Select an issue concerning voting rights or practices and briefly tell us your thoughts about it. In the days when the grounds of Bennington shook… Read More »2024 ESSAY BY BROOKE WHITE, ST. JOHNSBURY ACADEMY

Choose a recent civic, national, or world event and briefly describe your thoughts about it. Recently in Brazil, the oil company Petrobras has claimed that… Read More »2024 ESSAY 2 BY LILY LARSEN, ESSEX HIGH SCHOOL

Select an issue concerning voting rights or practices and briefly tell us your thoughts about it. Voter intimidation is a dangerous and growing aspect of… Read More »2024 ESSAY BY LILY LARSEN, ESSEX HIGH SCHOOL

Choose a recent civic, national, or world event and briefly describe your thoughts about it. The Black Lives Matter movement in the United States has… Read More »2024 ESSAY 2 BY APOLINA MBELECI, WINOOSKI HIGH SCHOOL

Select an issue concerning voting rights or practices and briefly tell us your thoughts about it. As a new immigrant in the United States, I… Read More »2024 ESSAY BY APOLINA MBELECI, WINOOSKI HIGH SCHOOL

Within the past year, a disturbing rise in anti-LGBTQ legislation has passed in states around the country. This comes on a wave of rising anti-trans… Read More »2023 ESSAY BY ALEXINA PECKINPAUGH, WINDSOR HIGH SCHOOL

Select an issue concerning voting rights or practices and briefly tell us your thoughts about it. Voting is an essential part of a well-functioning democratic… Read More »2023 ESSAY BY ALEXINA PECKINPAUGH, WINDSOR HIGH SCHOOL

There are so many events occurring in today’s world that I could try to express my thoughts and feelings about, however I am going to… Read More »2023 ESSAY BY ANNA LEE, OTTER VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL

Select an issue concerning voting rights or practices and briefly tell us your thoughts about it. I have always loved history, especially the history of… Read More »2023 ESSAY BY ANNA LEE, OTTER VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL

As I write this essay, I simultaneously feel incredible heartbreak and a revolting lack of shock.  A couple weeks ago, on March 27th, six people… Read More »2023 ESSAY BY AMANDA GOMES, MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH SCHOOL