Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884

Lindholm selected for Girls State

Willow Lindholm has been selected as the Sundance delegate to Wyoming Girls State, to be held June 4-10 at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne. Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 80 (Hulett and Sundance, Janet Cole Lake, Girls State co-chair), Willow’s experience will be a week-long session of learning about government on the city, county and state levels.

Delegates attending the Wyoming Girls State program become citizens in cities and campaign for city offices. They receive educational training, either in the judicial process by participating in mock trials as a judge, an attorney, defendant, juror, etc. or in the Legislative process by debating bills in the House or the Senate, using parliamentary procedure to amend and pass bills into legislation. 

Willow will be eligible for college credit for the week, college scholarships and a chance to attend Girls Nation in Chevy Chase, MD.

 
 
Rendered 03/28/2024 15:28