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
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State Party Conventions Session I
The citizens of Boys’ State are separated into two different political parties, the Nationalists and the Federalists. These parties work together, as political parties do in real politics, to get their candidate elected for certain positions. The first of three State Party Conventions was held on Monday, June 25, and both parties worked to appoint … 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
Brian Wyman – Choices, Courage, and Character.
Today, June 25, 2018, at our daily assembly there was a public speaker, Brian Wyman, who talked about three key points with the Boys Staters: Choices, consequences, and character. Brian relayed to us the legacy of his son, a member of the marine corps and a New York Sheriff Deputy, Kurt Wyman. Kurt Wyman gave his life … 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
Arrival and Reception 2018
Between approximately 12 and 2 pm Sunday afternoon, nearly 1000 boys arrived at a beautiful SUNY Morrisville campus welcomed by a clear sunny day and American Legionnaires and United States Marines ready for a week full of learning and hard work. Boys were immediately given 2 Boys’ State shirts, a Boys’ State pen and water bottle, as well … Continue reading
What’s for Dinner
Wondering what the Boy’s will be eating this week? Rest assured the staff at SUNY Morrisville will feed them well. Here’s what’s on the menu this week Continue reading
Junior Counselors
Along with the counselors and Marines that come to New York Boys’ State each year there is another group of helpers who have been coming for about 10 years now that don’t get a lot of recognition. These are the Junior Counselors. At the City and County level these counselors are College students or recent … Continue reading
Farewell to Boys’ State: Ben DeMoras 0210
As both bloggers for the official Boys’ State website and Boys’ State citizens, we all felt it would be appropriate for each of us to briefly write about our experiences and what we have learned from our experience at Boys’ State. As a whole, I felt that Boys’ State was a very valuable experience for … 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
American Legion Boys' State New York 