The Critic extended an invitation to the Northern Vermont University – Lyndon community to submit thank you notes for publication to recognize those that have made the 2021-2022 academic year special. The Critic received 13 submissions of gratefulness and community support. Below you will find each of those personalized notes of thanks.
To: Lori Drew
From: Grace Ilsley-Greene
“Lori thank you for all of your help this semester and supporting me through this semester. And for being such a genuine and nice person.”
To: Tammy G
From: MG
“Thanks for making my day everyday!!! Big hugs.”
To: Maintenance and Custodial Staff
From: Meaghan Meachem
“Words cannot express my thanks to our maintenance and custodial staff. To keeping our spaces looking spick and span at any given time (and cared for!), to being assessable for the numerous heating and cooling issues we’ve had over the last few years…you all are the hidden backbone of our university. Without you, we not only don’t look as great as we do, but things will not function the way they do. We are eternally grateful for your attention to detail and care for our spaces, students, and faculty. THANK YOU doesn’t seem to be enough to express my gratitude…but I’m so very thankful for all of you.”
To: All of NVU-Lyndon
From: “The Main Character” Eddie
“Thanks for making memories I would’ve never made anywhere else❤️ Be safe”
To: Hannah Loewen
From: Erica Shea
“She’s been my best friend of 3 years going on more and we have gone through so much together. She’s my go to person for a lot. To the point people mix us up for hanging out too much together 🤣. Honestly I wouldn’t know what I would do if we weren’t friends. She’s done so much for me that I appreciate. Thank you for sticking with me through thick and thin! I owe you a lot and more. Can’t wait to make more memories with you. Thank you for being such an amazing best friend I could rely on all the time. You are an amazing human being that I want to keep in my life forever! I love youuuuu so much!!! 💕💕💕”
To: Vanessa Symonick
From: Erica Shea
“Thank you for everything you have done for dance. I’m very sad your graduating because I just got super close to you. Thank you for being amazing person! I’m gonna miss you a lot! Thanks for having my back a lot during dance ensemble. I enjoyed being with you and doing a lot of dances with you. Please keep in touch I would love for you to come back as a guest! I’m always here for you. Love you girl 💕.”
To: Emily Sklodosky
From: Erica Shea
“Honestly, I would be lost without you 🤣. From helping me out with class work, to keeping me up to date with dance, to helping me out with homework, to study guide help, to procreate help. You go above and beyond and I appreciate the living shit out of you! To the point I have grown so comfortable to tell you a lot of things that I wanna say makes you in my inner group of friends! You and Vik I’ve been getting closer with. I always love sitting next to you in classes and always look forward to seeing you and talking with you. Especially during our 8:30 classes. It keeps me going to know I got a great friend waiting for me in class that’s also like bruh it’s 8:30am HAHAH. I adore both u and Vik very much. Vik also has been a huge help with me. I hope to continue our friendships. Keep on being you! I can’t wait to have more classes with you and to keep working with you. Thanks so much 💕.”
To: Thorin “Dee” Oakes
From: Erica Shea
“I have no idea where to start with you. I met you at karaoke and from then I knew I wanted to become friends. Got you to join CAB then I got very comfortable that you brought down a lot of walls I have. You became a very important person in my life in a short amount of time. I appreciate the amount of times you drove me places, made food, going to do game nights (eventually BAHAH), and a reliable good friend. You are just so amazing that it’s hard to even put in words. I am so glad I met you. Thank you for being an amazing CAB Vice President too! You have done a lot while here and made a great BIG impact. Thank you for showing me how to cook a few stuff here and there. Here’s to more years ahead! I love you VERY much 💕. I appreciate you so much! Thank you for being there. You are the best! Thank you for being amazing. Thanks for putting up with me from time to time 🤣.”
To: Jackie Demsky
From: Alexander Therriault
“Jackie thank you so much for being a voice of reason. Your sarcastic attitude is what kept bringing me back. Plus the food. I’m going to miss you come the fall when I’m not living here.”
To: Dixie Vestal
From: anonymous
“Thank you for everything you do for students. You genuinely care about everyone who comes in and want to help them. It’s refreshing”
To: Brian Warwick
From: Katelyn Gillette
“Thanks for all the support and fun times!”
To: Cait Wilkins
From: Erin Rossetti
“Cait- thank you for joining our team and making a great connection with our residents and student leaders! Your hard work, great ideas, and positive support of our community is much appreciated! Thanks for all you do for Lyndon!”
To: Meaghan Meachem
From: Wendy Huff
“Thank you for giving me information, sharing pictures of your fur babies and most importantly, supporting your students, News7 and The Critic!”
To: Student Leaders across NVU-Lyndon
From: JD
“RAs, PLs, SGA Execs, CAB Execs, SOPs, P-Safe Student Officers, SAAC reps, student athletes, club officers, club reps, club members, work-study, direct hire, and all of our students that work any job on top of course loads to pay the bills. Thank you for investing so much time and energy to make a difference and get the most from your education. You make NVU a special place!”
From all of us at The Critic, thank you for reading our articles! We are grateful to our Lyndon community and family for their support as we create and learn. We can’t wait for you to see what we have in store next year!
Feature Photo by Becca Fauteux