Poland junior going to Boys State

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Neighbors | Submitted.Poland's Brendan Higgins (foreground) will get a crash course in Ohio government when he participates in Buckeye Boys State this year.

Poland Seminary High School junior Brendan Higgins will attend the 2010 session of American Legion Buckeye Boys State, June 12-19, at Bowling Green State University.

Buckeye Boys State is a “hands on” workshop in the principles and organization of Ohio government. Young men attending Boys State learn about Ohio government by operating the agencies and levels of a mythical state government: the “51st State” themselves.

Founded in 1936, Buckeye Boys State is the largest Boys State program in the nation. Nearly 1,300 of the top juniors in Ohio will attend.

Through Buckeye Boys State, students from each school gain more knowledge about Ohio government than 75 percent of the general population of the state.

Opportunities are available to expand skills and interest through special program segments on Ohio laws and the court systems; banks and realty company operation; public utility companies; law enforcement; newspaper operation; and legislative services, conducted by staff members versed in the area of instruction and each “mirroring” a similar real experience.