Sherrill City School District is located at 5275 State Route 31 Verona, NY providing education for grades PK-12. The VVS School District spans three communities. The District includes the villages of Vernon and Verona and the small city of Sherrill. The area, a few miles off the New York State Thruway between the cities of Utica and Syracuse, is known for its attractive surroundings, convenience to employment, health care, and quality of life. The area allows easy access to the Adirondack Mountains, many rivers and lakes, and colleges and universities, all offering numerous recreational, educational, and cultural activities.

The Sherrill City School District is rich with music and is geared up with a mission of the VVS Music Department is to encourage our students to continue to explore the world of music. We strive to create a place within the school where creativity can flourish, beauty can exist, and where students are given an opportunity to express their ideas and feelings through music.

The Sherrill City School District applies a formal academic program component was developed to accommodate the student who possesses gifted talented and creative proclivities. The student must demonstrate high average to superior knowledge or ability in a scholastic area of study and must exhibit a majority of attributes listed in the scholastic area of study to be considered for placement in the academic program. After the student is placed in the academic program, the student becomes a member of a group of students who possess the same attributes. These students are expected to take an academic mini-course that is designed to expand and extend a core curriculum. An Individual students performance is rated based on how well the student fulfills the requirements of the course when compared tot he work of the most proficient student(s) in the group.