Special Activities
Band
You are encouraged to join the band which performs daily. You may do so by immed
iately visiting the Band Director
after you have checked in with your town. It is important that all musicians see
the Band Director prior to the evening meal.
The time and place of each rehearsal and performance is listed in the daily sche
dule.
Newspaper
You are encouraged to join the newspaper staff which publishes the Green Mountai
n Boys' Statement daily. You
may do so by attending the first newspaper meeting which will be held at 5:45PM
at the Newspaper Office.
Life Guards
Lifeguards, with the help of a Norwich University lifeguard, are needed daily to
watch out for others during
afternoon swimming. You may become one by reporting at 5:45PM to the Athletic Di
rector's Office.
Colorguard
A five man colorguard advances and retrieves colors at the evening assembly on t
he day specified for your town.
You may be selected by contacting your Town Counselor. Previous experience is no
t necessary. The American Legion
colorguard for Sunday evening's program will instruct prospective colorguards.
A few minutes before the Sunday evening assembly you can learn by watching the L
egion Corps.
Special Athletics
Past Boys' Staters have organized tennis competitions, recreational running
and ultimate frisbee competitions. In planning
such events, consult the Athletic Director for scheduling, facilities, equipment
and special rules.
Awards
Scholarships
You are invited to apply for any of the scholarships offered to Boys' State part
icipants. To do so, you must fill out an
application which can be obtained from your Town Counselor. In addition, you mus
t have your high school transcript sent
to:
Paul Wheeler
Green Mountain Boys' State
Norwich University
Norwich, VT 05663
Boys' Nation
Two outstanding Boys' State participants will be selected by the counselors to r
epresent Vermont at Boys' Nation which will
be held each year during July on the American University campus in Washington, D
C. A great deal of attention is devoted by
the counselors to this selection. The process continues throughout the week.
Town Hall of Fame
In addition, your counselors will select one citizen to receive the Town Hall of
Fame Award for outstanding service to the
town.
Model Town
At the closing ceremony the Director of Boys' State will announce the Model Town
for this year's Boys' State. Many qualities
go into the selection of the Model Town. The significance of this award is large
ly determined by the members of each Boys'
State town, their desire to be recognized as Model Town, and the effort they put
into that goal. The selection is based on
material and evidence submitted by town members and counselors during the course
of the week that support the established
criteria.