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
All things legislative
Catherine Zbiegien – City of Cholla Today was all about state government at Arizona Girls State. We heard from some wonderful speakers who told us all about their jobs in the Arizona Government. These speakers were State Treasurer Kimberly Yee,
Education is the passport to the future
Mia Fredericks – City of Palo Verde On June 25th, the citizens of the 51st mythical state had the opportunity to hear from some of Arizona’s greatest present day leaders. Many of the leaders we heard from had actually been
Sister cities and election races
Mia Fredericks – City of Palo Verde Another amazing day of Arizona Girls State has come and passed, and there is a record amount of activity occurring around the 51st mythical state. To begin the day, each citizen crafted a
Elections, Poppies and more “Yak-Yaks”
Nicolle Conlogue – City of Manzanita Girls State was lively and bustling from all three of our meetings today! The other three cities that weren’t introduced yesterday, introduced themselves today which allowed all the girls to get to know each other’s