1939 2016 THE AMERICAN LEGION BOYS STATE OF VIRGINIA 74th SESSION RADFORD UNIVERSITY 801 East Main Street Radford, VA 24142 JUNE 19 25, 2016 Gerald Rhoads Director
DAILY PROGRAM OF EVENTS Headquarters 540-831-2023* Fax 540-831-2011* Emergency 540-831-5500 COUNSELORS When counselors arrive at Radford University, they should report to American Legion Boys State Headquarters, located in Tyler Hall, Room 134. City Counselors should report on arrival to A.D. Carter, Chief City Counselor. Please plan to arrive by 1:00 pm on Saturday, June 18, 2016. SPEAKERS All speakers, seminar leaders, and resource persons should report upon arrival to their speaking location or to speakers lounge at Martin Hall, Room 225, to make contact with David Braun, Program Director. Dining Hall Hours: Breakfast: 7:00 am -- 9:00 am, Monday -- Saturday Lunch: 11:30 am -- 1:30 pm, Monday Friday (Saturday: box lunch) Dinner: 5:00 pm -- 7:00 pm, Sunday -- Friday Saturday, June 18, 2016 Time Event Resource Person Location 12:30 pm 1:30 pm Administrative Staff meeting Gerald Rhoads / Larry Greene Tyler Hall 134 1:00 pm 4:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:30 pm Training Session for All City Counselors A.D. Carter Jarad Phelps David Braun Administrative Staff Young 302 Recognition Dinner Radford Muse Patio *Revised: Correct Phone/Fax Numbers (6/17/16) 6/9/15 Page 2 of 20
Sunday, June 19, 2016 Time Event Resource Person Location 10:00 am 10:45 am Training Session for ALL City Counselors A.D. Carter Jarad Phelps David Braun Gerald Rhoads Young 302 11:00 am 2:00 pm Registration of Citizens Kathy Lyons Linden Dixon The Bonnie Hurlburt Student Center First Floor. Drop off Lot AA 3:00 pm 4:00 pm First City Meeting Introductions City Meeting Room 4:15 pm 4:55 pm Opening Assembly Introduction of Staff Dan Dellinger Preston Bondurant Auditorium 4:55 pm Flag Courtesy Steve Cox Preston Bondurant Auditorium 5:00 pm Dinner (Staggered by Cities) Muse Dining Hall Cities in First Group: Bradley, Burke, Eisenhower, Henry ALL OTHER CITIES RETURN TO YOUR MEETING AREA 5:15 pm Cities in Second Group: Jackson, James, Lee, MacArthur 5:30 pm Cities in Third Group: Marshall, Maury, Nimitz, Patton 5:45 pm Cities in Fourth Group: Pershing, Puller, Stuart, Washington 7:30 pm Flag Lowering A.D. Carter Jarad Phelps City Meeting Room Muse Dining Hall Muse Dining Hall Muse Dining Hall Heth Flagpoles 7:45 pm Athletic Directors Meeting Angie Edwards Young 302 6/9/15 Page 3 of 20
Sunday, June 19, 2016 8:00 pm OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE 74th SESSION OF THE AMERICAN LEGION BOYS STATE OF VIRGINIA Dan Dellinger Opening Prayer Demas Boudreaux Pledge of Allegiance Dan Dellinger Program & Recognition of Special Guests Dan Dellinger Welcome to Radford University Penelope Kyle President Radford University Welcome from City of Radford Bob Nicholson Councilman 8:30 pm Keynote Address RADM William Cobb US Navy (Ret) 8:30 pm Staff Meeting (Counselors-in-Charge Only) Young 302 9:30 pm City Meetings Introduction, Orientation & Discussion of Meaning of Party Politics Choose Special Participants & Representatives City Counselors City Meeting Room 10:30 pm City Reporters Tyler 118 11:30 pm Lights Out All Residence Halls 6/9/15 Page 4 of 20
