Two Plymouth High School juniors, along with an alternative student have been selected to represent Plymouth High School at this year’s American Legion Auxiliary Hoosier Girls State (HGS). Hoosier Girls State will take place at Trine University in Angola on June 21-27. The delegates for this year’s Hoosier Girls State are Emma Kruyer and Brenna Large and the alternate student is Elle Houin. The local Plymouth American Legion Auxiliary is covering the cost for PHS Hoosier Girls State delegates to attend Hoosier Girls State.
Attending Hoosier Girls State allows young women not only to learn but experience how the Indiana government operates. Students will be able to apply and increase their knowledge of state and local government with hundreds of top female students from the state of Indiana. Past delegates have reported their week at Girls State to be a life-changing experience that has taught them to be more aware of their role as United States citizens. Many colleges give special consideration for admission and scholarships to former delegates of Hoosier Girls State. Delegates must be a junior in high school and have a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher. Students must demonstrate leadership abilities, be honest, and possess good character. Delegates stay for the entire week and are housed and supervised in Trine’s residential housing. Trine University has hosted Hoosier Girls State since 2013. Every year approximately 500 young women attend HGS.
All three PHS students were nominated and selected for this honor by the staff at Plymouth High School. The Plymouth High School administration congratulates all three students for being selected as this year’s PHS Hoosier Girls State representatives.
The congratulatory graphic was created by Ivy Marin a PHS junior enrolled in career marketing. Ivy also helped write the article above.
