By Payton RobbinsYucca City Reporter As the week is coming to a close, the ladies of Girls State are closer than ever. There is no better representative of this than the city of Yucca, whose members embrace the journey of
The Key to Leadership: A Lecture by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs
By Sania PatelYucca City Reporter Today, the students of the ALA Girls State Program were ecstatic to meet the incredibly accomplished Governor of Arizona, Katie Hobbs! During this meeting, Hobbs discussed her work and her contributions to her community while
Campaigning Around Sycamore City
By Gabby ComerSycamore City Reporter As all of Girls State dives deep into campaigning for primary and general elections, many of the girls in sycamore city are running for most of the county and state positions. Ever since they could
Even When Dividing Among Party Lines, Sisterhood is What Defines
By Megan BurkeSaguaro City Reporter As rallies heighten tension between Nationalist and Federalist Party, Saguaro City presents an intriguing perspective to the polarization. Allegra Canelos, Chairman of Federalist Party, and Lindsay Price, Platform Co-Chairman of Nationalist Party, both are delegates
Katie Hobbs inspires Girls State citizens
By Annika Good and Amelia CooneyManzanita City Reporters On June 7th, after leaving the lunch hall, Girls State citizens headed to the state hall, nervously anticipating their next guest speaker. As they chatted amongst themselves, Governor Ester Marish grabbed everyone’s
Breakfast and Barnstorming
By Juliana Li and Sydney SchurzOcotillo City Reporters On Wednesday morning, the night after Meet the Candidates, the patio was colorfully decorated with posters galore! Delegates were abuzz with excitement, because it was finally election day for County and State!
Arizona Governor comes to town
By Gargee Tamboli and Delia RileyPinon City Reporters Throughout the week, we’ve had the pleasure of hearing from many Girls State alumni, from our JCs and past Girls Nation delegates to Governor Katie Hobbs. The program has its good reputation
Doers, Thinkers, and Dreamers
By Jordan Casey Juniper City Reporter Today I had the absolute entertainment of witnessing county and state elections. I enjoyed every step of the process and hearing all of the girls give marvelous, well-oriented speeches for their position. As I
“Why County Government”
By Sania Patel and Payton RobbinsYucca City Reporters To start off our day, the members of the Girls State program attended a lecture from Lisa Matthews, the current Assistant to the County Administrator in Pima County. During the meeting, she
CHOLLA RISING TO THE TOP
Starry Hopkins and Sarah KibbeyCholla City Reporters The citizens of Cholla City are making great strides to rise to the top of the ranks. Today all the citizens of Supai county met up together to decide nominations for various county