Posted: 5/20/04
Rush City High School junior Jacob Schmidt has been selected by American Legion Post #93, Rush City, to attend the 56th annual American Legion ěLegion Boys State,î to be held on the Campus of St. Johnís University, Collegeville, June 13-19.
Richard Ordner is Post Commander, Kenneth Opatz was named by the Post as Post Boys State chairman.
Students chosen for Boys State must be juniors in school. They are chosen in cooperation with the Post, the high school faculty and leading citizens in the community.
Legion Boys State is a practical learning experience in local and state government.
Students who attend Boys State apply knowledge they already have through their school experiences and knowledge gained at the event from individuals from selected governmental areas.
At Boys State, the students organize and operate their own city, county and state governments.
The students are encouraged, through participation, to learn better civic behavior and appreciation of our democratic ideals.
This is not a military camp, nor is it a recreational outing. Programs are considered without reference to any existing political party and will be free from political propaganda.
Legion Boys State was first held in Minnesota in 1948 with 169 boys attending on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota.
Last year there were about 465 Boys State participants on the campus of St. Johnís University for the 2003 program.
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