Monday, June 20, 2016 Time Event Resource Person Location 7:00 am Breakfast Muse Dining Hall 7:30 am Chaplains Breakfast (all city chaplains) Demas Boudreaux Muse Dining Hall 8:30 am Sick Call Jean Burnett Tyler 125-131 8:30 am 9:30 am Training for City Sheriffs A.D. Carter Robert O Keefe Jarad Phelps (All City Sheriffs) Tyler 134 8:30 am Flag Raising A.D. Carter Jarad Phelps 9:00 am 10:00 am The Office of Lt. Governor 9:30 am Members of the Virginia General Assembly Photos Hon. Ralph Northam Lt. Governor of Virginia Heth Flagpoles Martin VIP lounge 10:15 am 11:15 am Virginia s General Assembly Origins to Today Del. Benjamin Cline (Bradley, Burke, Eisenhower) Del. Chris Collins Covington Auditorium (Henry, Jackson, James) Del. Thomas Greason Center for Science M73 (Lee, MacArthur) Del. Mark Keam Porterfield 101 (Marshall, Maury) Del. Sam Rasoul Young 402 (Nimitz, Patton) Del. Nick Rush Reed 201 (Pershing, Puller) Del. Joseph Yost Young 302 (Stuart,Washington) 11:30 am 11:45 am Wrap-up Members of the General Assembly Jeff Finch Deputy Clerk VA House of Delegates 11:45 am City Yearbook Pictures stage 12:00 noon Lunch Muse Dining Hall 6/9/15 Page 5 of 20
Monday, June 20, 2016 1:15 pm 2:15 pm The Virginia Candidates Selection Process Primaries vs. Conventions Dr. Stephen Farnsworth Professor University of Mary Washington 2:30 pm Swearing-In Ceremony (City Sheriffs) A.D. Carter Jarad Phelps 2:35 pm 3:00 pm Description of Afternoon Activities Athletics Better Speaking Heartsaver CPR Parliamentary Proced s Talent Show Running for Office Moot Court Angie Edwards Dale Jenkins Ken Knight Robert O Keefe Christopher Fens Scott Maddrea Larry Greene 3:30 pm Afternoon Activities Athletics Band Chorus Newspaper Parliamentary Proced s Talent Show Heartsaver CPR Running for Office (Mon) Moot Court Angie Edwards Christopher Fens Demas Boudreaux James Grenier Robert O Keefe Christopher Fens Ken Knight Scott Maddrea Larry Greene Athletics various Band Preston stage Chorus Porterfield 101 Newspaper Young 123, 321 Heartsaver CPR Moffett lounge Parliamentary Proced s - Young 302 Talent Show - Porterfield 179 Running for Office - Young 402 Moot Court Kyle 320 Hurlburt Game Room Intermural Field 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Dinner Muse Dining Hall 6/9/15 Page 6 of 20
Monday, June 20, 2016 7:00 pm Flag Lowering A.D. Carter Jarad Phelps Heth Flagpoles 7:00 pm Officers of Election Meeting Ken Knight Young 302 7:30 pm 8:30 pm Local Government in Virginia 8:00 pm Staff Meeting (Counselors-in-Charge only) Tracy Howard General Registrar of Voters Bob Nicholson Councilman David Ridpath Radford City Manager Hon. Ron Rordam Mayor of Blacksburg (Bradley, Burke, Eisenhower, Henry, Jackson, James, Lee, MacArthur, Marshall, Maury, Stuart, Washington) Kyle Hall 320 (Nimitz, Patton, Pershing, Puller) Young 302 8:45 pm City Meetings Nominations for Mayor, Senate & House of Delegates City Meeting Room 11:30 pm Lights Out All Residence Halls 6/9/15 Page 7 of 20
