HCR 270

R-328  Page 1 of 1
2026
No. R-328. House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2026 Stowe High School
Division II championship boys’ Nordic ski team.
                                          (H.C.R.270)
   Offered by Representative Lipsky of Stowe
   Offered by Senators Westman, Cummings, Perchlik, and Watson
   Whereas, three words, Stowe High School, are the best description of the 2026
Vermont Principals’ Association’s boys’ Nordic skiing championship tournament,
conducted this past winter over two days at the Rikert Outdoor Center in Ripton, for the
freestyle or skate competition, and concluding with a day of classic racing at the
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, and
   Whereas, although the skiers competed for separate Division I and Division II honors,
the boys from Stowe High School skied as if only one title was at stake, amazingly
clinching first place among all skiers at both locations in the individual and relay races, a
truly unusual feat of athletic prowess and skill, and
   Whereas, in the Division II overall boys’ scoring (reflecting that in Nordic skiing the
lower score represents the superior performance) Stowe’s 71 points far outdistanced
second-place Peoples Academy, which tallied 145 points, and
  Whereas, the deservedly proud Stowe boys’ Nordic skiers were Heath Colbert-Lourie,
Nico DeLena, Chris Graupe, Hawkley Mitchell, Dean Roy, Travis Roy, James
Rozendaal, Paul Slesar, Henry Sterner, Soren Wilkens, and Charles Zimmerman, and
   Whereas, first-year Head Coach Ethan Self began his new role in grand style and with
great promise for the future, and
   Whereas, an added bonus for four of the Stowe boys was their selection as members of
the Vermont team at the 2026 NENSA Eastern High School Championships, skied at
Gore Mountain Nordic Center in North Creek, New York, now therefore be it
   Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
   That the General Assembly congratulates the 2026 Stowe High School Division II
championship boys’ Nordic ski team, and be it further
   Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
Stowe High School.
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