Monday morning, the citizens of Calhoun cottage got up at 6:30 to start cleaning. They swept, made beds, and cleaned the bathroom for inspection. At 7:50 AM, we were given orders to march to the dining hall for flag rising.  After the flag rising, we filed to the dining hall for breakfast.   After breakfast, both Federalists and Nationalists were told to go to the WV Building and then the Assembly Hall for a leadership meeting.

Both parties were dismissed at 12:00 PM. They were instructed to go back to their cottages and from there they would wait for lunch to begin. Our cottage only has 17 people in it, so it doesn’t take long to get in formation. One guy was missing when the instructor was taking role. Come to find out, the guy was in another cottage at this time. We found him and went to dinner.

Zachariah Robe

Sports Minute:

Panhandle Cottage dominated on the first day of sports, winning three out of the four matches played.  The results are as follows:

Basketball:

Day: Nationals vs. Gilmer/Calhoun Federalists – Win 44/20

Evening: Federalists vs.  Gilmer/Calhoun Nationalists – Win 44/20

 

Volleyball:

Day: Federalists vs. Monroe Federalist – Loss 18/21 and 15/21

Evening (Sand): Nationalists vs. Webster/Barbour Nationalists – Win 21/20 and 21/12

 

Political Minute:

Ankur Kumar of Panhandle County was selected in the Federalist state primary as the candidate of choice who would carry the party banner into Tuesday night’s general election. When asked what his plan for governor was if voted into office he stated, “If elected, I plan to carry out the Federalist party’s platform and to be fair to all citizens of Mountaineers Boys State.”

 

Panhandle in the Community:

Citizens of Panhandle cottage can be seen involved around the Boys State community. Brian Mullis, who is known for leading the boys of Panhandle to the meeting grounds as Gideon, is an active member of the Americanism Program, and is expected to participate in the flag retirement ceremony. He divulged that “Citizens with the Americanism program would be retiring an American Flag with honor in a ceremony done with pride.” Panhandle applauds Brian’s commitment to promoting the American Spirit within the State.

Foster Jenkins

This evening the members of Boys State practiced for the Formal Review in the field prior to dinner. While marching around in ranks with the band playing, the boys showed all they have been working on with their cabin through their marching, and flag bearing. The band showed great progress as they played multiple songs throughout the practice. Everyone looked like they were ready for the Formal Review tomorrow evening.

By: Caleb Isinghood