Welcome to the American Legion Auxiliary's Colorado Girls State!
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March 27, 2020 Dear Applicants for the 2020 ALA Colorado Girls State Session, The purpose of this email is to provide you with an important program update regarding the 2020 American Legion Auxiliary Colorado Girls State program. As of March 26th, 2020, the program is cancelled. Please know that the ALACGS Operations Committee did not make this decision lightly. Each and every year, our organization has taken immense pride in providing each new class of delegates with an unforgettable week-long experience focused on promoting leadership, civic engagement, and the empowerment of young women. We as a staff take great joy in sharing this program with every new class of delegates, which is why the decision was especially difficult. However, the safety and well-being of our students is, and will always be, our top priority. With the recent developments with the corona virus and lack of containment, there is no amount of precautions or sanitization that could ever be enough to guarantee the protection of staff and students. It is with heavy hearts that we make this announcement, but we do so with eyes to the future. This is an unprecedented event in our program's history; therefore, it will take unprecedented action to ensure that we continue to offer this program equitably in future years. Though nothing is yet set in stone, we will be putting forth a resolution to the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Colorado to allow seniors and juniors to attend the program in 2021. This would allow students who missed out on this year's cancelled session the opportunity to still experience the program next year. We hope you'll keep this in mind and continue to monitor our website for updates as we continue these efforts. Scholarship opportunities continue to be available through the American Legion Auxiliary website, and we hope you will take advantage of those opportunities as well. If you have any questions about these, our program, or anything else, please feel free to reach out at any time. Sincerely, Marissa Sotomayor 2020 Director ALA Colorado Girls State director@alacgs.com 
"To provide an outstanding, unique, and coveted educational opportunity for the young women of our nation that instills the basic ideals and principles of American government through the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State and American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation citizenship training programs."
Auxiliary units in all 50 states proudly host ALA Girls State, an amazing week of learning focused on responsible citizenship and love for God and Country. Students are assigned to mock cities where, divided into the Federalist Party and Nationalist Party, they are immersed in learning about the political process from dedicated volunteers, along with some fun. To qualify to participate in Girls State, girls must be in their Junior year of high school. The Colorado Girls State program is provided to qualified girls free of charge. Read more about ALA Girls State | Visit ALA Girls State on Facebook Read the Girls State Mid Year Report |
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The 2019 Girls State Manual is now available year round for reference and for preparation for future sessions. Additional materials specific to each Girls State Session will be posted below.
| Girls State Manual |
| alacgs_2019_schedule_final.pdf |
Delegate Application & Forms for ALA Girls State (GS)
Applications Due by May 1, 2020 ( Apply Early)
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Counselor and Junior Counselor Application for ALA Girls State (GS)
| medical_certificate_20.pdf |
| dress_code_2020.pdf |
| gs_special_dietary_restrictions_2020.pdf |
| penny_war_flyer2020.pdf |
Unit Chairman Forms for ALA Girls State (GS)
| gs_unit_chairman_info_form_2020.pdf |
| cgs_unit_chairman_checklist_2020.pdf |
| cgs_unit_chairman_instructions_2020.pdf |
| Recruiting Fundraising Interviewing |
| cgs_enrollment_summary_2020.pdf |
| alacgs_poster_2020__1_.pdf |
| ala_gs-brochure_2020_corrected__1_.pdf |
ALA CO Girls State Steering Committee Opening!
One additional member to be added to this committee
Explanation of the committee and expectations and the application available below.
One additional member to be added to this committee
Explanation of the committee and expectations and the application available below.
| explanation_of__steering_committee__member_2020.docx |
| application_for_steering_committee_member_2020.docx |