This morning, the routine continued. Immediately following breakfast, the citizens held their first official elections. They assembled in their polling places, which are assigned by ward, and cast their ballot for city Mayor, Treasurer, Municipal Judge, and the City Council.

See the election results and your citizens participation here

Following elections, they attended their third school of instruction. By this time tomorrow, the citizens will have been exposed to all of the schools, and will have to start thinking about which school the feel best suits their interests.

Next it was time for the new city officials to begin building their cities by appointing important positions. The Police Chief, Policemen, Clerk of the Municipal Court, and City Attorney just to name a few. City reporters for Television, Newspapaer, and Radio were also selected.

At 10:30, the citizens divided into different groups, depending on what activities they are participating in. The newly elected city officials met with the Government Executive School counselors, the court officials met with the Law School counselors, members of law enforcement met with the Law Enforcement School counselors, and members of the media school met with their counselors to plan and discuss story ideas.

Before going to lunch, the mayors presided over their first city meetings. The cities discussed their plans and goals for the week, and tried to figure out the best way to attain Model City status.

Following lunch, the citizens attended their first county party meetings. They had previously met in their cities to create local party platforms, but now they had to work together to create a platform on the county level. This is all leads up to the state conventions later this week, where they will finalize a platform for their party that will cover the entire state.

This afternoon the citizens had their first athletic period of the week. They will compete in various sports against the other cities to gain points towards model city.

During their next school of instruction citizens got hands on in the media school as they made their first television news broadcast and radio show.

Cities elect new mayors
Officials wil try to lead their cities to Model City
BY CALEB SMOTHERS
BOYS STATE CITIZEN
CLARK CITY

  City Elections kicked off Monday, June 15 with booming and successful results. Each town within the entire boys state campus elected Mayors, Councilmen, Municipal Judges, and many other positions to complete a fully functioning government at the local level. The position of mayor is the first step of many in the structure here at Boys State.
  “The Local Government plays a key role in the government here at Boys State,” said Mike Jones, Govenor.
  “I wouldn’t say that the local government isn’t as important as the state government because they are an equal and shared government,” Dean of Counselors Dale Wright said. “The state government can’t do it without the local governments, they’re all working together.”
  With high hopes shared among all candidates and citizens at Boys State, and the first steps out of the way, the program can now continue on to more involved and increasingly progressive movements that will change lives forever.

Matthew Barnes
Duggan City

Mark Powell
Ingle City

Ben Selby
Gambrel City

Scott Skrabal
Carnahan City

Vinai Uthipratuma
Clark City

Eric Watkins
Crowder City

Preston Reynolds
Alcorn City

Nicholas Sladek
Lewis City

Lewis Arthur Sharp
Weyer City

Christian Carron
Richardson City

Ahad Hosseini
Doniphan City

Anthony Williams
Blair City

Rodney Chowning
Carver City

Zachary Roberts
Pershing City

Clayton Buback
Boone City

Boone Priddy
Whitfield City

Armitage accepts Lehr Chair
BY DEREK VOLKMANN
BOYS STATE CITIZEN
CROWDER CITY

  The third Special Assembly was an interesting one, with a lecture by former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Lee Armitage, who accepted the 21st annual George W. Lehr Memorial Speaker’sChair. Armitage provided insight to  the foreign policy — past, present, and future — of the United States.
  The lecture began with an introduction by MBS Director Mike Plunkett. After the thunderous applause, Armitage began his address with a humorous yet relevant story
about having faith in taking opportunities. “You can have all the faith in policy, school, and religion… but you need to take every single opportunity to improve your lot in life,” stated Armitage.

MBS Director, Mike Plunkett, and George Lehr's daughter, Teresa, and grand daughters, present the Lehr Memorial Speakers Chair award to Richard Armitage.

  Armitage went on to talk about ethical responsibility in being a leader. “Honesty, integrity, and empathy play a big role in the shaping of a leader, but they are no easy traits to acquire.” Armitage said. He went on to say, “Even I am trying to live up to these standards!”
  With an extensive and impressive resume in being a leader, Armitage gave examples
of making mistakes along the journey to success. “You’ll make errors. I’ve made plenty. But, don’t make the same mistake twice, and there’s nothing you can’t overcome,” he explained, “you’ll come to forks in the road, and you’ll have to make a
decision to take a road.”
  The former Deputy Secretary of State explained that for the U.S. to establish itself in a new rising global power struggle, it needs to establish ethical and smart foreign policies. Armitage stated that, “the Bush Administration went more along the lines of a ‘hard’ and ‘forceful’ policy. The Obama Administration will employ a softer approach, but still smartly employing both hard and soft policies.”
  At the conclusion of the lecture, Armitage opened a question and answer session,
where a number of citizens asked questions concerning his statements on foreign relations. It was clear that Armitage’s message was conveyed in a productive and informative manner because of the various questions asked. The students seemed to give an appreciation to Armitage’s remarks by giving him a standing ovation.

The George W. Lehr Memorial Speakers Chair was established in 1988 as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Missouri Boys State program. The Lehr Chair was created to honor the late Missouri State Auditor George W. Lehr, who was a Boys State participant in his youth and a tireless supporter of Missouri Boys State during his public life. The Lehr Chair was designed to assist the Boys State program in bringing the finest names in public service to the yearly Boys State session to interact with its participants. [Staff Photos]