Updated for Summer of '25 Participation! 

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Boys State and Girls State are two programs for rising seniors nationwide. In Texas, these programs are
one week in length held around the middle of June. If you are selected, the only cost is your transport
to/from. Boys State is at the University of Texas and Bluebonnet Girls State is held at Texas Lutheran
University.
Boys State is run by the American Legion. The American Legion is a veteran’s organization for all military
members who have served. Girls State is run by the American Legion Auxiliary, a support organization
to the Legion.
Interested applicants should look at the Boys State and Girls State websites to gain further knowledge
about the programs. For the Boys the website is: http://texasboysstate.com and for Girls State it is:
http://girls-state.org/.
Also helpful would be contacting one of the 2024 citizens. These citizens are:
Boys State: Cale Anderson, Ethan Cantwell, Elija Peak, William Gardner, Nathan McCrossan, James
Swindle, Luke Moran or Zach Montcalm
Girls State: Joy Opwora, Katharine Meagher, Wiley Schrade, Audrey Sanders, Molly Hayes, Gabriella
Pouncey, Victoria Richardson, Kaylen Pruitt, Contessa Barron, Allison Watson, Ashely Cantwell or
Shekinah-Grace Mbando-Ngoe
This is a very competitive programs so please take your time with the application. The application MUST
BE RETURNED to your high school counselor BY December 13, 2024 unless the counselor has an early
submission date). IF YOU ARE APPLYING OFF OF OUR WEBSITE OR FACEBOOK PAGE, PLEASE INCLUDE
A LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT FROM EITHER AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF POST 117 OR A TEACHER OR
COACH.
Contact Lorna Kipphut at 520-609-4145 or aztx1978@gmail.com with any questions.

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  Thanks to Lorna Kipphut for leading our program.