Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

HCR 101 — House concurrent resolution congratulating Phoenix Newell on winning two consecutive Vermont State Spelling Bees

Last action — Ceremonial Reading

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced April 17, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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  • Passed House

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  • 3 sponsors

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State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont Concurrent House Resolution H.C.R.
R-125.
101 Offered by Representatives Campbell of St.
House concurrent resolution congratulating Phoenix Newell on winning two consecutive Vermont State Spelling Bees.
Johnsbury and Dolan of Essex Junction Offered by Senator Ingalls House concurrent resolution congratulating Phoenix Newell 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 complex words 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, Phoenix Newell, 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, Phoenix Newell, then a sixth grader, advanced through numerous rounds of school competition to earn the opportunity to represent the Riverside School at the Vermont State Spelling Bee, at which she out-spelled all the other contestants and was declared the champion, and Whereas, this singular achievement entitled Phoenix Newell to advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee final in Washington, DC, and Whereas, despite her best effort, Phoenix Newell was not recognized as the 2024 national spelling champion, but the excitement and thrill of being part of this nationwide contest motivated her to try again as a seventh grader, and Whereas, in 2025, Phoenix Newell’s determination, patience, and academic stamina all contributed to her distinctive success in winning a second consecutive Vermont State Spelling Bee, and she eagerly anticipates returning to our nation’s capital for her second appearance at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, this time as a more experienced contender, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
(H.C.R.101) Offered by Representatives Campbell of St.
Johnsbury and Dolan of Essex Junction Offered by Senator Ingalls 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 complex words 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, Phoenix Newell, 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, Phoenix Newell, 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 Phoenix Newell to advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee final in Washington, DC, and Whereas, despite her best effort, Phoenix Newell was not recognized as the 2024 national spelling champion, but the excitement and thrill of being part of this nationwide contest motivated her to try again as a seventh grader, and Whereas, in 2025, Phoenix Newell’s determination, patience, and academic stamina all contributed to her distinctive success in winning a second consecutive Vermont State Spelling Bee, and she eagerly anticipates returning to our nation’s capital for her second appearance at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, this time as a more experienced contender, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
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Action History

  1. Ceremonial Reading

  2. Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b

  3. Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence

  4. Adopted in concurrence per Joint Rule 16b

  5. On Consent Calendar

  6. On Consent Calendar

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (187)

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Who sponsors HCR 101?
HCR 101 is sponsored by Deborah "Debbie" C Dolgin (Republican), Russ H Ingalls (Republican), and R. Scott Campbell (Democrat).
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