Officials of the American Legion Auxiliary Kentucky Girls State Program have announced winners for the 2017 school year. Marshall County High School is honored to have 1 student accepted to the 2017 American Legion Auxiliary Kentucky Girls State Program.
American Legion Auxiliary 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 of high school, 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). In most cases, expenses associated with attending this program are paid by a sponsoring American Legion Post, a local business or another community-based organization.
Participants 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 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 oftentimes a meeting with the President of the United States at the White House.
The student selected from Marshall County High School is Savannah Hunt.
Savannah is being sponsored by Post 85 and Unit 85 of the American Legion. Sponsors paid entry fees as well as provided Savannah with spending money.
