American Legion Boys and Girls State Delegates have been selected for 2015.Boys and Girls State are the premier programs for teaching how government works, while developing leadership skills and an appreciation of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. From May 24-30, delegates from across the state will be involved in an exciting summer program that allows them to run for office, learn public speaking, draft and debate legislation, and actively participate in all phases of creating and running a working government.Boys State Delegates are: Jacob Mathew Baehman, Liam Bradford Brock, Joe Thomas Cantrell, Charles Paul Hale, Joseph Issac Hitchcock, Grant Austin Walker, Nathaniel Blake Walker and John S. Rigsby.Girls State Delegates are: Emma Irenia Holmes, Makayla Renea Stubblefield, Anne Michal Wilcher, Anna Ruth Womack, and Kerri Ann Berenguer. Alternates, or substitutes for any girl who cannot go, are Hannah Nicole Cowan and Madison Paige Weeter.