2005 Highlights
Program Highlights
The 59th annual session of The American Legion Auxiliary Buckeye Girls State will be at Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio. Over nine hundred girls from 88 Ohio counties will descend upon this campus for a hands-on experience with a working government. Each girl is assigned a political party, city and county. Their cities are named after famous Ohio women and their counties are named after Past Department Presidents of the Ohio American Legion Auxiliary.
Sunday, June 12
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1:00pm - 3:00pm |
Delegate Registration |
Campus Gym |
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3:00pm - 4:30pm |
City Mixer & Campus Exploration |
In Each City |
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8:00pm |
Official Opening Keynote Speaker: Kristina Short, 2004 BGS Governor |
Upper Convocation Center |
Monday, June 13
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9:00am - 2:15pm |
Workshops in Government |
Various Campus Locations |
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2:30pm |
County Party Caucuses Government |
Various Campus Locations |
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6:45pm |
State Party Caucuses Government |
Upper Convocation Center |
Tuesday, June 14
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9:00am - 11:00am |
County Party Caucuses |
Various Campus Locations |
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2:30pm |
State Party Caucuses |
Upper Convocation Center |
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7:30pm |
City Rallies |
In Each City |
Wednesday, June 15
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7:30am - 9am |
City Elections |
In Each City |
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9:15am |
State Rallies |
Upper Convocation Center |
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11:00am - 12:30pm |
County & State Primary Elections |
Gym |
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2:15pm |
County Rallies |
Various Locations |
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3:30pm - 5:00pm |
Debate & Party Demonstrations |
Upper Convocation Center |
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6:00pm - 7:30pm |
County & State General Elections |
Gym |
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8:00pm |
City Government Celebration Keynote Speaker: TBD |
Upper Convocation Center |
Thursday, June 16
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9:00am - 10:15am |
Government Setup, Orientation & Functioning |
Various Campus Locations |
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10:30am - 11:45am |
State Patrol Graduation |
Upper Convocation Center |
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1:30pm - 4:45pm |
All Levels of Government Functioning |
Various Campus Locations |
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8pm |
County & State Government Celebration BGS Governor's Inaugural Address |
Upper Convocation Center |
Friday, June 17
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9:00am - ll:45am |
All Levels of Government Functioning |
Various Campus Locations |
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1:30pm - 4:45pm |
All Levels of Government Functioning & Tour of the Government of BGS |
Various Campus Locations |
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7:30pm-9:00pm |
Entertainment |
TBD |
Saturday, June 18
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9:00am - 10:30am |
All Levels of Government Functioning |
Various Campus Locations |
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1:45pm - 2:45pm |
Joint Session of House & Senate Assembly |
Upper Convocation Center |
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3:15pm |
Delegates are free to leave |