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Buckeye Girls State 2008
Program Highlights
The 62nd annual session of The American Legion Auxiliary Buckeye Girls State will be held 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 15
1:00pm - 3:00pm |
Delegate Registration |
Campus Gym |
3:00pm - 4:30pm |
City Mixer & Campus Exploration |
In Each City |
8:00pm |
Official Opening Keynote Speaker: Jade Noble, 2007 BGS Governor |
Upper Convocation Center |
Monday, June 16
9:00am - 2:15pm |
Workshops in Government |
Various Campus Locations |
2:30pm |
County Government Party Caucuses |
Various Campus Locations |
6:45pm |
State Government Party Caucuses |
Upper Convocation Center |
Tuesday, June 17
9:00am - 11:00am |
County Government Party Caucuses |
Various Campus Locations |
2:30pm |
State Government Party Caucuses |
Upper Convocation Center |
7:30pm |
City Rallies |
In Each City |
Wednesday, June 18
7:30am - 9am |
City General Elections |
In Each City |
9:15am |
State Rallies |
Upper Convocation Center |
11:00am - 12:30pm |
County & State Primary Elections |
Campus Gym |
2:15pm |
County Rallies |
Various Locations |
3:30pm - 5:00pm |
Debate & Party Demonstrations |
Upper Convocation Center |
6:00pm - 7:30pm |
County & State General Elections |
Campus Gym |
8:00pm |
City Government Celebration Keynote Speaker: TBD |
Upper Convocation Center |
Thursday, June 19
9:00am - 10:15am |
Government Setup, Orientation & Functioning |
Various Campus Locations |
10:30am - 11:45am |
State Patrol Graduation |
Upper Convocation Center |
1:30pm - 4:45pm |
All Levels of Government Functioning |
Various Campus Locations |
8:00pm |
County & State Government Celebration BGS Governor's Inaugural Address |
Upper Convocation Center |
Friday, June 20
9:00am-ll:45am |
All Levels of Government Functioning |
Various Campus Locations |
1:30pm - 2:30pm |
Visit from Ohio Governor Strickland |
Upper Convocation Center |
2:30pm - 4:45pm |
All Levels of Government Functioning & BGS Government Tour |
Various Campus Locations |
7:30pm-10:00pm |
All Levels of Government Functioning |
Various Campus Locations |
Saturday, June 21
9:00am - 10:30am |
Government Shutting Down |
Various Campus Locations |
11:00am - 12:00pm |
Joint Session of BGS House & Senate
BGS Governor's State of the State Address |
Upper Convocation Center |
12:15pm |
Citizens of BGS are free to leave |
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