2008 Boys State

Nevada’s Premier Civic Leadership Experience

Leadership, civic engagement, legislation, government, parliamentary procedures and elections are not the topics you would expect most high school seniors to discuss during their summer vacations. But for 144 of Nevada’s brightest students and future leaders, this was their focus for the third week of June, while they attended the week long Nevada Boys’ State Leadership Conference.

Nevada Boys’ State, a civic leadership conference that teaches the next generation of leaders about the American democracy, leadership and the importance of being an active and engaged citizen.

This week long orientation to Nevada politics and leadership is available to any high school male senior who illustrates academic and leadership excellence. The only cost is a supply fee of $50.00. The program is hosted by the University of Nevada, Reno and receives financial support from community leaders, the State of Nevada, and former participants and staff members. (The sister program, Nevada Girls’ State, is for high school females.)

As one student said during the program, “The program of Boys’ State has not even ended yet, and already I’ve taken so much experience and knowledge from it. The program has taught me to pursue leadership positions and to pursue my dreams. For the longest time, I was intimidated by failing, and therefore I never attempted to chase my dreams. Now, Boys’ State has taught me that it’s alright to fail as long as you keep trying and continue to believe in yourself and others that are there to help you.”

The 2008 program speakers included US Senator Reid, US Senator Ensign, Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller, Nevada Senator Dennis Nolan, Nevada Democratic Chairman Sam Lieberman, Reno Mayor Bob Cashell, California Lobbyist Jay Hansen, Nevada Justice James Hardesty, UNR President Milton Glick, Reporter John Tyson, Nevada Assemblyman David Bobzien, and UNR Admissions Director Steve Maples.

To donate to the program please visit the Supporters Donation Page.

The 2008 Program Graudates:

