AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY BADGER GIRLS STATE Sunday, June 18, 2017 9:30 am - 12:15 pm Registration: Gruenhagen Conference Center Titan Lounge 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm City Get Acquainted in City Floor Lounges 1:00 pm Band Members report Kolf Gym 1:15 pm Multi Media report to Kolf Gym 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm Opening Assembly Kolf Gym Gather by cities and walk to Kolf Gym. County Counselors will direct. Invocation Pledge of Allegiance National Anthem Formal Opening of 74 th Session of Badger Girls State & Welcome Greetings Greetings Expectations & Introductions Pledge of Citizenship Song America, America 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm City Orientations: Linda Coppock, ALA Department Chaplain Amy Luft, ALA Department Americanism Chairman ALABGS Band Diane Kranig, ALABGS Department Chairman Laurel DuBois, American Legion Auxiliary Department President Chancellor Andrew Leavitt, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Delores Woolf, ALABGS Executive Director Judge Barbara Key & ALABGS Citizens Everyone City Meeting Room Ashby Alumni Welcome Center, Ballroom A Birch Alumni Welcome Center, Room 201 Butternut Reeve Union, Ballroom C, Room 227 Cedar Albee Hall, Room 202 Elm Reeve Union, Ballroom A, Room 227 Hawthorn Glen Reeve Union, Ballroom B Hickory Reeve Union, Room 306 Maple Reeve Union Theatre, Room 307 Oakwood Alumni Welcome Center, Ballroom B Pine Grove Alumni Welcome Center, Room 209 Spruce Horizon Village Study Lounge Sycamore Horizon Village Rec Lounge Tamarack Alumni Welcome Center, Ballroom C Willow Spring Alumni Welcome Center, Room 213 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm Get Acquainted Activities City Meeting Rooms
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm Badger Tales Staff and Art Department Gruenhagen Terrace Room Election Commission and Notary Public Oshkosh room Band Kolf Gym Chorus Scott Hall-Main Lounge Multi Media Gruenhagen Computer Lab, Platform Committee Meetings Blackhawk Commons Nationalists: Room 110 Federalist: Outside room 110 Those in attendance at these meetings will eat dinner when their meetings have concluded, rather than eating with their cities. 4:45 pm - 6:00 pm Dinner Blackhawk Commons Blue Tags: 4:45 pm Red Tags: 5:15 pm (Interest Groups - Table in Blackhawk) 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm General Assembly - Kolf Gym All levels of government will be explained plus tips on campaigning. 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm City Caucus and Voter Registration - City Meeting Rooms See Sunday 3:00 pm for City locations. State Nomination Papers available from City Counselor. At end of this session Citizens: You must register your name and office you are seeking with City Counselor prior to taking nomination paper. You must circulate your own Nomination papers. (Do not give them to another citizen to circulate). Nomination papers may be filed Monday from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm with the Government Accountability Board or after the 9:15 pm in Gruenhagen Main Lobby. The two Political Party Counselors will have a table set up in Gruenhagen collecting nomination papers. Absolute deadline for filing is 10:00 pm on Monday evening at Gruenhagen Main Lobby. 9:15 pm Return to Gruenhagen Conference Center 10:00 pm Good Night Circle - City Floor Lounges 10:30 pm Good Night - Lights Out 6:00 am Rise and Shine Monday, June 19, 2017 6:45 am Breakfast - Blackhawk Commons Blue Tags: 6:45 am Red Tags: 7:10 am 6:45 am Platform Committee Breakfast Meetings - Blackhawk Commons Nationalists: Room 110 Federalists: Outside Room 110 8:00 am - 8:15 am General Assembly - Kolf Gym Flag Ceremony, General Announcements, etc. 8:15 am - 9:10 am City Pictures - Kolf Gym (Citizens are not to take pictures at this time.) Ashby, Birch, Butternut, Cedar, Elm, Hawthorn Glen, Hickory Maple, Oakwood, Pine Grove, Spruce, Sycamore, Tamarack, Willow Springs
