Rachel Lemons – Cholla City Today’s date is Monday, June 7, 2021. It is the second day of Girls State and the women of Cholla are excited to get to work. After an enlightening morning of meeting other brave and
Oh Yeah, It’s All Coming Together
Emma White – Ocotillo City On our first day of Girls State in the town of Ocotillo we made a lot of great progress. We introduced ourselves and told each other what our favorite foods are. We have many ladies
A Thrilling Look Into AZ Girls State 2021!
Desire Nugyen – Palo Verde City I, along with over 60 other bright-eyed girls, excitedly watched the time climb towards 2PM as we waited for the 74th Annual Arizona Girls State to officially commence through Zoom, an application we are
Arizona Girls State 2021 in full swing with opening session
Our virtual 2021 session was in full swing yesterday with our amazing opening session. The afternoon started with all of our amazing delegates signing into our virtual zoom session. Congratulations to all who were selected to attend Girls State. The
ALA Girls State 19th Amendment Essay Contest Winners!
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