Boy's State - 2016

Boy's State - June 26th - July 1st 

Program Information
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2016 Boys State Application Section 1
June 26 – July 1, 2016*
Rivier University
420 South Main Street
Nashua, NH 03060
Provided through the university
(Dietary requirements may be accommodated) On the campus, Brassard Hall
Application Fee ‐ $25.00
Program Fee ‐ $300.00 (Paid by Legion) 

Boys State is entering its 69th consecutive year in New Hampshire, and we are proud of our history. Each year 60‐80 high school juniors participate in the New Hampshire program. Two of these students are among the 100 students who are fortunate enough to be selected from the 20,000 Boy State delegates nationwide to travel to Washington, D.C. and to participate in the national Boys Nation Program. 

Boys State, which is a “learn‐by‐doing” experience in the American way of government, creates a forum for discussion by tomorrow's leaders about the issues of today and the challenges of the future. We have an excellent Boys State Program here in NH and we would like to extend ourselves to maximize the availability of this fine program to as many high school juniors as possible. Although we are always interested in quality over quantity of students, we feel there are many quality students out there who could learn and benefit from this program, and all are welcome to participate. Let's do it for America's youth and for the future of the American way of government: we encourage you to send multiple students to Boys State – we’re confident you have several qualified students. No qualified student has ever been turned away from the program, and depending on the size of the school, we have welcomed as many as 10 students from a single school in the past.
We have a wonderful program planned for 2016, and we expect that in addition to forming their own government, the participants will be exposed to some outstanding guest speakers. In past years, these speakers have included the Governor, members of the New Hampshire General Court (both House and Senate), sitting Judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys, members of Congress, campaign managers and candidates, state party Chairs, and a host of others. 

If you are interested, please contact your Guidance Councilor or any officer of Post-95

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO AMERICAN LEGION HEADQUARTERS BY JUNE 3, 2016