Terry Fisher Post 117

announces the opening of the application process for the 2027 Boys State and Girls State Programs.

 

Boys State and Girls State are two programs for rising seniors nationwide. In Texas, these programs are

one week in length held around the middle of June. If you are selected, the only cost is your transport

to/from. Boys State is at the University of Texas and Bluebonnet Girls State is held at Texas Lutheran

University.

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Boys State is run by the American Legion. The American Legion is a veteran’s organization for all military

members who have served. Girls State is run by the American Legion Auxiliary, a support organization

to the Legion.

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Interested applicants should look at the Boys State and Girls State websites to gain further knowledge

about the programs. For the Boys the website is: http://texasboysstate.com and for Girls State it is:

http://girls-state.org/. See our website for the application. For BOYS, DO NOT apply on the Texas

Boys State website!

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This is a very competitive program so please take your time with the application. The application MUST

BE RETURNED to your counselor BY Oct 31 2026 (unless the counselor has an early submission date). IF

YOU ARE APPLYING OFF OF OUR WEBSITE, PLEASE INCLUDE A LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT FROM

EITHER AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF POST 117 OR A TEACHER OR COACH. Send your application to the

email below.

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Contact Lorna Kipphut at 520-609-4145 or aztx1978@gmail.com with any questions.