VERGENNES — Six Vergennes Union High School juniors have been selected to represent the school at this year’s Green Mountain Boys’ State, held June 16-21 on the campus of Northern Vermont University-Lyndon in Lyndonville. The Vergennes American Legion Post 14 will sponsor five, and the Sons of the American Legion Vergennes Squadron 14 will sponsor the other.
Selectees include Benjamin Curtis, Michael Davis, Justin McEntee, Erich Reitz, Jeffrey Stearns, and Kai Williams. 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. They will work on issues relating to Vermont, and debate and discuss these issues during a session at the State House in Montpelier.