A Week That Shapes a Lifetime!
By Sianna DavisManzanita City Reporter That’s a wrap As the citizens of Girls State finish their last two days of the program, there is a shared bitter-sweet feeling. The memories made during the trip are special to those who experienced
By Sianna DavisManzanita City Reporter The tale of two leaders In the competitive environment of Girls State, many girls find themselves on edge with nervousness, anxiety, and excitement. In such a limited time, every girl that wishes to run must
By Sianna DavisManzanita City Reporter Campaign Night! The girls of Girls State entered their first day of campaigning. The exciting day consisted of county and state nominations, where the girls introduced themselves and obtained the signatures they needed. For a
by Sianna DavisManzanita City Reporter Daily News Starlit Rallies Under the stars, the Girls State federalist and nationalist parties gather in their respected groups for a night to be remembered. Led by the spirit line,the federalist and nationalist parties chant
By Jamie JordanManzanita City Reporter The city is finding spirit in their new styles. Manzanita has continued the tradition of picking a yearly theme. They decided to go with a cute and family friendly design of Disney’s Monster’s Inc. they
by Sianna DavisManzanita City Reporter Arizona Girls State kicks off its second day with city council and mayor elections. Patriotism fills the rooms as yellow (nationalist), and green (federalist) ballots circulate among the cities. These green and yellow papers are
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
By Annika Good and Amelia CooneyManzanita City Reporter In the later part of the day on Tuesday, June 6th 2023, the city of Manzanita took part in election campaigning in the Likins Hall courtyard. The girls made friends and introduced
By Annika Good and Amelia Cooney – Manzanita City Reporters Manzanita City hosted the annual open house for her sister cities, Palo Verde and Sycamore, after their first political party rally. The girls headed to the Manzanita lounge after a
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