Boys State is a nationwide program with a number of excellent organizations educating young men to be the leaders of tomorrow.

Two outstanding representatives from each of 49 Boys States are called upon to represent their state at American Legion Boys Nation in Washington, DC. It is here that the young leaders, who had excelled at their respective Boys States, are introduced to the structure and function of the federal government.

For more information:
Contact The American Legion, PO Box 1055, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206, acy@legion.org.

Boys Nation is a week-long citizenship and government program in the nation's capital that is designed to instill in each participant a deep loyalty to America while providing practical insight into the operation of the federal government. Participants are high school students who have completed their junior year.

Boys Nation combines lectures, forums and field trips to federal agencies, institutions, memorials and historical sites in and around the Washington, DC area. Actual participation in the political process is highlighted throughout the week's activities to include the organization of party conventions, the introduction and debate on bills and resolutions, and the election of a Boys Nation President and Vice President.

Visit the home pages for Boys Nation or Boys and Girls State

 Please select a state below to see the respective Boys State website:

Alabama Boys State
Alaska Boys State
Arizona Boys State
Arkansas Boys State
California Golden Boys State
Colorado Boys State
Connecticut Boys State
Delaware Boys State
Florida Boys State
Georgia Boys State
Hawaii - ?
Idaho Gem Boys State
Illinois Premiere Boys State
Indiana Hoosier Boys State
Iowa Hawkeye Boys State
Kansas Boys State
Kentucky Boys State
Louisiana Boys State
Maine Dirigo Boys State
Maryland Boys State
Massachusetts Boys State
Michigan Boys State
Minnesota Boys State
Mississippi Boys State
Missouri Boys State

Montana Boys State
Nebraska Cornhusker Boys State
Nevada Boys State
New Hampshire Boys State
New Jersey Boys State
New Mexico Boys State
New York Boys State
North Carolina Tar Heel Boys State
North Dakota Boys State
Ohio Buckeye Boys State
Oklahoma Boys State
Oregon Boys State
Pennsylvania Keystone Boys State
Rhode Island Boys State
South Carolina Palmetto Boys State
South Dakota Boys State
Tennessee Boys State
Texas Boys State
Utah Boys State
Vermont Boys State
Virginia Boys State
Washington Evergreen Boys State
West Virginia Mountaineers Boys State
Wisconsin Badger Boys State
Wyoming Boys State