8:15 am - 9:10 am City & State Campaigning - Kolf Gym 9:15 am - 9:30 am City Non-Partisan Elections - City Meeting Rooms 9:30 am Election Commission count ballots in City Rooms 9:30 am - 10:15 am City Commissions and Installation - City Meeting Rooms 10:30 am - 11:15 am Political Parties Organize: All citizens - Elect Party Chrmn & Campaign Mgr Federalists: AWC Ballrooms Nationalists: Reeve Ballroom 11:30 am - 12:45 pm Platform Committees - Blackhawk Commons Nationalists: Room 110 Federalists: Outside Room 110 11:45 am Lunch - Blackhawk Commons Blue Tags: 11:45 am Red Tags: 12:10 pm 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Chorus - Scott Hall Main Lounge Chorus should eat Lunch at 11:45 am. 1:00 pm 2:30 pm Nominations and Primary Elections for Senate/Assembly/County Caucus 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm Schools of Instruction County Party Location Babcock Federalist Alumni Welcome Center, Ballroom A Nationalist Alumni Welcome Center, Room 201 Dewey Federalist Reeve Ballroom C, Room 227 Nationalist Albee Hall, Room 202 Fairchild Federalist Reeve Ballroom A, Room 227 Nationalist Reeve Ballroom B Garner Federalist Reeve Room 306 Nationalist Reeve Theatre Room 307 Hoard Federalist Alumni Welcome Center, Ballroom B Nationalist Alumni Welcome Center Room 209 Wilder Federalist Horizon Village Study Lounge Nationalist Horizon Village Rec Lounge Wright Federalist Alumni Welcome Center, Ballroom C Nationalist Alumni Welcome Center, Room 213 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Meet Your Candidates - Senate, Assembly, County (Sit in city wards. Supervisor candidates will speak only to their ward) County Location Babcock Alumni Welcome Center, Ballroom A Dewey Reeve Ballroom C, Room 227 Fairchild Reeve Ballroom A, Room 227 Garner Reeve Theatre Room 307 Hoard Alumni Welcome Center, Ballroom B Wilder Reeve Ballroom B, Room 227 Wright Alumni Welcome Center, Ballroom C
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm Interest Groups (Attendance will be taken) Interest Group Location ALABGS Trivia Reeve Ballroom A/B, Room 227 Americanism/Community Service Reeve Ballroom C, Room 227 Artwork/Calligraphy Gruenhagen Terrace Room Lobbyists Gruenhagen Badger State Room Music, Band & Chorus Same location as Sunday Multi Media Group Gruenhagen Computer Lab Lobby Parliamentary Procedure Gruenhagen University Room Patriotism Kolf Field House Physical Activity Behind Gruenhagen Public Speaking Gruenhagen University Room The View Alumni Welcome Center, Ballroom C Women s Issues Alumni Welcome Center, Ballroom A 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner - Blackhawk Commons Blue Tags: 5:45 pm Red Tags: 6:15 pm 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm Conference of Mayors Dinner - Blackhawk Commons Room 110 Platform Committees - Blackhawk outside room 110 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm State Nomination Papers Filing - Government Accountability Board 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm Badger Bank Hours - Titan Lounge 7:15 pm - 9:00 pm Party Caucus - Debate on Platform Issues Federalists: AWC Ballrooms Nationalists: Reeve Ballroom 9:00 pm - 9:15 pm General Assembly - Kolf Gym Announcements - Recognize City Counselors & City Mayors Final Deadline for State Nomination Papers - Gruenhagen Main Lobby Political Party Counselors will have a table set up to receive nomination papers between 9:30 pm 10:00 pm 9:30 pm Return to Gruenhagen Conference Center and vote for Senate Assembly and County in city lounges. This is the General Election. 10:00 pm Good Night Circle 10:30 pm Good Night and Lights Out. County Counselors will count Senate and Assembly ballots. 6:00 am Rise and Shine Tuesday, June 20, 2017 6:45 am Breakfast - Blackhawk Commons Blue Tags: 6:45 am Red Tags: 7:10 am 6:45 am All Election Commissions & All candidates for Senate and Assembly will meet will meet outside Room 110 Blackhawk Commons.
