American Legion Auxiliary Empire Girls State

07/24/2026

07/21/2026

We see our EGS Senators! 💙💛

07/17/2026

So excited to spend the next week following Clover & Francesca at American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation!!

After completing their respective American Legion Auxiliary Girls State programs, incoming high school seniors are packing to ready for ALA Girls Nation where they not only get to learn about the American political and government system, the ALA’s legacy of Service Not Self, and the sacrifices of our servicemembers, but they get to have a deeper understanding of themselves. When asked, “What is the best piece of advice you wish you knew before your session?” alums of all ages chimed in with impactful tips. Check out the ALA blog for some words of wisdom the incoming ALA Girls Nation 2026 senators can take with them on their journey.
➡️ www.ALAforVeterans.org/Blog/ALA-Girls-Nation-alumnae-share-words-of-wisdom-for

07/17/2026

In case you couldn’t join us for our State of the State - thanks again to all our sponsors from this year & everyone who sent messages to our citizens! We couldn’t do this without your generous support and love 💙💛

07/14/2026

Our final ALA Girls Nation participants are Senators Clover and Francesca from New York!🗽Congrats, senators! We can't wait to meet you in D.C.! 🫶

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American Legion Auxiliary Empire Girls State

07/06/2026

We can’t believe it but today is already our last full day together. We may have started our day a bit earlier than planned (iykyk) but we ended it with a bang!

We had our first and final outdoor flag raising held by Ride county. For likely the first time ever (or at least to this social media person’s knowledge) we had bagpipes featured as part of the ceremony. Next we headed to Edwards one final time to wrap up our academic week. We started with presenting blue star banners to all our citizens with family members currently serving.

Next, we held a special session to try and pass a previously failed bill from yesterday. With an amendment added on it passed with flying colors. We then opened up our appellate court to hear a few of the county cases and decided if they should be upheld or overturned! Afterwards Gov Amanat announced her appointments & which of yesterday’s bills she signed into law. All but 1 passed!

EGS alumni, longtime staffer & this week’s wellness coordinator Carrie talked about life after EGS and how to translate what we learned this week for the future.

We spent the afternoon rehearsing for our State of the State Ceremony which took place this evening. Parents from all over the state joined us in celebration of our week! We also announced our scholarship winners and Girls Nation senators!

We hope everyone is having a fun time with their counties tonight but please remember to get some sleep - it’ll be an early morning for check-out.

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