennis (1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016) Boys' Outdoor Track & Field (2008) Wrestling (1976, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017) Buddy Anderson Field (at Thompson Reynolds Stadium) is home of the Vestavia Hills Rebels football team. The field is named after current head coach Buddy Anderson. Anderson has been coaching at Vestavia since 1972, and has remained the head coach since 1978. Performing arts VHHS has a competitive show choir, "Singers". Notable alumni Colter Bean (1995), Major League Baseball pitcher (New York Yankees) Steven Black, professional football player Chris Hammond (1984), Major League