8:00 am General Assembly - Kolf Gym Flag Ceremony, Recognize Political Party Counselors, Party Chairmen & Party Campaign Managers 8:30 am Elections Commissions - count Ballots in Election Office 8:30 am - 9:30 am City Meeting - City Meeting Rooms 9:45 am - 11:30 am Political Party Conventions Federalists: AWC Ballrooms Nationalists: Reeve Ballroom (No nominations from the floor. Candidates must present candidate registration receipt in order to speak) 11:30 am Federalist Pep Band Practice: AWC Ballrooms 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Political Party Rally Committees Luncheon Blackhawk Commons Nationalists: Room 110 Federalists: Outside room 110 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Lunch - Blackhawk Commons Blue Tags and Senate and Assembly: 11:30 am Red Tags 12:00 pm 12:00 pm Nationalist Pep Band Practice - Reeve Ballroom 12:15 pm Political Party Rally Committees & Pep Band Directors Federalists - AWC Ballrooms Nationalists - Reeve Ballroom 12:30 pm - 2:45 pm Senate and Assembly Organizational Session Bill Writing Senate - Gruenhagen University Room Assembly - Gruenhagen Badger State Room 12:45 pm - 1:15 pm City Commissions in City Meeting rooms 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm County Meetings - County Rooms (see Monday for locations) 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm Political Party Rallies Federalist: AWC Ballrooms Nationalists: Reeve Ballroom 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm State Primary Voting on City Floors 4:15 pm - 4:45 pm Project work time in Gruenhagen 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm Interest Groups - same locations as Monday 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner - Blackhawk Commons Blue Tags: 6:00 pm Red Tags: 6:30 pm Dinner Meeting w/county Executives, County Board Chrmn, County Clerk in Blackhawk Commons Rm 110 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Badger Bankers Hours - Titan Lounge in Gruenhagen 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm County Meetings - County Meeting Rooms
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm General Assembly - Kolf Gym County Counselors & County Officials recognized Announcement of State Primary Election 9:00 pm Return to Gruenhagen Conference Center 9:00 pm Winners of State Primary Elections - Gruenhagen University Room Meet with your Party Counselors, Campaign Managers and Party Chairmen to discuss Wednesday s Meet Your State Candidates. 10:00 pm Good Night Circle - City Floor Lounges 10:30 pm Good Night and Lights Out 6:15 am Rise and Shine Wednesday, June 21, 2017 6:45 am Breakfast - Blackhawk Commons (Note: Towers switch) Red Tags: 6:45 am Blue Tags: 7:10 am 6:45 am - 7:15 am Badger Banker Hours Titan Lounge 7:45 am Lobbyist Registration - The counselor will have a table set up at Kolf. If you are a lobbyist you must register (sign in the book) the morning prior to Hearings on Bills. 8:00 am General Assembly - Kolf Gym Flag Ceremony & Announcements, Meet Your State Candidates 10:00 am 10:15 am State General Election - City Meeting Rooms 10:15 am Election Commissions count ballots in County Rooms County counselors bring counted ballots immediately to the Elections Office. 10:15 am -11:15 am City Meetings: City Meeting Rooms 10:15 am 11:15 am Senate and Assembly (Introduce Bills) - Gruenhagen Conference Center Senate: University Room Assembly: Badger State Room 11:30 am Lunch - Blackhawk Commons Red Tags: 11:30 am Blue Tags: 12:00 pm 12:45 pm Girls Nation Nominating Assemblies - County Meeting Rooms 1:30 pm 3:30 pm County Meetings - County Meeting Rooms - All citizens must attend 3:00 pm Girls Nation Candidates: Titan Lounge by the Badger Girls State Office Interviews by Badger Girls State Committee 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm Interest Groups: Same locations as Monday and Tuesday Patriotism has full dress rehearsal Senate, Assembly and County Counselors attend the Lobbyist Session 4:30 pm State Constitutional Officers dinner Meeting - Blackhawk Commons Room 110 4:45 pm - 5:30 pm Dinner - Blackhawk Commons Red Tags: 4:45 pm Blue Tags: 5:15 pm.
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm Badger Banker Hours Gruenhagen Conference Center 5:30 pm Pictures: Blackhawk Commons - meet outside Room 110 Senate, Assembly, Mayors, County Executives, State Officers 6:30 pm 8:00 pm Hearings on Bills - County Meeting Rooms The Hearings give you a chance to express your approval or disapproval of Bills introduced in the Legislature. Senate and Assembly Committees will hear your comments then decide (in executive session) whether to recommend passage of the Bills. Citizens will fill out and file Hearing Slips for Hearings. 8:15 pm General Assembly - Kolf Gym Flag Disposal Ceremony: Oshkosh American Legion & American Legion Riders on Gruenhagen Conference Center lawn. Recognize State Constitutional Officers, Candle Lighting Ceremony, Appointments announced, Senate, Assembly, Political Party Counselors recognized, announcements. 