VLA Student Voice Conference Opening ceremony: May 9, 2026

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Olivia Cieri (HER Club Co-Leader, VLA Vice President + 26-27 President), Eloise Glasscoe (HER Club Co-Leader + VLA 26-27 Director of Outreach and Engagement), Zoe Epstein (VLA President and Founder). Spoke at the HER Event on April 16th about the importance of student perspectives on curriculum decisions, specifically surrounding topics we want to learn about! VLA will continue to support HER's mission to have Women's history be a required unit in the Vermont social studies curriculum. 

Zoe spoke at the VSA/VSBA Conference in October, 2025 on a panel along side Champlain Valley School district Board Chair and two members of the National Student Board Members Association on the importance of  student representatives on school boards, and ways to formalize their roles!