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 Time Event Resource Person Location 7:00 am Breakfast Muse Dining Hall 8:30 am Sick Call Jean Burnett Tyler 125-131 8:45 am Flag Raising A.D. Carter Heth Flagpoles Jarad Phelps 9:00 am Religious Services Demas Boudreaux 9:30 am City Elections: Mayors, Senators & Delegates 10:00 am 11:00 am Structure of the Virginia Legal System Hon. R. Edwin Burnette Jr. Circuit Court Judge Hon. Chuck Slemp Commonwealth s Attorney Wise County 11:15 am Announcements of Election Results Mayors State Board of Elections 11:20 am Swearing-in Ceremony (City Mayors) 11:30 am Announcement of Election Results Senators & Delegates Hon. R. Edwin Burnette Jr. Circuit Court Judge State Board of Elections 11:40 am Swearing-in Ceremony (Senators and Delegates) 11:45 am Training for Senators & Delegates Hon. R. Edwin Burnette Jr. Circuit Court Judge Jeff Finch Scott Maddrea (All Senators & Delegates) 11:45 am Training for Party Chairman Dan Combs Sam McPherson (All City Party Chairmen) Bring Credential Forms Young 302 6/9/15 Page 8 of 20
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:00 noon Lunch Muse Dining Hall 12:00 pm Training for Mayors Robert O Keefe Jarad Phelps (City Mayors) Tyler 134 2:00 pm 2:30 pm The Office of Attorney General Hon. Mark Herring Attorney General of Virginia 3:00 pm Afternoon Activities Athletics Band Better Speaking Chorus Newspaper Parliamentary Procedures Talent Show Heartsaver CPR Moot Court Angie Edwards Christopher Fens Dale Jenkins Demas Boudreaux James Grenier Robert O Keefe Christopher Fens Ken Knight Hon. Bobby Turk Athletics various Band Preston stage Chorus Porterfield 101 Newspaper Young 123, 321 Better Speaking -Young 402/305/406/412 Heartsaver CPR Moffett lounge Parliamentary Proced s - Young 302 Talent Show - Porterfield 179 Moot Court - KYLE 320 Hurlburt Game Room Intermural Field 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Dinner Muse Dining Hall 7:00 pm Flag Lowering A.D. Carter Jarad Phelps Heth Flagpoles 7:05 pm 7:25 pm Flag Disposal Ceremony American Legion Post 16 Heth Flagpoles 6/9/15 Page 9 of 20
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 7:30 pm 10:00 pm Party Conventions Dan Combs Nationalist Coordinator Nationalist -- Preston Bondurant Auditorium Sam McPherson Federalist Coordinator Federalist Muse Banquet Hall 7:30 pm 10:00 pm Legislature in Session Jeff Finch Scott Maddrea Kyle 320 House: Kyle156 Senate: Kyle 139 Kyle 121, 151 8:30 pm Staff Meeting Young 302 10:15 pm City Meetings City Elections & Convention Tactics City Meeting Room 11:30 pm Lights Out All Residence Halls 6/9/15 Page 10 of 20
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 Time Event Resource Person Location 7:00 am Breakfast Muse Dining Hall 8:30 am Sick Call Jean Burnett Tyler 125-131 8:45 am Flag Raising A.D. Carter Jarad Phelps Heth Flagpoles 9:00 am Religious Services Demas Boudreaux 9:30 am Party Conventions (All Citizens not in Legislature) Nationalist -- Preston Bondurant Auditorium Federalist Muse Banquet Hall Nationalists Dan Combs Parliamentarian: Representative from Parliamentary Procedures Class Federalists Sam McPherson Parliamentarian: Representative from Parliamentary Procedures Class Muse Banquet Hall 9:30 am Legislature in Session Jeff Finch Scott Maddrea Kyle Hall 320 House: Kyle 156 Senate: Kyle 139 Kyle 121, 151 12:00 pm Lunch Muse Dining Hall 1:00 pm 3:30 pm Legislature in Session (Supreme Court Elections - ALL Supreme Court candidates should report to Kyle 320 by 2:30 p.m.) Jeff Finch Scott Maddrea Kyle 320 House: Kyle 156 Senate: Kyle 139 Kyle 121, 151 6/9/15 Page 11 of 20
