House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Colchester High School Lakers Division II championship football team
H.C.R.162 is a House concurrent resolution that formally congratulates the 2025 Colchester High School Lakers football team for winning the Vermont Division II championship. The resolution recounts the championship game against Fair Haven, noting the back-and-forth scoring and the Lakers’ 27–20 victory, and it highlights that the title was Colchester’s first football championship since 2009.
The resolution also recognizes the student-athletes by name and credits Head Coach Tom Perry and the assistant coaching staff for their leadership during the season. It directs the Secretary of State to send a copy of the resolution to Colchester High School, serving as an official expression of legislative commendation rather than creating any new program or policy.
This resolution has no substantive effect on state law, regulations, or public spending. Its legal impact is ceremonial only: it records the General Assembly’s congratulations, identifies the championship team and coaches, and instructs that a copy be transmitted to the school. No statutes are amended, no rights or obligations are changed, and no state agencies are given new duties beyond the ministerial mailing of the resolution.
The sentiment surrounding the bill is uniformly positive and celebratory. The language of the resolution praises the team’s grit, resilience, and achievement, and the bill appears to have been introduced as a bipartisan gesture of recognition from both House and Senate members representing the region. Because there are no recorded committee transcripts or votes showing opposition, the available context suggests broad, noncontroversial support.
There is no notable policy contention in this resolution. Any discussion would likely center only on the appropriateness of honoring the team and the details of the championship season, not on legislative disagreement. The measure is a ceremonial commendation, so it does not present competing stakeholder interests, fiscal concerns, or legal disputes.