Buckeye Boys State

At the conclusion of the graduation ceremony, the Ohio Buckeye Boys State flag remains on the stage as we bid you, the Buckeye Boys State class of 2024, farewell and safe travels.

We are reminded that this is the last time we will all be gathered together- the last time this exact group of gentlemen will cheer, laugh, sweat, and sing together.

On behalf of the entire staff, we offer congratulations to our new alumni, who join the over 90,000 Buckeye Boys State alumni since the program’s founding in 1936. Go forth, tell your friends and family about this program, and thank the Legion post that sponsored you.

Help us spread the word for the 2025 program by speaking to your underclassmen and by having them follow us here and on Twitter and Instagram . If you know someone who will be a rising senior next summer who would be interested in joining us for next year’s program, please have them contact Christie White at [email protected]

To the future ALBBS class of 2025, we will see you in 357 days on June 8, 2025 for the 86th Session. But who’s counting?

We truly hope that this has been .

P.S. Don’t forget to wish your dads a very Happy Father’s Day!

that nearly a quarter of the West Point Class of 2027 attended Boys or Girls State? As we bid farewell to the Buckeye Boys State Class of 2024, we also know that we are bidding the next generation of leaders, midshipmen, and cadets fair winds and following seas.

As the final evening assembly draws to a close, we express our appreciation for the out-going President of the Buckeye Boys State Board of Trustees, Melissa K. Fowle, whose unfailing passion for the delegates of the program has been a standard of leadership for the last 17 years. At the conclusion of tomorrow's graduation, President Fowle will hand her gavel to the incoming President, Past Commander of the American Legion Department of Ohio, and current National Executive Committeeman, Steve Masowick.

Hot off the presses, the very last Hetuck of the 85th Session! Read all about it!

The Hetuck - 2024 - Volume 85, Issue 6 - Saturday Read Volume 85, Issue 6 of The Hetuck for the 2024 Buckeye Boys State program!

🚨Updated information regarding the Catholic Mass🚨

A change to the Daily Schedule: The 7:30 AM Sunday mass will no longer be offered. Instead, a Catholic mass will be offered SATURDAY afternoon at 4 PM at the same location, St. Mary’s Catholic Church located at 111 E. High St. If you so choose, we have arranged for delegates and counselors to meet on the Tallawanda St. side of Withrow Hall at 3:40 PM to walk over to the church together.

🚨Parent Visitation Day Schedule🚨

The Friday edition of the Hetuck is out now. Look at stories about a fine frenzy, jobs students are getting that lost their race, driver licenses coming back, small city stories. for more info: https://buff.ly/3Ro07WL

The Hetuck - 2024 - Volume 85, Issue 4 - Thursday Read Volume 85, Issue 4 of The Hetuck for the 2024 Buckeye Boys State program!

🚨Graduation Ceremony🚨

It's hard to believe, but we are already close to the end of the 85th Session of the American Legion Buckeye Boys State! This Sunday, June 16, parents, friends, family, and supporters of ALBBS are cordially invited to the graduation ceremony of the 2024 delegates. The morning's assembly will begin at 9 AM with a band concert for guests and the graduation ceremony will begin at 9:30 AM. The ceremony is expected to conclude around 11 AM.

➡️ Before the assembly, delegates are welcomed and encouraged to move most of their luggage into their or their family's cars so they may depart directly from Millett Hall.
➡️ Visitors may park in the West Parking Lot of Millett Arena (where you waited during check-in) for the duration of the graduation ceremony.

We look forward to welcoming you this Sunday!

Celebrated each year on June 14, Flag Day commemorates the day the Stars and Stripes were adopted in 1777 by the Second Continental Congress as the Flag of the United States of America. In alignment with this, Buckeye Boys State will be conducting a flag retirement ceremony this evening.

The Hetuck - 2024 - Volume 85, Issue 3 - Wednesday Read Volume 85, Issue 3 of The Hetuck for the 2024 Buckeye Boys State program!

The Hetuck - 2024 - Volume 85, Issue 2 - Tuesday Read Volume 85, Issue 2 of The Hetuck for the 2024 Buckeye Boys State program!