1:00 pm 3:30 pm Party Conventions (All Citizens not in Legislature) Wednesday, June 22, 2016 Nationalist -- Preston Bondurant Auditorium Federalist Muse Banquet Hall 3:45 pm Afternoon Activities Athletics Band Better Speaking Chorus Newspaper Parliamentary Procedures Talent Show Heartsaver CPR Moot Court Angie Edwards Christopher Fens Dale Jenkins Demas Boudreaux James Grenier Robert O Keefe Christopher Fens Ken Knight Hon. Bobby Turk Athletics various Band Preston stage Chorus Porterfield 101 Newspaper Young 123, 321 Better Speaking -Young 402/305/406/412 Heartsaver CPR Moffett lounge Parliamentary Proced s - Young 302 Talent Show - Porterfield 179 Moot Court - COBE 320 Hurlburt Game Room Intermural Field 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Dinner Muse Dining Hall 7:00 pm Flag Lowering A.D. Carter Heth Flagpoles 7:30 pm Talent Show Rehearsal Christopher Fens Davis 151 7:30 pm 7:40pm Flag Tribute James Flint 7:45 pm 8:30 pm Highway Safety in Virginia State Troopers 6/9/15 Page 12 of 20
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 8:00 pm Staff Meeting Junior Counselors Young 302 8:00 pm Candidate Instructional Session Planning for Statewide Elections Ken Knight Scott Maddrea (discuss position responsibilities and inauguration) Nominees (Gov, Lt. Gov & Attorney General) Federalist and Nationalist Convention Party Chairmen Young 402 9:00 pm 10:00 pm State Board of Elections Special Address Chris Skinner 10:15 pm City Meetings City Meeting Rooms 11:30 pm Lights Out All Residence Halls 6/9/15 Page 13 of 20
Thursday, June 23, 2016 Time Event Resource Person Location 7:00 am Breakfast Muse Dining Hall 7:30 am Inauguration Review (Band Director, Chorus Director, Color Guard Coordinator) Jeff Finch Muse Dining Hall 8:30 am Sick Call Jean Burnett Tyler 125-131 8:45 am Flag Raising A.D. Carter Heth Flagpoles 9:00 am Religious Services Demas Boudreaux 9:30 am Announcement of Supreme Court Justices Speaker of the Boys State House of Delegates 9:35 am Swearing-In of Justices Larry Greene 9:40 am 10:20 am Report of State Board of Elections & Campaign Rally State Board of Elections 10:30 am 11:30 am The Office of Governor Hon. Terry McAuliffe Governor of Virginia 11:45 am Statewide Elections State Board of Elections 12:00 pm Lunch Muse Dining Hall 1:30 pm Election Results State Board of Elections 1:45 pm Inauguration Review (Supreme Court, Legislative Leaders) 1:45 pm 2:45 pm The Governor s Cabinet Jeff Finch Hon. Nancy Rodrigues Secretary of Administration 6/9/15 Page 14 of 20
Thursday, June 23, 2016 3:00 pm 74th AMERICAN LEGION BOYS STATE OF VIRGINIA INAUGURATION Jeff Finch Scott Maddrea 3:30 pm Governor s Cabinet Meeting to Write Legislation 3:30 pm Afternoon Activities Athletics Band Better Speaking Chorus Newspaper Parliamentary Procedures Talent Show Heartsaver CPR Moot Court 5:00 pm Moot Court Meeting (Supreme Court Justices & Bailiffs) Jeff Finch Scott Maddrea Angie Edwards Christopher Fens Dale Jenkins Demas Boudreaux James Grenier Robert O Keefe Christopher Fens Ken Knight Hon. Bobby Turk Young 213 Athletics various Band Preston stage Chorus Porterfield 101 Newspaper Young 123, 321 Better Speaking -Young 402/305/406/412 Heartsaver CPR Moffett lounge Parliamentary Proced s - Young 302 Talent Show - Porterfield 179 Moot Court - Kyle 320 Larry Greene Kyle 139 Hurlburt Game Room Intermural Field 5:00 pm 6:30 pm Dinner Muse Dining Hall 6:30 pm Boys Nation Interviews Dr. George Blume Young 213 7:00 pm Flag Lowering A.D. Carter Heth Flagpoles 7:30 pm Staff Meeting Young 302 7:30 pm 7:45 pm 8:00 pm 9:45 pm Oratorical Winner Greg Mueller Talent Show Christopher Fens 10:00 pm City Meetings City Business City Meeting Room 11:30 pm Lights Out All Residence Halls 6/9/15 Page 15 of 20
