VERGENNES — The Vergennes American Legion Post 14 will be sponsoring four Vergennes Union High School delegates to the Green Mountain Boys’ State June 19-24 on the campus of Lyndon State College in Lyndonville. The VUHS delegates are Brandon Cousino, Devon Kimball, Hunter O’Connor, and Max Ratti-Bicknell.
The boys were nominated by faculty and staff based on leadership, character and honesty, cooperativeness, community participation and service, and scholarship.
Green Mountain Boys’ State is a leadership laboratory for rising high school senior boys. The main focus is Vermont town, county and state government, and its organization, policies and procedures. The attendees will work on issues relating to Vermont, and debate and discuss these issues during a session at the Statehouse in Montpelier.