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| Junior Hunter Garsky |
Badger Boys State is an experience like none other. It may be quickly described as a program which teaches the workings of government "by doing"; but it is much more than that. It is a week long journey through a great many things that make us who we are; leaders, friends, students, athletes, and most of all citizens of our respective cities, towns, and our great state. It is a journey which can be described as the most challenging and most rewarding (and fun) experiences by those who have already participated in the program.
Approximately 870 young men from every part of Wisconsin will come to Badger Boys State this June. Upon arrival at the Ripon College campus, they will be grouped into cities and counties which will form a "51st state." For eight days the citizens of this"new state" will carry out all the main functions of city, county, and state government using basic laws and fundamental procedures of the State of Wisconsin as their guide. The program is designed to teach its "citizens" that the American form of government is stronger and more vital in today's world than ever before.
The boys themselves will elect their own municipal, county and state officials. As alderman or county supervisors they will frame, present and pass their own ordinances and laws; their own police and sheriffs will enforce them. As attorneys they will prosecute or defend, or as judges, hear cases in their own courts. Through this program, these leaders of the future should develop a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation.
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| Junior Noah Stevenson |
Badger Boys State is a program for boys who are well adjusted, good students and display qualities of leadership in their school. Scholarship is important but potential leaders are not always the top of their respective class. Boys to be selected should be from the upper third of the class.
Source: "Badger Boys State - A Program Of The Wisconsin American Legion." Badger Boys State - A Program Of The Wisconsin American Legion. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2014. http://www.badgerboysstate.com
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