| 11 | | - | Whereas, many Vermont high schools now boast varsity snowboarding teams, and, in |
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| 12 | | - | 2025, the Jay Peak Resort hosted the girls’ and boys’ combined State championship |
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| 13 | | - | meet, and |
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| 14 | | - | Whereas, the North Country Falcons, snowboarding on familiar trails, delighted their |
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| 15 | | - | hometown supporters, and |
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| 16 | | - | Whereas, the Falcon girls’ performances were superb, and especially memorable was a |
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| 17 | | - | team member who won the overall individual State girls’ title, and a North Country |
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| 18 | | - | colleague trailed closely with a third-place finish, and |
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| 19 | | - | Whereas, although not the team champions, the Falcon girls, consisting of Aine |
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| 20 | | - | Remmers, Dakotah Bowen, Willow Clements, Aubrey Sicotte, Haven Brunell, Eliah |
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| 21 | | - | Dillion, and Sophie Corkins, scored a strong second-place overall score, and |
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| 22 | | - | Whereas, the Falcon boys won both the giant slalom, in which quickness and |
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| 23 | | - | steadiness on the slope are essential elements, and the rail jam, a competition profiling a |
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| 24 | | - | snowboarder’s ability to perform tricks on a rail or rails while being assessed for style, |
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| 25 | | - | technique, and creativity, and |
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| 26 | | - | Whereas, after tallying all the boys’ scores, North Country was on top, surpassing |
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| 27 | | - | second-place Burr and Burton Academy, and the Falcon team, composed of Carson |
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| 28 | | - | Limlaw, Logan Ellis, Quinn Goff, Armond Capron, Carson LaCroix, Emmett Williams, |
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| 29 | | - | Chase Currie, and Gregory Rondeau, proudly brought home their school’s first |
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| 30 | | - | snowboarding title, and |
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| 31 | | - | Whereas, Head Coach Robert Walls-Thumma, who returned to North Country this |
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| 32 | | - | year after coaching elsewhere, and Assistant Coach Beth Koennincke were proud of all |
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| 33 | | - | the North Country snowboarders’ achievements, now therefore be it |
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| 9 | + | Houseconcurrentresolutioncongratulatingthe2025NorthCountryUnionHighSchoolFalcons’exemplary |
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| 10 | + | snowboardingteams |
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| 11 | + | Whereas,manyVermonthighschoolsnowboastvarsitysnowboardingteams,and,in2025,theJayPeak |
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| 12 | + | Resorthostedthegirls’andboys’combinedStatechampionshipmeet, and |
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| 13 | + | Whereas,theNorthCountryFalcons,snowboardingonfamiliartrails,delightedtheirhometown |
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| 14 | + | supporters, and |
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| 15 | + | Whereas,theFalcongirls’performancesweresuperb,andespeciallymemorablewasateammemberwho |
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| 16 | + | wontheoverallindividualStategirls’title,andaNorthCountrycolleaguetrailedcloselywithathird-place |
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| 17 | + | finish, and |
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| 18 | + | Whereas,althoughnottheteamchampions,theFalcongirls,consistingofAineRemmers,DakotahBowen, |
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| 19 | + | WillowClements,AubreySicotte,HavenBrunell,EliahDillion,andSophieCorkins,scoredastrongsecond- |
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| 20 | + | placeoverallscore, and |
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| 21 | + | Whereas,theFalconboyswonboththegiantslalom,inwhichquicknessandsteadinessontheslopeare |
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| 22 | + | essentialelements,andtherailjam,a competitionprofilingasnowboarder’sabilitytoperformtricksonarail |
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| 23 | + | orrailswhilebeingassessedforstyle,technique,andcreativity, and |
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| 24 | + | Whereas,aftertallyingalltheboys’scores,NorthCountrywasontop,surpassingsecond-placeBurrand |
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| 25 | + | BurtonAcademy,andtheFalconteam,composedofCarsonLimlaw,LoganEllis,QuinnGoff,Armond |
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| 26 | + | Capron,CarsonLaCroix,EmmettWilliams,ChaseCurrie,andGregoryRondeau,proudlybroughthometheir |
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| 27 | + | school’sfirstsnowboardingtitle, and |
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| 28 | + | Whereas,HeadCoachRobertWalls-Thumma,whoreturnedtoNorthCountrythisyearaftercoaching |
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| 29 | + | elsewhere,andAssistantCoachBethKoenninckewereproudofalltheNorthCountrysnowboarders’ |
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| 30 | + | achievements,nowtherefore be it |
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