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take vermont s good citizen challenge skip to content search for take the challenge hall of fame leaderboard loading they did it so can you gov phil scott with the 2018 good citizens at the vermont statehouse photo jeb wallace brodeur take the 2026 good citizen challenge what can you do to improve your community explore this year s challenge and find out get started t he world needs more good citizens people who nurture our communities and value our democracy who listen to and consider different perspectives who pitch in help others and take care of the things we all share since 2018 the good citizen challenge organized by seven days and kids vt has been encouraging vermont students in grades k 8 to learn civics and practice the habits of good citizenship each challenge invites participants to learn about their communities their government and news literacy and find ways to help others in return the organizers recognize their work in seven days newspaper and parenting magazine kids vt and in person during a reception at the vermont statehouse participants also win prizes everyone who enters the 2026 challenge has the chance to win a trip for two to washington d c take the challenge special events book a tour of a local newsroom or studio to complete activity 20 talk to a journalist reserve your spot for tours on june 24 25 july 7 15 or august 4 12 20 space is limited book a media tour need some inspiration see some of the activities good citizens completed last year 2025 hall of fame sorry your browser doesn t support embedded videos the summer 2026 good citizen challenge is organized by burlington based seven days vermont s locally owned independent weekly and its free quarterly parenting magazine kids vt with underwriting support from the vermont community foundation and the canaday family charitable trust good citizen challenge organizers 2026 good citizen challenge underwriter the evslin family 2026 good citizen challenge partners why civics we the people of the united states are deeply divided what better time to focus on the american values we all share learn more touring the statehouse on march 27 2019 the 2018 class of good citizens met gov phil scott and were recognized by the vermont house for their contributions to their communities however we choose to fulfill our civic duty each of us has a role to play this responsibility to and respect for each other is part of what makes vermont so special so that s why i m very pleased to help celebrate the launch of this program which i hope will encourage young vermonters to learn more about our state their communities government and our civic responsibilities vermont governor phil scott it s just very exciting for me to see the good citizen challenge and the idea that you can get points by having a conversation with someone who you disagree with and see what you learn from it because really that s what happens in this building all the time lt governor david zuckerman i m often asked to visit high schools and colleges to talk about civic engagement and my message is always even if you can t vote yet there are so many important ways you can get involved secretary of state jim condos there are real people behind stereotypes we paint of the other side the good citizen challenge helps more young people understand that when you engage in the discourse those stereotypes start to fade and you start to truly understand what it means to be a good citizen ethan sonneborn 14 candidate for governor our youth have so much to offer we simply in light of the opportunities and the challenges we face today cannot afford to squander that potential liz gamache vermont community foundation former mayor of st albans how can americans participate in their democracy or defend it if they don t understand the principles on which it rests as former supreme court justice sandra day o connor said civic knowledge can t be handed down the gene pool it has to be learned cathy resmer seven days kids vt photo jeb wallace brodeur in the news good citizens raise 1 109 for flood relief efforts published november 14 2023 for the 2023 challenge the good citizen group at the morristown centennial library raised 529 for recovery efforts at the johnson public library mallory pittrich of west rutland raised 320 to help her former nonprofit childcare center repair flood damage learn more join the club fairfax teens practice being good citizens published august 16 2022 a group of students at bellows free academy fairfax completed the 2019 2020 school year challenge which was interrupted by the pandemic instead of breaking up they kept going sometimes meeting virtually all through middle school they worked on activities they found through the challenge and improvised their own learn more competition encourages young vermonters to be civic minded published september 14 2018 wcax tv the good citizen challenge is putting vermont kids to the test the friendly civics competition designed by seven days kids vt aims to help kids learn about government and prompt them to become more involved in their communities galen ettlin spoke with seven days deputy publisher cathy resmer about how the competition works watch the report want alerts sign up for the good citizen newsletter below source leave this field empty if you re human need some help please contact us at 802 865 1020 ext 114 monday friday 9 a m 5 p m or send us an email goodcitizen sevendaysvt com all content da capo publishing inc 255 so champlain st ste 5 burlington vt 05401 page load link