Viroqua High School

Viroqua High School
Viroqua High School, 2010
Location
Viroqua, WI United States
Coordinates	43°33′32″N 90°54′03″W / 43.5588°N 90.9009°WCoordinates: 43°33′32″N 90°54′03″W / 43.5588°N 90.9009°W
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Color(s)	Black and Orange
Mascot	Blackhawks

Viroqua High School is the public high school in Viroqua, Wisconsin, located in Vernon County, Wisconsin, as a part of the Viroqua Area School district.

Viroqua High serves about 334 students, grades 9-12,^[1] and offers a variety of co-curricular sports and activities that include student council, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, tennis, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, hockey, wrestling, baseball, softball, and track and field.^[2]

Students at Viroqua High can take Advanced Placement courses and exams. The rate of participation for AP course work is currently 23 percent.^[3]

Notable alumni

• Andrew H. Dahl, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1899 to 1901 and 1903 to 1907.
• Mark C. Lee, former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions, graduated in 1970.^[4]
• Troy Nelson, guitar player and author of Guitar Aerobics^[5]
• David Roth, opera director^[6]

References

1. "Viroqua High School". Great Schools. Great Schools Inc. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
2. "High School Athletics". Viroqua High School. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
3. "Viroqua High". Education Best High Schools. US News. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
4. "Mark C. Lee". NASA. October 2006. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
5. "About". Troy Nelson Music. Full Nelson Publishing. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
6. David Roth-obituary

External links

• Viroqua High School Website