I shared some pics from the viewpoint of the counselors yesterday. It’s been a challenge, but the fact that all the counselors are centralized has helped them do their work. For the Boy’s it’s different this year. Most of the work we are doing this week is done over Zoom. The day starts out each … Continue reading
Although things are certainly different this year, the boy’s are still getting the job done. For those of you not familiar with the program, the Citizens are assigned a notional city, county and political party. To start, at the city level, the parties (Nationalists and Federalists) nominate and elect a city level government (mayors, judges, … Continue reading
I wanted to share some first impressions of what will be a very interesting week of virtual American Legion New York Boy’s State. Every year a very dedicate, hard working group of primarily Legionnaires volunteer to make NY Boy’s State happen. Seeing all the “old hands” and the “new faces” is always a highlight of … Continue reading
We are days away from kicking off what will hopefully be the first and last virtual Boy’s State for New York’s American Legion Department. Although it’s disappointing not to be in person, we will make the best of it. There won’t be the flurry of activities, the marching and sports and music and other activities … Continue reading
My first year as a county counselor I was a little nervous about having an increased level of responsibility for the first time as Boy’s State. One thing that calmed my nerves was meeting the Marine that would be assisting me that year. Sgt Marko brought the professional demeanor of a solid NCO, but he … Continue reading
In the beginning it’s all about change. It seems the younger we are, the more we are surrounded by change. Younger folks embrace change, and are comfortable with change. “Growing up” is indeed a definition of personal change. Situations change, but often we miss the opportunity to look at the change within us. Boy’s State … Continue reading
I’m going to start this post with a little introduction. In 2014 I was the County Counselor of Spafford and during that year there was some concern that we were a few Counselors short in the program. I was short a city counselor and after meeting my junior counselor I thought what the heck, let’s … Continue reading
I attended Boys State in 1985. I was selected by my American Legion with another boy (actually they announced it on the schools public address system and we were they only two to show up), we had a breakfast at the Williamson American Legion with our sponsors and off we went. At the time, Boys … Continue reading
I never went to Boy’s State. In fact in the Spring of 2008 I heard it mentioned for the first time. I was/am the Army ROTC enrollment officer at Clarkson University. My job is to find likely candidates to enter Army ROTC, a program that trains college students to become Army Officers. I’m usually looking … Continue reading
If this was a normal year I’d be arriving at SUNY Morrisville this weekend to prepare for the arrival of 900+ young men who would be coming to participate in the New York American Legion Boy’s State program, just as I have for the last 12 years . As we all know the pandemic has … Continue reading
