Candidates to be interviewed for American Legion Buckeye Boys State and Girls State

Buckeye Boys State delegates at BGSU in 2016. (File photo)

The Bowling Green American Legion Post 45 and the Bowling Green American Legion Auxiliary Unit 45 will begin interviewing candidates for the 2024 American Legion Buckeye Boys State and the 2024 American Legion Auxiliary Buckeye Girls State.  

The Buckeye Boys State and Buckeye Girls State programs are part of a national educational program for high school juniors to learn about and set up a working state government. Interviews will begin in late February.  

Juniors from the Bowling Green School District who are home schooled or attend private schools are also eligible for consideration. For more information, home schooled and privately schooled students should contact David Ridenour at 419-352-5054 (or e-mail David at djride@dacor.org for Boys State); or Belinda Grover at 419-575-6375 (or e-mail Belinda at portagebob@aol.com for Girls State).