Vicenza American High School


Vicenza American High School is a Department of Defense Education Activity high school located in Vicenza, Italy, on Villaggio Della Pace, a US garrison base. Previously on Caserma Ederle, a new building was opened on Villaggio Della Pace in August 2023. Parkhill was the primary architecture firm for this project.
It was founded in 1954 by Eric Hall.
WWW vice-hs.eu.dodea.edu

Course selection

Business programs

English/Language Arts

  • AP Language
  • AP Literature
  • Language 9
  • Language 10
  • Language 11
  • Language 12

Fine Arts

  • Drawing
  • Fundamentals Of Art
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Sculpture

Foreign Language

  • AP Italian
  • Italian I
  • Italian II
  • Italian III
  • Italian IV
  • Spanish I
  • Spanish II
  • Spanish III
  • Spanish IV

Health Education

  • Health
  • Nutrition

Mathematics

  • AP Calculus
  • AP Statistics
  • Algebra I
  • Algebra II
  • Discrete Math
  • Geometry
  • Pre-Calculus

Music

  • Band I
  • Band II
  • Band III
  • Beginning Chorus
  • Intermediate Chorus

Physical Education

  • Conditioning
  • Physical Education

Professional Technical Studies

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Video Communication III
  • Video Communications II
  • Video Communications I
  • Yearbook

Science

  • AP Biology
  • AP Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Human Anatomy
  • Physics

Social Studies

Clubs

  • Social Studies Honors Society
  • National Honors Society
  • Spanish Honors Society
  • Italian Honors Society
  • Math Honors Society
  • Strait and Gay Alliance
  • Red Cross
  • Speech and Debate
  • * Speech and Debate is by far the largest club at Vicenza High School, with over 10% of the student body participating.
  • German Club
  • French Club
  • Video Game Club
  • Computer Science Club
  • Model United Nations
  • Model United States Senate
  • Environmental Club

Athletics

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 and Cheerleading.

Championships

  • 1981
  • * ASIL Football Champions
  • * ASIL Wrestling Champions
  • 1984
  • * ASIL Boys Cross Country Champions
  • * ASIL Boys Basketball Champions
  • * ASIL Girls Basketball Champions
  • * ASIL Boys Track and Field Champions
  • * ASIL Boys Singles Tennis Champions & Team Champions
  • 1985
  • * ASIL Boys Basketball Champions
  • 1990
  • *ASIL Boys Football Champions
  • *ASIL Boys Track and Field Champions
  • * Stars and Stripes Athlete of The Year
  • * All European Boys Football, Basketball and Track
  • 1992
  • * ASIL Boys Football Champions
  • 1993
  • * ASIL Boys Football Champions
  • * ASIL Boys Cross Country Champions
  • * ASIL Girls Cross Country Champions
  • 1999
  • * D-III All European Football Champions
  • 2001
  • * ASIL Boys Basketball Champions
  • 2003
  • * ASIL Boys Volleyball Champions
  • 2005
  • *All Europe Wrestling Championship Runner Up
  • 2006
  • *All Europe Wrestling Championship
  • *Athlete of the Year
  • 2007
  • *All Europe Wrestling Championship Runner Up
  • 2008
  • * D-III Girls Basketball Runner Up
  • * Cheerleading 2nd Place at Europeans
  • *All Europe Wrestling Championship Runner Up
  • *3rd Place Dragster Race PTS Expo
  • 2009
  • * D-III Baseball Runner-Up
  • * D-III Boys Track & Field 2nd Place at Europeans
  • * D-III Girls Track & Field 2nd Place at Europeans
  • * D-II South Champions
  • * All Europe Wrestling Championship
  • * D-III European 3rd Place
  • 2010
  • * D-II South Championships for Girls Soccer
  • * D-II 3rd Place European Tournament/ Mediterranean Champions
  • 2011
  • * D-II European Champions Coach Michael F. James, Sr.
  • * D-II 2nd Place European Championships
  • *4th place European Championships Triple Jump
  • *Gary Donald number one long jumper in Europeans
  • *Athlete of the Year
  • 2012
  • * D-II European Champions
  • 2013
  • * D-II European Champions
  • * D-II European Runners-up
  • * D-II European 3rd Place at Europeans
  • * D-II European Champions
  • 2014
  • * D-II European Champions
  • * D-II European Runners-up
  • 2016
  • * D-| European Runners-up
  • * D-I European Runners-up
  • 2024
  • * D-II European champions
  • 2025
  • *D-II European Champions

Notable attendees