EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Below follows the updated schedule for Girls State at Troy University’s Troy Campus June 3 -8. Please contact Clif Lusk via cellular phone over the weekend if assistance is required in covering this event on Sunday.

 

SUNDAY, JUNE 3rd  

 

11:30 am         REGISTRATION – Delegates report directly to the Sartain Hall and then their assigned room. Unpack.

 

1:15 pm                  Delegates: City Meetings with Counselors on Residence Halls

                                                Parents: Meet with Director and Chairman

                                                                Claudia Crosby Theater

 

2:00 pm                  OPENING SESSION    Claudia Crosby Theater

                                                Bethany McAleer, Vestavia Hills

                                                                2006 Alabama Girls State Governor, presiding

                                                The Honorable Kay Ivey, Alabama State Treasurer

3:00 pm                  Goodbye to parents – See you Friday!

3:15 pm                  Explanation of Rules and City Government

                                                                Director    Claudia Crosby Theater

 

3:30 pm                  Meet by City to elect City Officials

Crosby Theater      (Rooms to be announced.)

                                                Report for City pictures  (Bring a pen.)

 

5:15 pm                  Dinner                    Cities 1 - 8              Stewart Dining Hall

5:30pm                   Dinner                    Cities 9 – 16

                 (Devotional, Skit Night and Recreation Chairmen meet with staff.)

 

6:30 pm                  GENERAL SESSION                       Adams Center Ballroom

                                                                Mrs. Susan Kennedy

                                                                Mrs. Melissa O’Sullivan

                                               

7:45 PM                  Explanation of Two Party System at Girls State

                                                                                Assistant Director                                                                                  Adams Ballroom

                                               

 

Set up Political Parties:

                                                NATIONALIST PARTY – Adams Ballroom

                                                FEDERALIST PARTY – Adams Theater

 

9:00 pm                  Vespers   Pettus Randall                                        Adams Ballroom

9:30 pm                  City Meetings         Adams Center (see map pg. 24)

10:00 pm                REST EASY!

 

Girls State Store will be open from 9:30 – 10:30pm in the Adams Center!
MONDAY, JUNE 4th 

 

7:20 am                   Patriotic Service and Devotional             Adams Theater

7:30 am                   Breakfast   Cities 9 – 16                           Stewart Dining Hall

7:40am                    Breakfast   Cities 1 – 8

8:30 am                   GENERAL SESSION                          Adams Ballroom

                                Girls Nation Report

       Anna Carroll, Ozark & Shannon McNeal, Montgomery

                                                2006 Alabama Senators to Girls Nation

                                Opportunities for Youth

                                                Alabama’s Junior Miss

                                Bill Writing Dos & Don’ts

9:15 am                   First Legislative Session                                                                   

House – Adams Ballroom       Senate – Adams Theater        

                                                                Elect Legislative Officers

                                                                Instructions on writing bills

                                                                Divide into committees and draft legislation

                (Completed bills may be turned in at the end of the day.)      

 

11:00am – 1:00pm Early Qualifying                                                        Adams Center

 

11:00 am Rehearse for City Inauguration – Crosby Theater (All elected City Officials.)

                                Choir Practice – Crosby Theater

                                Newspaper Staff meets – Shackelford Hall Rm 212

                                Party Committees meet

                                                  FEDS – Gardner Hall Lobby                NATS – Hamil Hall Lobby

11:45 am                 Lunch    Federalists

12:00                       Lunch      Nationalists

(Mayors with Director & Recreation Chairmen with Recreation Leader)

 

1:15 pm                   GENERAL SESSION                          Adams Ballroom

                                                                Bill Canary         “The State of the State”       

 

2:00 pm                   Party Caucuses

                                Nats – Adams Theater                             Feds – Adams Ballroom

 

4:00 pm                   Cities plan Skit Night                                              Residence Halls

5:25 pm                   Dinner                     Nationalists

5:30 pm                   Dinner                     Federalists

 

7:00 pm                   CITY INAUGURATION – Crosby Theater

                                                Oath of Office: The Honorable Jimmy Lunsford

                                                                                Mayor, City of Troy

                                                Inaugural address, Dr. Cathy Randall

                                                                               

8:15 pm                   Field Trials

10:00 pm                 City Meetings                                                           Residence Halls

11:00 pm                 SWEET DREAMS!

