Samantha Strunk of Crofton has been selected to attend the American Legion’s Cornhusker Girls’ State event on June 2-8 on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. Strunk was selected based on special criteria through the local Auxiliary unit, and she will study local, county and state government processes in this nonpartisan political learning experience.
Every spring, the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program provides approximately 25,000 young women with a hands-on educational opportunity designed to instruct tomorrow’s leaders in the privileges and duties of responsible citizenship. Delegates receive special instruction in parliamentary procedure and organize themselves into two mythical political parties.
They then campaign, hold rallies, debate and ultimately vote to elect city, county and state officials. Once elected to office, delegates are sworn in and perform their prescribed duties. Citizens not elected to office are given appointments and will attend meetings with the offices of their elected or appointed counterparts in actual state, county and city government.
Two outstanding citizens, known as “Senators” are selected at each of the 50 Girls State sessions held across the country to represent their state at American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation held in Washington D.C. in July. The Crofton Auxiliary expressed appreciation to the Crofton Sons of the American Legion group for sponsoring Strunk for her Girls State experience.