Eligibility and Selection
Boys State is open to all boys regardless of race, color or national origin.
Only students who are finishing the junior year of high school, and who will be seniors in the following term of school, are eligible to participate in Boys State. Boys will be chosen from among students who are in the upper one-half of their class scholastically. The following qualifications will be considered in determining eligibility:
- A leader.
- Able to get along with others.
- Enthusiastic, with good personality and good character.
- Honest.
- Interested in a citizenship training program.
- Have demonstrated good quality in the classroom and community.
Information for Posts:
We recommend that the post request the assistance of the superintendent of schools, the high school principal, a student counselor or the faculty, or a combination of these four. Consult community leaders and the clergy for additional recommendations of your candidates. We urge that schools submit the names of qualified boys to the post Boys State Chairman or the Department of Minnesota headquarters, and that the post make the final selection of the boys.
We further recommend that the boys available and fulfilling the qualifications listed above should alone determine whether or not a boy is sent to Boys State, and it not be a matter of continuous Post participation in the program or that he be related to a member of the Post. It is recommended that alternates to the principal candidates be named at the time of selection to stand by in case the principals are unable to accept the appointment or attend Boys State.