TUESDAY, JUNE 5th

 

7:20 am                   Patriotic Service and Devotional                                                           Adams Theater

7:30 am                   Breakfast  Cities 1 – 8                                                                            Stewart Dining Hall

7:40 am                   Breakfast  Cities 9 – 16                                                                                                                         

 

8:30 am                   Whistle Stops – Primary Election

                                                Candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor and  Attorney General

                                                                                                Nationalists – Adams Ballroom

                                                                                                Federalist – Adams Theater

 

9:15 am                   Primary Election Speeches for County Offices   Adams Center

                                                                Andrews Nats – Ballroom A               Andrews Feds – Ballroom B

                                                                Arnold Nats – Theater                          Arnold Feds – 2nd Floor Lounge

                                                                Waite Nats – Room 212                       Waite Feds – Room 224

10:00 – 10:15 am   Break

10:30 am                 GENERAL SESSION – Serving Your Country

                                                                Panel Discussion                      Adams Theater

 

11:45 am                 Lunch                     Federalists

12:00                       Lunch                     Nationalists

(Legislative officers meet.)

 

1:00 pm                  SECOND LEGISLATIVE SESSION

                                                                House – Crosby Theater

                                                                Senate – Adams Theater

 

3:00 pm                  Karaoke Party hosted by Troy State

                                                                Adams Ballroom

4:30 pm                  Cities work on Skit Night

                                                                Newspaper staff meets – Adams Room 212

                                                                Choir Practice – Adams Theater

 

5:15 pm                  Dinner                    Nationalists

5:30 pm                  Dinner                    Federalists

 

6:30 pm                  Flag Disposal Ceremony                   Amphitheater (Outside Adams Center)

 

7:00 pm                  Campaign Speeches by Party – Primary Election

                                                                All candidates for state office speak

                                                                                Nationalists – Adams Ballroom

                                                                                Federalists – Adams Theater

 

9:00 pm                   City Meetings – Residence Halls

10:00 pm                 REST AND RELAX!

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6th

 

7:20 am                   Patriotic Service and Devotional                                                             Adams Theater

7:30 am                   Breakfast Cities  9 – 16                                                                           Stewart Dining Hall

7:40 am                   Breakfast Cities 1 – 8

8:30 am                   Primary Election: Report by cities for balloting

                                                                Adams Center       (see map pg. 24)

9:30 am                   THIRD LEGISLATIVE SESSION                                                                   

                                                                House – Adams Ballroom

                                                                Senate – Adams Theater

                                               

11:00 am                 Primary Election Run-Off (if needed)

                                                                Report by city for balloting

11:30 am                 Newspaper Staff photograph in Adams Lobby

                                                Prospective Counselor meeting in Adams Ballroom

11:45 am                 Lunch      Nationalists

12:00                       Lunch      Federalists

 

1:00 pm                   GENERAL SESSION                                                          Adams Ballroom

                                                                Women in Government                                                       

Sam Shaw, Alabama State Auditor

Beth Chapman, Alabama Secretary of State

 

1:30 pm                   Announce Run-Off Results                                                 Adams Ballroom

1:45 pm                   Whistle Stops – 3 Highest State Offices (Gov, Lt. Gov, Att. Gen)

                                                                (6 candidates – meet on stage at Adams Ballroom)

                                                                Divide by County, both Parties together

                                                                   Andrews County – Room B     Arnold County – Adams Theater

                                                                                                                Waite County – Lobby

                                                Speeches by Candidates for County Office

3:30 pm                   Campaign Speeches for General Election

                                                                All state office candidates speak                              Crosby Theater    

5:00 pm                   Newspaper staff meeting and Choir practice

 

5:20 pm                   Dinner                     Federalists

5:30 pm                   Dinner                     Nationalists

 

7:00 pm                   Skit Night – Crosby Theater

9:30 pm                   City Meetings – Residence Halls

                                                                Elect Good Citizens and Candidates for Girls Nation

10:15 pm                 DREAM BEAUTIFUL DREAMS!

