Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Girls State Slide Show
If you are interested in downloading a photo(s) that you saw in our Girls State Slide Show feel free to do so in the Girls State 2011 Album on PhotoBucket. Link here!
Talent Show
We had an amazing evening at the Girls State Talent Show! Thank you for the inspiring performances!
State Appointments from the Office of the Girls State Governor
State Appointments:
Executive Secretary- Hannah Dillman
Assistant Executive Secretary- Kelatztli Mendoza
Legislative Secretary- Annemarie McDaniel
State Police- Alanna Carrol
Press Corps- Tori Schmitt
Appointments Secretary- Andriana Ricchiuti
Cabinet Secretary- Alexis Coello
Education Secretary- Mallory Grismer
Legal Affairs Secretary- Courtney Liss
Assistant for Community Relations- Arlene Jimenez
Secretary for Program Development- Kathleen Osea
Assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs- Jenna Futch
Assistant for Research- Michelle Do
Office of Emergency Service- Peaches Boland
Homeland Security Advisor- Meredith Ross
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
City and County Clerks make the Girls State world go round....
Let's also give it up to all of the County Clerks, City Clerks and their Deputy Clerks for seamlessly running the filing period for nomination/petition for state offices yesterday! Here at Girls State we learn about how things are run in real life, and it certainly is not an exception when we say that we need clerks to hold the order and get a lot of the important things done! WELL DONE!!! Here are the clerks from each county:
Crock-a-doodle-doo!
“Wake up in the morning in the City of Crocker,
Got my Girls State key and gonna hit the city,
Before I leave, lock my windows and door,
‘cuz when I leave for the day, I ain’t coming back.”
The ladies of the City of Crocker have done a wonderful job at raising the city spirit in the county of Larkin with all our creative cheers and unique city theme of “the Crocker Carnies,” (shorter for Carnival). Everything from our pink hats to our distinctive cheers, has made us one of the proudest cities in Girls State. We have our amazing Senator, Katarina Schweitzer and City Mayor Saskia Tingey, among other important leaders, to lead us to success.
Of course our first night at Girls State, we were a bit tired because we came by plane, bus or just underwent long hours of driving, but as soon as we got our rest, we were up and ready to go! Meeting after meeting, stick a meal here and there and with recreation time, we have all had the opportunity to know each other. Day by day, night by night, we find out more about the girls in Crocker City. Everyone feels free to hang out with all the girls. You may be with one group of girls the first day and the next you will be with another group of girls.
The atmosphere that the Crocker girls have created is magnificent! Everyone is incredibly friendly, talented and we have truly become sisters. With our Auntie Lou, we feel even more like a family. We have decorated part of the Green Room (we currently share it with the City of Balboa) and that was our time to bond, get to know each other and do some ice-breakers. We literally all know something personal about each girl in our city. It’s incredible how we have only spent 2-3 days here and it already feels like we’ve been here a lifetime. We’re off track as to what day it is and everybody agrees we have come so close. We talk about issues that we typically don’t talk about at home, like politics, education, the economy, etc. We share our perspectives and we’re not afraid of speaking about them because we know that everyone respects our philosophies.
By this time we have had city elections, county elections and now we’re getting ready to do state elections. We have completely forgotten about the outside world and have focused on our imaginary utopian world here at Girls State. We make speeches in front of the Girls State delegates and we’re not afraid of public speaking because there’s a mutual respect. The competition may be tough for elections but the trick is to have an awesome Verification Deputy (also known as the Campaign Manager) to help you gain votes and over all, just be yourself. There have been so many catchy slogans; probably the best one has been Emily’s “Real Deal” Phil campaign name. Some of us may lose but we’re all here for each other to gain confidence to get back on our feet and try again.
It almost feels like a Girls Scout Camp or Cheer Camp because everybody is in a good mood, we’re always debating professionally, and the best part…sing-along! We come together at night time in General Assemblies and sing songs like “Don’t Stop Believing,” or “Girls State Song (Fight Song)” or our ultimate favorite “Take Me Over to Boys State” – has some really hilarious lyrics!
