| 1 | 1 | | StateofVermont |
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| 2 | 2 | | HouseofRepresentatives |
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| 3 | 3 | | Montpelier,Vermont |
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| 4 | 4 | | ConcurrentHouseResolution |
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| 5 | 5 | | H.C.R.101 |
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| 6 | 6 | | OfferedbyRepresentativesCampbellofSt.JohnsburyandDolanofEssexJunction |
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| 7 | 7 | | OfferedbySenatorIngalls |
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| 8 | 8 | | HouseconcurrentresolutioncongratulatingPhoenixNewellonwinningtwoconsecutiveVermontState |
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| 9 | 9 | | SpellingBees |
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| 10 | 10 | | Whereas,spellingcorrectlyisbothanartandascience,requiringtheknowledgeoftheEnglishlanguage’s |
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| 11 | 11 | | grammaticalrulesandtheinnumerableexceptionstoeveryspellingconvention, and |
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| 12 | 12 | | Whereas,thechallengeofspellingcomplexwordscorrectlyistestedinindividualschools,states,and |
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| 13 | 13 | | nationallythroughstudents’participationintheScrippsNationalSpellingBee,avenerablescholastictradition, |
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| 14 | 14 | | and2025marksthecompetition’scentennial, and |
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| 15 | 15 | | Whereas,PhoenixNewell,aseventhgraderattheRiversideSchoolinLyndonville,has,fortwoconsecutive |
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| 16 | 16 | | years,exhibitedapassionandaspecialtalentformasteringthenuancesofspellingasophisticatedlexiconof |
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| 17 | 17 | | words, and |
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| 18 | 18 | | Whereas,afterinnumerablehoursofstudyandmemorization,PhoenixNewell,thenasixthgrader,advanced |
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| 19 | 19 | | throughnumerousroundsofschoolcompetitiontoearntheopportunitytorepresenttheRiversideSchoolatthe |
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| 20 | 20 | | 2024VermontStateSpellingBee,atwhichsheout-spelledalltheothercontestantsandwasdeclaredthe |
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| 21 | 21 | | champion, and |
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| 22 | 22 | | Whereas,thissingularachievemententitledPhoenixNewelltoadvancetotheScrippsNationalSpellingBee |
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| 23 | 23 | | finalinWashington,DC, and |
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| 24 | 24 | | Whereas,despiteherbesteffort,PhoenixNewellwasnotrecognizedasthe2024nationalspellingchampion, |
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| 25 | 25 | | buttheexcitementandthrillofbeingpartofthisnationwidecontestmotivatedhertotryagainasaseventh |
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| 26 | 26 | | grader, and |
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| 27 | 27 | | Whereas,in2025,PhoenixNewell’sdetermination,patience,andacademicstaminaallcontributedtoher |
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| 28 | 28 | | distinctivesuccessinwinningasecondconsecutiveVermontStateSpellingBee,andsheeagerlyanticipates |
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| 29 | 29 | | returningtoournation’scapitalforhersecondappearanceattheScrippsNationalSpellingBee,thistimeasa |
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| 30 | 30 | | moreexperiencedcontender,nowtherefore be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | ResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives: |
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| 32 | 32 | | ThattheGeneralAssemblycongratulatesPhoenixNewellonwinningtwoconsecutiveVermontState |
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| 33 | 33 | | SpellingBees,andbeitfurther |
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| 34 | 34 | | Resolved:ThattheSecretaryofStatebedirectedtosendacopyofthisresolutiontoPhoenixNewell. |
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