Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont HCR101: House concurrent resolution congratulating Phoenix Newell on winning two consecutive Vermont State Spelling Bees
Status: Passed both chambers, April 18, 2025
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, April 18, 2025:
State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont Concurrent House Resolution H.C.R. 101 Offered by Representatives Campbell of St. Johnsbury and Dolan of EssexJunction Offered by Senator Ingalls House concurrent resolution congratulating PhoenixNewell on winning two consecutive Vermont State Spelling Bees Whereas, spelling correctly is both an art and a science, requiring the knowledge of the English language's grammatical rules and the innumerable exceptions to every spelling convention, and Whereas, the challenge of spelling complexwords correctly is tested in individual schools, states, and nationally through students' participation in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, a venerable scholastic tradition, and 2025 marks the competition's centennial, and Whereas, PhoenixNewell, a seventh grader at the Riverside School in Lyndonville, has, for two consecutive years, exhibited a passion and a special talent for mastering the nuances of spelling a sophisticated lexicon of words, and Whereas, after innumerable hours of study and memorization, PhoenixNewell, then a sixth grader, advanced through numerous rounds of school competition to earn the opportunity to represent the Riverside School at the 2024 Vermont State Spelling Bee, at which she out-spelled all the other contestants and was declared the champion, and Whereas, this singular achievement entitled PhoenixNewell to advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee final in Washington, DC, and Whereas, despite her best effort, PhoenixNewell was not recognized as the 2024 …
Sponsors
- Scott Campbell (D, Caledonia-Essex) · primary sponsor
- Russell Ingalls (R, Essex District)
- Deborah Dolgin (R, Caledonia-Essex)
Latest actions
- : Ceremonial Reading
- : Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- : Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence
- : Adopted in concurrence per Joint Rule 16b
- : On Consent Calendar
- : On Consent Calendar
Common questions
- What is HCR101?
- HCR101 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House concurrent resolution congratulating Phoenix Newell on winning two consecutive Vermont State Spelling Bees.
- What is the status of HCR101?
- Passed both chambers as of April 18, 2025. Latest action: Ceremonial Reading (April 25, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR101?
- Scott Campbell (D, Caledonia-Essex), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR101?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.101
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