Shiner students attend Boys and Girls State

Delegates for the 2023 American Legion Boys State and Girls State were Nate Boedeker and Faith Machart from St. Paul High School, and Kyle Muehlstein and Charlotte Grosenbacher from Shiner High School. Boys State was held at UT in Austin and Girls State was held at TLU in Seguin, both in June.
These students are exceptional examples of what Boys State and Girls State represent.
American Legion Boys State is among the most respected and selective educational programs of government instruction for high school students. It is a participatory program where each student becomes a part of the operation of his local, county, and state government.
At American Legion Boys State, participants are exposed to the rights and privileges and the duties and responsibilities of a franchised citizen. The training is objective and practical, with city, county, and state governments operated by the students elected to the various offices.
With American Legion Girls State, both the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary began an effort over five decades ago to devise a means to educate our youth on the duties, privileges, and responsibilities of American citizenship.
This program was developed to give young leaders an opportunity to learn the challenges of government by performing the same duties as real officeholders in the everyday world, to inform them of the rights and privileges of American citizenship, and to instill a deep sense of the personal responsibilities and obligations which this citizenship entails.
Like other students throughout the State of Texas, these students were selected on a competitive basis by their local high school and Legion Posts. Congratulations to these great student leaders!