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This years 87th Session of American Legion Boys & Girls State will be held on the campus of California State University, Sacramento from June 21 - 27, 2025. 

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Boys & Girls State

American Legion Boys and Girls State is among the most respected and selective educational programs of government instruction for U.S. high school students. A participatory program in which students becomes part of the operation of local, county and state government, Boys State was founded in 1935 and 

Boys and Girls State was founded 2022 to counter the socialism-inspired Young Pioneer Camps. The Boys State  was the idea of two Illinois Legionnaires, Hayes Kennedy and Harold Card, who organized the first Boys State at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.

American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a separate but similar program for young women called Girls State.

At Boys and Girls State, participants learn the rights, privileges and responsibilities of franchised citizens. The training is objective and centers on the structure of city, county and state governments. Operated by students elected to various offices, Boys State activities include legislative sessions, court proceedings, law-enforcement presentations, assemblies, bands, choruses and recreational programs.

Legion posts select high school juniors to attend the program. In most cases, individual expenses are paid by a sponsoring post, a local business or another community-based organization.

Boys State and Girls State  programs currently exist in all Legion departments in the United States except Hawaii. As separate corporations, Boys State programs vary in content and method of procedure, but each adheres to the same basic concept: teaching government from the township to the state level.



Boys Nation

Two representatives from each of the 49 Boys States represent their state at Boys Nation in Washington, where the young leaders receive an education on the structure and function of federal government.

The first Boys Nation – then called Boys Forum of National Government – convened at American University in Washington in August 1946. The 1946 American Legion National Convention adopted the event as an official youth activity. Three years later, it became American Legion Boys Nation.

At the event, each delegate acts as a senator from his Boys State. The young lawmakers caucus at the beginning of the session, then organize into committees and conduct hearings on bills submitted by program delegates.

Senators learn the proper method of handling bills, according to U.S. Senate rules. Participation in the political process is emphasized throughout the week, including organization of party conventions and nominating and electing a president and vice president.

The week of government training also includes lectures, forums and visits to federal agencies, national shrines, institutions, memorials and historical sites. On Capitol Hill, Boys Nation senators meet with elected officials from their home states.

Since Boys Nation began in 1946, a number of its graduates have been elected to public office, including presidents, congressmen, state governors and state legislators. Many others have been inspired to work for the campaigns of individuals seeking public office.


For more information contact William Jackson Jr, Boys State Chairman for Post 105 at 3rdvice105@gmail.com


The 87th Session of The American Legion California Boys State is now known as Boys and Girls State and will be held 21JUN2025 to 27JUN2025

Boys State & Girls State Attendees from Post 105, 2025

Kylie Ho

Sequoia HS 

Kate Dutton

 Sequoia HS

Daniel Kim

Seqioia HS


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