2013 Girls State Dates Announced
Dec 20, 2012 Comments Off CharlotteGirls State 2013 will be held at Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, Texas; arrival June 16th; departure June 22nd. For more information about Girls State admission, please contact your local American Legion Auxiliary unit or the ALA Department of Texas.
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Download The Bluebonnet
Jun 23, 2012 Comments Off Jessica SThe 16th edition of The Bluebonnet is now available for download! Read about our elected officials, talent show participants, and more in our annual newsletter. Suitable for printing out and putting in scrapbooks. Spread the word--tell all your fellow citizens to download the ultimate Bluebonnet Girls State ...
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2012 Girls Nation, Outstanding Citizens Announced
Jun 16, 2012 Comments Off emmafTwo girls are selected from each Girls State program to attend Girls Nation, a national government training program. Dhruti Gopaluni of Houston (ALA Unit 560) and Neethi Nayak of RoundRock (ALA Unit 447) will represent Texas at Girls Nation in July. First alternate is Ali Flowers of Crosby (ALA Unit 658), and second alternate is ...
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Party Officials Elected
Jun 13, 2012 Comments Off Charlotte[caption id="attachment_712" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="2012 Federal Party State Officials"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_713" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="2012 National Party State Officials"][/caption] Because the Girls State program is entirely non-partisan, citizens operate with mock political parties. They elect precinct, county and state party officials and write their own party platform. The National and Federal parties convened June 12, 2012 to pick their ...
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Floor Leaders Selected
Jun 12, 2012 Comments Off emmafPotential floor leaders are interviewed by the presiding officers and aides of the house and senate. These floor leaders are then available during house and senate sessions to help their fellow citizens. Congratulations to [from left to right]: Marie Van Buskirk (National Party leader in the Senate), Sydney Reese (Federal Party leader in the Senate), Aubrey Bleier (Federal Party leader in the ...
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Citizens Arrive
Jun 11, 2012 Comments Off emmafGirl's State staff spent today, June 10th, welcoming new citizens onto the TLU campus. Citizens had the opportunity to learn about parties and official positions, get a head start on writing bills, try out for our talent show, check out the gift shop, and meet her fellow citizens.
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