Kian Ameli, Palo Verde High School
Justin Anderson, Reed High School
Lance Arberry, Advanced Technologies Academy
Mark Bachmeier, Centennial High School
Jacob Badger, Arbor View High School
Charles Ball, Boulder City High School
William Baskerville, Desert Pines High School
Ryan Kirk Bautista, Clark High School
Joshua Belt, Carson High School
Ramon Beltran, Canyon Springs High School
Brandon Briggs, Carson High School
Thomas Caldwell, Arbor View High School
Alexander Camacho, Mojave High School
Andy Canizalez, Canyon Springs High School
David Casey, Centennial High School
José Samuel Clair, Liberty High School
Richard Corn, Elko High School
Zachary Cox, Churchill County High School
Dustin Craig, Durango High School
Chad Cruea, Las Vegas Academy
Richard Cuffee, Sierra Vista High School
Taylor Damon, Round Mountain High School
Austin Davis, Basic High School
Branden DeLangis, Boulder City High School
Taylor Diamond, Reed High School
Miguel Dorado, Canyon Springs high school
Benjamin Dupuy, Palo Verde High School
Austin Elcano, McQueen High School
Royce Fabella, Liberty High School
William Fang, Clark High School
Joey Felsenfeld, Boulder City High School
Eric Flemming, Spanish Springs High School
Tevin Flores, Arbor View High School
Jared Fowkes, Foothill High School
Frank Fuentes, Eldorado High School
Vincent Godinho, Centennial High School
Lance Gonzalez, Bishop Manogue Catholic High School
Taylor Gourley, Pahrump Valley High School
Jeff Goyer, Advanced Technologies Academy
Anthony Graham, Liberty High School
Taylor Graham, Centennial High School
Michael Grema, Durango High School
Steven Hand, Las Vegas Academy
Owen Harnett, Hug High School
Joshua – NO EMAIL Haught, Lowry High School
Daniel Hernandez, Eldorado High School
Alex Hester, Jackpot High School
Kevin Hodge, Rancho High School
Wesley House, Faith Lutheran High School
John Hudson, Foothill High School
Nathan Hughes, White Pine High School
Edwin Huitron, Advanced Technologies Academy
Mark Humphreys, Spanish Springs High School
Zachary Ipson, Legacy High School
Preston Jenkins, Silverado High School
Desmend Jetton, Andre Agassi College Preparatory
Shawn Johnson, Green Valley High School
Matthew Jones, Palo Verde High School
Justin Katausky, Reed High School
Soumyadeep Khatua, Palo Verde High School
Andrew Kim, Palo Verde High School
Marcus King, Laughlin High School
Eric Kleinberg, Coronado High School
James Lawrence, Douglas High School
Gene Lee, Green Valley High School
Yu Liu, Las Vegas Academy
Hank Lobkowicz, Boulder City High School
Emilio Lozada, Dayton High School
Jonathan Lujan, White Pine High School
Michael Lunen, Basic High School
Dane Lystrup, Valley High School
Michael Magno, Douglas High School
John Maloney, Advanced Technologies Academy
Shawn Matthews, Bishop Manogue Catholic High School
Dominick Maxey, Spring Creek High School
Thomas McAllister, Rancho High School
Grady McCann, Reed Hgh School
Rex Mckeon, Douglas High School
Cameron Mohr, Faith Lutheran High School
Manuel Montes, Valley High School
Johnson Moody, Cheyenne High School
Brian Morris, Arbor View High School
Spencer Muscelli, Advanced Technology Academy
Jonathan Oglesby, Moapa Valley High School
Joshua Ortega, Centennial High School
Jesus Palma, Douglas High School
Alexander Papadakos, Reno High School
Robert Perez, Bishop Manogue Catholic High School
Nathaniel Phillipps, Las Vegas Academy
Anthony Picozzi, Palo Verde High School
Louis Pombo, Clark High School
Danny Poulsen, White Pine High School
Cabel Powell, Laughlin High School
Dane Rana, Coronado High School
Richard Razack, Rancho High School
Rances Reveles, Basic High School
Alex Roan, Spring Valley High School
Stetson Ruth, Virgin Valley High School
Malek Sadri, Coronado High School
Michael Salerno, Coronado High School
Brett Schaffner, Lowry High School
Michael Andro Scharosch, Clark High School
Benjamin Schultz, Cimarron-Memorial High School
Derek Sexton, Reed High School
Bradley Sharp, Damonte Ranch High School
Jesse Shehata, Chaparral High School
Clayton Smith, Green Valley High School
Adam Snow, Nevada State High School
Eric So, Advanced Technologies Academy
HaWook Song, Rancho High School
Ryan Sparrow, Laughlin High School
Matt Stempien, Coronado High School
Taylor Stewart, Green Valley High School
Douglas Stickel, Laughlin High School
Robert Stilz, College of Southern Nevada High School
Erik Stousland, Wooster High School
Matthew Stratton, Basic High School
Zackary Stumbaugh, Basic High School
Eric Sullivan, Bonanza High School
Ray Suzuki, Green Valley High School
Ty Tait, Virgin Valley High School
Kenny Tedford, Churchill County High School
Bobby Thomas, Coronado High School
Christian Tidwell, Advanced Technologies Academy
Matthew Tompkins, Douglas High School
Danny Torkelson, Advanced Technologies Academy
Corey Trujillo, Douglas High School
Andrew Tschernia, Silverado High School
Reynz Ungos, Silverado High School
Adam Updegrove, Carson High School
Bernard VanWeydeveldt, Durango High School
Justin Varnum, Arbor View High School
Thomas Vince, Boulder City High School
Luke Walker, Bishop Manogue Catholic High School
Huili Weinstock, Durango High School
Aaron Wennhold, Douglas High School
Brandon Wetzel, Green Valley High School
Colton Wheat, Douglas High School
Jesse White, Las Vegas Academy
Michael Wickes, McQueen High School
Sid Williams, Basic High School
Dakota Williams, Durango High School
Isaac Wilson, Elko High School
Zane Wogee, Pahrump Valley High School