Sunday, June 20 – Friday, June 25, 2021
Virtual Session
2021 Virginia Girls State Governor Jaidyn Forrest and Lt Governor Elizabeth Joo (left to right)
Elected Officials
Governor
Nationalist Party
Jaidyn Forrest of Gloucester High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 75
Lt Governor
Federalist Party
Elizabeth Joo of Riverside High School
Sponsored by American Legion Post 2001
Virginia’s Girls Nation Senators Maya Berry and Megan Clinton (left to right)
Virginia’s Girls Nation Senators
Maya Berry of South Lakes High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 177
Megan Clinton of George Mason High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 130
Samsung Scholarship Winner
Lauren Doty of Stafford High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 290
Virginia’s Girls Nation Senators Maya Berry and Megan Clinton in Washington DC, 2021
Verna Vance Scholarship Winner
Keydy Aguilera Martinez of Annandale High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1976
Nell Collin Hatcher Scholarship Winner
Hailey Askelson of Brooke Point High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 139
Kate Waller Barrett Scholarship Winner
Genesis Carson
Past Presidents’ Parley Medical Scholarship Winner
Margaret Nelson
ALA Girls Nation Times – Newspaper — 2021 Session
Day 1 – ALA Girls Nation Times
Day 2 – ALA Girls Nation Times
Day 6- ALA Girls Nation Times
Virginia is represented at the 2021 Session of ALA Girls Nation with Terry Devlin, nurse, Megan Clinton, Girls Nation Senator, Margaret Dellinger, Counselor, Maya Berry, Girls Nation Senator and Lisa Chaplin, nurse, at the World War II Memorial in Washington DC
Sponsors
The 74th Session of Virginia Girls State is made possible in part, due to the generous contributions from these organizations.
Photo Gallery of Screenshots
Virginia Supreme Court Justice William Mims give oath of office to Jaidyn Forrest,
2021 American Legion Auxiliary Virginia Girls State Governor
Susan Lee, former ALA Virginia Girls State Director, swears in Maya Berry and Megan Clinton as
Virginia’s 2021 ALA Virginia’s Girls Nation Senators
Learning about how a bill becomes a law from Jay Pearson, Virginia House of Delegates
Thank you to our Virginia Governor Ralph Northam for Zooming in with ALA VA Girls State!
Thank you, Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax for Zooming in with ALA VA Girls State!
ALA Virginia Girls 2021, Virtual Session
Asst. Director Emily Hall Gregory and Director Margaret Dellinger (left to right)
ready for VIRTUAL ALA Virginia Girls State to start!
City Photos
Clark
Crush
Draper
Lewis
Madison
Pocahontas
Preston
Randolph
Staff Cards
ALA VA Girls State Director Margaret Dellinger
ALA VA Girls State Associate Director Carol Campbell
ALA Virtual Environment Operator Dr. Lisa Chaplin
Online Registrar and Government Counselor Margaret Greene
ALA VA Girls State Assistant Director Emily Hall Gregory
ALA VA Girls State Staff Member, Suzanne Ayers
Barrett Counselor, Morgan Phelps
Clark Counselor, Ashley Gorbulja-Maldonado
Clark Counselor, Natheena Tyler
Crush Counselor, Kathleen Keller
Draper Counselor, Alicia Jiggets
Draper Counselor, Sally Sledge
Ingles Counselor, Sarah Rauf
Lewis Counselor, Deb Dornemann
Madison Counselor, Erika Evans
Monroe Counselor, Rachel Johnson
Pochaontas Counselor, Christy Swindler
Preston Counselor, Maya White
Randolph Counselor, Annie Thrasher
