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
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
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
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
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
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
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
To people not familiar with the program or the newly arrived “Citizens” New York Boys’ State can appear to be a like total anarchy. As the week goes on the structure becomes apparent and the program starts to make perfect sense. Political party Each boy is assigned a roster number. Those roster numbers determine which … Continue reading
Hello everyone. On Friday, Morrisville Boys’ State is hosting a parade and picnic dinner for the parents of citizens in Boys’ State. The parade will be held at 4:00 p.m. at the Drake Stadium on Morrisville College Campus. The picnic dinner will be held at 5:30 in the IcePlex on campus and tickets to attend it are on … Continue reading
The Necessities The items on the list located here are very important to ensure a positive Boys’ State experience. However some of those items are more important than others to the Boys’ State experience. Those items are as follows: Personal Hygiene – Nobody want to be the stinky disgusting person in the formation, so never … Continue reading
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