But wait, there's more! Yeah, you have to wait in line and pay taxes, just like in the real world, but who's actually doing that work? The Bank! And the Utilities Department! And the School Boards too!

All across Boys State, every single level of government is fully operational.

➡️ Cities like Jordan City are building skyscrapers and blimps
➡️ Commissioners in White County are seeking opportunities to decrease construction costs
➡️ In the Secretary of State's office, they're meeting with counterparts in the Ohio SOS
➡️ And in the Courts, I'm told that several very interesting cases are brewing around speeding tickets

, the American Legion wrote about our Blood Drive last year! https://buff.ly/4b47ABl

Each year, Buckeye Boys State and American Red Cross Central & Southern Ohio Region hosts one of the largest blood drives in the State of Ohio, and we need YOUR HELP again this year! Yes, you! This Saturday, during Parent Visitation Day, delegates, parents, friends, family, Legionnaires, counselors, and staff will all be pitching in and donating blood. For giving blood, you will also receive a $15 gift card and a FREE Cedar Fairs ticket that you can use at Cedar Point or Kings Island.

When: Saturday June 15, 2024
Where: Millet Hall | East Concourse
Time: 10 AM to 4 PM

To sign up, you can:
➡️ Visit the BBS Department of Health located in Dorsey Hall
➡️ Visit RedCrossBlood.com and enter sponsor code "legionbbs"
➡️ Go directly to https://buff.ly/3VpvOQr
➡️ Or scan the QR codes on the Red Cross flyers around campus

Last night, flanked by an honor guard of Legionnaires and Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers, the Honorable Gavin W. Coffman of Ridenour City was inaugurated as the 85th Governor of the American Legion Buckeye Boys State.

🚨Parent Visitation Day🚨

Saturday June 15, 2024

Good morning parents, friends, families, and supporters of the American Legion Buckeye Boys State! This Saturday, you all are invited to join us at Boys State to see what delegates have been working on all week. From Clerks of the City Councils all the way up to the Governor's Office, delegates have been hard at work for the last several days tackling some of the most pressing issues of today.

➡️ Information Desk & Tours of State

Beginning at 8:30 AM, visitors may come to the information desk located near Dorsey and McBride Halls for locations of your delegates' offices. Counselor-led Tours of State will also be departing every half hour beginning at 9 AM with the last tour leaving at 2:30 PM.

➡️ Parking

Please register your vehicle at: https://buff.ly/4edCidU . There is no need to print out the pass, and visitors may park in any area denoted as a RED zone (the map is in the link).

➡️ Dinner

At the conclusion of the workday at 3:15 PM, visitors are welcome to take their delegates uptown for dinner. Delegates must return in time for their evening assembly line-up times, which are determined by their city counselors.

➡️ Evening Assembly

Visitors are invited to join us for the Evening Assembly at Millet Hall (where check-in was conducted) beginning at 6:15 PM for band rehearsal with a short concert to begin at 7:00 PM. The Evening Assembly will begin at 7:30 PM and delegates will return directly to their dorms at the conclusion of the assembly.

Thank you to the Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice, Sharon L. Kennedy, for joining us for this evening's assembly to swear in our duly elected officials.

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Thanks to the long partnership between the American Legion and the Ohio State Highway Patrol, each program, OHSP sends a detail of troopers, including the Trooper of the Year, to work with a select group of delegates throughout the week. Delegates are additionally eligible to apply for Junior Cadet Week, an intense, five-day training course at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy.

The reporters at the Buckeye Boys State Hetuck have been hard at work since Monday morning, pursuing stories from across the state! We're proud to share the first edition of this year's Hetuck, and you can find more stories, features, and videos by following them.

The Hetuck - 2024 - Volume 85, Issue 1 - Monday Read Volume 85, Issue 1 of The Hetuck for the 2024 Buckeye Boys State program!

Thank you to the Legislative Service Commission for joining us this morning! Sections around BBS are meeting with their real-world counterparts, and at the BBS General Assembly, members are being trained on policy research and legislation drafting.