Friday, June 24, 2016 Time Event Resource Person Location 7:00 am Breakfast Muse Dining Hall 8:30 am Sick Call Jean Burnett Tyler 125-131 8:45 am Flag Raising A.D. Carter Heth Flagpoles 9:00 am Religious Services Demas Boudreaux 9:30 am 10:15 am The Virginia Prison System George Hinkle Regional Operations Chief Marcus Elam, VADOC Western Regional Administrator Facilities 9:30 am 12:30 pm Legislature in Session Jeff Finch Scott Maddrea Kyle Hall 320 House: Kyle 156 Senate: Kyle 139 Kyle 121, 151 10:30 am 11:15am 11:30 am 12:15 am Virginia s Game & Inland Fisheries Part I Virginia s Game & Inland Fisheries Part II Ofc. Mark Brewer Conservation Police Officer David Kalb Wildlife Biologist John Copeland Fisheries Biologist Ofc. Mark Brewer Conservation Police Officer David Kalb Wildlife Biologist John Copeland Fisheries Biologist Bradley-MacArthur Covington Auditorium Marshall-Washington Marshall-Washington Covington Auditorium Bradley-MacArthur 12:00 pm American Legion Boys State of Virginia Board of Directors Photo Session Muse Dining Room 6/9/15 Page 16 of 20
Friday, June 24, 2016 12:15 pm American Legion Boys State of Virginia Board of Directors Meeting Muse Dining Room 12:30 pm Lunch Muse Dining Hall 1:45 pm Final Moot Court Arguments Boys State Supreme Court 3:00 pm 5:00 pm COLLEGE DAY Bob Brady / Fargo Wells Kyle 340 Multipurpose Room 3:30 pm Afternoon Activities Athletics Band Better Speaking Chorus Newspaper Angie Edwards Christopher Fens Dale Jenkins Demas Boudreaux James Grenier Athletics various Band Preston stage Chorus Porterfield 101 Newspaper Young 123, 321 Better Speaking- Young 402/305/406/412 Heartsaver CPR Residence Hall lounge Hurlburt Game Room Intermural Field 6/9/15 Page 17 of 20
AMERICAN LEGION NIGHT James Jim Chapman Commander of American Legion Department of Virginia Time Event Resource Person Location 5:00 pm 6:30 pm Dinner Muse Dining Hall 7:00 pm Flag Lowering A.D. Carter Heth Flagpoles 7:30 pm Boys State Parade Frenchie Burnett Either Moffett quad or Main campus quad 8:05 pm Rulings in Moot Court Competition 8:15 pm Report from Boys State Legislators Boys State Supreme Court Chief Justice Legislative Representatives 8:30 pm Special Address Outstanding Participant in Better Speaking Class 8:45 pm Presentation of Samsung Award & Scholarships 8:45 pm Announcement of Boys Nation Selections Robert O Keefe Dr. George Blume 8:45 pm 9:00 pm Special Musical Presentation Boys State Band & Chorus 9:00 pm 9:45 pm Legion Program Dan Dellinger Larry Greene Advancement of Colors American Legion Post 16 Recognition of Special Guests Dan Dellinger Introduction of Department Commander Announcement of Boys State Hall of Fame Inductees 10:00 pm City Receptions Dan Dellinger Gerald Rhoads Midnight Lights Out All Residence Halls 6/9/15 Page 18 of 20
