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How we see our teachers — Grade 2
Miss Ashford
Mr Ketcham
Mrs Blaine
Mr Chris
BY DANIEL KERNOFF, GRADE 2
BY FINN MURPHY, GRADE 2
BY LYDIA SCHULTZ, GRADE 2
BY CG, GRADE 2
My experience as a Legislative Page BY AVERY HOWE Grade 8 This past January, I had the amazing opportunity to work in the Vermont Statehouse as a Legislative Page. To become a page, you have to apply to the Vermont State Sergeant at Arms, who, at the time, was Janet Miller. For the application, you need about a page-long essay explaining who you are, what you like to do and why you want to be a page. I wanted to do this because it seemed like a great way to get experience in a job, to become more ma-
My knowledge of how state government works increased significantly, as did my knowledge of the State of Vermont. ture, to meet new people and to add a staple to my resume. When I arrived on Jan. 2, my first feeling was intimidation. It is a massive building,
with 180 legislators, and everyone is dressed up looking all fancy. On a normal day at the Statehouse, my first job is to hand out the Senate calendars and the Senate journals. The calendar is what will be going on that day in the Senate, and the journal is what has happened so far that session. I would then go to the cafeteria to meet up with the other pages and figure out what is happening for the day, and to just chat. We are typically there about an hour or an hour and a half before the masses of legissee PAGE page 2
Couldn’t believe my eyes BY LAINEY AVERYT Grade 4 We all woke up excited. Today was the big day. After we ate and got dressed, me, my mom, my sister, dad and dog went outside and found a good spot in the front yard and set up some chairs to see the solar eclipse. Glasssee ECLIPSE page 2
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