I tell you that when you have a room full of girls, you know something is going on. Something positive. Something revolutionary. Something that will change not only our cities but our counties, political parties and the state of California. Something that will ultimately shape our stay here at Girls State. Something that we will take back home and improve our communities to be more politically involved and do our shares as good citizens.
Oh! And parents, just a heads up, we will definitely be singing our Girls State songs on our way back! The Girls State spirit will always be with us! Stay tuned for more updates on our stay here…
Got my Girls State key and gonna hit the city,
Before I leave, lock my windows and door,
‘cuz when I leave for the day, I ain’t coming back.”
The ladies of the City of Crocker have done a wonderful job at raising the city spirit in the county of Larkin with all our creative cheers and unique city theme of “the Crocker Carnies,” (shorter for Carnival). Everything from our pink hats to our distinctive cheers, has made us one of the proudest cities in Girls State. We have our amazing Senator, Katarina Schweitzer and City Mayor Saskia Tingey, among other important leaders, to lead us to success.
Of course our first night at Girls State, we were a bit tired because we came by plane, bus or just underwent long hours of driving, but as soon as we got our rest, we were up and ready to go! Meeting after meeting, stick a meal here and there and with recreation time, we have all had the opportunity to know each other. Day by day, night by night, we find out more about the girls in Crocker City. Everyone feels free to hang out with all the girls. You may be with one group of girls the first day and the next you will be with another group of girls.
The atmosphere that the Crocker girls have created is magnificent! Everyone is incredibly friendly, talented and we have truly become sisters. With our Auntie Lou, we feel even more like a family. We have decorated part of the Green Room (we currently share it with the City of Balboa) and that was our time to bond, get to know each other and do some ice-breakers. We literally all know something personal about each girl in our city. It’s incredible how we have only spent 2-3 days here and it already feels like we’ve been here a lifetime. We’re off track as to what day it is and everybody agrees we have come so close. We talk about issues that we typically don’t talk about at home, like politics, education, the economy, etc. We share our perspectives and we’re not afraid of speaking about them because we know that everyone respects our philosophies.
By this time we have had city elections, county elections and now we’re getting ready to do state elections. We have completely forgotten about the outside world and have focused on our imaginary utopian world here at Girls State. We make speeches in front of the Girls State delegates and we’re not afraid of public speaking because there’s a mutual respect. The competition may be tough for elections but the trick is to have an awesome Verification Deputy (also known as the Campaign Manager) to help you gain votes and over all, just be yourself. There have been so many catchy slogans; probably the best one has been Emily’s “Real Deal” Phil campaign name. Some of us may lose but we’re all here for each other to gain confidence to get back on our feet and try again.
It almost feels like a Girls Scout Camp or Cheer Camp because everybody is in a good mood, we’re always debating professionally, and the best part…sing-along! We come together at night time in General Assemblies and sing songs like “Don’t Stop Believing,” or “Girls State Song (Fight Song)” or our ultimate favorite “Take Me Over to Boys State” – has some really hilarious lyrics!
I tell you that when you have a room full of girls, you know something is going on. Something positive. Something revolutionary. Something that will change not only our cities but our counties, political parties and the state of California. Something that will ultimately shape our stay here at Girls State. Something that we will take back home and improve our communities to be more politically involved and do our shares as good citizens.
Oh! And parents, just a heads up, we will definitely be singing our Girls State songs on our way back! The Girls State spirit will always be with us! Stay tuned for more updates on our stay here…
Urrrbody Tory... urr. URRRbody Tory!
Good job to the wonderful ladies of the Tory Party and its Tory Party Leader, Tory Platform Committee and Tory Steering Committee!
Also, kudos to our two party leaders for facilitating Girls State today for primary election speeches (and later today, for the general election speeches)!
(L) 2011 Tory Party Leader - Tasha
(R) 2011 Whig Party Leader - Mackenzie
2011 Tory Platform Committee & Tory Leader
2011 Tory Steering Committee
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