Saturday, June 25, 2016 Time Event Resource Person Location 7:00 am Breakfast Muse Dining hall 8:30 am Sick Call Jean Burnett Tyler 125-131 8:45 am Flag Raising A.D. Carter Heth Flagpoles 9:00 am Religious Services Demas Boudreaux 9:30 am Special Musical Presentation Boys State Band & Chorus 9:45 am 9:50 am Report to Boys State Citizens on Legislation Signed into Law Boys State Governor 10:00 am GRADUATION PROGRAM Dan Dellinger Awards & Recognitions Presentations: Presenters: Heartsaver CPR Parliamentary Procedure Athletic Awards Moot Court Best Reporter Boys Nation Constitutional Officers Best Citizens Best City Ken Knight Robert O Keefe Ken Knight Larry Greene James Grenier Dr. George Blume Gerald Rhoads A.D Carter Ken Knight 10:30 am Farewell Gerald Rhoads 11:00 am Grand Finale Boys State Band & Chorus 11:30 am SESSION CLOSED Citizens Prepare to Depart Radford University 12:00 noon Box Lunch 2:00 pm ALL AREAS CLOSED Pick up along Tyler Avenue between Washington Hill and Ingles Hill. Box Lunches for bus attendants will be picked up at that location 6/9/15 Page 19 of 20
CITY MEETING AREAS City Dorm / Floor Primary Secondary Bradley Moffett - E1 Waldron 225 Waldron 200 Burke Moffett - W1 Waldron 233 Davis 212 Eisenhower Moffett - E2 Davis 151 Davis 142 Henry Moffett - W2 Kyle 156 Young 406 Jackson Moffett - E3 Kyle 139 Young 412 James Moffett - W3 Kyle 151 Young 321 Lee Jefferson - 3 Young 302 Young 305 MacArthur Peery - 2 Young 402 Young 311 Marshall Washington - 3 Waldron 226 Waldron 227 Maury Peery - 3 McGuffey 203 Davis 216 Nimitz Floyd 2 McGuffey 206 Cook 129 Patton Floyd - 3 McGuffey 114 Davis 043 Pershing Madison - 2 Porterfield 101 Porterfield 172 Puller Madison - 3 Cook 107 Waldron 232 Stuart Jefferson - 2 Jefferson Basement Jefferson lounge Washington Washington - 2 Wash. bsmt Lounge Wash. 1 st Lounge 6/9/15 Page 20 of 20
AFTERNOON ACTIVITY MEETING ROOMS Activity Building Room Band Preston Stage Chorus Porterfield 101 Parliamentary Procedure Young 302 Heartsaver CPR Moffett Lounge Better Speaking (Tues-Fri) Young 402/305/406/412 Moot Court Kyle 320 Running for Office (Monday) Young 402 Talent Show Porterfield 179 Newspaper Young 123/321 6/9/15 Page 21 of 20
STAFF OFFICES Department Resource Person Location Administration Office / HQ Kathy Lyons Tyler 134 Athletic Director Angie Edwards Moffett rear lounge Band Director Christopher Fens Preston Stage Chaplain Demas Boudreaux Porterfield 101 Chief City Counselor A.D. Carter Moffett Lounge & Young 213 Chief Instructional Counselor David Braun Tyler 134 Chorus Director Demas Boudreaux Porterfield 101 Counselors Room Steve Cox Tyler Training Room Deputy Director Robert O Keefe Tyler 154-160 Director Office Gerald Rhoads Tyler 154-160 Historian George Blume Tyler Training Room Legislative Coordinator Jeff Finch Kyle 148 1st Fl conf room Logistics Director Steve Cox Tyler 111-117 Master of Ceremonies Dan Dellinger Preston 200 Media Coordinator Chuck Cunningham Tyler 134 Medical Room Jean Burnett Tyler 125-131 Newspaper James Grenier Young 123/321 Operations Director Ken Knight Tyler 134 Photographer Andrew Wilds Tyler 3rd Floor Program Director David Braun Tyler 134 Registrar Linden Dixon Tyler 134 Supply Room Frenchie Burnett / Erik Campbell Tyler 111-117 Treasurer Larry Greene Tyler 134 Yearbook Al Hillman Tyler 3 rd Floor 6/9/15 Page 22 of 20
Please note Cobe is now Kyle 68/15 Page 20 of 20