Girls State
68th Session June 26- July 2, 2011
Girls State is a nonpartisan program that teaches young women responsible citizenship and love for God and Country. Since the inception of the Girls State program in 1937, nearly one million young people have had the opportunity to learn first-hand how their state and local government works. High school girls, who have completed their junior year, spend an intensive week of study, working together as self-governing citizens at Auxiliary sponsored Girls State programs in every state, with the exception of Hawaii. They learn how to participate in the functioning of their state's government in preparation for their future roles as responsible adult citizens. Two girls are selected from each Girls State program (with the exception of Hawaii and Louisiana) to attend Girls Nation, a national government training program. Girls Nation "senators" meet for a week in Washington, D.C., where they run for political office, campaign for the passage of legislation and possibly meet with state Representatives and Senators. Capping off the week of Girls Nation is a meeting with the President of the United States at the White House. |
2010 Elected Leaders
 2010 Governor- Alison Baskin
Governor- Alison Baskin
Lieutenant Governor - Marisa Statton Secretary of State - Azrael Nickens Attorney General - Emily Suh Controller - Kristen Ewert Treasurer - Sara Luci Superintendent of Public Education - Vanessa Ramos Chief Justice of the Supreme Court - Kaylin Mahoney Justices of the Supreme Court Sam Billings Brooke Farrenkopf Katie Larimore Sophia Lykke Julia Marsh Erica Slowik |
Stats
- Every state except Hawaii produces a Girls State session each year.
- It is estimated that approximately 19,000 young women participate in Girls State programs throughout the nation each year.
- The total estimated Girls State Citizenry is 1,179,000 in 2010.
