Bluffton American Legion Post sponsors McKenna Reneker to Girls State
McKenna Reneker Bluffton High School junior, and the daughter of Eric Reneker and Angela Reneker, will be among the 900 Ohio girls participating in the 66th annual session of Buckeye Girls State at the University of Mount Union, Alliance.
She is sponsored by the Bluffton American Legion Post 382, according to Bob Amstutz, post adjuntant.
Girl State session begins Sunday, June 10, and concludes on Saturday, June 16.
Girls State is a fast paced program of mock government at the state, county, and city levels. The main adjective of the Girls State program is to train young women, who have completed their junior year in high school.
As the girls arrive at Girls State, they are assigned to one of two political parties. The residence hall in which they live is their city. The students will file petitions for candidacy for a variety of offices from governor to city council, and will participate in the election process. After elections and the inauguration, the girls will put government in action.
"We, at the American Legion Post, are very proud to send McKenna to Buckeye Girls State. She is a great candidate who will enhance her learning about our government and will also meet many new friends," said Amstutz.
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