Aviano Middle/High School (previously Aviano American High School) is a Department of Defense Education Activity secondary school located on the Italian-owned NATO air base in Aviano, Italy, which hosts the 31st Fighter Wing. The majority of students are dependents of active duty military personnel, Department of Defense employees, contractors and diplomats, although a small percentage are children of other English-speaking expatriates or local Italian residents.
As of the 2008–2009 school year, Aviano Middle School and Aviano High School were joined into one school serving grades 6–12. It is classified as a Division II school in DoDEA Europe.
The school's mascot is the saint.
History The current building began operations in 2002.
Athletics The athletic program at Aviano Middle/High School is open to high school students and some middle school students. Competitions take place throughout the year in the DoDEA Europe Division II league as well as the American International Schools Italian League. Athletes follow the DoDEA Europe athletic code.
Fall Football Cross country Volleyball Women Volleyball Men Tennis Cheerleading Swimming (community sponsored)
Winter Basketball Men and Women Wrestling Cheerleading Swimming (community sponsored) Air Force JROTC drill team (AFJROTC sponsored)
Spring Track and field Softball Baseball Soccer Men and Women
Extracurricular Clubs, organizations, and events exist for students to join or take part in:
Academic Bowl Air Force JROTC (offered as a class) Air Force JROTC Drill Team Book Club Cisco (offered as a class) Creative Connections Drama/Theatre Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Future Educators Association (FEA) Future Educators Association Honor Society (must be selected to join) Hinterbrand outdoors club International Leadership Institute (ISLI) Lingua Fest Language Festival Math Counts Model U.S. Senate National Honors Society (must be selected to join) National Junior Honor Society (must be selected to join) Peer Mediation Robotics Club Student 2 Student Student newspaper (offered as a class) Tutoring Yearbook (offered as a class)
Student government The purpose of the student government at Aviano is to provide everyone with a chance to have a say in what goes on in the student body. The student government acts as advocates to the administration on behalf of students. They also organize school events such as pep rallies and dances. Each office is headed by a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and a public relations officer.
Executive Office – Serves as main advocates for the school, handles school wide issues. Officers are elected by the students. Senior Class – Handles senior issues and events including graduation. Officers are elected by 12th grade students Junior Class – Organizes the Junior and Senior Prom, handles Junior issues, officers are elected by 11th grade students Sophomore Class – Handles Sophomore issues, officers are elected by 10th grade students Freshmen Class – Handles Freshmen issues, officers are elected by 9th grade students
Advanced/Accelerated and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses Aviano Middle/High School offers Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses for high school students.
English Honors English (9th) Honors World Literature (10th) – Joint with Honors World Hist AP Language and Composition (11th) AP English Literature (12th)
History/Social Studies Honors History (9th) Honors World History (10th) – Joint with Honors World Lit AP U.S. History (11th-12th) AP Government (11th-12th)
Math AP Calculus AP Statistics
Science AP Biology AP Human Anatomy and Physiology
Other AP Psychology AP Economics There are online AP courses
International Baccalaureate IB courses are available and offered online
The Honors World Literature and History classes are combined classes. Students who take one must take the other and receive a joint performance grade that is averaged together.
The AP classes are weighted grades on a student's GPA.
See also Vicenza American High School Naples Middle/High School Aviano Air Base Military brats DoDEA European Championships List of high schools in U.S. territories
References
http://www.dodea.edu/AvianoMHS/