2023 – 76th Session – Progressive, Kind, & Strong – Virginia Girls State of the American Legion Auxiliary

Sunday, June 18 – Saturday, June 24, 2023

48 years at LU !

ALA Virginia Girls State

Elected Officials

Governor
Nationalist Party
Eleanor Ague of McLean High High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 270

Lt Governor
Federalist Party
Laiba Babar of Oscar F. Smith High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 280

Attorney General
Federalist Party
Jamie Tran of W. T. Woodson High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 177

The Federalist Big 5
Party Chair – Kyra Macomber of McLean High High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 270

Party Clerk – Emily Reynolds of Lafayette High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 39

Governor Candidate – Jocelyn Atya of Centreville High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1995

Lt. Governor Candidate – Laiba Babar of Oscar F. Smith High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 280

Attorney General Candidate – Jamie Tran of W. T. Woodson High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 177

The Nationalist Big 5
Party Chair – Eva Owen of Edison High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 176

Party Clerk – Giselle Weiner of Justice High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 180

Governor Candidate – Eleanor Ague of McLean High High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 270

Lt. Governor Candidate – Grace Coleman of Frank W. Cox High School
Sponsored by Frank W. Cox High School

Attorney General Candidate – Kim Trieu of Rock Ridge High School
Sponsored by American Legion Post 2001

Director Emily Hall Gregory addresses the 76th Session

Virginia’s Girls Nation Senators
Katie Hall of Douglas S. Freeman High School
Sponsored by American Legion Post 244

Annika Holder of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1976

Adriana Maya of James Madison High School, Vienna (alternate)
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 180

Samsung Scholarship Winner
Mikayla Bartos of West Springfield High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 176

Verna Vance Scholarship Winner
Hannah Rafferty from Hickory High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 280

Nell Collin Hatcher Scholarship Winner
Ashley Bush from Nansemond-Suffolk Academy
Sponsored by Nansemond-Suffolk Academy

#ALAVGS2023

Model City Winner
VANCE under the guidance of counselors Kellianne Sinclair and Charlotte Townsend

Model Citizens
BARRETT: Ingrid Knutson of National Cathedral School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary 270

CLARK: Skylar Quina of Midlothian High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 186

CRUSH: Kim Trieu of Rock Ridge High School
Sponsored by American Legion Unit 2001

LEWIS: Kayla Gullage of James Monroe High School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Until 55

MADISON: Emma Stallings of Stonebridge School, Chesapeake
Sponsored by Stonebridge School, Chesapeake

MONROE: Amen Fesseha of James W. Robinson Secondary School
Sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 177

POCAHONTAS: Savannah Newell of First Colonial High School
Sponsored by First Colonial High School

VANCE: Melanie George of Marshall High School
Sponsored by Marshall High School

Photo Gallery

ALA Virginia Girls State 76th Session program cover

ALA Virginia Girls State 76th Session

ALA Virginia Girls State Supreme Court Judges

ALA Virginia Girls State 76th Session

Swearing in of American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation Senators

This year, we did Oral History of Veterans in a different format – everyone together instead of focus groups. This allowed the entire delegation to hear from these amazing heroes. Thank you to Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 196, Lynchburg, Virginia who are also members of American Legion Post 16.