The Moorpark American Legion Post 502 Boys State selection committee met April 3, 2008 at the Moorpark Chamber of Commerce. The committee selected a primary and alternate delegate to attend the 71st Session of the American Legion California Golden Boys State , which will be held from June 21-28, 2008 on the campus of California State University , Sacramento .  Pictured below are the four finalists interviewed by the selection committee; these four were selected from a field of eighteen outstanding Junior-class boys initially recommended by the faculty of Moorpark High School . 

What is American Legion Boys State ?

As a program of The American Legion, Boys State developed from the concept that youth should be offered a better perspective of the practical operation of government; that the individual is an integral part and commensurately responsible for the character and success of his government. As such, it is an activity of high educational value, born out of a need for youth training in practical citizenship.

American Legion Boys State is easily classified as a leadership action program where qualified male high school juniors take part in a practical government course designed to develop in the young citizens a working knowledge of the structure of government and to impress upon them the fact that government is just what they make it.

The goals of Boys State are:

1. To develop civic leadership and pride in American citizenship.
2. To arouse a keen interest in the detailed study of our government.
3. To develop an understanding of American traditions and belief in the United States of America .
4. To arouse in the young citizens a determination to maintain our form of government.

For more information about American Legion Boys State , please visit:  http://www.legion.org/programs/youthprograms/boystate