American Legion Family

   Little Rhody Boys/Girls State

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2026 American Legion Family Boys/Girls State Program

Little Rhody Boys/Girls State will begin on Sunday, June 21st, and run through Friday, June 26th 2026. Session will be held at St Andrews School, 63 Federal Rd Barrington RI 02806.

​Space is limited! Apply today!

APPLICATIONS have been uploaded!! Apply TODAY! Applications will open a new window. Please print/complete (legibly) and scan to email or mail to the address listed on the application.

​​​SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS OF TAL BOYS STATE and ALA GIRLS STATE!!

About our program:

​                 LIttle Rhody Boys/Girls State is among the most respected and selective educational programs of government instruction for U.S. high-school students. A participatory program in which students become part of the operation of local, county and state government, Boys State was founded in 1935 to counter the socialism-inspired Young Pioneer Camps. The program was the idea of two Illinois Legionnaires, Hayes Kennedy and Harold Card, who organized the first Boys State at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.

American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a separate but similar program for young women called Girls State.

At Boys/Girls State, participants learn the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of franchised citizens. The training is objective and centers on the structure of city, county, and state governments. Operated by students elected to various offices, Boys/Girls State activities include legislative sessions, court proceedings, law-enforcement presentations, assemblies, bands, choruses, and recreational programs.

All individual expenses are paid by a sponsoring post, a local business, or another community-based organization.

For Oratorical information please visit www.LegionRI.org

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