Congratulations to our winners of the 19th Amendment essay contest! We would like to thank and shout out to all of the participants who submitted their applications and essays! Awesome job Ladies! All 2021 winners will each receive $150 to
Proud to be a Girls State Citizen
Merlin D’souza – City of Saguaro Day 5 was fun and informative. I learned so much about the judicial system from Hilary Weinberg and Kate Loudenslagel. I didn’t know Miranda rights originated from a court case filed in Arizona, which
Whistle stops and speeches
Catherine Zbiegien – City of Cholla Today we heard six wonderful speeches from our three governor candidates and our three secretary of state candidates. Cholla citizen, Ms. Steenhard, made it all the way to the final election! She ran against
A Whole New World in State Government and Candidate Speeches
MiLee Vogel – City of Sycamore We are nearing the end of Girls State,“Welcome to State Government Part 2”, covering the Judicial Branch and delegates election speeches for governor and secretary of state. Today’s program started with a powerpoint presentation
Talent show and state elections
Mia Fredericks – City of Palo Verde The 51st state has some serious talent! Citizens displayed their unique passions during the statewide talent show. From the city of Palo Verde, Ms. Barrio captivated the audience with her body contortion talent!
State election day
Rhiannon Ingram – City of Ocotillo Today was the election day for Girls State’s governor and secretary of state — the highest offices in the mythical 51st state. There were three candidates for each position, all passionate and determined to
A great day of elections, questions and talent
Nicolle Conlogue – City of Manzanita Our last day of blog posts and nearing the end of Girls State for 2020. Today we continued our learning of branches in our state government with today’s focus being on the judiciary branch. Attorneys
A Whole New World in Girls State Government
By MiLee Vogel – City of Sycamore Sliding into the fourth day of Girls State, “Welcome to State Government Part 1”, covering the Executive and Legislative branches. First on the agenda was breaking down the inner workings of state government with
Speeches, elections and inspiration
By Nicolle Conlogue – City of Manzanita Another great day at Virtual Girls State! Today we were presented with stories and encouragement from significant speakers in Arizona. The girls and I were lucky enough to have learned about the executive,
The Pride of Arizona
By Merlin D’souza – City of Saguaro Day 4 of Girls State was very enlightening. Today we learned more about how Arizona’s government runs. Hearing from state officials who shared their journey was wonderful, as it demonstrated that there is