VERGENNES — Alisdair Chauvin, Richard Cosgrove, Ethan Gebo, and Jonah Mahe have been selected to represent Vergennes Union High School at this year’s the Green Mountain Boys’ State, to be held June 20-25 on the campus of Northern Vermont University-Lyndon in Lyndonville. Vergennes American Legion Post 14 has assisted in sponsoring the four VUHS delegates.

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.