Delegates, alternates picked for Boys State
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Boys State continues to be a leading training ground for tomorrow’s leaders from the local to the national levels. It is not a school-room activity, but a practical experience for young men dealing with actual issues of government as it operates in Tennessee.
American citizenship is the priceless possession most of us enjoy. America is a free land, and believing that, the principles of democracy guaranteed by our U.S. Constitution have made us a great and powerful nation.
American Legion hopes to assure this freedom to our citizens of future generations. In order to accomplish this purpose, young minds must be trained not only in theory of government, but in its actual practice and operation.
Boys State is not meant to take the place of civics or government classes as they are taught in high school. Rather, it is planned so young men may put into actual practice the theories of government through participation in city and state government as organized as a mythical 51st state.
‘It’s a hands-on type learning environment,’ said American Legion representative Charles Norton. ‘It’s not strictly book work. The first thing they start doing is electing city council members and a mayor, and the kids get a chance to run for office. It gives them an opportunity to learn a little more about politics.’
This year’s delegates from WCHS are: Shelton Wayne Brewer, Robert Stephen Brown, Kyle Alan McCurry, Dakota Weston McGregor, Salem Ry McGregor, Paul Lawson Prater, and Andrew David Redmon.
Alternates from WCHS are: Joshua Aaron Blair, Derek Lee Mikkola, and Cody Ray.
The delegate from Boyd Christian School is Cole S. Stubblefield. The alternate from Boyd is Michael C. Boyd.
Boys State will be held May 25-31 at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville.