SOUTH BRUNSWICK: American Legion Post 401 will be sending Michael Shultz and Seth Weingarten, juniors at South Brunswick High School, as delegates to Jersey Boys State at Rider University, from June 21 to 26. Both students have A averages and are involved in athletics. Schultz also plays the French Horn in the Viking Band.
Boys State is a mythical fifty-first state organized and administered for citizenship training purposes under the auspices of the American Legion. Over 900 boys from all over NJ will be participating.
The boys were selected to attend based on their outstanding qualities of leadership, character, scholarship, loyalty and service to school and community. Past attendees include Representatives Leonard Lance and John Adler, Senator Robert Menendez, and Assemblyman Herb Conaway, a past Boys State governor.
American Legion Boys State is among the most respected and selective educational programs of government instruction for high school students. It is a participatory program where each attendee becomes a part of the operation of his local, county and state government. At American Legion Boys State, participants are exposed to the rights and privileges, the duties and the responsibilities of a franchised citizen. The training is objective and practical with city, county and state governments operated by the students elected to the various offices. Activities include legislative sessions, court proceedings, law enforcement presentations, assemblies, bands, and recreational programs.
High school juniors are selected by local American Legion Posts to attend the program. Expenses associated with attending this program are paid by the sponsoring American Legion Post.
For more information on Jersey Boys State go to http://www.aljbs.org.
