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Five junior students from Morse attended the 66th Annual Dirigo Boy’s State at Thomas College last week.

Boy’s State is a weeklong educational program for approximately 200 youth sponsored by the American Legion that focuses on leadership and government. The Morse students were sponsored to attend by the local American Legion Smith-Tobey Post 21.

This year two Morse students received recognition.
Kyle Bonti was selected as one of five students for being an Outstanding Citizen, which recognizes the most involved delegate at the municipal level. Kyle Hietala was selected as one of two students to attend Boy’s Nation in Washington D.C., which takes place July 19-26.
Hietala had previously been elected by his peers to serve as the Governor of Boy’s State. At Boy’s Nation, he will serve as a senator representing Maine and have the opportunity to learn about the structure and function of the federal government system.

Over the years, a number of Boy’s Nation graduates have been elected to serve in public office as congressmen, state legislators, state governors and president. This year’s agenda includes visits with state senators, tours of national monuments and a talk by Nesse Goden, Holocaust Survivor. There are planned live stream broadcasts of select Boy’s Nation events available on-line at www.legiontv.org.

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