THURSDAY, JUNE 7th

 

7:20 am           Patriotic Service and Devotional                     Adams Theater

7:30 am           Breakfast         Cities 1 – 8

7:40 am           Breakfast         Cities 9 – 16

(Girls Nation Candidates meet with staff)

 

8:30 am           General Election – Report by cities for balloting     

                                                Adams Center                        (see map pg. 24)

 

9:15 am           GENERAL SESSION                                  Adams Ballroom

                                                Honorable Troy King

                                                            Attorney General, State of Alabama

 

9:40 am           GENERAL SESSION                                  Adams Ballroom

                                                                Honorable Jim Folsom, Jr.

                                                            Lt. Governor, State of Alabama

 

10:20 am         GENERAL SESSION          Choose between:

                                    A: Politics & the Media                                        

Michael Bridell – Asst. to Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright,

Formerly of WSFA TV

                                                                Tim Lennox – Alabama Public Television

                                                                Carrie Kurlander – Corporate Media Relations

                                                B: Education

                                                                Honorable Dick Brewbaker – Alabama House of Representatives

                                                                Tommie Miller

                                               

11:00 am         GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS

Adams Ballroom

 

11:30 am                 School Board meets and appoints Superintendent

                                                                                                Adams Ballroom

 

Remove ALL campaign material and dispose of properly.

 

11:45 am                 Lunch     Nationalists

12:00 pm                Lunch     Federalists

 

1:00 pm  Inauguration Practice – Claudia Crosby Theater

                                                                (All County and State Officials)

                                                   Special Events counselor meets with Commencement

Color Guard; Lt. Gov, Attorney General, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore of the Senate

                                                Choir Practice

                                                Newspaper Staff

THURSDAY, JUNE 7th (continued)

 

1:30 pm                  General Session                      Crosby Theater

                                                Flag Etiquette

 

2:00 pm                  FOURTH LEGISLATIVE SESSION

                                                                                                House – Crosby Theater

                                                                                                Senate – Adams Theater

                                                                                                               

Governor makes appointments and meets with the following newly elected officials:

        Lt. Governor

        Chief Justice of Supreme Court

                        (Appoint Administrator of Courts)

        Attorney General

        State Treasurer

        Secretary of State

        State Auditor

        Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries

                        Adams Room 212

 

                                                Staff interviews nominees for Girls Nation

                                                                Adams Center Board Room

 

4:00 pm                  Free Time

                                               

6:00 pm                  State Inauguration – Claudia Crosby Theater

Oath of Office administered by

The Honorable Sue Bell Cobb

        Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court

Special music by Sheila Jackson

Keynote Speaker – Star Parker, Washington, D.C.

7:30 pm                  Inaugural Dinner Honoring State Officials

                                                Explanation of Friday activities - Director

                                                                Adams Ballroom

 

9:30 pm                  City Meetings – Residence Halls

 

9:45 pm                  Staff Meeting

 

10:30 pm                SLUMBER AWAITS YOU!

FRIDAY, JUNE 8th

 

7:00 am           Breakfast        

 

8:00 am           Devotional in Residence Halls

 

8:30 am           Buses leave Troy University for Montgomery

                                                In front of Stewart Dining Hall

 

10:00 am         Honorable Bob Riley    Old House Chambers

Governor, State of Alabama

                                                                               

 

10:30 am         FIFTH LEGISLATIVE SESSION

                                                House and Senate Chambers

 

                                    Constitutional officers visit counterparts

                                                (Governor, Lt. Gov, Atty. Gen, Treasurer, Sec. of

State, Auditor)

                       

            Or:       Tours of Capitol Grounds

 

12:00               Lunch – Capitol Tunnel

                                   

1:00pm            Buses depart from Capitol for Troy University                       

 

2:00 pm           Packing

 

3:00 pm           CLOSING SESSION: COMMENCEMENT

                                                Crosby Theater

                                    Diplomas and Awards presented

                                                (Sit by cities in alphabetical order.)

 

5:00 pm           Residence Halls Close!!!