Emma White – Ocotillo City We are almost to the end of the week already and I have been having a blast here at Girls State. We elected our Governor, Jaydyn Ocampo, and our Secretary of State, Annie Traugut. In
Cholla rises to the occasion and succeeds
Rachel Lemons – Cholla City Yesterday was full of preliminary votings and heavy work on our Cholla city book. We also began working together with our sister city and our county as a whole. This allowed for time to bond
County Elections and Discussions
Isabella Aloisi – Saguaro City Today we got an inside look of everyone’s intentions and viewpoints on running for different county positions. It seems as though it wasn’t just Saguaro City that emphasized climate friendly infrastructure while enforcing public law.
Sister Fun
Emma White – Ocotillo City We started off our day with the primary elections for the county and state positions. We also voted for who would go on to the voting for Girls Nation. We ended the day with a
An Exciting Eye-Look into Supai County Elections!
Desiree Nguyen – Palo Verde City Despite the barrier of our computer screens, tensions were still hot in our county meeting as today was the day we see which of these amazing girls would become leaders of tomorrow for both
Girls State is Flying High!
Arshiya Alwadi – Manzanita City Hello from Manzanita! I can’t believe we are already half-way through Girls State 2021! It has been an amazing learning experience and I can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings as well. Today, we started
State elections and county meetings
Abby Dubois – Sycamore City The county of Kaibib joined together today to make important decisions. Firstly, the citizens discussed where the location of the airport would be and settled on Saguaro. Government buildings were also the topic of the
Smooth Sailin’ in Supai County
Desiree Nguyen – Palo Verde City After a steady stream of delegates trickled into the zoom meeting, another day of the 2nd ever virtual AZ Girls State was ready to commence as we kept our eyes glued to the screen
The Sun is Shining in Manzanita
Arshiya Alwadi – Manzanita City Hello from Manzanita! It was a day full of new ideas and information! This morning started with the Palo Verde, Saguaro, and Sycamore citizens introducing themselves. It was a pleasure to (virtually) meet everyone. After
County Day
Emma White – Ocotillo City Today we worked with the other city in our county to try and create the county book like we are for the towns. Before we could start though we had to fill the positions and