What they don't tell you is...: a Girls State survey

What Delegates Don’t Learn About Girls State at Orientation.

 

We are now four days into Girls State. Besides learning about government, the citizens have a few other interesting memories. After interviewing with citizens from each floor, we have taken the liberty to write a few behind the scenes news from the delegates.
 

A girl packing for any camp is an experience to be reckoned with. Since nobody can think of everything, some things were forgotten. One citizen realized, on the drive up, she did not bring a towel. She made her dad drop her off at a Walmart to buy one. Another delegate realized, maybe a little too late, that she did not bring an ample supply of a certain female necessity (tampons). Now, if the female product wasn’t bad enough how would any person feel after they realize that they did not bring a lint brush.
 

After Tuesday night the citizens had found all of the speakers interesting and entertaining, but a few speakers stood out. 17 delegates choose Dr. JoAnne Owens-Nauslar as their favorite, with Gwen Crawford following in second. Carmen Varejcka McGee also received recognition from the citizens for her important information about being prepared for college.
 

The cafeteria has been well liked by all of the citizens. A few of the top favorite meal choices have been ice cream, chicken, and the French dip sandwich.

While enjoying their meal the delegates have been able to talk to their fellow floor members. In their socializing they start to try to learn everyone’s name on their floor. Unfortunately, a few citizens only knew about eight to ten names. On the other hand, some citizens knew almost all 48 names. The average number though, has been 22. Lucky for them, they still have a few days to memorize all of the names.

Another prominent room at Girls State has been the Girls State Store. T-shirts have been the most bought item by citizens. Hoodies were the next most wanted item followed by tote bags. No offense to the flashlight, but no citizen has seemed to need one.

The one thing the citizens have needed is time to practice their cheers. The range of cheers known on each floor has been as low as two, to as high as eight. The average of the floors is about three, which if you listen to the delegates before any session, you would realize that they are proficient at the ones they do know.

survey and story by Haley Benedict and Andrea Hogsett