Two Cowley County students – who will be seniors next school year – have been elected mayors of their respective cities at Boys State of Kansas.
Colby Minson, of Arkansas City, senior-to-be at Dexter High School, was elected Boys State mayor for the city of Gardner, Dole County and Isaac Pieper, of Parkerfield, senior-to-be at Arkansas City High, is mayor of the city of Whorley, Seitz County.
Overall, 10 delegates were elected mayor of their respective cities. They were sworn in during a ceremony on Monday by Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab, a 1989 Kansas Boys State delegate from Great Bend High School.
High school students from across the state of Kansas are participating in the 2024 session of the American Legion Boys State of Kansas, which started on Sunday and ends Saturday at Kansas State University in Manhattan.
This is the program’s 32nd consecutive session at KSU and 86th overall.
The Kansas Boys State program includes students who have just completed their sophomore and junior years of high school.
Boys State is designed to be a learning-by-doing political exercise that simulates elections, political parties and government at the state, county and local levels, providing opportunities to lead under pressure and work effectively within a team.
Above photos: Minson and Pieper
