Five LHSKC Juniors Participated in the Boys' State Experience.
Boys State, like any other real state, has a living, working
legislation system, complete with its own Senate and House of Representatives,
to pass real bills and amendments to the Boys State Constitution, an experience
only found at Boys State. All of the citizens involved in legislation, whether
it is at the city, county, or state level, attend the Legislation School of
Instruction to learn the ins and outs of creating and passing new laws, and
also making changes to existing ones. The citizens learn from a staff of men
with first- hand experience in various legislation areas, who provided them
with the knowledge and tools to properly run a working Senate and House of
Representatives.
One idea paramount above any other at Missouri Boys State:
That the individual is the one with the power to change the world. Whether
athlete or politician, journalist or scientist, each and every one of us has
the power to make a difference in the world. Using our democratic system as a
basis, we equip the participants, or citizens, each year to construct their own
state, utilizing the core values that hold true in our everyday lives. We teach
the need for competition, the value of public service, the strength of the
individual voice and vote. By reinforcing these basic American ideals, we help
to shape the future of our society. This is what the American Legion Boys State
of Missouri program is all about. Citizens of The American Legion Boys State of
Missouri are eligible to receive college credit and scholarships for
participating and successfully completing Boys State.
Attending Missouri Boys State from Lutheran High School of
Kansas City were Aaron Boatman, Mason Dickhut, Ben Hathhorn, Garret Herrick,
and Peter Wegener. The Government experience was held this year from June 21st
through the 24th at the University of Central Missouri in
Warrensburg.