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Michael Kane, committee chair & den leader of Cub Scouts Pack 539, watches his son (and Pack 539 member) Benjamin, 6, plant a flag on the grave of a War of 1812 veteran at the Vergennes Burial Ground this past Monday, Memorial Day. Kane’s older son and Pack 539 member Theodore, 8, also participated in the flag planting effort. Pack 539, based at St. Peter’s Church, draws youngsters from Vergennes, Ferrisburgh, Addison, Panton and Waltham. Photo courtesy of Michael Kane
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Vergennes American Legion Post No. 14 is sponsoring these four Vergennes Union High School juniors — Colton Reed, left, Cole Gagnon, Jude Bragg and Noah Smits — as delegates to the Green Mountain Boys’ State. The week of mock government will be held June 21-26 on the campus of St. Michael’s College in Colchester. These students were nominated by faculty and staff based on leadership, scholarship, character, loyalty and service to their school.
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 Statehouse in Montpelier.
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Vergennes Union High School juniors Madeleine Stroup, left, Lola Rollins and Isabelle Van Voorst — along with Georgia Krause, who is missing from the photo — are being sponsored by Vergennes American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 14 as delegates to Green Mountain Girls State, June 20-25. The week of government activities will be held at the Randolph campus of Vermont State University.
The purpose of Girls State is to provide citizenship training for girls of high school age and to inform them about the duties, privileges, rights and responsibilities of American citizenship, in order that they may understand and participate in the functioning of their government.
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Every year, each high school in the United States may choose at least one sophomore to represent them at their state’s Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership (HOBY) Seminar. This year, Vergennes Union High School’s HOBY Ambassadors are Joey Maneen and Addie Smith.
Joey and Addie were nominated and selected for this honor based on their demonstrated and potential leadership skills and traits. Joey and Addie attended the HOBY Seminar on May 21-24. This year’s seminar was held at Vermont State University (Randolph Campus). Ambassadors participated in seminars and met with leaders in the fields of education, government, and the professions to discuss present and future issues.
