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The first Commencement exercise for Villisca High School was held for four students on May 29, 1884 at the Villisca Opera House. Over the years, the smallest class was in 1887 with three students, and the largest class was in 1970 with seventy-two students. The most recent class, the Class of 2012, consisted of twenty-four students.

 

4,531 diplomas were awarded during the 129 Commencements celebrated between 1884 and 2012. Commencements have been held at the Opera House, the Rialto Theater, the Methodist Church, the Armory and the Villisca High School Auditoriums. The 130th and final commencement will be held in May, 2013.

 
While you're visiting at this website, please enjoy the following pages and items through the "Links" on the left side of this page:

 

Lists: See, use, download the VHS List of Graduates sorted by Year or the List of Graduates sorted by Name.

 

Composites:  View Class Photos and various Class Composites from 1884-2012.

 

Photos: View Photo Galleries of VHS- and Villisca-themed photos. The photos on the right side of this page are just two examples of what might be found there. The Villisca 1942 film "For the Boys" is also available on the "Photos" page.

 

Bluejays: Download/View any (or all) of the Yearbooks known to exist.  Bluejays, or equivalent, are available for the years: 1896, 1912-1913, 1925-1927, 1948, 1950-2012. Also available is a report detailing every occurrence of the 5,023 individual names which appeared in the pages of the yearbook between 1948-2012, and a report containing all of the OCR-converted text from the 1948-2012 Bluejays. (The conversion is approximately 99% accurate as to the original printed text.)

 

History:  View documents relating to the Villisca School District, students, and teachers. Included is a scanned copy of the VHS Alumni Association Minutes from 1884-1931.

 

Other Links:  A presentation of Recommended Links for those interested in learning more about Villisca and the Villisca Schools. Included is a link to the Villisca Volcano website.
 

LOYAL AND TRUE              start/stop Loyal and True, we pledge allegiance to you. This is our motto, we are one for all and all for the alma mater! Here’s to our school, long on high may she rule. Forevermore you will find us, Always Loyal and True!