The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 24 announces the delegates from three local high schools to the 77th Palmetto Girls State program which will be held from June 9-15. Girls State will be held at Presbyterian College in Clinton. ALA PGS is held to provide a unique forum for the state’s rising high school senior girls to learn about government and the political process.

The purpose of Palmetto Girls State is to “educate our youth in duties, privileges, rights, and responsibilities of American citizenship.” In the mythical state of “Palmetto,” the delegates (also referred to as the citizens of Palmetto”) organize the cities, counties, and the state of “Palmetto” and choose the forms of government and officials for the cities, counties, and state.

This year ALA Unit 24 of Newberry is proud to sponsor the following girls:

Elizabeth Ann Crider – Newberry Academy

Fallon Higgins – Whitmire Community School

Jolee “Makenna” Moss-Jenkins –
Whitmire Community School

Arie Longshore – Mid-Carolina High School

Kynley Mack – Mid-Carolina High School

Dakota Perry – Mid-Carolina High School