JTHS Juniors Honored by American Legion

The following comes from 's guidance department:

Jefferson Township High School is proud to announce that six current juniors were selected to attend this year’s Boys State program at Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ from June 17-22:

Boys State

Pat Bohn
Tim Luciano
Matt Newman
Brian Ubhaus
Austin Vance
Dylan Vance

Jefferson Township High School is proud to announce that one current junior was selected to attend this year’s Girls State program at Georgian Court University in Lakewood, NJ from June 17-22:

Girls State

Nicole Martinelli

The New Jersey Boys State and New Jersey Girls State are summer leadership and citizenship programs sponsored by the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary for high school students between their junior and senior years. In both programs, a mythical fifty-first state is organized and administered for citizenship training purposes under the auspices of The American Legion, Department of New Jersey. A session of New Jersey Boys State has been held annually since the first session in 1946.

Boys State and Girls State have a strong tradition of education, patriotism and excellence in the development of tomorrow's leaders at a weeklong hands-on program. As one of hundreds of delegates around the state for each program, each student will learn about various aspects of the political process including: the political units of government and their function; the branches of government and their jurisdictions, and the functions of political parties and their role in the political process.