Today
citizens went through what will become their morning routine
for the first time. Citizens woke up, showered, and cleaned
their rooms before going to breakfast at 7:00. Many cities
rearranged their rooms in unique, yet uniform manners, so
that they could catch the eye of the Governor and his attaché
as they do morning inspections. Citizens moved beds, desks,
and anything else they could find to make their rooms seem
better than the others. All of this effort was expended in
hopes of attaining the prestigious Model City award.
Following breakfast, citizens went to a worship
service of their choice. Citizens were given a choice of Protestant,
Catholic, or Jewish services. Following church, the citizens
attended a lecture on campaigning, speech-writing, and effective
speaking. Here, they learned how to express themselves well
and what the required conduct would be to become a proper statesman. |
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The citizens also attended their schools of
instruction. Throughout the program, the citizens will be
given the opportunity to get a brief overview of each of the
five schools: Law, Government Executive, Legislative, Law
Enforcement, Media, and the Democracy Academy. In these schools, citizens learn not
only how to do the things that will become their jobs this
week at Boys State, but also things that will make them an
effective citizen in society as a whole. This morning, the
citizens saw the first of these presentations, but more will
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Cities elect new mayors
Officials will try to lead their cities to Model City
 City Elections kicked off Sunday, June 12 in flawless fashion. Each city within the entire boys state campus elected Mayors, Councilmen, Municipal Judges, sentors, representatives, 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.
“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. |
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Grayson Gist
Alcorn City |
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Andrew Poindexter
Blair City |
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Scott Corn
Boone City |
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Nathanael Lohn
Carnahan City |
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Jeremy Dorrell
Carver City |
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William Koons
Clark City |
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Andrew Pepper
Crowder City |
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Dominic Gatti
Doniphan City |
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Joseph Collum
Duggan City |
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Joseph Hunter
Gambrel City |
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Jerod Yount
Ingle City |
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Clinton Smith
Lewis City |
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Zane Clark
Pershing City |
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Jonathan Russell
Richardson City |
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Ramsey Fowler
Weyer City |
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Kyle Monize
Whitfield City |
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Sunday afternoon, all citizens had a brief meeting
in which they learned the basics of parliamentary procedure
and the suggested voting procedures they would be following
at Boys State. Following that, they broke into their ward
meetings. Here, they selected candidates for city council,
and appointed other positions.
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Missouri Boys State has five different schools of instruction that the citizens will have to decide which to attend. See more about these schools and the professional volunteers that instruct them. [more]
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