Scenic Ridge Apartments are part of a beautiful, safe, fun community!
About Verona: Hometown U.S.A.
Verona has been referred to as “Hometown U.S.A.” since 1966. This nickname originates from a detachment of fighting men in Vietnam who adopted Verona as “the perfect example of Hometown U.S.A.” Every June Verona celebrates its wonderful community with an event for all ages called “Hometown Days”. Some examples of previous events included in this celebration include a parade, movie and dance party with snacks for kids, balloon sculpting, carnival rides, adult softball, hockey performance, pancake breakfast, live music, food tents and refreshments.
Verona Public Library
The public library is located at 500 Silent Street, just 7 minutes from Scenic Ridge Apartments. The public library has been part of the community since it’s original foundation in 1947 but was given a brand new building in May of 2006. The library is well supported by it’s community and freely provides a wealth of resources and programs for it’s patrons. Some regularly scheduled events include baby/toddler/preschool/everybody/sensory story times, Anime and Manga club, adult coloring club, book discussions, introductory and intermediate computer classes, employment enhancing workshops, arts and crafts and meetings held by the city’s public workers to discuss community happenings.
Parks and Trails
Verona is a part of the Dane County Park system which includes over 12,000 acres of land for recreational activities. There are many closely located parks within a 5-7 minute drive of Scenic Ride Apartments. Some examples are Scenic Ridge Park, Fireman’s Park, Palmer Park, Van De Grifth Park, Tower Park, Harriet Park, Veterans Park, Hometown Junction Park, Hometown USA Community Park, Prairie View Park, Tollefson Park, Scheidegger Forest County Park and Prairie Moraine County Park.
Quite often there are community run events held in the parks. Every year since 2009 Verona has sponsored a free “Concerts in the Park” event at Harriet Park. There is a Playground Program for children 5-12 every summer at Tollefson Park, Harriet Park and Veterans Park. Sports related recreational and instructional programs include, but are not limited to, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, baseball, tennis, and softball. For the adults there are also biking, walking, running and trail clubs.
The three largest trails located closest to Scenic Ridge Apartments are Ice Age National Scenic Trail, Range Trail and Military Ridge State Trail.
Schools
Verona Area School District has a number of options for each grade level.
Elementary Schools include Country View, Glacier Edge, Stoner Prairie, Sugar Creek, Core Knowledge Charter School, New Century Charter School and Verona Area International School.
Middle Schools include Badger Ridge, Savannah Oaks and Core Knowledge Charter School.
High Schools include Verona Area High School and Exploration Academy Charter School.
Colleges nearby include Edgewood College, Globe University, ITT Technical Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison Area Technical College, Madison Media Institute, Herzing College, and University of Phoenix-Madison.