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Vestavia Hills High School (VHHS), founded in 1970, is a public high school in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham. Part of the Vestavia Hills City Schools The student enrollment for the 2013–2014 academic year is estimated to be just over 1900 students. The current school principal is Tyler Burgess, a (former) principal at nearby Pizitz Middle School. The assistant principals are Dexter LeBlanc, Philip Holley, Charles Bruce, and Melissa Smith. VHHS has more than 20 National Board-Certified teachers. Construction of 2 new concession stands for the VHHS Band program has been completed. As of 2014-2015 school year, a new addition of 24 classrooms and additional parking have been completed. Twenty-two classrooms were added in 2009. In 2007-2008, VHHS completed a long-awaited face-lift, with the front of the school, its office suite, and lobby. In 2003–2004, the "E" wing was completed. Interactive classrooms with state-of-the-art technology were installed all over the school in summer 2008. VHHS is part of the Vestavia Hills City Schools and uses the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) initiative. Technology used at this school includes a school-wide BYOD program, Promethean boards in all classrooms, document cameras, Apple laptops and desktops, with Microsoft Windows machines being mostly obsolete. == Mascot Controversy == The Vestavia Hills High School mascot, known as Rebel Man, represents a plantation owner.〔Kyle Whitmire, (John Oliver ridicules Vestavia Hills for rebel mascot ), ''The Birmingham News'', July 13, 2015〕 The school "picked a Confederate Flag-waving Civil War Rebel because it saw itself as rebellious" in the context of the establishment of segregation academies in the 1970s, which enabled white American children to self-segregate from black children, who remained in public schools.〔John Archibald, (Vestavia Hills Rebel mascot a vestige of racism, a smear on the city ), ''The Birmingham News'', June 23, 2015〕 In the wake of the Charleston church shooting in June 2015, ''The Birmingham News'' highlighted this racially charged history and called for a removal of the mascot.〔 Meanwhile, the school superintendent called it 'a "point of contention for some members" of the community.'〔Ana Rodriguez, ('We will be responsive': Vestavia Hills to address Rebel mascot, superintendent says ), ''The Birmingham News'', June 23, 2015〕 By early July 2015, some Vestavia Hills residents wrote an op ed in ''The Birminghan News'' calling on the school board to change its name.〔(Vestavia residents: school board must change Rebel mascot ), ''The Birmingham News'', July 7, 2015〕 By the middle of July 2015, comedian John Oliver made fun of the claim that it was "heritage, not hate" on national television.〔 He argued, "Your logo is a plantation owner. () And saying that the image of a plantation owner is not used in a racist way is a bit like arguing the Hitachi magic wand is only used as a back massager."〔 The Vestavia Hills School System decided to keep the ''Rebels'' name but initiate a "rebranding" process. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vestavia Hills High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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