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Girls State
Girls State Chairman Guang Ming Whitley
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Girls State is a nonpartisan program that teaches young women responsible citizenship and love for God and Country. Since the inception of the Girls State program in 1937, nearly one million young people have had the opportunity to learn first-hand how their state and local government works. High school girls, who have completed their junior year, spend an intensive week of study, working together as self-governing citizens at Auxiliary sponsored Girls State programs in every state, with the exception of Hawaii. They learn how to participate in the functioning of their state's government in preparation for their future roles as responsible adult citizens. Two girls are selected from each Girls State program (with the exception of Hawaii and Louisiana) to attend Girls Nation, a national government training program. Girls Nation "senators" meet for a week in Washington, D.C., where they run for political office, campaign for the passage of legislation and possibly meet with state Representatives and Senators. Capping off the week of Girls Nation is a meeting with the President of the United States at the White House. National Web Site

Major Documents

National Plan of Work 2007-2008 (PDF)

Department Code (PDF)

2007-2008 Year-end Report (PDF)
How to Write A Supplemental (PDF)
Sample Supplemental Report (Word format)

Use this spreadsheet to keep track of your hours, miles and dollars spent. Work Accomplished for 2008-2009 by (Your Name) (EXCEL) (Note: Change the header to personalize)

Program Bulletins

Report/Bulletin Model

American Legion Boys State and American Legion Auxiliary Girls State are the premier programs for teaching how government works while developing leadership skills & an appreciation for your rights as a citizen. As a participant in the program you, will run for office, learn public speaking, create and enforce laws and actively participate in all phases of creating and running a working government in this exciting and fun summer program.

National
National News Article 3/07
Department	Unit
8/08 - Reservation

Support Information
Materials

Girls State Alumnae Page

Girls State History :: Nation and Department

Resources ::
National Girls State Brochure (PDF)

The Intercollegiate Studies Institute is a non-partisan, non profit educational institute that has provided educational programs to students since 1953. Their goal is to foster an understanding of America's founding principles. Intercollegiate Studies Institute is on the Web at www.isi.org . It s a source for student guides on The Core Curriculum, Choosing the Right College, U.S. History and more. Their phone number is 800.526.7022.

NEED A LIFT? This is a College Financial Aid Handbook, available from The American Legion National Emblem Sales. The cost is $3.00 each and there is a quantity discount price. If you can't afford one for each citizen, provide one or two reference copies for each city or community.

Samsung Scholarship :: Samsung, a worldwide leader in electronics, endowed a scholarship fund of five million dollars to be administered by The American Legion. The endowment was made to show appreciation to U.S. veterans who came to the aid of Korea during its struggle against communist forces during the Korean War. “The Samsung American Legion Scholarship Program” established a series of scholarships derived from interest and other income from the $5,000,000 principal amount. In 2003, seven $20,000 scholarships and 91 $1,000 scholarships were awarded. Additional Samsung Information (PDF)

Wikipedia :: Girls/Boys State

Girls Nation :: July 22-29, 2006, The National 4-H Conference Center, 7100 Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase, MD 20815

Read about the 2004-2005 Girls Nation Session

Girls Nation :: For over 55 years, the American Legion Auxiliary has provided this unique opportunity for young women across the nation to learn about the structure and functions of the federal government. Each summer in 49 states, approximately 25,000 enthusiastic young women participate in Girls State sessions where they learn lessons of responsible citizenship and mechanisms of their city, county and state government. Two outstanding citizens of Girls State are then chosen as their state’s representatives and senators of Girls Nation.

Girls Nation 2007

California Girls State
Fresno
July2-8,2006
California Girls State 2006

If you are an alumna of California Girls State, check out this Web site.