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Adopt resolutions recognizing the outstanding young men and women who attended the 2018 American Legion Boys State and American Legion Auxiliary Girls State summer leadership programs
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Chair Vasquez requests that the Board adopt resolutions recognizing the outstanding young men and women who attended the 2018 American Legion Boys State and American Legion Auxiliary Girls State summer leadership programs.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Each year, outstanding high school juniors are selected by the Rago Christopher American Legion Post 165, of Vacaville, and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 165 to attend Boys State and Girls State summer leadership programs. For more than 75 years, the program has offered hard-working students the opportunity to learn about the rights, privileges and responsibilities of our citizens. The training objectives focus on city, county and state government structure and places attendees in the position of being elected to various offices and holding mock legislative sessions, court proceedings, assemblies and more.
The 2018 Boys State and Girls State attendees include: Vacaville High School students Maxwell Polly, Joshua Till and Haley Brunkal; Vanden High School students Robert Rosell, Jr., Alvin Vo and Devina Velasquez; Vacaville Christian High School students Shane DeGrace and Isadora Petrovksy; Buckingham Charter Magnet High School students Dylan Ocampo, Michael Zughbaba and Gabrielle Loehr; Will C. Wood High School students Sergio Maciel and Kendal Hiemke.
The Rago Christopher American Legion Post 165 and American Legion Auxiliary Unit 165 will honor these outstanding students during their annual Youth Recognition Night, to be held Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, at the Center for Freedom and Flight in Vacaville.
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