Boys state participants will begin the day with physical fitness which starts at 6:00 AM. By 6:45 AM the young men will go to the Dinning hall and “get some chow”. At 8:15 AM Individual County and City Counselors meet with their marines and at 8:30 AM the County Caucus is to be complete business … Continue reading
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Alumni Feedback
Here is some feedback we received from one of our 2018 delegates. Here is his email to the New York American Legion Boy’s State leadership team Dear Mr. O’Brien and Mr. Murphy, My name is David Bruen from Rockland County. I was in Kogutek County and the City of Kearsing. I just got home last … 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
What to expect on Friday
The last day (Friday this year) of New York Boys’ State is a hectic one. There are many final activities, and we hope that parents, families, and friends will join us. We are located on the campus of Morrisville State College. We are doing things a little different this year. All Boy’s will be departing on Friday, … 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
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
Marine Interview
Sgt. Torres is the Marine in charge of Scheiberling County at Boys State 2017. He is 28 years old and has served his country for over ten years. Torres is the only combat marine at Boys State this year and it has been an honor and an experience being led by him. Lessons Sgt. Torres … Continue reading
Why did you come to Boys’ State?
As a collective state of citizens, we began to wonder why we all came to Boys’ State. To gather answers, we asked a number of citizens why they chose to come here. Here are some of our results: “So I could get more education on the government.” -Dominick Uriah 0060 “I came to Boys’ State to get … Continue reading
Free Time at Boys State
Free Time At Boys State you will have a variety of options for activities when it comes to free time. Free time lasts from 4:00pm to 5:00pm most days. You may spend this free time however you wish so long as it follows Boys State rules and regulations. Sports Boys State offers a variety of … Continue reading
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