Flathead students elected as governors for Boys and Girls State
Several Flathead High School students were nominated to attend the American Legion Boys State held June 6-11 in Helena. Pictured from left to right, Montana Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras, student delegates, Marley Miller and Hayden Sharpe, both from Flathead, Slayden Rasmussen, Brinson Wyche and Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte. Similar to the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program, students are immersed in a government simulation where they ran for office, held elections and drafted and passed bills. Miller was elected to serve as governor of Boys State. Sharpe served as lieutenant governor. (Pho…
Flathead High School students Marley Miller and Leah Spangler were elected by their peers to serve as governors of the 2021 American Legion Boys State and the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State, respectively.
The two educational programs share similarities in immersing high school students in the democratic process by having delegates take the reins of government operations for a week...
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