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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Powell | chris.powell@sos.arkansas.gov | (501) 683-0057
Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston to Welcome
Girls and Boys State to the Arkansas State Capitol
(LITTLE ROCK, ARK.) – Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston will host the attendees of Girls and Boys State at the Arkansas State Capitol in coordination with the American Legion Auxiliary and the American Legion Department of Arkansas. For over seventy-five years, young men and women from across the state have visited the State Capitol during their week-long educational program of civic engagement. Girls State will come to the Capitol on Thursday, May 30, and Boys State will visit on Friday, May 31.
“It is my pleasure to welcome these students to our state’s Capitol building as they engage in the political process. I know they will come to love our history and this magnificent building as much as I do. As young citizens of this state, I hope that their visit here will ignite a fire to serve in the future,” said Thurston.
Girls State is being conducted at Harding University in Searcy and Boys State at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. During their visit to Little Rock, students who have been elected as Constitutional Officers, Representatives, and Senators will serve for the day in their respective chambers and offices alongside their real-life counterparts at the State Capitol, participating in mock legislative sessions and learning more about the political process.
In addition, the Secretary of State’s Office will sponsor a college fair with representatives from approximately 25 higher education institutions. Students will also have the opportunity to register to vote with help from the Secretary of State’s Elections staff, if they are eligible.
About Secretary of State John Thurston
Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston, was first elected as Secretary in November of 2018, after serving eight years as Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands. John is the past chairman of the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council. He is also the past president of the Western States Land Commissioners Association.
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