Everyday one citizen will be chosen at random and interviewed to be the citizen of the day! Today’s citizen is Lukas Albro. Lukas is in the city of McLaughlin, in the county of Schmidt. Where are you from and what school do you attend? “Oneida High School, in the city of Oneida.” Why did you … Continue reading
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Citizen of the Day: Matthew “Pants” Downey 643
Everyday one citizen will be chosen at random and interviewed to be the citizen of the day! Today’s citizen is Matthew Downey, A.K.A. “Pants”. Pants is in the city of Miller, in the county of Scheiberling. Soon after he arrived, he was granted the very unique nickname of “Pants”, and the Marines, as well as … Continue reading
Citizen of the Day: Austin Bullock 697
Everyday one citizen will be chosen at random and interviewed to be the citizen of the day! Today’s citizen is Austin Bullock. Austin is in the city of Casey, in the county of Wong. Austin was recently elected as a State Police Officer! Congratulations! Where are you from? “I’m from Sauquot New York, and … Continue reading
A History of Boys’ State
Since the beginning of Boys’ State, it has been a place for boys to become men. In 1935, an instructor at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Americanism Chairman of the Illinois Department of The American Legion, and Harold Card, the Department Boy Scout Chairman and junior high school instructor, wanted to create a program for young … Continue reading
Citizen of the Day: Graham Patton 0411
Everyday one citizen will be chosen at random and interviewed to be the citizen of the day! Today’s citizen is Graham Patton. Graham is in the city of Troiola, in the county of Fish. Where are you from? “I’m from Saratoga Springs, and I attend Saratoga Springs High School.” Why did you want to … Continue reading
Monday Sports Update
On Monday the citizens here at Boys’ State were busy facing off during our during our free time, in sports such as soccer, softball, volleyball, basketball, tennis, and more! Citizens had the option to choose which sport they would like to participate in, and by the end of the week, a winner will be determined … Continue reading
Citizen of the Day: Zen Lavin 419
Everyday one citizen will be chosen at random and interviewed to be the citizen of the day! Today’s citizen is Zen Lavin 419. Zen is in the city of Troiola, in the county of Fish. Where are you from Zen? “I’m from Oneonta, New York. I go to Oneonta High school.” Why did you … Continue reading
Check Out Our New Boys’ State Instagram Page!
The 2018 student team behind the Boys’ State website for the week has just created a new Instagram page for you to check out! You can view the page here: Instagram Don’t forget to keep up on what’s happening here at Boys’ State! We will be posting regularly throughout the week about everything that happens here. … Continue reading
Dustin Clark 0280- Farewell
Experiences: When I had first arrived here it was slightly frightening. We were directed to our dorms, got settled in, then had to go outside for drills from the Marines and their ROTC Cadets. At first we thought that we wouldn’t make it through the week because of how hard it was to endure the … Continue reading
Web Developer Grant Nawoichyk 0841
My Experience and Advice My name is Grant Nawoichyk, I am from West Point, New York, and I go to Don Bosco Preparatory High School in Ramsey, New Jersey. I had the privilege to be one of the five chosen to be a Boys’ State website developer. Although I am not the most experienced, I … Continue reading