Welcome to American Legion Post 711
Girls State
Girls State is a nationally recognized leadership program. For over 75 years, girls have traveled to Girls State each
summer in every state to learn not only about the structure and responsibilities of state government, but about themselves
as well. They learn about the importance of meaningful participation on all levels: city, county and state by living for a
week as a self governing citizen. This is a week of learning by doing—NO lectures, NO books, and NO tests.
Each of the seven days is jam-packed with learning, living, and growing.
Our Unit sends 1 girl each year to Girls State. The girls selected are eleventh graders and attend local High Schools.
Only one girl from each High School may be chosen. Each school submits a list of 6-8 girls and then the Girls State Chairman
interviews them and makes a final selection of the delegate and alternates. Every year the delegates and their families are
invited to our May meeting to meet our members. They are invited back again in September to share their Girls State experiences.
Girls State lasts one week and is scheduled on a College or University campus. Our Unit pays the $450 fee for each girl. The
girls are responsible for their transportation and spending money. The Unit earns the money for the Girls State fee through their
fund raisers such as the Craft Fair, Auxiliary breakfasts and our Fashion Show. Girls State is a wonderful program and gives us
the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of these special young women.
Ruby Dobbs
Auxiliary
Girls State Chairman
2010 GIRLS STATE
American Legion Post 711 sent one girls to the 2010 Girls State session in June. was:
