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VCS Senior Finalist in the State of the Union Essay Contest

March 25, 2025

VCS senior Winslow (’25) is a finalist in the Vermont State of the Union Essay Contest! According to an article in the Burlington Free Press, “The winners and finalists have been invited to join [Bernie] Sanders for a roundtable discussion at the Vermont State House on March 29. Their essays have also been entered into the Congressional Record, the official archive of the U.S. Congress.”

 

Link to Burlington Free Press article:https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/vermont/2025/03/24/bernie-sanders-state-of-the-union-essay-contest-winners-vermont-high-school-students/82545424007/

Link to all submitted essays: https://www.sanders.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/State-of-the-Union-Essay-Contest-Packet-2025.pdf

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