Tiler Haigwood of CCHS selected to represent the community at Hoosier Girls State in June
(Talk of the Town photo provided) Columbia City High School junior Tiler Haigwood, below, has been selected by the Columbia City American Legion Auxiliary to attend Hoosier Girls State in June.
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Tiler M. Haigwood, daughter of Tina (Dean) Houser and Chris Haigwood has been chosen by the Columbia City American Legion Auxiliary, Unit #98 to attend the 69th annual session of Hoosier Girls State. HGS will be held June 20-26, 2010 on the campus of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Haigwood, a junior at Columbia City High School will join approximately 650 other young women for this government program designed to educate our leaders of tomorrow in the duties, privileges, rights and responsibilities of citizenship. This session of government and practical politics is non-partisan and non-political.
Citizens begin their week-long adventure by registering to vote, where they receive an assignment to a mythical political party, which at registration time has no political organization or party beliefs/platform – all established by the Delegates within three days into the session.
Delegates also must file for an elected office on the City, County or State level. She then conducts her political campaign complete with speeches and campaign materials. Once elected to Office, Delegates are sworn in and perform the duties as described for that position. Non-elected Delegates are given appointments as well as encouraged to visit the offices of those elected to communicate their needs as citizens.
Past Participants of Girls State have included broadcast journalist Jane Pauley, former Governor of Texas Ann Richards, VP of Design for Liz Claiborne Jessica Mitchell, Captain Michelle Johnson -- the first woman to serve as wing commander for the US Air Force Academy, Lt. Governor Becky Skillman and Indiana Congresswoman Connie Lawson, just to name a few.
For additional information about Hoosier Girls State, please contact Esther Smith, Unit Hoosier Girls State and Education Chairman at 213-3100 or erasmith40@yahoo.com. All American Legion Auxiliary programs may be referenced at www.amlegauxin.org
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Tiler M. Haigwood, daughter of Tina (Dean) Houser and Chris Haigwood has been chosen by the Columbia City American Legion Auxiliary, Unit #98 to attend the 69th annual session of Hoosier Girls State. HGS will be held June 20-26, 2010 on the campus of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Haigwood, a junior at Columbia City High School will join approximately 650 other young women for this government program designed to educate our leaders of tomorrow in the duties, privileges, rights and responsibilities of citizenship. This session of government and practical politics is non-partisan and non-political.
Citizens begin their week-long adventure by registering to vote, where they receive an assignment to a mythical political party, which at registration time has no political organization or party beliefs/platform – all established by the Delegates within three days into the session.
Delegates also must file for an elected office on the City, County or State level. She then conducts her political campaign complete with speeches and campaign materials. Once elected to Office, Delegates are sworn in and perform the duties as described for that position. Non-elected Delegates are given appointments as well as encouraged to visit the offices of those elected to communicate their needs as citizens.
Past Participants of Girls State have included broadcast journalist Jane Pauley, former Governor of Texas Ann Richards, VP of Design for Liz Claiborne Jessica Mitchell, Captain Michelle Johnson -- the first woman to serve as wing commander for the US Air Force Academy, Lt. Governor Becky Skillman and Indiana Congresswoman Connie Lawson, just to name a few.
For additional information about Hoosier Girls State, please contact Esther Smith, Unit Hoosier Girls State and Education Chairman at 213-3100 or erasmith40@yahoo.com. All American Legion Auxiliary programs may be referenced at www.amlegauxin.org