Vermont HCR 64: House concurrent resolution congratulating Jon Wilbur on achieving a perfect 900 bowling score

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No. R-84. House concurrent resolution congratulating Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver of
Winooski High School on her selection as the 2025 Vermont Teacher of the Year and
Jeremy DeMink of Edmunds Middle School in Burlington and Sonya Shedd of
Wolcott Elementary School on their recognition as Distinguished Finalists.
(H.C.R.64)
Offered by Representatives McCann of Montpelier, Austin of Colchester, Berbeco of
Winooski, Bishop of Colchester, Bluemle of Burlington, Bos-Lun of Westminster, Burke
of Brattleboro, Burkhardt of South Burlington, Casey of Montpelier, Cina of Burlington,
Coffin of Cavendish, Cole of Hartford, Dolan of Essex Junction, Duke of Burlington,
Eastes of Guilford, Garofano of Essex, Goldman of Rockingham, Goslant of Northfield,
Graning of Jericho, Greer of Bennington, Gregoire of Fairfield, Hango of Berkshire,
Harrison of Chittenden, Headrick of Burlington, Holcombe of Norwich, Houghton of
Essex Junction, Howard of Rutland City, James of Manchester, McGill of Bridport,
Minier of South Burlington, Morris of Springfield, Mrowicki of Putney, Nugent of South
Burlington, Ode of Burlington, Page of Newport City, Priestley of Bradford, Sibilia of
Dover, Sweeney of Shelburne, Tomlinson of Winooski, Torre of Moretown, and
Waszazak of Barre City
Offered by Senators Bongartz, Cummings, Gulick, Perchlik, Vyhovsky, Watson, and
Weeks
Whereas, since 1964, the Agency of Education has honored an outstanding educator as
the Vermont Teacher of the Year, and
Whereas, for 2025, the Agency is pleased to bestow this honor on Caitlin MacLeod-
Bluver, a teacher of English and history and a reading specialist at Winooski High
School, who also serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Vermont and
previously taught in Boston, Massachusetts, and Juneau, Alaska, and
Whereas, her academic and professional credentials are extremely impressive as she is
a graduate of Wesleyan University; earned a master’s degree from the University of
Massachusetts at Boston, an advanced certificate in literacy and language from
Massachusetts General Hospital’s Institute of Health Professions, and an advanced
certificate in leadership from the Peronne-Sizer Institute for Creative Leadership; and
served at the National Geographic Society as a Grosvenor Teaching Fellow and summer
teaching fellow, and at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as a
planetary steward, and
Whereas, she adeptly applies her experience working with refugee and immigrant
students in Boston, Massachusetts, to her multilingual and multinational Winooski
classroom, developing a curriculum reflective of their diverse backgrounds, and she is an
exceptional educator who inspires her students and makes them feel respected and
valued, and
Whereas, Distinguished Finalists Jeremy DeMink and Sonya Shedd are outstanding
educators who enrich their classrooms, now therefore be it

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Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly congratulates Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver of Winooski High
School on her selection as the 2025 Vermont Teacher of the Year and Jeremy DeMink of
Edmunds Middle School in Burlington and Sonya Shedd of Wolcott Elementary School
on their recognition as Distinguished Finalists, and be it further
Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
each of these honored teachers.