The Harry Potter themed floor two of Carter was easily known as the most fun floor in the building. They even had the fiesta room with nachos, speakers and party hats. Each one of the girls on the floor inspired one another to try new things and taught each other what it is like where they are from. The City of Carter is filled with competitive, talented and amazing girls that are looking for opportunities and future success.
There are many fun facts about Carter that should be known. Floor two has three counselors in the city of Carter. The senior counselor is Carol Nienhueser, the middle is Sable Campa and the Junior is Cecelia King. Carter is Harry Potter themed. King had the idea for the delegates to take a simple online quiz to tell what house they would be in as if we were in the actual story. This was a great idea for the delegates to get to know each other. Carter’s chant was easy to learn. The delegates would yell, “Who’s got it going on? Carter’s got it going on!” By the time the chant was over, the delegates would be screaming so crazily, it was almost hard to understand! Many of the citizens broke out of their shells to be loud because the loudest floor would be picked to go eat lunch first.
Getting to know one another was easy as none of the delegates were shy. Junior counselor King had the idea of going around the room and saying something about each other. It was an easy way to learn names. Campaigning was the best way to get the delegates to open up. It forced them to say something about themselves. The goal was to be remembered so that they would get votes. This helped the delegates that were interested in making friends.
During campaigning, the citizens of Carter came up with catchy slogans so that when their friends were voting, they were able to remember names. Some examples are, “Don’t be wack, vote for Kaia Mc,” and, “If you don’t want dilemmas, vote for Emma!” The delegates wrote their slogans on the marker boards hanging on the dorm room doors. They also made posters to hang up on the walls. When given free time to campaign, the candidates went door to door handing out candy and telling their fellow citizens about themselves. Campaigning was one of the most exciting times of Girls State.
The next morning, the delegates voted on city offices. Scribner resident Greta Vering was elected as the Mayor of Carter. Vering’s slogan was, “Vote Greta Vering to pull our community together.” She then handed out hair ties to her fellow citizens. Emily Gilbert, Sidney Horne, Avery Kalvoda, Emily Knote and Kaia McIntire were voted to be City Council members. Their job was to talk with the mayor to pass the motion. The City School Board Members were Katie Colson, Quintessense Indra, Emily Otten and Carly Preister. The elected Senators were Jadyn Brooks, Olivia Fredrick, Gracie Killgore, Avery Mitchell, Emma Nelson and Emily Walsh. Each of the girls worked hard to earn her spot.
Some of the girls that decided not to run for city council tried to run for state council. There were three girls from floor two that ran for governor. Cheylee Tonniges, a student at Centennial, was one of the three that rose up to the challenge. Tonniges stated, “I strive to empower the young women of Girls State to make a greater change and be an inspiration and a voice to those who don’t have one, and speak on behalf of girls state as a whole.” Taylor Ruwe of Logan View also ran. “I want to be Governor to bring a ton of energy and to help people realize that we can all have our own voice together,” said Ruwe. Juliana Angel, a student from Omaha Duchesne, was the final delegate from Carter that ran for governor. Angel stated, “I would like to be Governor because I believe that I could be a very transparent leader who values communication.” She also speaks fluent Spanish. None of the girls won the position, but they each had an amazing experience, met new people, and learned a lot along the way.
Floor two, the City of Carter, definitely made their mark on Girls State 2019. Carter had the loudest cheers, the best theme and the most fun counselors. The delegates from this floor were caring, passionate, empowered and strong women that all have a bright future. They will all go great places.
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