Counselor profile: floor four

Story by Avery Neptune

The very hyper Morgan Kumm is the Junior Counselor for Van Buren. When getting to know the fun, happy and energetic Kumm one can find out many interesting things about her.

In the year of 2013, Kumm attended Girls State where she stayed on floor two. Kumm had such a great time at Girls State that she signed up to be counselor, and she was excited when she got asked to come back. When asked if she could go back to the time when she was in Girls State and if there was anything she would do differently she said, “I would campaign harder and run for a higher office.” Kumm felt that she missed out on that experience because she did not try as hard as she could have when she ran for County Treasurer.

       

Now let’s get to know the Kumm outside of Girls State. If Kumm could be any age she says she would be 25. She feels that at the age of 25 you are still pretty young, but not young enough to have missed out on different opportunities. Kumm’s favorite animal is a cat. This is because when she finds pictures of them online she loves them but, when she sends them to her sister, her sister does not love them as much.

Kumm would love to travel to New Zealand because of watching “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings”. She feels that New Zealand would be a beautiful place to visit. Kumm’s favorite hairstyle, if she could do it with her own hair, would be wavy or curly strawberry blonde because she likes the way it looks on her friend. If given the chance, Kumm would love to act in a comedy movie with her co-star being Melissa McCarthy, because McCarthy is a firecracker just like her.

       

Kumm’s favorite memories of being a Girls State citizen include the interaction with her different floormates and delegates from the other floors. Kumm likes Girls State so much that if given the opportunity she would be willing to travel all over the country promoting Girls State. Kumm is very dedicated to Girls State and all its citizens. 

Serious and organized Katie Bartels is the Middle Counselor for Van Buren. Though Bartels can be very serious at times, she does have a fun side to her personality that makes her very interesting to be around.  

       

Bartels was a Girls State citizen in the year of 2013. Being a Girls State citizen is what inspired Bartels to come back and be counselor. If Bartels could go back to the time when she was at Girls State, she said that she would have ran for a county or state position instead of a city one. She feels that it is a better experience to travel up and down the floors instead of staying on a single floor.

           

Bartels said that though she enjoys being a child, if she could be any age she would be somewhere in her mid-20s. Bartels’ favorite animals are cats and pandas. If Bartels could travel the world she would love to visit France, Italy and Germany. The classic ponytail is Bartels’ favorite kind of hairstyle. If given the chance to act in a movie, Bartels would act in a horror movie with Channing Tatum because there is nobody cuter.

       

Bartels describes that her favorite part of Girls State was the interaction with her floormates and the delegates from different floors. Bartels likes that she is still able to see the friends she made at Girls State in her everyday life. If Bartels was given the opportunity, she would love the idea of traveling the country promoting Girls State.  

The fun, loving and motherly figure, Annette Gloystein is the Senior Counselor for Van Buren. Though she was never a Girls State citizen, she is still willing to give up a week of her free time to come and guide the delegates.

Gloystein was an alternate for Girls State in the 1970s. Gloystein had daughters who attended Girls State a few years ago and this is what inspired her to be a Girls State counselor; along with the fact that she could not go at her age. Since Gloystein is a part of the American Legion Auxiliary, she is qualified to be a Girls State counselor.

           

Gloystein would love to be in her 30s again because of what she knows now. She would also enjoy spending one day in high school with what she knows now. Though she is not really an animal person, in the past she has had cats, turtles and fish.. Australia is number one on Gloystein’s travel list along with England, Ireland, Scotland and Disneyland or Disneyworld. Golystein would like to add a natural curl to her hair to create her favorite kind of hairstyle. If Golystein had the opportunity to act in any kind of movie, she would act in a science fiction movie or more specifically “Star Trek”. Gloystein  would have Leonard Nimoy, the original Spock, be her co-star.

Gloystein said her favorite part of Girls State is getting to meet and know the delegates. She enjoys seeing what is going on as a new generation keeps coming around. Gloystein is huge supporter of Girls State and she would be more than willing to travel the country promoting Girls State.