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WSD Students Selected for Girls State
Fourteen high school juniors from the Wentzville School District have been selected to attend the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State of Missouri. The American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program, founded in 1940 at William Woods College in Fulton, Missouri, changes lives by bringing together dynamic young women for an intense week developing leadership skills, patriotism and a sense of community. The participants actively participate in all phases of creating and running a working government.
Missouri Girls State delegates are selected based on their leadership abilities, interest in government, service to others and academics. Those selected from Holt High School include Sarah Broughton, Kimberly Coulon, Paige Pieper, and Hailey Szuba. Those attending from Liberty High School include Zainub Ahmed, Maya Angeles, Marlee Doniff, Emily McPherron, and Khristian Mehu. Those selected from Timberland High School include Allison Allen, Cecilia Baker, Alexis Hohenshell, Makenna Jasper, and Drue Young. Timberland High School juniors Haley Gray, Shelby Barnett, Alexis Koch, and Sofia Angel were chosen as Alternates.
The 78th session of Missouri Girls State will be held at the University of Central Missouri (UCM) in Warrensburg from June 24-30. Local sponsors include the American Legion Auxiliary, the Wentzville Community Club, the Wentzville Rotary Club, and the Timberland All-Sports Booster Club.