Boys' State 2000
Boys' State 2000
American Legion Boys' State
of New York Inc.
June 25 - July 1
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| Walt Ackley Executive Director Boys' State 2000 |
Boys' State is a program of The American Legion developed from the concept that youth should be offered a better perspective of the practical operation of government; that the individual is an integral part and commensurately responsible for the character and success of his government. As such, it is an activity of high educational value, borne of a need for youth training in practical citizenship.
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| Dave O'Brien Program Director Boys' State 2000 |
To elaborate - Boys' State is easily classified as a Leadership Action Program where qualified male high school juniors take part in a practical government course designed to develop in the young citizens a working knowledge of the structure of government and to impress upon them the fact that their government is just what THEY make it.
To summarize - Boy's State is an objective citizenship training program which inculates individual responsibility to the community, state, and nation. It is operated on the basis of the political government organization existing in New York State, including all levels from the municipality to the state.