9:45 pm Return to Gruenhagen Conference Center 10:00 pm Good Night Circle - City Floor Lounges 10:30 pm Good Night and Lights Out 6:15 am Rise and Shine Thursday, June 22, 2017 6:45 am Breakfast - Blackhawk Commons Red Tags: 6:45 am Blue Tags: 7:10 am 6:45 am Superintendent of Public Instruction Breakfast Meeting - Blackhawk Room 110 All City School Board Presidents are required to attend. 6:45 am Justice of the Supreme Court Breakfast Meeting - Blackhawk outside Room 110 Attorney General and all Circuit Court Judges are required to attend. 6:45 am - 7:30 am Badger Banker Hours - Gruenhagen Conference Center 7:00 am 7:30 am Office Hours for State Treasurer - Gruenhagen Main Lobby City taxes are due from City Treasurers. 7:00 am - 7:30 am Office Hours for Secretary of State - Gruenhagen Main Lobby Financial Statements due from Senate, Assembly and State Constitutional Officer Candidates (all candidates are to turn in, even if not elected). 8:00 am - 9:00 am General Assembly - Kolf Gym Flag Ceremony, Meet Girls Nation Candidates, Announcements 9:15 am 9:30 am Girls Nation Election - City Meeting Rooms 9:30 am Joint Session of Assembly and Senate - Gruenhagen Badger State Room Practice and Instructions. 9:30 am 10:15 am City Meetings - City Meeting Rooms (Senate & Assembly will be missing)
10:30 am - 11:15 am County Meetings - County Meeting Rooms (All citizens must attend.) 11:30 am State Fair Lunch - Blackhawk Commons Red Tags: 11:30 am Blue Tags: 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 3:15pm State Fair - Kolf Gym Band Concert, Chorus Concert, County Talent Search Finalists, County Songs, Display Contest 5:15 pm 6:15 pm Inaugural Dinner - Blackhawk Commons Band, Chorus, Ushers, Flag Bearers, Program Participants: 5:15 pm Senate, Assembly, State Officers, Guests: 5:30 pm Yellow Tags: 5:45 pm Blue Tags: 6:15 pm 7:00 pm Inaugural Ceremony - Kolf Gym 10:30 pm Good Night Circle Reception to Follow - Kolf Gym All citizens are expected to go through Reception Line. Meet Your Wisconsin Legislators - All legislators are invited. They are to register with hostesses prior to Inaugural and will be introduced during ceremony. If you invited your Legislator, be sure to visit with him/her on stage after the Inauguration. 10:45 pm Good Night and Lights Out 6:15 am Rise and Shine Friday, June 23, 2017 6:45 am Blue Tags Awards Program in city floor lounge 7:00 am - 8:15 am Breakfast - Blackhawk Commons Red Tags: 7:00 am Blue Tags:7:30 am Citizens riding buses must be checked out with City Counselor. Then take luggage to the Titan Lounge. 7:30 am Red Tags Awards Program in city floor lounges 8:30 am 10:30 am WI Careers/College Options Horizon Village Rec Hall 8:00 am 8:30 am Joint Senate and Assembly Session 8:30 am 10:00 am Governor & State Constitutional Officers/Senate and Assembly Senate - Reeve Ballroom A Assembly - Reeve Ballroom B
8:30 am 10:30 am Citizens accompanied by Counselors are to visit the sessions below at times indicated. Citizens: While visiting the Senate and Assembly remember to remain quiet as they are in session. Parents are welcome to visit the Wisconsin Colleges/Universities and representatives and personnel from the military service Time Senate Ballroom A Assembly Ballroom B WI Careers/College Options Horizon Village Cities 8:30 am Babcock Dewey Wright Fairchild/Garner 9:00 am Fairchild/Tamarack Garner/Willow Springs Babcock/Dewey Hoard/Wilder 9:30 am Hoard Wilder Fairchild/Garner Wright 10:00 am Hoard/Wilder Babcock/Dewey 10:45am General Assembly - Kolf Gym Flag Folding Ceremony, BGS Governor s Address to Citizens of Badger, Multi Media Show, Introduction of State Constitutional Officers, Girls Nation Senators, Announcements, etc. Dismiss by cities. 11:30 am Check Out No visitors allowed on floors Citizens riding buses pick up luggage in Titan Lounge. Band members pick up instruments. 11:30am Citizens on 10 th floors take elevators down Citizens on 2 nd floors walk down stairs 11:45 am Citizens on 9 th floors take elevators down Citizens on 3 rd floor walk down stairs 12:00 pm Citizens on 8 th floors take elevators down Citizens on 4 th floor walk down stairs 12:15 pm Citizens on 7 th floors take elevators down 12:30 pm Citizens on 6 th floors take elevators down 12:45 pm Citizens on 5 th floors take elevators down Have a safe journey home!
BADGER GIRLS STATE COMMITTEE Diane Kranig, Chairman Danyelle Thompson, Vice Chairman Delores Woolf, Executive Director Joanie Dickerson, Assistant Director Laurel DuBois, Department President Bonnie Jakubczyk, Department Senior Vice President Amy Luft, Department Americanism Chairman Bonnie Dorniak, Secretary/Treasurer Jennifer Grinder, Committee member Jeannine Conradt, Committee member Laura Calteux, Committee member Theresa Schindler, Committee member SuAnn Pagel-Rast, Committee member ****************************************************************** 2016 STATE OFFICERS Governor Bhakti Anbarasan Lieutenant Governor Ruqiya Guled Secretary of State Shanna Wiegand State Treasurer Addie Bretl Attorney General Justice Hadley Supreme Court Justice Mary Grace Wagner State Superintendent of Public Instruction Rebecca Jacobson