The Nationalist Party held its first convention on Saturday, electing the party’s chairman, clerk, and secretary. Through three and a half hours of voting, the 10 counties put forth their candidates for each position, leading to numerous speeches and multiple rounds of voting. After each round of voting, the candidates with the most votes advanced … Continue reading
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John Marino: Cell phones at Boys State – too much or too little?
By John Marino, #0242 As the Boys State program enters a new era with the inclusion of cell phones, many questions have arisen about their usage in the program. Since Boys State was established in 1935, the technological advancements we now possess are vastly different from anything conceivable in the 1930s. Cell phones today have … Continue reading
USMC Major James McBride visits Boys State
By Charlie Aftel (#0010) Major James McBride of the United States Marine Corps. came to Boys State on June 29 to speak to the citizens about aspects of his life and his career. Major McBride earned a bachelor of science in Aerospace Engineering at Boston University and soon reported for flight training in Pensacola, Florida. … Continue reading
AlanMichael Rubin: Candidates should leave jokes ‘at the door’ while running for office
By ALANMICHAEL RUBIN (#0265) When voting in the real world, we choose to elect a candidate based on the following: ample experience, speaking ability, relatability, character, intelligence, and their ability to stand out. So why shouldn’t these same standards be applied to the election candidates at Boys State? While attending this week’s party conventions, an … Continue reading
Federalist Convention 1: Rapid results from party’s first meeting
By ERIC SONG (#0522) The Federalist Party held its first state party convention Monday. The convention resulted in the election of David Duan (#0558) as state party chairman, David Hahn (#0632) as state party clerk, and Grant Gilman (#0316). The party quickly secured Duan as state party chairman, electing the nominee in one voting round … Continue reading
Nationalist Convention 1: Members elect party staff
By LUCAS HALEY (#0449) On Tuesday, the Nationalist Party, composed of the boys wearing gold badges and odd numbers, convened at their state party convention where they voted citizen Jack Fischer (#0401) as the State Party Chairman, Collin Ownsa Jr. as Clerk, and Junseo Deschenes as Secretary. At their first convention, the nationalists met from … Continue reading
Tuesday Assembly: Local officials share important wisdom
By DAN HALEY (#0560) and CHAD HALEY (#0375) At SUNY Morrisville, after physical training and county elections, the delegates once again gathered in the Rec Hall to listen to two guest speakers. Joseph Griffo, a New York State senator, spoke to the value of civic engagement; and Todd Carville, a candidate for District Attorney in … Continue reading
Monday Assembly: Fred Ashforth touches on ‘success triangle’
By DAN READ (#0560) and CHAD HALEY (#0375) The freshest batch of American Legion New York Boys State delegates were enlightened on the impact of public speaking skills and strategies in assembly at SUNY Morrisville’s Rec Hall on Monday. Fred Ashforth, an esteemed scholar and highly-praised public speaker, imparted wisdom concerning the “success triangle” and … Continue reading
AlanMichael Rubin: Cell phones possibly present cons to Boys State
By ALANMICHAEL RUBIN (#0265) While some argue it’s a positive for their experience, Boys’ State has such a focus on participation, meeting new people, and leaving your comfort zone, that cell phones just take away from this as a whole. An important aspect of Boys’ State has always been the participation in the city, county, … Continue reading
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