by Eric | 9 Jun 2017 | Highlights, General Election, Top Stories, Recent Posts, 2017
The results of the 2017 Boys State general election are final (exept for Governor which is determined Friday afternoon). Congratulations to all the winners.
State Offices
Lt. Governor – Kevin Downs
Secretary of State – Jose Vazquez
State Treasurer – Kaleb Kindler
State Auditor – Nathan Weidner
Attorney General – Alexander Fairchild-Flynn
Public Service Commissioners
- Jared Baumert
- Isaac Stallbaumer
- Jacob French
- Paxton Myers
- Garet Savick
Washington County
Sherrif – Philip Turner
Attorney – Kade Bose
Clerk – Travis Doerr
Clerk of the District Court – none
County Treasurer – Brett Peterson
Lincoln County
Sheriff – Dylan Wieneke
Attorney – Tanner Rowe
Clerk – Noah Anderson
Clerk of the District Court – Jaden Himmelberg & Benjamin Clark
County Treasurer – William Turner
by Eric | 8 Jun 2017 | Top Stories, Recent Posts, Track Meet, 2017, Sports
The 2017 track meet came down to the last event this year, the 4×400 meter relay. Prior to the race Yorktown (Orange) had a 6 point lead. Manila Bay’s strong 4×400 performance earned them the narrow victory. Congrats to the men in green!
by James | 8 Jun 2017 | Bunker Hill, Newspaper, 2017
By: Jack Foglesong
We are taught to fear failure. While failure should be avoided, it should not be feared. In fact, failure can be one of life’s greatest teachers if one were to take the time to learn from it. This was one of the main points behind Monday night’s Leadership Discussion. In the town of Bunker Hill, several Boys’ Staters gave their personal opinions on the way to approach failure. One point made was to avoid regrets in life, look back, reflect on successes and failures, and attempt to learn something from them. Another stater mentioned taking long shots and stretching boundaries. In addition, one person said that in times of failure, accept that it happened. Instead of dwelling on it, move forward and find ways to make improvement based on what was done correctly and incorrectly. The main takeaway of the Monday night Leadership Discussion was that failure should not be a source of shame for someone, but instead a way to better improve one’s abilities.
by James | 8 Jun 2017 | Newspaper, Alamo, 2017
By: Dash Wedergren
Party leaders in the Alamo Nationalist wing convened with standout Alamo candidates for an assessment of strengths and coverage of positions late Monday night. After taking extensive notes on prominent candidates from other Towns in the previous night’s platform meeting, Alamo representatives met with representatives from Yorktown. The meeting yielded an Alamo endorsement of Yorktown’s Lieutenant Governor candidate and Yorktown’s support for several lower level Alamo candidates. Nicholas McConnell, a leader in the Alamo-Yorktown negotiations commented, “We value the bilateral negotiation we drafted with Yorktown and will be looking for more opportunities to cross-endorse in the future.”
by James | 8 Jun 2017 | Newspaper, 2017
By: Nick McConnell
City Council and School Board meetings were held across the Boys’ State program on Wednesday. City Council meetings ran smoothly, with many ordinances passed. One stumbling block for some towns, however, was time spent on special elections to re-elect positions belonging to winners of higher offices. However, those elections generally ran smoothly all throughout Harper Hall, and mock governmental work resumed without a hitch.
Alamo and Yorktown, for example, passed three ordinances each. Some towns were considerably less productive. Manila Bay passed zero ordinances. In fact, no ordinances were even proposed, which is an unimpressive number for the time allotted.
