Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas recognized Roslyn Fortin, a fifth-grade student at Highgate Elementary in Highgate Center, as Kid Governor-Elect on Wednesday.

Vermont has its first-ever "Kid Governor," following a civics education program for fifth-graders led by the office of Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas. The winner of an election in which more than 1,

More than a thousand fifth-graders across the Green Mountain State have put in their votes - and Vermont's first Kid Governor will be a girl from Highgate Center.

Pam Letourneau-Fallon is one of the fifth grade teachers at the St. Johnsbury School. She actually encouraged the Vermont Secretary of State’s office to adopt the Kid Governor program. She used to teach in Connecticut, where Kid Governor started.

Fifth graders around the state voted last week for one of seven Kid Governor candidates. The election results will be announced next week.

After spending more than a decade helping Democrats across Vermont and the U.S. get elected, Lachlan Francis of Westminster will lead the Vermont Democratic Party.

Vermont Business Magazine After tallying up over 1000 votes from fifth graders across the state, Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas announced the winner of the election for Vermont’s first Kid Governor today.