![]() The sponsoring post will assume the responsibility for the delegate’s attendance, signed medical form, essay, and transportation to and from Catawba College and tuition fees. While other organizations may propose students for participation in the program and provide the tuition, the student must be interviewed, approved and sponsored by an American Legion post. Delegates to Tar Heel Boys' State must be sponsored by a North Carolina American Legion Post. Two of the young men are selected as national Senators and later are sent to Washington, DC where they participate in the national American Legion program, Boys Nation. ![]() Once introduced, these bills are debated and voted upon. Members of the state legislature, with the help of their "staffs" develop and introduce bills into congress. Operation of courts and the development and passage of legislation are learning activities that serve as major educational components of the program. After election, the elected officers, appointees and citizen staff members actually perform some of the functions of their office. As members of these political parties the "citizens" of Boys State hold party caucuses and conventions, develop party platforms, hold voter registration drives, nominate candidates, hold election campaigns for local and state offices and hold actual elections for those offices. All citizens of Boys State receive instruction in Parliamentary Procedure. The duties of the office they seek and after election to cover how the elected officers and appointees can carry out their duties. Other special "schools" are held prior to elections to inform candidates of Classroom instruction is provided on subjects such as law, civil service and election procedure. Membership in these parties forms the core of the educational experience. Upon arrival at Boys State the delegates are assigned to one of 2 imaginary political parties, the "Federalists" or the "Nationalists". To safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy These objectives are reached through the two-fold process of classroom lectures and role-playing. To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation To arouse in the young citizens a determination to maintain our form of government To develop in the young citizens of Boys' State the full understanding of our American traditions and beliefs in the United States of America To arouse a keen interest in the detailed study of our government ![]() To develop civic leadership and pride in American citizenship To become familiar with the structure of North Carolina government and its political process using the LEARN TODAY TO LEAD TOMORROW concept of instruction To improve citizenship for present and future generations of Tar Heels Tar Heel Boys' State teaches the preservation of our form of government that depends on intelligent, informed and loyal citizens in combination with government activities. By teaching the youth of our state and nation to understand and appreciate the basic principles involved in the successful management of a democratic society, we can keep America strong and ensure freedom for future generations. Since 2003 the sessions have been held on the campus of Catawba College, Salisbury, NC The American Legion believes there is no better way to assure the survival of our great republic than to train our young people in the ideals and objectives of American government. Some 500 rising high school seniors representing all geographic areas of North Carolina participate annually in this program. It is an intense workshop concentrating on North Carolina state government and politics. Tar Heel Boys' State is sponsored by The American Legion Department of North Carolina.
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